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Shooting news: firearms legislation, game shooting and countryside affairs
What shooting news does ShootingUK cover?
Shooting legislation, firearms law, game shooting news and countryside policy — ShootingUK covers it all, first and in depth. When a firearms bill moves through Parliament, when snaring regulations change, when a landmark legal ruling affects game shooters, deer stalkers or airgun owners, our dedicated news team reports it before anyone else.
We go direct to the people who shape the sport. BASC, the Countryside Alliance, leading gunsmiths, shoot managers, game dealers and the industry’s most respected voices all contribute comment and analysis built around the issues that matter to shooters, gamekeepers, landowners and fieldsports professionals across the UK.
Firearms licensing, lead ammunition, animal welfare legislation, conservation funding, rural crime — if it affects shooting, it is covered here. Our coverage extends across game shooting, deer stalking, airgun law, pest control, driven shoots, wildfowling and Scottish and devolved countryside policy, reported by a team with direct access to the organisations and legal experts who shape the sport.
First with the news ⬇
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NewsGamebirds – shooting groups agree revised code
<strong>“Very positive” outcome following special meeting</strong>
By ShootingUK
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NewsFirearms – David Cameron announces Home office review
<strong>The Prime Minister states that the Home Office will look at current gun laws to ensure they meet today’s requirements</strong>
By ShootingUK
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NewsNatural England drops white-tailed eagle reintroduction
<strong>NE abandons controversial scheme to reintroduce sea eagles to suffolk</strong>
By ShootingUK
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NewsDavid Cameron announces Home Office firearms review
The Prime Minister states that the Home Office will look at current gun laws to ensure they meet today’s requirements.
By ShootingUK
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NewsWhich trigger do I use first on a side-by-side?
I have a side-by-side game gun which fires the most lightly-choked barrel from the front trigger, and the tighter choke from the back. Are most game guns made like this?
By ShootingUK
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NewsSmooth out the bolt lug on your rifle
When a rifle is chambered with a new round, the bolt is closed and usually the locking lugs rotate to engage the receiver to form a solid union.
By ShootingUK
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NewsDavid Cameron announces Home Office firearms review
The Prime Minister states that the Home Office will look at current gun laws to ensure they meet today’s requirements.
By ShootingUK
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NewsCA Champion the Lords
<strong>Deputy chief executive of Countryside Alliance has been nominated for a peerage</strong>
By ShootingUK
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NewsWhat is the best way of dealing with airborne trespassers?
<strong>Commercial airborne interests are blatantly flouting our tresspassing laws</strong>
By ShootingUK
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NewsWill damaged tips affect bullet accuracy?
I have had some soft-point bullets rattling around in a pocket and notice that the tips have either bent slightly or been blunted. Will this affect accuracy?
By ShootingUK
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