quarry

Stalking quarry pictures – the problem with social media

Posted on July 30, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

In a world dominated by social media, photos of quarry are stripped of context and used against us, it’s time to wise up, says Gethin Jones On 11 May, a media storm flared following the publication of photographs showing what…

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Gun of the Week: FX Impact MKII

Posted on February 11, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

FX has revamped the highly successful Impact with a MkII model – but could it improve on this pioneering bullpup? Mat Manning takes it to the range to find out FX Airguns has a reputation for making some of the…

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Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP – GTN Interview

Posted on February 7, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

The MP for the Cotswolds, Sir Geoffrey is chair of the influential all-party parliamentary group on shooting and conservation and a keen shot himself. We caught up with him to hear his opinion on the current state of shooting in…

Night Master’s Tom Lister – GTN Quick Quiz

Posted on February 5, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

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. Tom Lister has worked at Night Master for over seven years now since he left school…

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Behind the scenes at The Airgun Show

Posted on February 1, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

With over 40 million views on YouTube, the Airgun Show has become one of the hottest properties on the platform. Steve Faragher went along to chat with the show’s star Mat Manning and find out more The Airgun Show has…

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Winter airgun shooting kit – top picks by Mat Manning

Posted on December 18, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning suggests some useful kit designed to help airgun shooters to continue to enjoy their sport even when the colder days of winter start to set in A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that airgun shooting…

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GTN Quick Quiz: Simon West

Posted on November 22, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

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…

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BASC calls for duck wings

Posted on October 9, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

BASC is calling on members of the wildfowling community to continue their positive contribution towards our duck wing survey to ensure we have the data to safeguard the future of our sport. The BASC initiative is responsible for collecting information…

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Gun of the Week: CZ 452 American

Posted on September 11, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stuart Wilson familiarises himself with this week’s Gun of the Week CZ 452 American – the ‘first and last’ firearm for the hunter gatherer. My introduction to shooting came at an early age: rabbiting with my dad, keeping football pitches…

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Best technical jackets – our top picks

Posted on August 17, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Get back to hunting in comfort! We have a dozen technical jackets ideal for summer stalks Caber Feidh smock Possibly the ultimate hill stalking smock, with a zip-in anti-midge veil for uninterrupted vision, but total protection. The veil zips into…