Helping newcomers to get into shooting is vital to the survival of our sport and Mat Manning reckons many of us could be doing more to steer new recruits in the right direction There is an awful lot of talk…
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Rural Communities Stand Up To Packham
Rural workers staged a demonstration in December, protesting against Chris Packham’s ‘relentless drive’ to ‘wreck’ their livelihoods. Around 150 workers took to the streets in Perth on 17 December, while Packham was giving a talk on nature photography at Perth…
Tagged with: Chris Packham, countryside, december, field sports, gamekeeper, grouse, nature, westminster
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‘Seismic’ Changes Predicted For Scottish Grouse Moors
Rural groups are claiming that a government-led review of grouse moor management could lead to ‘seismic’ change for grouse moors in Scotland. The Werritty Review recommends a ‘barrage of measures that will leave the grouse shooting sector engulfed in legislation…
Tagged with: basc, field sports, grouse, licensing, moor management, rural, scottish countryside alliance
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Posted in News
2019: a final look back on the year!
Gun Trade News is back with part two as we take time to reflect on another year of newsworthy industry events and headline news from 2019 September 6 September – The existence of Operation Yellowhammer was leaked, revealing some of…
GTN’s Best of British: Croots
Croots exquisite hand-crafted products are born from many things. Their craftsmanship, heritage and a commitment to creating the finest field sports accessories and luggage. All these things come together in Malton, the picturesque market town that Croots call home, and…
Tagged with: cartridge, croots, field sports, north york moors, shotgun
Posted in Market Opportunities, News
Posted in Market Opportunities, News
Target shooting comes to NAEC
The UK’s first show dedicated to Target Shooting and all its various disciplines is set to debut next month. Combining all aspects of target shooting, from airguns to .50 caliber long range precision shooting, the Target Shooting Show will unite…
Tagged with: airgun, airguns, clays, field sports, firearm, FT, guns, hft, hunting, naec, practical shooting show, shooting sports, target pistol, target shooting
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EXCLUSIVE: British Shooting Show Launch Liverpool 2020
As The British Shooting Show starts gearing up for their annual global event held in Birmingham, they are also launching their second show, set for Liverpool. The British Shooting Show is now entering its 12th year and along with IWA…
Tagged with: 2020, birmingham, british shooting show, field sports, IWA, liverpool, SHOT Show
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Great British Shooting Awards: Shortlists revealed, Voting open NOW!
The shortlists are out for the second Great British Shooting Awards, and voting is now open. The awards have grown this year, and now span 15 categories, with the shooting public able to vote in 14 of them. As with…
Tagged with: ariat, atn, awards, basc, Blaser, british shooting show, Countryside Alliance, CPSA, Deerhunter, field sports, geoff garrod, Great British Shooting Awards, gta, iain parker, industry, ngo vice chairman, Peter Carr, Pulsar, rwi, scortish country, shooting, shortlists, streamlight, trade nominations, uk, voting
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Gear up for action
Military 1st marketing manager Lukas Duszynski talks to Ollie Harvey about the growth of online retail in the past ten years As more business is conducted online – in an ever-evolving retail world – companies such as Amazon and eBay are…
Tagged with: amazon, british shooting show, business, combat clothing, Deerhunter, ebay, field sports, firearms, game fair, Harkila, jack pyke, military 1st, paypal, retailer, Seeland
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Posted in Business
GTN visits Blaser
Colin Fallon joins Frederic Hanner, the new CEO of the Blaser Group in the UK, as he sets out his vision for the future of brands such as Blaser, Mauser, Sauer and Minox. We are all guilty of mindlessly clearing…
Tagged with: Blaser, field sports, gtn, hunting, IWA, night vision, sauer, shooting, shotguns
Posted in Interviews, News
Posted in Interviews, News
