Mailbag

In with the new

Editor-in-Chief Pete Carr looks ahead to 2021 and draws on the lessons we can learn from a challenging year

News

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Chris Parkin

Why we shoot

ASK THE EXPERTS

More of your questions answered from criminal records to scopes and loading

Target News

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Field to fork

These enclosed puff pastry pies, also known as pithiviers, aren’t as fussy as they look. Serve with mash and gravy for a great winter warmer

The calibre hunter

The 7mm Rem Mag is one of the most renowned Magnums of all time. Byron Pace investigates how it holds up in the modern age

The Buyer’s Guide

If you’re after something new, there are plenty of new releases on the market to catch your eye – whatever quarry you’re after

CENTREFIRE

SCOPES

ATN Mars 4 640x480HD The ‘next-gen’ Mars 4

Shooting Courses

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Where to SHORT guide

South Uists Estate ENGLAND CHILDERLEY SPORTING Chinese water

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Almanac

February is a bit of a strange month

COMING SOON

Captain Frederick Courteney Selous DSO 1851 – 1917

Sporting Rifle looks back on the extraordinary life of one of England and Rhodesia’s most respected and celebrated hunters

30 kit-bag essentials

Check out the ultimate kit list – with 30 ess ential accessories for s talking in 20 21

Hot on the market

ZEISS have unveiled their first foray into the thermal imaging market, with the DTI 3/35 monocular

Doe may flee

David Barrington Barnes is left frustrated following his difficulties with fallow does

Next of kin

A family trip to Kinnaird turns into a stalking adventure for Chris Dalton and his daughter

Head measuring: Annual report

It’s been a stop-start year for BASC’s trophy measuring team and, while they may not have the quantity, the quality is still there. James Sutcliffe presents the best of the 2020 batch

Talking Shop

Sporting Rifle catches up with Tom Lister as hunting lights experts, Night Master, prepare for their biggest year ever

Still under the radar

Having tested his kit and drawn his conclusions, Will O’Meara turns his attentions to the future of shooting and how to help it

The bodyguard

PART  TWO

There’s something in the air

Early mating foxings are causing a problem for Robert Bucknell’s local chickens. His solution comes in the form of a DAB Radio and a jar of fox pee

First time foxing

Pest control maestro Mike Powell offers up his top tips for those looking to purchase their first foxing rifle

Trophies and Teeth

It costs a fortune to visit the dentist in Denmark. So Thomas Nissen wonders why you wouldn’t save that money by going to a cheaper dentist in Hungary and use the savings to go hunting while you’re there?

A true Patriot

Stuart Wilson finds that ‘good things often come in small packages’ as he gets to grips with a newly calibred American hero – the Mossberg Patriot Predator

The art of Vulkanry

As the HIK brand starts to take off in the UK, Chris Parkin swoops in to test the Vulkan 35mm thermal monocular

The Krypton Factor

The new XG50 Krypton combines a thermal spotter with a thermal rifle scope with extraordinary results, as Mark Ripley discovers

BINOCULARS

NEW Hawke Frontier APO 8x42 All Frontier models