Amid the multiple lockdowns and other restrictions, Ethan Lowry has some advice about how we can all stay fit so we can carry on shooting. What a year it was. And this one didn’t get off to a great start…
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How to stay fit to carry on shooting
Tagged with: advice, airgun, airgun shooting, ethan lowry, fieldsports, lockdown, Permission, pest control, shooting, sports
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Posted in Features
Cold weather shooting
Ethan Lowry urges airgun shooters to prepare for the cold so they can banish discomfort and disappointment when the temperature plummets. As shooters we can have the very latest training equipment and the best airgun. We can spend hours on…
A guide to gun safety
Sponsored by… Shooting is one of the safest sports in the world, and Mike Morton offers 10 important tips to ensure new shooters get safe and stay safe The trigger finger should only ever make contact with the blade when…
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Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
Return to outdoor target shooting with Andy McLachlan
Andy McLachlan recalls what it was finally like to head back outdoors again with his air rifle once the Covid-19 restrictions were eased. Andy’s friends Paul, Ian and Dave use a combination of makeshift benches to replicate their club’s indoor…
Tagged with: air rifle, airgun, Andy McLachlan, basc, covid-19, ft, gun, hft, indoor, lockdown, magazine, outdoor, outdoors, Range, shoot, shooting, shooting range, social distancing, sports, target shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Posted in Target Shooting
Shooting back on at Games
Shooting sports will be part of the Commonwealth Games in 2022 after all, thanks to a commitment from India Air rifle and rimfire shooter Katie Gleeson is one of several GB shooters who now have the Games back in their…
Tagged with: birmingham, Bisley, Commonwealth Games, india, issf, shooting, sports, Tokyo, west midlands
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Posted in News
Reaping the rewards of failure
Philip Siddell takes an analytical approach to his shooting and explains how applying a simple feedback cycle can turn a miss into a hit. I hate to miss a shot. It bothers me far more than it should. There is…
Tagged with: benchrest, Hunter, Permission, philip siddel, Range, shooting, shoots, sports, springer
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Posted in Features
Lowri takes silver
Television presenter and marathon runner Lowri Morgan has taken silver after her first Target Sprint event. She said: “I’ve done many, many sports and activities in my career where my family haven’t been able to watch or support me, but…
Tagged with: british shooting, gold medal, lowri morgan, open welsh championship, races, sports, super league, target sprint
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Posted in News
The Airgun Show – shooting rats with night vision, PLUS top tips for autumn and winter hunting
The temperature is falling and the nights are drawing in, which means that peak ratting season is fast approaching. We join Mat Manning on a farm where greedy rats are raiding feed under the cover of darkness, and watch the…
Tagged with: autumn, mat manning, night vision, pigeons rabbits, rats, ratting, rodents, shooting, sports, the airgun show, winter hunting
Posted in The Airgun Show
Posted in The Airgun Show
Passing the baton
John Hooper recounts how shooting has helped form a solid bond spanning four generations of his family A few years ago, I lost my father to cancer. He had spent his life serving others, first as a police officer and…
Airgun addict: Scott Anderson
Scott began shooting at the age of 12, and now just three years later he admits he’s become a true airgun addict. MY FIRST STEPS I started shooting three years ago when I was 12. I went to try it…
