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Hunting on a golf course

Posted on 31/12/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Richard Saunders ventures onto a newly acquired golf course permission – with mixed results

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Posted in Features, Hunting

Are you fit to fire?

Posted on 26/12/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan reminds us that in order to help keep ourselves shooting straight, we need to stay fit in both mind and body

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Posted in Features, Target Shooting

Does spending more £££ equal more points?

Posted on 18/12/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Andy McLachlan discusses the ever-present attraction of new and more expensive kit – and why this is sometimes the best route to improvement

Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, airgun shooter, competitive shooting, gun kit, pellets, points, shooting, shotgun
Posted in Features, Gear

Gun Test: BSA’s no-bull bullpup

Posted on 10/12/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Nobody could have predicted the storm generated by BSA’s first-ever bullpup. Mat Manning puts the Defiant through its paces to see if it lives up to the hype

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Posted in Air Rifles, Gear, PCP, Reviews, Tests

FAQ: What do the terms ‘made ready’, ‘made safe’, ‘cocked’ and ‘loaded’ mean?

Posted on 05/12/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Mike Morton explains the meaning of the terms “made ready”, “made safe”, “cocked” and “loaded”.

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Posted in Features, Q&A

Gun Test: Umarex Beretta M9A3

Posted on 29/11/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

If you love military handguns, Mike Morton thinks the earth-finished blowback BB-firing Umarex Beretta M9A3 is well worth a shot

Tagged with: air arms, airgun, bb gun, beretta, Gun Test, military gun, pistol. BB pistol, rapid-fire, replica guns, retro gun, shotgun, Umarex Beretta M9A3, vintage gun, war gun
Posted in Air Pistols, Tests

Q&A: Can I shoot across a public footpath?

Posted on 23/11/2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

Know your rights! Our reader has a conundrum… the private land on which he shoots has a public pathway leading through it, does this mean he must pack away his gun as he crosses?