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Howa 1500 Varmint rifle review

The Howa 1500 Varmint rifle has a design and finish that's easy on the eye, and a price-tag that's easy on the wallet.

Thompson Center Icon rifle review

Will the Thompson Center Icon rifle live up to its name?

Howa Lightning 1500 rifle review

The Howa Lightning 1500 rifle is a model designed to be a practical and affordable off the peg stalking rifle.

Ruger 96/22M lever action rifle review

Will this Ruger 96/22 Magnum lever-action rifle be another best-seller for the company?

W.J. Jeffery .270 rifle review

This W.J. Jeffery .270 rifle makes it possibe to stalk with a touch of tradition.

Tikka .308 Lite T3 rifle test

This Tikka T3 .308 conforms to the same high standards as its predecessors.

Blaser Professional R93 rifle review

This Blaser Professional R93 rifle has fantastic accuracy and an ingenious bolt lock-up.

Sauer 202 Select rifle review

This Sauer 202 Select rifle has the old-world elegance of a superb rifle that can be tailored to the stalker's own specification.

Blaser K95 Luxus single-shot rifle review

The Blaser K95 Luxus single-shot rifle is a traditional, and well-built, stalking rifle.

Thompson Centre G2 Contender rifle review

The Thompson Centre G2 Contender is ideally suited to fox control and stalking in woodland where it can be used without fear of denting the walnut.

Caesar Guerini 28-bore shotgun review

The Caesar Guerini Maxum is a sleek and stylish shotgun. Could this Italian marvel give the established favourites some serious competition.

Subsonic .22LR ammunition review

The .22 rimfire is a great vermin rifle, here we review six subsonic bullets for penetration and expansion.

Ruger M77/22 rimfire sporter rifle review

The Ruger M77/22 rifle has the feel of a centrefire, but the light, sporting profile of a rimfire.

Merkel KR1 rifle review

Two rifles for the price of one? We review a high-grade stalking rifle from German manufacturer, Merkel, with changeable barrels and an upper-class pedigree.

Savage 93R17 BTVS .17 HMR rifle review

This trim and handy HMR rifle ticks all the boxes. It's a reliable and accurate sporting gun with a sound pedigree and fine new features.

Sako 85 Hunter rifle review

The Finnish rifle maker Sako has improved on the 75 Hunter model by combining elegance, quality and accuracy, and has produced the 85 Hunter.

.260 Remington cartridge review

The .260 Remington cartridge is a versatile little bullet that is ideal as both a fox and deer round.

Ruger M77 Hawkeye rifle review

The Ruger M77 Hawkeye rifle is the result of some subtle changes to its original M77 MK1 model.

Browning Eclipse A-Bolt rifle review

The Browning Eclipse A-Bolt rifle is a well-designed and accurate varmint rifle.

Laser rifle scopes on test

Finding a reliable scope with an integrated laser range finding device can be a confusing business.

Rifle test: Anschutz XIV Carbine (1417G) in .22LR

With top accuracy and velocity this short-barrelled German-made Anschutz .22 rimfire rifle will deliver.

Look after the sound moderator for your rifle

When it comes to sound moderators for you rifle, correct fitting and proper maintenance is vital.

BSA Warwick .410 shotgun review

The Warwick .410 shotgun from BSA, an affordable, well-balanced small-bore gun with the ability to make the average shooter feel like royalty.

Yildiz over-under shotgun review

The Yildiz over-under shotgun is low cost and lightweight compared to its competitors in the same market.

Blaser F3 shotgun review

Blaser has certainly blazed a trail with its F3 Sporter - a shotgun that oozes design qualities and manufacturing excellence at an extremely affordable price.

Browning 525 shotgun review

The Browning 525 shotgun is the successor to the B425 shotgun - which still has lots going for it.

Browning Cynergy shotgun review

The Browning Cynergy shotgun incorporates all that's best in modern shotgun design - at an affordable price.

Aya No.1 shotgun review

Spanish gunmaker, AYA, produces a fantastic range of game guns, with the cream of the crop being its No.1 sidelock - a hand built copy of a best English gun.

Beretta Extrema shotgun review

Looking for an all round shotgun with low recoil? Then give the Beretta Extrema semi-auto a blast.

Fabarm Axis shotgun review

Makers of the Fabarm series have brought all the modern technology they can muster to bear on this over-under.

Franchi Raptor shotgun review

This Franchi Raptor semi-auto shotgun scores highly in both terms of quality, and cost.

Gamba Daytona shotgun review

Precision engineering and a niftily designed trigger mechanism are standard qualities in this purpose-made Sporting over-under shotgun from Italy.

Kemen K4 shotgun review

This Kemen K4 shotgun has great handling, proven pedigree and a drop-out trigger assembly to boot.

Krieghoff K20 shotgun review

German engineering is world famous for reliability and precision finish. And living testament to this are shotguns built by the Kreighoff company.

Beretta Silver Pigeon shotgun review

Beretta have developed a knack of giving customers something new by simply twiddling and tweaking a proven winning formula.

Beretta DT10 shotgun review

If you're serious about breaking clays then out-and-out competition guns don't come any more serious than the DT10.

Bettinsoli Diamond Line shotgun review

You don't have to dig too deep for the impressive Bettinsoli Diamond Line Deluxe shotgun to shine.

Lincoln Carrera shotgun review

This Lincoln Carrera 12-bore shotgun is an all-round classic of its kind.

Fabarm Beta Classis shotgun review

Has combining tradition with technology made the Beta Classis shotgun a classic?

Ardesa Fowler muzzle-loading shotgun review

The Ardesa Fowler muzzle-loading shotgun could be the perfect introduction to the world of muzzle-loading.