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Cleaning your gun needn't be a chore - especially if you follow Richard Atkins' easy 10-step guide Charity may begin at home - but cleaning doesn't, at least not when it comes to your shotgun. The process should begin soon after you have finished shooting and ... Read Full Article
COWBOY CLASSICS: 32/20
DEREK LANDERS on the .32 Winchester Centre Fire, a mid-powder cartridge good for small and medium game WHEN WINCHESTER introduced the Model 1873 rifle the fortunes of the company were assured. Although Winchester had achieved some success with the earlier Model ... Read Full Article
MODERN MILITARY MASTERPIECES: THE BRITISH .280/30
LAURIE HOLLAND looks at the development of the .280/30 and the problems faced in the process UNLIKE THE Germans and Americans, the British Empire didn't field a single semi-automatic rifle during WW2. This policy failure had increasingly onerous consequences for ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: AS CLEAR AS DAY
MARK CAMOCCIO reviews Daystate's new MK4 ST, which looks good and performs even better AIR RIFLE design is often a source of amazement, for the sheer ingenuity that sees an idea materialise from the blueprint through to its final execution. With the constraints ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: WINDS OF CHANGE
CHRIS WHITE advises that making allowances for wind can improve your score - but experience is key to becoming an effective wind reader Any experienced Target Rifle shooter will realise that in most cases matches are won or lost not merely by one's ability (or ... Read Full Article
FIRST RIFLE: JACK OF ALL TRADES
VINCE BOTTOMLEY has some tips on buying a first rifle - and it's best to pick one gun that'll cover a range of disciplines AS MEMBERSHIP secretary for a large shooting club, the question I'm asked most frequently by new shooters is: "What rifle should I buy?" ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: GET A GRIP
GWYN ROBERTS is back to help you choose your new rifle, looking at grips, the butt and cheekpiece and receivers in part two of this series Grip type - Sporter or thumbhole? THERE ARE many different types of grip available. The main consideration when choosing ... Read Full Article
TACTICAL RIFLE: PART THREE CLEVER COMBINATIONS
NIGEL GREENAWAY looks at scopes and loads in part three of his money-saving series Last month I examined the benefits of using a common AR15 lower (lower receiver/trigger and butt) with two different uppers (upper receiver and barrel) for Civilian Service Rifle ... Read Full Article
.303 BRITISH: COMPENSATION CLAIMS
NIGEL GREENAWAY explains the shooting characteristics of the Lee Enfield action, looking at compensation when using .303 ammunition I'VE ALWAYS had a soft spot for the .303, having been introduced to it at the age of 14 whilst shooting for my school's Cadet Rifle ... Read Full Article
SCOPES: BACK TO ZERO
VINCE BOTTOMLEY explains how to mount and zero a scope - and helps out a struggling shooter YES, WE have covered this one before but I still receive emails on the subject and just recently I was prompted by an experience at my home range. I was playing with some ... Read Full Article
JAPANESE MATCHLOCK: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON is lucky enough to own a Japanese matchlock pistol - here he describes its history and restoration THIS PARTICULAR passion was instigated by the MLAIC world championships held in Adelaide, Australia in 2000. I use that word quite deliberately, as ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT REVIEW: PROTECTION FROM THE STORM
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out the Storm gun case from Hardigg - and finds it offers legendary attention to detail LIKE ANY sport, shooting can be enjoyed on many levels. It can be viewed purely as a relaxing outdoor pursuit offering playtime away from the day job, ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: A TWIST IN THE TALE
LAURIE HOLLAND tries to find an improved load, looking at twist rates and concentrating on the heavier bullets LAST MONTH I mentioned my frustrations in trying to compete in 1,000yd F-Class competitions with the FN SPR and its 24" 12T barrel. This was the spur ... Read Full Article
SYSS SURGEON: PART TWO SMOOTH OPERATOR
