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Explore our rifle page, your comprehensive guide to rifles and their use in field sports. From expert advice on choosing the right calibre and rifle type to tips on maintenance and shooting techniques, our content is tailored to meet the needs of deer stalkers, target shooters and countryside enthusiasts.
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GearSubsonic .22LR ammunition – what’s the best type for your rifle?
Six types of .22LR rimfire subsonic ammunition from varying manufacturers are tested to ascertain accuracy and stopping power at normal vermin ranges
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RifleCan you shoot muntjac with air rifles and shotguns?
Ignore photographs of foreigners using air rifles to shoot Mubtjac rifles because this is illegal in Britain, George advises
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GearWhat’s the best ammunition for a Browning?
Rifle inaccuracy is not always due to a rifle's construction. It may be due to the ammunition.
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Choosing a calibre
I am a keen deerstalker and use a Sako .243. I intend to invest in another rifle with a larger calibre and was thinking of .270, 30-06 or .308. I want it for red deer, the odd fallow and hunting trips...
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Deer StalkingDeer stalking with smaller calibres
When deer stalking, I thought the smallest calibre rifle I could use was a .243? However, I’ve been hearing my .22 bunny gun is legally acceptable.
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