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The Great British Shooting Awards – all the winners

Posted on February 18, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

It was a great event on Saturday night after the British Shooting Show, and just in case you missed it, here are all the winners from the Great British Shooting Awards. Shooting Apparel of the Year Deerhunter Pro Gamekeeper Jacket Rifle…

Glass for the glen

Posted on January 17, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Get spying with these binoculars, which boast the optical quality and stability you need for hind stalking on the hill. Vortex Fury HD 5000 Two of the most important pieces of hunting gear combined into one powerful, long-ranging unit, Fury…

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Get ready for the British Shooting Show

Posted on January 9, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

The ‘jewel in the crown’ of British shooting shows and game fairs is back – here’s how the show will shape up in 2020. At this year’s British Shooting Show will also be the Great British Shooting Awards! For more…

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New year, new technique

Posted on January 7, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Will O’Meara reveals the top three new year’s resolutions that every rifle shooter should make. A new year is upon us, and at this time of year it is a common practice to adopt resolutions. Personally, I am not really…

Tagged with: binoculars, deer, field, firearms, habits, hunt, hunters, hunting, new year, optics, pheasant, practice, shotgun, skills, snipe, technique, trigger, woodcock
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A glimpse of history

Posted on December 28, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Ray Garner looks to the past – and looks through a Schmidt & Bender 425 Leichtmetall M riflescope. Marketing folk tell us that in order to sell something, you must first of all give it a name. And Leichtmetall M…

Tagged with: guns, history, leichtmetal, optics, rangefinding, ray garner, rifles, riflescope, rimfire, schmidt and bender, scope, shoot, shooter, sights, target
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Little and large

Posted on December 15, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mark Ripley finds that size matters as he pursues a big, bold fox that’s been terrorising chickens Credit:S McGrath / Getty Images The call that came early one wet and cold Saturday morning was a familiar one from a farmer…

Tagged with: control, farm, foxing, hunting, mark ripley, night, optics
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The ultimate Christmas gift list

Posted on November 29, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The Sporting Rifle team have put together a list of everything they want for Christmas – and we reckon you’ll want it all too… Eley Hawk Diary The Eley Hawk 2020 shooter’s diary is available to order directly from Eley…

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Yukon Sightline review with Chris Parkin

Posted on November 19, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The next generation of affordable NV is here: it’s the Yukon Sightline review, as Chris Parkin finds himself truly enamoured The Yukon Photon has been a superb first step into the night vision world for more than five years, and…

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Ask the experts

Posted on October 21, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from cabinets to camo Optics Q: NV and thermal scope manufacturers of late seem to be increasing the eye relief of their scopes – up to 90mm from the…