We look back on a summer of deals, and with business deals signed, sealed and delivered at the Game Fair, Diggory Hadoke shares a refreshing take on the industry The Game Fair The weather was varied, the crowds reasonable and…
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Tricks Of The Raytrade
Ollie Harvey goes walkabout with James Nicholson and Steve Kelly, the leading men at Raytrade UK Raytrade UK was founded and incorporated in back in April 2016, and quickly set about recruiting leading brands for wholesale into the UK. Raytrade’s…
Tagged with: brands, factory, gun trade, james nicholson, market, raytrade, steve kelly
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The GTN Interview: Viking’s managing director Sam MacArthur
Viking’s managing director, Sam MacArthur, talks to Ollie Harvey about how the company is transforming and her recent appointment to the GTA Council The 21st century has brought about huge advances in the shooting industry. Sam MacArthur’s parents established Viking…
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Game Fair MD James Gower: The GTN interview
Ahead of the Game Fair’s first day tomorrow, the event’s MD, James Gower, outlines his vision for the festival of the Great British countryside With over 60 years of experience it is no wonder that the Game Fair is described…
Gun of the Week: BSA Defiant
This week’s Gun of the Week is the BSA Defiant. BSA have launched their own offering to the PCP “bullpup” market, in form of the Defiant multi- shot carbine. Each Defiant boasts BSA’s latest improved regulator, ECHF barrel (enhanced cold…
Tagged with: black pepper, BSA, bullpup, defiant, gtn, gun trade, market opportunities, Minelli, pcp, walnut and black soft
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Shooting Industry Directory Set To Renew Listings For 2019-20
The Shooting Industry Directory (SID) is a comprehensive contact library for the British firearms industry published by Future Plc. Combining an up-to-date website and annual magazine, SID provides contact details for every business in the supply chain to one million…
Tagged with: british firearms, gun trade, shooting, Shooting Industry Directory, shooting media, SID, wholesalers
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ATN appoints Highland Outdoors as distributor
Highland Outdoors have announced that they will take on exclusive distributorship of ATN to the United Kingdom. Effective as of 8 February, the Lutterworth-based distributor now supplies all ATN’s products to the UK gun trade, including the X Sight day-night…
Tagged with: atn, British Sporting Show, gun trade, highland outdoors, lutterworth, x-sight
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Konus M30 1.5-6×44
This 1.5-6×44 optic is the perfect choice for the no-nonsense hunter. It ticks all the boxes for close and mid-range pest control as well as larger animals should the need arise. A versatile and affordable unit, this scope is made…
FLIR Scout TK
Thermal imaging gear has long been regarded as being prohibitively expensive but this monocular from FLIR brings serious tech closer to the budget of the average shooter. It’s a great tool for covert observation, enabling light-free reconnaissance before creeping within…
Climate change: Stuart Farr looks at the bigger picture
Amid recent general licence frustrations, Brexit uncertainty and controversy at Downing Street, Stuart Farr warns that we should not lose sight of the things that truly matter. Can you imagine yourself for a moment standing on the planet Mars? Assume…
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