TIM FINLEY puts in a spectacular performance with the Surgeon in the sniper training McQueen's competition - winning the round AS MENTIONED in part one, South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies now has the UK distributorship of the renowned fullbore tactical rifle action ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING HOLIDAYS: JEWEL OF THE CARIBBEAN
Want to take a Caribbean shooting break? ANDREW HORTON sums up where to go and what to do in Trinidad and Tobago Why Trinidad? THERE'S SO much to do in Trinidad and Tobago that you might find yourself forgetting you went there to shoot! Hiking through rain forests, ... Read Full Article
REMINGTON METAMORPHOSIS: KEEPING TRACK
LAURIE HOLLAND's reborn Remy 6BR undergoes one final change - and it's better than ever before I still refer to my Remy 6BR bench-come-F-Class rifle as the 700VS (Varmint Synthetic). However, after yet another visit to a gunsmith and the third and final step ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: SIGHTS SET ON PERFECTION
CHRIS WHITE explains the importance of sighters and how to use them to best advantage NOW WE understand the theory of grouping it ought to be obvious that two shots may or may not be representative of what is to follow. Since this is what we are stuck with under ... Read Full Article
MODERN MILITARY MASTERPIECES: WAR AND GLORY
LAURIE HOLLAND tells the history of the 7.62X39mm M43, made in large quantities after WW2 and adopted by scores of countries THE GERMAN 7.92x33mm came first, but the Russians set the pace after WW2 with their 7.62x39mm M43 cartridge for the SKS and AK47 rifles ... Read Full Article
GUN LUBRICANT: SLICK AND SMOOTH
VINCE BOTTOMLEY tries out the Microlon lubricant - but does it do everything it claims to achieve? I have before me a tiny bottle of blue liquid - a dry film lubricant. If you treat your rifle barrel in accordance with the instructions in the pack, it will improve ... Read Full Article
SCOPE REVIEW: BRAND NEW
MARK CAMOCCIO checks out the Sidewinder 30 from Hawke - and finds it good value for money THE HAWKE range of telescopic sights, distributed via Deben Group, has expanded in the last few years. With many dedicated models in the portfolio, the brand name has really ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE PART TWO: SILK PURSES AND SOW'S EAR
Last month VINCE BOTTOMLEY rescued a shot-out Winchester - this month he's turned it into an accurate rifle. Read on to find out how... IF YOU missed part one of this article in last month's Target Sports, then a word of explanation is needed. Fellow scribe Laurie ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
Thinking about a new rifle? GWYN ROBERTS provides some tips on what to look for FOR ANY newcomers to our sport who are considering buying, or having a new Gallery Rifle built up over the winter months, here are a few things that you may want to think about in ... Read Full Article
BELGIAN PISTOL: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON describes shooting with his Belgian percussion target pistol, which is over 170 years old THIS PARTICULAR pistol is the one that started me shooting original pistols in the first place. I had been shooting MLAGB competitions with reproductions for ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: HANDLE WITH CARE
DAVE FROGGETT reviews the BSA Scorpion, newly modified to suit the Sporter Air Rifle discipline 10m air rifle shooting as covered by ISSF rules is a very specific event. It requires very precise equipment and specialist clothing not to mention a certain kind ... Read Full Article
COWBOY CLASSICS: .38 WCF
DEREK LANDERS takes a look at the .38 Winchester centrefire - but does anybody still shoot it? WHEN WINCHESTER introduced its Model 1873 rifle it was an immediate success. The combination of an iron - later steel - frame and the centrefire ammunition, cases from ... Read Full Article
TACTICAL RIFLE: PART TWO CLEVER COMBINATIONS
In part two of the series, NIGEL GREENAWAY outlines some cash-saving ideas for CSR and PR LAST MONTH I highlighted some rule changes introduced for the 2008 season. They govern Civilian Service Rifle (CSR) and these changes have moved CSR away from Practical Rifle ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: A MODERN DAY ICON
