What’s the best starter gun? It’s a subject for constant debate, with guns from Lincoln, Lanber, Baikal, and various relative newcomers from Turkey all having their adherents.
Reviews
EJ Churchill Regal
It’s rare to see a side-by-side on a game shoot these days. They have fallen out of fashion and, although us shooters might like to think we are sticklers for…
£19,000.00
Benelli Super Black Eagle 3
This month, we assess the Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 semi-automatic as a wildfowling gun. Fowling and pigeon shooting are probably the two most common uses in the UK, other…
£2,025.00
Hawke Sidewinder FFP
It wasn’t very long ago that first focal plane (FFP) scopes were regarded as something of a niche product. There has been a shift over the years as more shooters…
£449.99
Beretta 695 reviewed by Shooting Gazette
The Beretta 695 on test is a relatively new offering from the Beretta stable and top of the range for shotguns based upon the 690 action. It is available in…
£4,000.00
Bergara B-14 Ridge
Bergara, whose rifles are manufactured in Spain and distributed in the UK by RUAG Ammotec, has made fantastic inroads into the British shooting market. Bergara’s barrels have long been revered…
£873.00
Miroku MK60 12-bore
I am reviewing the Miroku MK60 High Pheasant, which is intended to be sold in pairs. The brand has been popular on the competition circuit for a long time and…
£6,000.00
Barrett Fieldcraft Sporter rifle
When you are young, keen and eager, the overall weight of a new rifle, scope and moderator is not your primary concern. Often you think you need a heavy or…
£2,800.00
Beretta 486 Parallelo 20-bore reviewed by Shooting Times
As the new shotgun reviewer for Shooting Times, I was asked to look at the Beretta 486 Parallelo 20-bore side-by-side and consider whether it would make a good rough shooting…
£4,300.00
Perazzi 16 bore ribless game gun
Great handling is the hallmark of this gun.
£17,995.00
Steyr Zephyr II .17 HMR rimfire
The original Steyr Zephyr was a .22 LR, produced in 1966 by Steyr Mannlicher, and it was unlike any other rimfire available at the time. It had that everlasting and…
£746.00
AYA Sfera
I’m sure that at one stage in most shooters’ careers there would be a side-by-side in the gun cabinet, and if I had a pound for everyone that was an…
£12,345.00
Franchi Elegante Field shotgun
There is a point at which you break away from a budget gun as you seek better quality, though what causes you to make that decision can be difficult to…
£1,095.00
Remington AWR stalking rifle
I decided to try out the Remington American Wilderness Rifle (AWR) while roe stalking in Scotland, and in Argyll at this time of year you can usually count on one…
£1,389.00
William Powell Perdix
The William Powell Perdix is not just a partridge gun, more a gun for all seasons that performed very well on test
£3,495.00
Still going strong – the AYA No. 1
AYA is based in the Basque Country of Northern Spain – an area that has been producing guns for hundreds of years. It makes many different guns – side-by-sides and…
Fausti XF4
A former shooting champion once told me that if a gun looks good it would shoot well. He explained that rather like a sports car if the lines of the…
£3,879.00
CZ 455 American STS .22 LR
Think of .22 rimfires and instantly you think of the CZ .22 LR bolt-action rifle. This rimfire has been offered in many guises over the years to satisfy shooters who…
£504.00
Fabarm Axis S&H reviewed by Shooting Times
The closer you get to the pinnacle of any sport, the more critical the choice of equipment becomes. It would seem unlikely, then, that compromises made to produce a gun…
£1,695.00
Kofs Sceptre SXE 28-bore
Over the last few months I have been hearing and seeing a lot of questions arising around Kofs shotguns. So, as I had only seen one or two in the…
£599.00