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Shooting community prepares to fight “existential threat”
The Government has confirmed it will consult on merging the shotgun and firearms licensing systems, in what shooting organisations warn could trigger the biggest exodus in decades.
The proposals would require every shotgun owner to go through the same licensing process as rifle owners, fundamentally changing how half a million shotgun owners access shooting. Confirmation that the consultation will now definitely go ahead follows meetings between the Home Office and shooting organisations in recent days, and ends months of speculation about the Government’s intentions.
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NewsAre my rabbiting purse nets ok for working in cover?
Rabbiting purse nets: I buy ready-made 4ft purse nets which work fine on grass and other open ground but I seem to lose a lot of rabbits in any cover. Is this usual, or am I not setting them correctly...
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NewsPark Lodge Shooting School shortlisted for Regional Award
Park Lodge Shooting School has been shortlisted in the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards 2013.
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NewsMP challenges banks over shooting industry discrimination
MP challenges banks over shooting industry discrimination: Jim Shannon MP has tabled an early day motion calling for an end to banks’ discrimination against gun dealers and game keepers.
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NewsI’ve been thinking of training as a gunsmith!
Sadly, I have had to retire from my career as a gamekeeper due to a serious injury. However, I have been thinking of training as a gunsmith, but I don’t know where to start.
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NewsMy clay shooting scores drop when I’m at different grounds?
Clay shooting: I have joined the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association and started to shoot registered English Sporting at different grounds in the region.
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NewsEdgar Brothers offers left-handed shooters more options
Edgar Brothers is now able to offer left-handed shooters more brands and calibres of firearms than any other distributor in the UK.
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Deer StalkingWhy has my .308 stalking rifle started to misfire?
Rifle shooting: I was recently sighting-in my .308 stalking rifle and it started to light strike or misfire when using my normal factory ammunition. Can you suggest a probable cause?
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NewsEagle owl attacks men in Scottish Highlands
Eagle owl attacks men in Scottish Highlands: Police are warning the public to steer clear of an eagle owl that has attacked two men in Inverness.
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Secondhand Caesar Guerini Maxum gun review
Secondhand Caesar Guerini Maxum gun review: If you wished to revive the British shotgun industry, what would you build?
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