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News

Gun of the Week: Umarex Ruger Targis Hunter

Mat Manning puts the Ruger Targis Hunter to the test and discovers there’s more to this break-barrel combo than its very appealing price tag When it comes to affordable starter combos, airgun shooters have never had it so good –…

Great British Shooting Awards 2021: trade nominations open NOW!

Trade ominations for the third annual Great British Shooting Awards are now open! Public voting opens on 8 February. For all the information you need, including how to cast your vote, just follow the link below: https://www.futureevents.uk/thegreatbritishshootingawards Anyone can nominate…

Walter Wolfe joins SGC sales pack

The Sportsman Gun Centre has announced the addition of Walter Wolfe as its representative for trade sales in Scotland. Walter’s appointment increases the SGC’s team of field-based representatives to four, covering the country between them, and with an ever growing…

Interviews

GTN Quick Quiz: Simon West

Our new regular quiz where we ask a leading industry figure some daft and not-so-daft questions and find out a bit more about them. Simon West OBE is a familiar and friendly face to everyone in the gun trade, he’s…

Behind the scenes at BSA – the GTN interview

We got the opportunity this month to sit down and virtual chat to managing director Simon Moore and head of sales and marketing Jon Hatton about the recent and less recent history of this fine old British brand. BSA has…

BioAmmo founder Enrique López-Pozas Lanuza interview

With biodegradable BioAmmo finally hitting the shelves in the UK, GTN caught up with founder Enrique López-Pozas Lanuza and asked about the journey to this point. “I would not have made it through without my beautiful wife”, BioAmmo founder Enrique…

Comment

Consequences of water supplies for international trade

Roger Williams brings his knowledge to bear on the biggest economic issue facing the planet, the paucity of fresh water, and asks what the consequences will be for international trade Punch and Judy introduced me to conflict. Rugby, football and…

How would a no-deal Brexit affect the gun trade?

With a no-deal Brexit looming, Stuart Farr estimates the difficulties we might be presented with from an old trade enemy, the grey import. The story (or at least a version of it) so far… A long time ago, a nation…

Stuart Farr discusses crowdfunding’s impact on shooting

Stuart Farr investigates a potent weapon of the campaigner’s arsenal, crowd funding, and asks if its use could create further legal dilemmas down the line. It perhaps goes without saying the shooting industry has been the subject of an unprecedented…