Countryside Society formed by students to try and change the perception of shooting around campus
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How to repair a broken firing pin
Step-by-step photo guide shows you how to repair a broken firing pin for around £70
Win a Chapuis o/u worth £3,750 in the November issue
Pick up a copy of the November Sporting Gun to enter our free prize draw to win a Chapuis o/u
Why are there dark rings down each barrel of my gun?
My gun has developed two or three dark looking rings down each barrel and no amount of oiling or cleaning will shift them. Is this the start of rust? If…
2013 Sporting Gun Clubman Championship results
See the winners and the full list of results following a successful 31st clay shooting competition
Can I still enter the 2013 Sporting Gun Clubman Championship this weekend?
Join us for another exciting clay competition on 14 + 15 September in Shropshire!
Part-time keepers course
Part-time keepers course: Every year the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust runs a three-day residential course for part-time keepers at Loddington in Leicestershire.
What steps should I take for longterm shotgun storage?
Mike George answered this question about longterm shotgun storage. It depends on whether there is going to be anyone in your house while you are away. If your house is…
How to improve your clay shooting scores!
How to improve your clay shooting scores! Everyone wants to improve their scores and do better than the last time they shot. This is a given, a universal fact, and…
Do I have to respond to a police questionnaire?
I’ve recently had a police questionnaire from South Yorkshire police asking for my views on the standard of service they are providing.
How can I improve my clay shooting? What tips are best?
I took up clay shooting a little over two years ago and love it, even though I am only making slow progress and still in C Class.
When deer stalking, I often find deer caught in fences!
Deer stalking: Is there any way of preventing deer getting caught by a back leg when trying to jump a wire fence?
Is wild boar shooting on my deer land lawful?
Wild boar shooting: We are starting to see evidence of pigs rooting around – presumably the work of wild boar – on land where I have some deer stalking.
My friend’s dog went yellow recently – what’s bilirubin?
My friend’s dog went yellow recently and we presumed his liver had had it. We took him to have him put down but the vet said he had a blood…
Help! How can I get my guns back from the police?
How can I get my guns back from the police? Last year, the relationship with my longterm partner ended, although not very amicably. Some days later, I received a visit…
Duck breast fillet
Don't believe the assumption that duck is too fatty; skinless breasts are just as lean as turkey but superior in taste, as this recipe proves
My dog’s breeder says she lets her bitches eat the afterbirths!
Can you please settle an argument. My dog’s breeder says she always lets her bitches eat the afterbirths when pups are born. I think this is pretty gruesome. What is…
How do you breed ferrets with different eye colourations?
Another student at school says it’s possible to breed ferrets with different eye colourations. Is this correct and, if so, how do you go about breeding to get the colours…
What is fluid steel, and is it stronger than Damascus steel?
The shotgun barrels of some of the older makes are often listed as being either Damascus, or fluid steel. What is fluid steel, and is it stronger than Damascus steel?
How can I get a transfer licence to buy a shotgun from Spain?
David Frost You need to contact the Spanish Embassy in London and ask them – http://spain.embassyhomepage.com Alternatively the Ministry of the Interior has a website at www.interior.gob.es and the main…