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The Great British Shooting Awards crowned their seventh set of winners on 14 February, with Shooting Times claiming the title of Favourite Shooting Media Brand. ST regulars were among the winners and retiring executive director of Gun Trade Association, Simon West, received the lifetime achievement award. First launched in 2018, the aim of the Awards is to give recognition to the products, organisations and people that make fieldsports tick. HikMicro joined as the Awards’ headline sponsor and picked up the spoils for handheld thermal and thermal clip-on units as voted for by the shooting public.

Contributors
Shooting Times contributor Chris Dalton was crowned Professional Stalker of the Year for the seventh consecutive year and Ellena Swift was named Gundog Trainer of the Year for the second time, having also won the award in 2022. Rifle shooting aficionado Bruce Potts was named as the inaugural Sporting Contributor of the Year.

Speaking after the event, Shooting Times Editor Ollie Harvey said: “To be named as the nation’s favourite shooting media brand is a fantastic reflection of the hard work that goes into producing this magazine every single week. “I am proud that we are still able to produce a title that is as cherished today as it has been for more than 140 years. Our brilliant contributors and dedicated team are essential to the ongoing success of Shooting Times, so it is great to see their hard work being recognised with these awards,” he added.

Sponsors

 2025 GBSA WINNERS

AIRGUN OF THE YEAR Air Arms HFT 500 

RIFLE OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by NocPix) Savage Arms 110 Carbon Tactical 

CLAY SHOTGUN OF THE YEAR Beretta DT11 

GAME SHOTGUN OF THE YEAR Beretta Silver Pigeon III 

SHOOTING APPAREL OF THE YEAR Härkila Pro Hunter Move 2.0 GTX 

FOOTWEAR OF THE YEAR Härkila Reidmar Mid 2.0 GTX 

INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph

CLAY CARTRIDGES OF THE YEAR Baschieri & Pellagri F2 Flash 

GAME CARTRIDGE OF THE YEAR Hull Partridge Cartridge 

RIFLE AMMUNITION OF THE YEAR Hornady Precision Hunter 

RIFLESCOPE OF THE YEAR Hawke Sidewinder FFP 4-16×50

BINOCULAR OF THE YEAR Swarovski EL Range 32 TA 

RANGEFINDER OF THE YEAR Leupold RX-2800 TBR/W

THERMAL SCOPE OF THE YEAR Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL50 

THERMAL HANDHELD OF THE YEAR HikMicro Habrok HQ50L 

THERMAL CLIP-ON OF THE YEAR HikMicro Thunder 3.0

GAMEKEEPER OF THE YEAR Faye Smith, Dibley Sporting 

PROFESSIONAL DEERSTALKER OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Hornady) Chris Dalton, South Ayrshire Stalking 

GUNDOG TRAINER OF THE YEAR Ellena Swift, Swift Gundog Training

SPORTING CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR Bruce Potts, Shooting Times/ Sporting Gun/ Rifle Shooter/ Gun Mart 

SHOOTING HERO OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Beretta) Amber Rutter and Nathan Hales

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION Teresa Dent, GWCT chief executive

INDUSTRY INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR Jonny Carter, TGS Outdoors 

FAVOURITE SHOOTING MEDIA BRAND Shooting Times & Country Magazine

RETAILER OF THE YEAR Sportsman Gun Centre 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Simon West, Gun Trade Association