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The Calibre Hunter: Ackley Improved
Byron Pace looks over the family of Ackley Improved cartridges and their originator I would be surprised if most readers of Sporting Rifle hadn’t heard of the Ackley Improved cartridges. Though only a small handful made it into factory production,…
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Frisky foxes
Fox mating season is upon us, and seasoned foxer Mike Powell shows you how to make the most of it Credit: mlorenzphotography / Getty Images With one or two exceptions, most forms of live quarry shooting involve seasons. Some of…
Silent but deadly: The Blaser R8 Ultimate review
Short and pointable, quiet and fast, the R8 Ultimate Silence will float a lot of people’s boats Stuart Wilson discovers a straight-pull performer in the form of the Blaser R8 Ultimate with full-length barrel silencer I have used a few…
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Is this the perfect rifle rest system?
Have Wicked Lights engineered the perfect rifle rest system? Mike Powell reckons they might have done just that as he tests the Rekon sticks on a foxing mission. Rifle rest of one sort or another is an essential item, even…
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Advertisement Feature: ZEISS at the double
ZEISS’s revolutionary optics launched this time last year, the Victory RF and Conquest V4, offer something for every shooter, no matter what their quarry and budget. Setting a new standard in premium rangefinding binoculars, the Victory RF binos deliver up-to-the-second…
A closer look at the GRS Ragnarok
We’re taking a few minutes to get a better understanding of the GRS Ragarok, that was launched at IWA and is now available at all good retailers. The GRS Ragnarok stock has the same rear stock as the Bifrost and…
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SPONSORED: Wildcat Sound Moderators
–SPONSORED POST– Wildcat design and manufacture Wildcat Sound Moderators at their premises in Worcestershire with their own engineer. Wildcat are a small British family business and pride themselves on the quality of their engineering and providing expert customer service, and are…
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The top 10 new rifle releases
If you’re after something new, there are plenty of new releases on the market to catch your eye – whatever quarry you’re after. Rimfire 1. Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr Steyr Mannlicher haven’t offered rimfires for years – but the Zephyr…
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Red dot revolution
Aimpoint is known for setting the standard in red dot sights, and Chris Parkin is among the first to test the company’s new offering, the ACRO C-1. The new ACRO C-1 red dot sight from Aimpoint is the next step…
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