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Secondhand Beretta semi-autos review

Beretta semi-autos hold their secondhand value well, have been leading contenders in the field for almost half a century now.

Beretta Outlander semi-auto shotgun review

Beretta Outlander semi-auto shotgun: As if you hadn't noticed there's a real glut of new semi-auto shotguns coming on to the market at the moment.

Secondhand Beretta 682 shotgun review

In 1984 Beretta brought out a new O/U designated the 682. It was a replacement for the 680, which had been their main competition gun for the previous decade, and it was to prove an enduring design.

Goose shooting cartridges review

Goose shooting cartridges: Looking to bag a goose or two and fancy popping off with a big magnum load?

Webley & Scott 920K shotgun review

Webley and Scott 920K shotgun: Looking for a nicely made 20-bore but don’t want to spend a fortune in the process?

Non-toxic cartridges review

When it comes to wildfowling, not all non-lead duck loads have to be big and meaty!

Secondhand Miroku MK70 shotgun review

Around 50 years ago, so rumour has it, Miroku of Japan were building such good guns based on Browning-type actions that Browning turned to them to build their mass-market guns.

Remington VersaMax semi-auto shotgun review

Remington has come up with an innovative new way to siphon off gasses in a semi-auto shotgun.

High Bird shotgun cartridges review

Charles of Just Cartridges looks at a formidable range of high bird loads from the best British manufacturers.

Secondhand Perazzi MX12 Pro Sport shotgun review

Secondhand Perazzi MX12 Pro Sport: Perazzi advertise themselves as the Ferrari of gunmakers and, like the world-famous car builder, they owe their success to the single-minded determination of one man.

Game shooting cartridges:

Charles of Just Cartridges looks back on some award winning game loads. Did they deserve to win?

Secondhand Browning B25 shotgun review

Secondhand Browning B25 shotgun:

Boxall and Edmiston Sidelock shotgun review

Boxall and Edmiston Sidelock shotgun review: This Boxall and Edmiston Sidelock shotgun is a top quality hand-finished English sidelock that costs a lot less than most.

Secondhand Baikal shotgun review

Secondhand Baikal shotgun: If I had to name my top ten guns produced during the last half-century, the Russian-built Baikal would be one of them.

Partridge shooting cartridges review

Partridge shooting cartridges: With the Game Fair over, the sap’s now rising as we hurtle towards the start of another glorious partridge season.
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Deer stalking: Meat loss or humane kill?

Forget about meat loss caused by a bullet, says Jon. The overriding consideration for every stalker is to bring about the quickest kill possible.

Roost shooting pigeon!

Snap shooting is often the key when roost shooting pigeon, says coach Mark Russell.

Shooting lesson: Ground game

Shooting ground game can be a tricky business, says coach Mark Russell. Here’s how to hit rabbit-type targets!

Gundog training a spaniel puppy

Gundog training: Tread carefully when training a spaniel puppy with a gentle temperament.

Setting up a shoot – First steps

Chris Guest nervously invites a few friends to his first day on the 70-acre shoot he’s been nurturing all year. How did it pan out?

High pheasant shooting instruction

High driven pheasant shooting lesson: It’s getting to that time of the year when the birds are really beginning to fly well.

Gundog training: How to assess your puppy

When it comes to training a gundog puppy the most important thing to take into account is it temperament. Tony Price explains.

Walked-up pheasant shooting!

Shooting coach Mark Russell treks to the outback of his shooting ground at Grimsthorpe - in the pursuit of perfecting his driven pheasant technique.

Pigeon shooting: Small bags or big bags?

Pigeon shooting: Peter Theobald on why he thinks the ‘small bag’ brigade will never win friends in the farming community.

Partridge shooting lessons!

Shooting coach, Mark Russell, shows how to hit both partridge and their clay counterparts.

Pigeon shooting over laid barley

Pigeon shooting over laid barley: The weather forecast was all over the place.

Pigeon shooting lesson: Pairs

I know there’s a world of difference between shooting real pigeons and their clay counterparts, but I was surprised to see a couple of mates really struggling

Shooting under pressure!

Shooting under pressure: I seem to remember that ‘maintaining a positive mental attitude’ was a bit of a mantra in business training videos in the eighties.

Lurchers: Lurchers are a great dog for rabbiting!

Lurchers are not a breed as such but a ‘variety of types’ arrived at either by accident or design for a given use.

Clay shooting Practice & Fixtures!

Clay shooting practice & fixtures from around the UK.