Sporting Shooter

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I’D taken a week away from the office to catch up with Nick and Nancy Harvey up on the eyrie-like plateau of Hill End and to spend some good time hunting and regaining what I call “my bush balance”. A few hours passed where we discussed this magazine

Gun Digest

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Notes: Ammunition was fired 5 feet from the muzzle, measured over an Oehler 35P chronograph. Velocity is an average of 10 shots, with a group average of five, five-shot groups at 25 yards from the bench. ■

Sporting Gun

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• What gun should I use? Your usual everyday gun is probably fine for the job, particularly if it’s an over-and-under. Most of these are a little heavier and will help absorb recoil, which is important if you are lucky enough to have a big day of 100

Clay Shooting

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Shot load 433 grains Pellet (count per oz) 423 UK shot (size / CV) <7.5 / 31% Pellets in 30in dia (Av) 262 Pellets in 20-30in 122 Pattern 62% CD 53.4% Velocity 364m/s (1,194fps) SD 7.9 Recoil (M) (unit= Ns) 10.2 Pressure (unit = bar) 504 ■

Clay Shooting

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Shot load 366 grains Pellet (count per oz) 380 UK shot (size / CV) 7.5 / 29% Pellets in 30in dia (Av) 197 Pellets in 20-30in 82 Pattern 62% CD 58% Velocity 402 m/s (1,320 fps) SD 3.4 Recoil (M) (Ns) 9.64 Ns Pressure (bar) 596 bar ■

Shooting Gazette

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Like many others who read Shooting Gazette, I am always amused by the monthly debate between Ben Samuelson and Giles Catchpole. The side-by-side versus over-under question is always interesting. I shot with a side-by-side until recently when my son p

Sporting Rifle

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Although this turbulent year is speeding towards its end, shooting is perhaps at its very best. For the deer enthusiasts among us the females of all deer species are in season. In my own area where there are only roe, the numbers have increased signi

Gun Digest

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There was a time when blued steel and walnut ruled the planet; when “plastic” meant crappy things made in Japan; and when the FBI actually trusted its agents to carry personally owned firearms. I was at work one day at The Gun Room in the very early

Shooting Gazette

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Starting on the 40ft tower, at all angles the handling was first class and very smooth, helped by the balance point of the gun. Using half and three-quarter choke to ensure that no clays were ‘runners’, the patterns were effective using a variety of

Sporting Gun

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In one corner, we have the organisations that represent shooting, who have announced that they support the phasing out of lead shot and plastic cartridges over the next five years. In the other corner are the cartridge manufacturers, who say that whi

Shooting Times & Country

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An initial sight-in with the Blaser 2.8-20x50mm IC rail mounted scope proved that this Sauer 404 Synchro XT was exceedingly accurate. Hornady SST 150gr factory .308 Win – at 2,851fps and 2,708ft/lb energy and sub-inch groups – would be my choice but

Gun Digest

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I don’t know who to address this to—probably Luke because of his “First Shot” column. I just finished my July issue, and I was very impressed by the article on the 60-year-old Remington Model 870. I love to see one of the classics brought back to lif

What Hi-Fi?

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View offers whf.cm/BBCartridges Best cartridge under £150, Awards 2019 This is a wonderfully balanced and entertaining moving magnet cartridge that will work well with a wide range of record players. Type MM Tracking weight 2.0g “The sound it deliver

What Hi-Fi?

