Prince Philip dead at 99: shooting mourns loss of a great countryman
Prince Philip’s death at 99, announced today by Buckingham Palace, brings to a close the life of a great countryman. A keen gameshot throughout his
Prince Philip’s death at 99, announced today by Buckingham Palace, brings to a close the life of a great countryman. A keen gameshot throughout his
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdnwOgM0_1c The double rifle is a classic design, the pride and joy of any manufacturer’s product range – and this Merkel really is a beauty.
That difficult target which goes up, around and – well, if you haven’t shot it by then you’re in trouble. Or are you? FITASC world
What reaction does Tim Pilbeam get when he shoots deer with non-toxic rounds? Today, he is out after one of the 350 deer he and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9H1xhbW4xc Cornish deerstalker Ollie Williams has been testing the Seeland Hawker Advance set of jacket and trousers – and he’s impressed. The Hawker Advance jacket
Scope caps are a small thing, but they can make all the difference to a day’s deer stalking, as professional deer manager Mike Robinson explains.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itN2Tftq2SE If you had to pick one rifle scope for every type of hunting, from driven boar to alpine chamois and everything in-between, what would
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waFCS9VkFaQ How do you make a noise like a squirrel? Find out as Tom Davies and Ollie Williams head into woodland to carry out a
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrp9gwp5sSk A good quality rifle scope is important to Mike Robinson in his role as a professional deer manager – and he’s more than happy
One glance at the Breda 930i will tell you it’s a top of the range semi-automatic shotgun made for competition clay shooting. Its distinctive looks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qgOYSAydME You want to buy a rifle and you’ve got a budget of £1,500. There’s plenty to choose from in that price range, so some
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M_wS6ZIZXI What’s the best pellet to use in your airgun? Johnny Muston from R&K Stockcraft says it’s all about accuracy, and that means there are
So you’ve got £5,000 to spend on a new shotgun – lucky you! What are you going to choose? Obviously you’ll want your new gun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTwPP8DTlMY Ammunition choice is critical to Mike Robinson. He’s a deer manager, and wants to achieve reliable, quick, humane, one-shot kills on the deer he
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlGyx1WExB0 You don’t need to spend a fortune to get set up for fox shooting, but it helps to have a bit of expert advice.
Semi-auto shotguns have a lot going for them. They offer great value, along with smooth shooting and minimal recoil. A semi-auto is great for wildfowling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNu4Zp-vbwg Do you fancy a culinary outing after Chinese water deer? They are said to be one of the best venisons available. Chef Pascal thinks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgvh-_rF7E GRS have forged a great reputation among rifle shooters worldwide for their CNC machined, hand finished rifle stocks. GRS stocks are renowned for their
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8EidVeyC_A A modern precision rifle chassis system offers the ultimate in accuracy, but it might be a step too far for the traditionally minded rifle
It’s a surprisingly common problem for shotgun shooters. They look down the barrels and see wear and pitting, and assume they have worn the barrels
You can spend a large sum of money on a high end scope, but will it actually put more meat in the freezer? Of course
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpvof0aELQw “This isn’t just the fastest gun in the west – this is the fastest gun in the world!” says Andy Norris from Merkel distributors
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2iTcSYZTr4 Every deerstalker needs a good pair of binoculars, but until you’ve tried rangefinding binoculars you might not know just how useful they can be.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXRXpZOelJc When you take accuracy seriously, only the best will do – and the Furiosa chassis from Woox is reckoned to be one of the
Many people have turned their hand to making rifle stocks over the years, but few have got it right, and been able to produce them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaywkd6hvA The Remington Model 700 rifle is legendary. First produced in 1962, nearly 60 years later it’s still in production, with an unparalleled reputation for
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAsl8Z-0O3U Niall Rowantree tours the Highlands to find out how deer and deerstalkers have fared during the year of the pandemic. The answer is not
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-RxcKlLigI Top military tailor Jonathan Macintyre has a shop in Wellington Barracks, SW1 and, as well as making military uniforms, he makes shooting shooting suits.
Fish Legal and the Angling Trust are taking DEFRA and the Environment Agency to court over river pollution for a second time. Together with the
On International Women’s Day, FSC4B catches up with Sam MacArthur, MD of the UK’s only wholly female owned and managed arms and ammunition company. Sam
youtu.be/6ZyTpZLMLaEWhen you’re serious about your shooting, you need a special kind of rifle – and that’s what you get with the Bergara Premier Ridgeback, says
youtu.be/jDQJY6IQQH8 Soft shell is a great fabric for hunting – it’s light, comfortable to wear, and it’s quiet, so there’s no noise as you brush
youtu.be/UIyXSYCXyGw When you’re out in all weathers, you need something that will keep you warm and dry, but is also breathable so you aren’t soaked
youtu.be/rJgc6BkdPcQ Nigel Winkle from distributor Highland Outdoors explains why he sells the Ridgeline Torrent III smock. This hunting jacket is part of the classic range.
youtu.be/9oTy0_cL0Yw If you go deerstalking, or just spend time out in the woods, the new Ridgeline Grizzly II jacket could be your ideal outer layer.
youtu.be/xvU4ICBX6uM Ridgeline’s Pintail Explorer smock became a firm favourite with stalkers and bushcrafters. It’s light and warm, very quiet to wear, and you can stuff
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhKNwWxKzxU Who makes zinc bullets? What are they used for and how long have they been around? Firearms expert Andrew Venables answers these questions and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbMZTaW-SME Tim Pilbeam has his hands on the new Daystate Wolverine R, and he puts it through its paces on feral pigeons in a local
youtu.be/8TRwLlcmS-8 When you buy a ‘large’ jacket from one clothing company and it’s the same as a ‘2XL’ from another, and both of them seem
youtu.be/k5MDEWv-q44 Many stalkers and wildfowlers choose a Ridgeline smock for the excellent protection it gives, but what if you prefer a jacket that you can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUjIc-LqtuY Paul Childerley and Johnny Muston are on a squirrel-shooting mission – and they knock down a couple of dozen. The invasive grey squirrels are
Competition companies are moving into hunting and shooting. The industry that raffles cars at airports has expanded during the coronavirus lockdown into selling tickets to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2MGM9Rhzc Roy Lupton and David Wright go out foxing for Valentine’s. The two old romantics squeak in foxes, shoot them and film them on Pulsar
A good rest will transform your accuracy with a rifle, and most shooters will use a bipod or sticks depending on their type of shooting.
youtu.be/oMN9Zkgf_XYRyan Charlton of distributor Highland Outdoors has used the 4-16×44 scope he sells with half mil-dot reticle on his own rimfire. He says he has
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT-2N0W_Fs4 Roy has a new toy. Mr Lupton has his hands on the new Leica thermal unit, the Calonox View, and he has an invitation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=23CUMvZ8nSM A farmer has got a rabbit problem in Devon. Tom Davies is out to sort it out with his .17HMR, night vision and thermal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bNKXU2TjG0 Cai is out deerstalking in the early morning. He has a mission in mind: to take a fallow doe for the freezer and to
It’s the bird that gets you into a big swing. Top shot Sam Green explains how to shoot high crossers, whether they are pheasants or
youtu.be/UQ1Ir0FkNTY In this month’s Fieldtester show, Tim Pilbeam leads a group of 13 stalkers who shoot 100s of deer a year, to find out how
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