Stuart Wilson

Stuart Wilson’s rabbit raid

Posted on June 13, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Credit: James Gledhill / Getty Images Stuart Wilson recruits two shooting buddies while on a .22 rabbit control mission, and is even kind enough to hand one of them the rifle. Don’t forget to check out the equipment used at…

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The Shooting Show: From the Archives – Roebucks with the Red Devils

Posted on June 12, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

In our first edition of From the Archives, we’re looking back to exactly two year ago, the 12 June 2017 edition of The Shooting Show. In this episode, Peter Carr and Stuart Wilson are guiding two members of the Red…

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Stuart Wilson’s Lithgow combo

Posted on June 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

You can cover a good area, comfortably taking targets out to 150 yards and more Stuart Wilson sets up in his pick-up for a proper field test of the Lithgow Arms LA101 .17 HMR Synthetic Stainless, decked out with Nikko…

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Sporting Rifle 169 is on sale NOW

Posted on May 30, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The latest issue of Sporting Rifle Magazine is available for purchase now! July sees the start of the roe rut, the opening of the stag season in Scotland, as well as summer stalks abroad and the ever-present muntjac and fox.…

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The Shooting Show – high-speed bunny bashing from a hide

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

The latest episode of The Shooting Show is now available! Stuart Wilson’s built himself a new shooting hide, and what better way to test it than by setting up with the Ruger .22 and camping out for rabbits? With his…

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The Shooting Show – wild Scottish roebuck PLUS the Northern Shooting Show 2019

Posted on May 14, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson and shooting buddy Linford have some roe control to take care of in a remote part of south-west Scotland. To maximise their time on the ground, there’s only one thing for it: Pack the tarps and hammock and…

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The allotment buck

Posted on May 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Credit: JMrocek / Getty Images Editor-in-chief Pete Carr looks at the unpredictable month of April in roe stalking terms and relates an April stalking anecdote from the beginning of the 2018 season The first day of April may be a…

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The Shooting Show – mixed bag of squirrel and fallow deer

Posted on April 23, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson’s got two quarry species in mind, at both ends of the size scale: grey squirrel and late-season fallow does and prickets. No, not with the same rifle – he’s selected a Ruger Precision rimfire for the tree-rats, and…

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British Brilliance: Purdey Bolt-Action Rifle review with Stuart Wilson

Posted on April 5, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson gets a sumptuous slice of quintessentially British manufacturing in his hands as he takes the Purdey Bolt-Action Rifle out into the field. Purdey are world renowned for their reputation as shotgun manufacturers, and, to channel the M&S advert…

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Perfect Precision: Stuart Wilson tests out the Ruger .22 Precision

Posted on March 22, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Bringing the big-gun experience to the rimfire world? Stuart Wilson finds out if the Ruger .22 Precision can punch above its calibre. Unboxing – whether a rifle or anything else new – is one of the purest joys of life.…