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A strong bond

Even through tough times, Pete Carr believes that we can enjoy a special connection with our fellow shooters

News

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The Great British Shooting Awards 2021

We need you! The Great British Shooting Awards are back for a third year and we need your help to pick the winners

HAWKE SIDEWINDER

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David Barrington Barnes

Experienced deer stalker David Barrington Barnes recaps his shooting background and passion for conservation

ASK THE EXPERTS

More of your questions answered, including kit setup and the latest foxing advice

The calibre hunter

Byron Pace recalls the 6.5x54 cartridge, strongly associated with the Mannlicher-Schonauer brand, and muses on its place in modern-day shooting

A step in the right direction

Deputy editor, Ollie Harvey, shares a walkthrough of his winter wellies – the Pro Shooter boots from Gateway1

Shoot In Scotland

Sporting Rifle presents…

Field to fork

Grouse works beautifully with berries and with strong, spicy flavours – this easy recipe perfectly combines the two

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

Where to SHOT guide

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Almanac

As March arrives the game season, such as

WDM ‘Karamojo’ Bell 1880-1954

Sporting Rifle remembers the life of one of the world’s most renowned big game hunters, WDM ‘Karamojo’ Bell

Jac of all trades

During his annual trip to Bedford, Chris Dalton hits the jackpot with a trio of muntjac for The Shooting Show

The arrival of the does

Roe and fallow does present different challenges, but David Barrington Barnes always relishes his first sightings of the deer

One tech beyond

Keen deer stalker, Dr Al Gabriel, wonders whether thermals are really a good thing, and whether he could hit his deer management targets without them

New blood

Despite lockdown restrictions, essential deer management has yielded decent trophies to kick start the year, as James Sutcliffe reports

Now or never

Hardy foxer Mark Ripley suggests plenty of foxing action in the winter months to prevent the spread of varmints in spring

Carry on...foxing

With essential pest control still on the cards, Robert Bucknell’s mission to top his total of 70 foxes in 2020 begins in earnest

Static hacks

Rather than viewing it as a foxing shortcut, Mike Powell suggests productive planning to help when shooting from static positions

This is Spartan

Spartan Precision has forged a name with its hugely popular Javelin bipod, but as Will O’Meara discovers, the new Ascent tripod is set to give the legs a run for their money

The highest Accolade

Pulsar’s latest bioculars prove that thermal imagining technology is evolving rapidly – Chris Parkin finds out more about the amazing Accolade 2 XP50 LFR

True to Form

Although it has yet to take off in the UK, Mike Powell finds plenty to enjoy about the Remington Model 783, sporting an exquisite Form Carro stock

The dot-com boom

The latest Leica Geovid 3200.COM binoculars make the most of the ‘omnipresent smartphone’ in our lives, and help Chris Parkin in refining ballistic solutions

Luck of the Irish

Thomas Nissen follows a group of young hunters heading off to the Irish west coast on a late season hunt that offers better stags than expected

Getting your goat

Daryl Crimp and his gang of goat-herding mates head into the hills to take out some of New Zealand’s most populous pests

Outfox your opponent

With foxes reaching the peak of their mating season we take a look at the pest control kit you cannot be without