Get your equipment ready and sharpen up your fieldcraft, says Mike Powell – things are about to get busy… Credit:Rob Janné / Getty Images Late summer is a really busy time for me and my shooting mate, Callum. In the…
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Will O’Meara’s rifle training progress
Will O’Meara continues to lock down on his training, and is looking at ways to maximise his progress. Rifle training tips from Will O’Meara Last month, we covered some of the fine-tuning and set-up aspects of training. This month, we…
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Countryside Alliance secures Underkeeper Apprenticeship
The Countryside Alliance has unveiled details of a new Government approved ‘Underkeeper Apprenticeship’ that it has developed with input from 20 lowland and upland shoots in a major step forward for the shooting community. The apprenticeship has been published by…
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The Shooting Show – Pigeon shooting with Gerwyn Jones
On this week’s episode of The Shooting Show, Gerwyn Jones has been called to a spring-sown oilseed crop that has been suffering massive pigeon damage. Short on hiding placement options means shooting from the middle of the field and picking…
The Pard NV007 review with Mark Ripley
Mark Ripley tests the living daylights out of the NV007 from Pard The Pard NV007 It’s very much the case with most things in life that you get what you pay for. However every now and again you get what…
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Red stag season – all the kit you’ll need
With red stags back in our sights from 1 August, we look at the essential equipment that makes up the ultimate stalker’s kitbag. Hawke Frontier 2.5-15×50 LR Dot Riflescope Hawke Frontier 2.5-15×50 LR Dot Riflescope The essential stalking scope featuring an exposed,…
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Long range foxing with Mark Ripley
Mark Ripley explains the art of long range foxing and recalls his ten longest foxing kills to date. The subject of shooting any living creature is always one that will attract controversy but add to that the aspect of doing…
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Tracking different deer species w/ Chris Dalton
Chris Dalton returns to Bedford – teaching his client how to track the different deer species. In this article I cast my mind back to some training that I have been doing at Garryloop over the last 12 to 14…
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243 Model 11 from Savage review
The weight is over for Mike Powell as he enjoys the perks of the slimline .243 Model 11 from Savage. Having owned and shot rifles for more years than I care to remember one thing has become clear to me:…
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The importance of rifle care
David Barrington Barnes emphasises the importance of proper rifle care to prevent unfortunate and costly mistakes. A game hunter looking through the reeds with his sniper rifle In researching this subject, I have revisited my old British Deer Society course…
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