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Gun of the Week: GBSA nominated Beretta 694 review with Becky McKenzie

Posted on March 25, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

The Italian gunmaker’s latest claybuster offers technical improvements, but will Becky McKenzie like how it shoots? There is less than a week to go until we announce the winners of the 2021 Great British Shooting Awards. For more, just follow the…

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Gun of the Week: GBSA nominated Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate

Posted on March 4, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mat Manning puts this week’s Gun of the Week, the Weihrauch HW98 Grey Laminate, through its paces and concludes that a spring-powered airgun doesn’t have to be a compromise. The Weihrauch HW98 Grey laminate is shortlisted in the Airgun of…

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Gun of the Week: B725 Sporter II

Posted on February 25, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Richard Atkins explains why this week’s Gun of the Week, the Browning B725 Sporter II, is such a smooth operator When Browning introduced the B725 Sporter II, it was eagerly anticipated here in the UK. Browning has an extremely strong…

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Remington Express – Gun of the Week

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

Mat Manning takes the Remington Express out on the range – and discovers that you don’t have to push your budget off the rails to land a decent entry-level airgun. Low-cost break-barrel springers such as the Remington Express offer an easily accessible…

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Behind the scenes at Leupold Optics

Posted on September 10, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Sporting Rifle’s Thomas Nissen visits one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hunting optics, Leupold Optics. The optical manufacturer Leupold Optics—or Leupold & Stevens Inc, as the company is actually known—is located in a beautiful industrial neighbourhood in the northwest…

Gun of the week: Caesar Guerini Invictus I Ascent

Posted on September 3, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Becky McKenzie is smitten with the looks and handling of this week’s Gun of the Week, the Caesar Guerini Invictus I Ascent. I’ll admit I’ve not been a massive fan of Caesar Guerini, but that’s only because I have only…

Gun of the Week – Beretta 1301 Compact Pro

Posted on June 13, 2019 by towens

This week’s Gun of the Week is the 1301 Compact Pro from Beretta The 1301 Comp Pro is the updated, upgraded, ultra-competitive new semi-auto from Beretta. Featuring a wider magazine window, new competition magazine follower, and oversized cocking handle as…

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