Mark Ripley is a man used to a long-range shot or two – so we’ve carted him off to WMS in Wales for a 900-yard plink. And we’ve got the perfect tool for the job: The Swarovski X5 riflescope, which…
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The Airgun Show – shooting crows at the roost PLUS Gamo Coyote review and the new Daystate Pulsar
With nesting season just around the corner, we’re thinning out the crows before they get a chance to prey on this spring’s eggs and chicks. Mat Manning heads to the woods, setting up an ambush to target the scavenging corvids…
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The Shooting Show – pigeon triple bill and the CZ 550 PLUS Midland Game Fair report
In Wiltshire, Rob Tilbury is at the pigeons once more. Last time we saw him, it was a frustrating day – so he’s determined to make amends by taking us to no fewer than three locations. Ever the pigeon perfectionist,…
The Shooting Show – goose shooting extravaganza and the Bergara BX11
Heading north for a third time, we capture the final instalment of Gary Green’s Orkney wildfowling bonanza. The weather is worse than it has ever been – but with a morning and evening flight in store, there’s the chance to…
The Shooting Show – Essex squirrels and muntjac, and IWA special report
We start with some first-class squirrel shooting with shotguns, drey-poking in Essex with celebrity gamekeeper Geoff Garrod. Melanistic or black variants are at large on this estate, but novelty or not, these tree-dwelling invaders need keeping in check. In a special news report,…
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The Shooting Show – pheasant in the borders, British Shooting Show and Zoli guns
Byron’s back in the borders with Steve Gray at the Branxholm pheasant shoot. Owned and operated by a syndicate, it’s on one of its last days of the season and the guns have come from all corners. The shooting is…
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The Shooting Show – ferreting rabbits and SHOT show 2013 releases
In the Scottish borders, Byron joins seasoned ferreters Derek Parratt and Steve Gray for a bunny-bolting session with the shotguns. Ferret goes in, rabbit comes out – it’s that simple, right? Not always – Steve finds himself out of luck…
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