Her sporting hero is American Kim Rhode who won gold in London 2012 along with Olympic gold medals in Athens, Beijin and Sydney She shoots with a handmade Perazzi MX2000. She…
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The Novice Shooter’s new clothes
It is evident that clothing is a significant expense when you take up shooting. It is vitally important to choose the right stuff, as no outdoor sport is fun in…
Grouse counts now underway
Moorland estates across Scotland are gearing up for the start of the shooting season and are carrying out counts to gain an accurate measure for the season ahead. Given the…
Annie Oakley: the greatest Shot of all time?
If you asked me to say who I thought was the greatest Shot of all time, I would have no hesitation in saying Annie Oakley. Her skill and feats of accuracy have become legendary. However,…
A handy A-Z guide to shooting terms
A Accidental discharge Sometimes called a “negligent discharge”. It is the unintentional firing of a rifle or gun Action The mechanism of a rifle or gun by which it is loaded,…
Five reasons to use an airgun to control woodies
You may never get the large bags you get with a shotgun, but there are numerous advantages to shooting decoyed woodies with an airgun. We’ve listed a few below: When…
Team GB shooters excel at 2016 FCSA World Championships
The Great Britain team of .50 calibre shooters excelled at the recent Fifty Calibre Shooters Association (FCSA) World Championships, gaining a total of nine trophies. More than 400 entries from…
Open letter from Vicky Ford MEP on the Firearms Directive
“Following last week’s vote in the European Parliament IMCO committee I thought it would be helpful to provide further clarification as I appreciate there are remaining concerns amongst the…
How to get rid of moles
The mole has been trapped and managed for generations. There are still professional mole trappers practising across our land, turning fields of molehills back into rich pastures. In this article I will be talking you through…
The charm of walked-up grouse shooting
Tramping across heather is mesmeric. One step, another; one step, another. Horizons and granite grab the gaze and it’s hard to focus on the small, be it a flutter of brown as a meadow pipit…
Recipe for grouse pate by Esther Veerman
Ingredients: 6 Grouse breasts, preferably off old birds Extra virgin olive oil 150g Crème fraîche Juice of 1 lime Sea salt 1 teaspoon Ginger powder 2 pinches Cayenne pepper …
£11,578 raised by Toplands Clay Shoot and Tessleymoor Gundogs
This event has now raised over £40,000 in the last five years. If any companies would like to be involved with next years event either to sponsor, donate a prize…
BASC: The case for ten year shotgun and firearms certificates
The renewal process can be one of the most frustrating times in a certificate holder’s life. All too often we hear of delays, temporary permits being issued, guns having to be lodged and – even worse…
Don’t sell ‘toxic’ grouse Chris Packham tells major supermarkets
Chris Packham’s anti-grouse statement could be considered ill-timed, coming as it does in the very week that the Government has stated there there will be no ban on lead ammunition. The…
No ban on lead ammunition
In a letter dated 12 July to John Swift, the Chair of the Lead Ammunition Group, Liz Truss MP said their report “did not show that the impacts of lead…
Puppy vaccinations – what you need to know
A: I have always tried to pick up my new puppies at eight weeks or very soon after. This, I believe, is the optimum time to be able to become a replacement…
Fixed chokes or screw-in chokes? What’s best?
A: Personally, I don’t think that most of us shoot well enough to get any real benefit from choke. Consequently, I would always go for fixed chokes and ones that were…
Saving apprenticeships
Securing the future of gamekeeping apprentices is one of the most important things we can do for the future of shooting. We all know that the shooting we enjoy and…
Your favourite magazine delivered to your door AND a £5 M&S gift card – what’s not to like?
Whether you’re a Shooting Times, Sporting Gun, Shooting Gazette or The Field reader – or maybe all four – there’s never been a better time to take out a subscription.…
Tikka T3x
What can be said that has not been said a thousand times before with the Tikka T3? This Scandinavian sporting rifle has proved a firm favourite in Britain and is…