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Sporting Rifle

Aug 01 2020
Magazine

The first and market-leading rifle shooting mag in the UK, Sporting Rifle covers rifle sports of all kinds, from rimfire rabbits to big game overseas and everything in between. With the very best writers on board, we cover foxing and UK deer stalking extensively in every issue, with tips and tricks as well as stories from the field to help your outings be more successful.

Rutting hopes • Having lost some stalking to lockdown, Pete Carr looks cautiously ahead to the signs of a promising roe rut

News • If you have a news story, email ollie.harvey@futurenet.com

Mailbag • Send us your letters – or email ollie.harvey@futurenet.com for a chance to win a great prize

Behind the scope • Leupold is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hunting optics, now aiming to gain market share in the European market – Thomas Nissen visited the factory in Oregon, USA

On red alert • In Ayrshire, Chris Dalton takes an apprentice on the trail of elusive red stags

Overcoming obstacles • Will O’Meara has been using the Covid-19 restrictions as the ideal opportunity to lock down on his training

Talking Shop • GMK’s managing director, Karl Waktare, shares his business insights and reveals how the distributor weathered the Covid-19 storm

Head measuring • A return to shooting means a return for BASC’s trophy measuring team, James Sutcliffe reports

ASK THE EXPERTS • Our experts tackle more of your burning questions, including how to successfully fox in the dark

A view to a kill • Mark Ripley tests the living daylights out of the NV007 from Pard

AccuStalking accolades • Mike Powell gives his verdict on another Savage Arms speciality – this time, the Model 16 AccuStalker

Have it your way • Budgets are bigger and tastes are changing; Ollie Harvey explores the growing trend for customised rifles

FIT FOR PURPOSE?

The calibre hunter • Byron Pace examines another export from prolific cartridge house Nosler – it’s the .22 Nosler

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Foxing hotshots • With uncertain weather wreaking havoc with crops, Robert Bucknell decides it’s the perfect time to test some thermal optics on fledgling foxes

The perfect calibre? • Mike Powell explores the history of the .204 Ruger calibre and tests it as a foxing round with his trusty custom rifle

Top Ten Foxing Optics • In part two of our series, Mark Ripley suggests his top ten riflescope options for controlling foxes

Bag yourself a stag • With red stags back in our sights from 1 August, we look at the essential equipment that makes up the ultimate stalker’s kitbag

NEW TO MARKET

Das boot camp • Daryl Crimp employs some reverse rabbit psychology to teach a young German shooter the tricks of the trade

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

Target News • Email your target news to ollie.harvey@futurenet.com

Where to SHOOT guide

Field to fork • Love grouse? Here’s a new way to enjoy it from Wild and Game

Shooting Courses • If you’d like your course listed here for free, email ollie.harvey@futurenet.com – and send a photo!

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Almanac

COMING SOON • August and beyond

Sporting Rifle

William ‘Billy’ Dixon • Pete Carr looks back at the life of one of the USA’s original trackers and buffalo hunters

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English