Good kit matters. It doesn’t guarantee a better shot, but the wrong gear at the wrong moment is a distraction nobody needs — and with optics, clothing and accessories representing serious money, getting the decision right matters too.
ShootingUK’s gear section covers everything except the guns themselves: scope and optics reviews, shooting clothing and footwear, gun slips and cases, cartridge tests, bipods, moderators, rangefinders, gun safes, hearing protection and accessories. New product launches are covered as they happen, and buying guides cut through the options when the choice is genuinely complicated.
Everything is tested in the field by shooters who use the equipment for the purpose it was designed for — not on a desk, not from a press release.
Bruce Potts examines an unusual .22 LR from Savage, with a carbon-fibre wrapped barrel and a hardwood thumbhole stock disguised as synthetic. At 5.3lb and £1,050 it promises a lot, and 13 rabbits out...
Fast, low-flying autumn partridges demand a light, quick load with plenty of pellets in the pattern, not the heavy stuff left over from last January's cock day. Selena Barr picks five worth loading fo...
Ed Jackson tests the latest generation of Ogden's British-made tactical case, which swallows two scoped rifles and a full-size shooting mat for £179.99
From regulated PCP air rifles and humane squirrel traps to thermal scopes and 4G trap monitors, 11 pieces of kit built for summer pest control
Ed Jackson tests Savage's steel-barrelled 110 FBT Hunter, a 6.6lb thumbhole .308 that brings the carbon-stocked lightweight within reach at £2,210
Seven pieces of walked-up grouse shooting kit chosen for reliability and low weight on the hill, from a hand-made cartridge belt to custom-moulded earplugs. Picked on editorial judgement rather than a...
Keith Edmunds field tests the New Forest Hawthorn, a heavyweight ripstop jacket built for pushing through thorn and briar. At £114.95 it undercuts most of the shoot-day field, and it stands up to rat...
The modern shooter no longer asks whether tweed or technical is better, but simply dresses for the job in hand, on the hill, foreshore or field
ThermTec's flagship Wild 650 DL PRO is a dual-lens thermal monocular with both a 25mm and a 50mm objective and an unusual orange joystick control. Keith Edmunds tested it over three months of spring s...
Danny Brookfield tests the Fuego DS-X7, a 4K day and night vision scope with an integrated infrared illuminator, on rabbits and rats with an AirMaks Katran. At an introductory £299.99 it asks a serio...
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