Shooting Gazette is the ‘local paper’ for the global shooting community, and is put together by people with a burning passion for the sport. Driven game shooting's finest journal reflects the pure thrill of standing on the peg on a crisp winter's morning. Stunning photography and the best writers in the field ensure the sumptuous pleasure of shoot day is represented in all its glory every month. With the leading gundog section in the sport and a wealth guidance on every aspect of shooting, from where to shoot and how to be a better shot, to buying a gun and etiquette, no stone is left unturned.
FROM THE EDITOR
In Focus
September start for inaugural Purdey Cup at RBSS
GWCT SEEKS NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN ITS 500 CLUB
2020 Game Fair cancelled, 2021 date set
NGO LAUNCHES NEW YOUTUBE FILM SERIES
ZOLI CELEBRATES 175 YEARS IN GUNMAKING WITH 100 OVER-UNDERS
SWAZI CUSTOMERS UNITE TO FIGHT NZ GOVERNMENT TAHR PLANS
LETTER OF THE MONTH • Notes from a New Zealand game shooter
Shooting gallery
Shots from the shires
Shooting Gazette
Game recipe of the month
Dear Uncle Giles… • Putting your mind at rest concerning issues in the field and beyond.
TALK OF THE TRADE • Simon O’Leary and Benita Wright from Hownhall Shooting offer tips on how to set up shop in the shooting community.
WIN a pair of Hunter GTX Evo Extreme® boots from Lowa
Did you hear about..? • Spreading the word about the good that game shooting is doing.
My dream team • Game Shot and owner of Betts Pets in Newbury.
Under the coverts with… Chelsea Bubb • Gamekeeping lecturer at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus.
Cold Aston GLOUCESTERSHIRE • A fine partridge shoot that has achieved numerous goals through hard graft and by keeping the core values of game and conservation at the heart of its approach.
Down in the fields, streams and ditches… • How observing the daily routines of various duck species draws us closer towards them.
Can’t shoot or won’t shoot? • Why do some Guns struggle to shoot partridges properly?
DAYS DOG • An examination of the traditional aspects of September partridge shooting.
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When life throws you berries • How even the humble art of jam making is not immune from political and social upheaval.
The rise of the REDLEG • Examining the evolution of ‘new’ partridge shooting.
On Scottish stubbles… • A three-day trip to Glasgow bears fantastic winged fruit.
The STRING thing • Lead shot stringing has fascinated experts for two centuries… and steel may add a complication.
The keeper’s view • Headkeeper David Whitby scrutinises the RSPB's review of gamebird shooting.
NEXT MONTH
Balance and change • How game shooting can thrive in uncertain times.
Holland & Holland Royal rook rif le • Donald Dallas examines a top-of-the-range rifle that sold in enourmous quantities.
The Ross rook rifle
Rook rifle cartridges
Holland & Holland’s Rook Rifle Patent of 17 March 1882
THE REVIEW • Want an electric car with a range of 292 miles that goes from 0 to 62mph in 4.7 seconds? May we present the Polestar 2…
Beretta 486 Parallelo • Examining a reliable, long standing member of the Beretta stable that continues to deliver time and time again.
In the field
Scores
Polestar 2 • Prepare to be impressed by a masterclass in electronic motoring.
Insider dealing
Expert instruction • Adam Calvert is a freelance shooting instructor with a global reputation, offering bespoke shooting instruction in addition to...