BASC is launching free Covid-19 guidance visits to help prepare shoots for the coming season. The Covid-19 guidance visits will help shoots form their own individual risk assessments depending on their situation and demonstrate how risks can be reduced in line…
After an intervention that certainly did his sport no harm, we catch up with Iain Parker, the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association CEO and ask him about the present, and future, of the sport. Last month, the CEO of the CPSA,…
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…
The Webley & Scott 900 Series is out now and is this week’s Gun of the Week, and sports a steel boxlock action and 3″ chamber. With steel shot proofing and solid forged action, the 12-bore 900 Series also features…
The latest in essential kit for the ever-changing shooting seasons. Howa Oryx The Oryx is a one-piece integrated aluminium chassis intended to improve the consistency and accuracy of Howa’s bolt-action rifles. The Oryx keeps the barrel from of any contact…
This week’s Gun of the Week also has the distinction of being our pick for Airgun of the Year. Although listed as the XS, which is the high-power version producing muzzle energy to beyond 40ft/lb, the sub-12ft/lb model is the…
The premium version of Gamebore’s pigeon cartridges has a longer brass, and is filled with a full 34 grams of the manufacturer’s diamond shot in size 5 to give a killing shot at the longest possible range. Diamond shot is…
Eley Hawk says its new Titanium and Titanium Strike loads are fit for a new generation of clay shooting, able to break even the most resilient of targets. The new cartridges were launched at the Northern Shooting Show, as the…
Want to stand out at shows and flourish at fairs? Bringing back our Business Brainwaves section, we take a look at maximising the potential of your game fair stand… One of the beauties of the trade we enjoy is the…
Star Spangled Bangers
Sporting a gun trade like no other, the US-of-A are currently enjoying a fiscal boom. Roger Williams explains the state of trade across the Atlantic There are more licensed firearms dealers than coffee shops, grocery stores or pharmacies in the…
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