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View offers whf.cm/BBCartridges Best cartridge under £150, Awards 2019 This is a wonderfully balanced and entertaining moving magnet cartridge that will work well with a wide range of record players. Type MM Tracking weight 2.0g “The sound it deliver

Field & Stream

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Q: If you could carry one gun for hiking and protection, what would it be? —JAY L. BOLYARD, FELLOWSVILLE, W.VA. A: I would carry a 5-inch-barrel Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum. For bears, load it with magnums. For general protection, use .44 Spe

Clay Shooting

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Shot load 430 grains Pellet count per oz 359 UK shot size / CV <7.5 / 20% Pellets in 30in dia (Av) 218 Pellets in 20-30in 99 Pattern 62% CD 54% Velocity 382 m/s (1,253 fps) SD 6.5 Recoil 10.9 Ns Pressure 527 bar ■

Clay Shooting

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It was set to be the very first event of its kind in the shooting community – a vibrant shooting village that wouldn’t look out of place at a world championship. Arriving at Kibworth Shooting Ground in Leicestershire early on Tuesday 11 July, a tired

Clay Shooting

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This section is packed with facts and advice to help you select the right gun, cartridges and gear – and to plan your shooting, whether that’s an introductory lesson, practice or competition. Here’s what we’ve got for you this month. ■

Clay Shooting

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Shot load 368 grains Pellet (count per oz) 338 UK shot (size / CV) 7 / 30% Pellets in 30in dia (Av) 187 Pellets in 20-30in 79 Pattern 66% CD 58% Velocity 392m/s (1,286fps) SD 7.8 Recoil (M) (unit= Ns) 9.4 Pressure (unit = bar) 530 ■

Clay Shooting

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I have had a few custom stocks made for me over the 14 years or so that I’ve been shooting. I had three on my Zoli, all made in Italy. Then after some years of shooting a Zoli I switched to a Krieghoff K80 Super Sporter, fitted with the standard stoc

Clay Shooting

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Happy New Year! Few of us will be sorry to see the back of 2020, which will go down in history as a downright miserable year – although as we highlighted last issue, shooting managed not just to survive but to thrive despite all the distancing, lockd

Shooting Times & Country

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A total of 170million cartridges are purchased in Britain every year In 1851 there were 2,867 gunmakers working in the famous Birmingham Gun Quarter Learning to make guns traditionally used to take seven years, but these days it’s usually three

The Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters

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GARY BEADT: whitetail nine-point taken 12/30/19 in Brooks County. GEAR: Savage Model 110 in .270, Barnes VOR-TX 130-grain ammo, Simmons scope. OUTFITTER: self. KOOPER WILSON: whitetail eight-point (first deer) with 15½-inch inside spread taken 11/24/

Sporting Rifle

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This month I’ve been asked to look at the question of ‘why we shoot’ as part of an initiative across all the UK’s leading fieldsports magazines, including Sporting Rifle. It’s an interesting question, which will bring out a wide range of answers from

Clay Shooting

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Shot load 434 grains Pellet (count per oz) 340 UK shot (size / CV) 7 / 30% Pellets in 30in dia (Av) 227 Pellets in 20-30in 102 Pattern 68% CD 55% Velocity 386m/s (1,266fps) SD 6 Recoil (M) (unit= Ns) 10.8 Pressure (unit = bar) 595 ■

Shooting Times & Country

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A total of 170million cartridges are purchased in Britain every year In 1851 there were 2,867 gunmakers working in the famous Birmingham Gun Quarter Learning to make guns traditionally used to take seven years, but these days it’s usually three

Sporting Gun

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So, the organisations representing the shooting community have decided to promote a phased transition away from lead shot and plastic cartridge cases. I am all for saving the planet and conserving wildlife, however, Robin Scott (March issue) is on ta

Shooting Gazette

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When you work at a shooting school and are fortunate enough to handle and shoot all sorts of exotica, it’s not often something really impresses you in terms of value, appearance and handling. The Fausti DEA British SL does just that. What Fausti seem

Shooting Times & Country

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As a nice little package with all you need except a sound moderator, the Hatsan Escort is a cheap rimfire that is designed to thin out vermin without any airs and graces. It doesn’t have much finesse but it offers great value for money. It preferred

Sporting Gun

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As if the mood was not gloomy enough – what with the challenges to the general licences and release of gamebirds – we now face this. That said, we should not be down-hearted. Sure, the transition won’t be smooth but it is good these organisations are