GTN editor Steve Faragher looks at the state of diversity in the gun trade and asks how we can improve in the wake of the Black Lives Matter campaign. My first real experience of the gun trade was attending the…
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Diversity in field sports matters
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Posted in News
New shooting products for July 2020
Weather is sweet. Time to get out there. It looks like a bumper month for new products as the post Covid floodgates finally open, so here are some new shooting products for July 2020 Sig Sauer Cross Designed and built…
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Posted in Products
What are the best airgun pellets? Mike Morton tests some top picks
Wondering what airgun pellets to be taking a look at? Wonder no more, as Mike Morton has been running a regular test of the best… Rifle Premium Series Round .177 Manufactured by Brazilian company Rifle (www.rifle.ind.br) these airgun pellets have…
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Posted in Market Opportunities
Posted in Market Opportunities
IWA 2021: Deadline for exhibitor registration closes soon
The preparations for IWA OutdoorClassics are well underway and IWA have said that “the current number of registrations show us that the hunting, shooting, outdoor and security industry is very keen to meet again from 12-15 March in Nuremberg.” The…
What airgun kit will you want, post-lockdown?
Mat Manning considers the hardware and accessories that airgunners are likely to splash out on as they finally emerge from isolation Thanks to the fact that they can be used in the garden, airguns and associated accessories continued to sell…
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Posted in Features
Best airguns in this month’s Market Opportunities
With increasing delays reported on applications for and renewals of firearms licences, the canny retailer in England and Wales is increasing his stock of licence-free airguns. But which to stock? Here’s our selection from under £100 to over £3,000. Air…
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Posted in Market Opportunities
New shooting products for April 2020
Our regular roundup of new shooting products destined to hit the shelves soon, including some that never got announced at IWA. Rizzini ‘Regal Extra’ First in the list of new shooting products for 2020 is one of the more recent…
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Posted in Market Opportunities
Zeiss enter thermal imaging market
Zeiss Hunting Optics have announced they have entered the world of thermal imaging with the launch of the Zeiss DTI 3/35 Digital Thermal Imaging camera. With variable magnification, Zeiss Hunting App wifi connectivity, Video Recording, and Live Stream, Colour Palettes and…
Tagged with: deer stalking, hunting, lens, optical, optics, ranges, thermal, thermal imaging, zeiss
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Posted in News
Gun of the Week: BSA R-10 TH
This week’s Gun of the Week, the BSA R-10 TH, made its debut at the 2019 British Shooting Show The iconic BSA R-10 has proved itself as one of the most reliable hunting PCPs of the past decade, and 2019…
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Posted in Gun of the Week, News
Calling the shots
GTN looks ahead to the 2020 SHOT Show with the event organisers and headline sponsors SHOT Show is owned and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. The…