RICHARD ATKINS takes a look at the latest Remington model, a gas-operated semi auto Few guns have achieved icon status. It's an elite group with obvious examples being the Browning superposed that spawned a thousand imitators in over-and-under shotguns, another ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING GEAR: BEST OF BRITISH
MARK CAMOCCIO gives the lowdown on Rangesports' shooting gear, including a nifty pellet tin and a top-quality mat MADE IN Britain is a hard label to track down these days, as more and more firms outsource production to our oriental friends. Cheaper production ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: SOMEWHERE TO TURN
Continuing his study of case necks, LAURIE HOLLAND takes a look at turning as a way to improve performance LAST MONTH I took a look at measuring case necks using 25-piece samples of new Lapua and Remington .308 Winchester cases. The summary results table is included ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: START THEM YOUNG
MARK CAMOCCIO thinks the Magtech ARY400 Junior is the ideal starter gun for young enthusiasts - and his 10-year-old friend likes it too THE FUTURE of any sport is only guaranteed if new blood is both encouraged and nurtured. Shooting is obviously no exception, ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: MADE TO MEASURE
LAURIE HOLLAND takes a look at common types of measures, the factors affecting consistency, and compares features and prices on some of the best AN ANOMALY that puzzles many tyro handloaders is the apparent contradiction between advice that smokeless powder charges ... Read Full Article
TACTICAL UPGRADE: TAKING STOCK
ROB HUNTER thinks he can improve the AICS stock - and here he sets out how to do it Accuracy International rifles were originally designed by the late Malcolm Cooper and have been around since 1978. In 1989 the ACIS stock kit was launched for Remington 700 rifles ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING HOLIDAYS: AFRICAN ADVENTURE
Thinking of getting away from it all? Head to South Africa for some stunning scenery, exotic wildlife and of course some great shooting Why South Africa? AS THE self-appointed adventure capital of the world, South Africa has natural beauty and wildlife to leave ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS PART TWO: SEARCHING FOR THE ONE
This month CHRIS WHITE explains the perils of issue ammo and why experience is key in gauging wind LAST MONTH we looked at why rifles shoot groups and do not put all the shots through one hole. We touched on the importance of finding the centre of the group and ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: GET INVOLVED!
GWYN ROBERTS explains what's needed to take part in national level competition shooting - and performance is key GALLERY RIFLE in its various forms has come a long way since its introduction in 1997. Nearly all of the competitions now held around the country ... Read Full Article
PISTOL REVIEW: A TECHNICAL MASTERPIECE
TIM FINLEY tests the Steyr LP-50 - and finds it the ultimate outdoor air pistol, with top accuracy and ease of use I've shot Field Target outdoor air pistol competitions since the early 1990s when the North East Field Target Association (NEFTA) of my region added ... Read Full Article
BALLISTIC THEORY: THE MOTHER LOAD
ROGER BAKER takes a look at the load of all loads, which weighs a massive 500gn Ballistic theory, so they say, would send a glass eye to sleep. It promises much to its students, though. Currently there is so much testing going on here, mostly in Freedom Arms revolvers, ... Read Full Article
COWBOY CLASSICS: .41 RIMFIRE
DEREK LANDERS looks at the history of the .41 Rimfire, produced for almost 70 years TELEVISION AND the movies will tell you that the West was won by the Winchester rifle and the Colt Single Action Army revolver, but we now know that this was not the case. While ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: VERY SPECIAL
Fancy a Sporting Clays shotgun but feeling the pinch? Check out the previously owned end of the dealer's rack, suggests RICHARD ATKINS If you're thinking of trying some Sporting Clays, maybe you need a gun more suited to the discipline. Instead of using the same ... Read Full Article
SCOPE REVIEW: EASY ON THE EYE
TIM FINLEY tests the new Nikko Stirling 10-50x60 - and finds it's a worthy successor to its famous sibling THERE IS a particular scope that has dominated the Field Target scene for years. Its popularity is based upon both its performance and its competitive price. ... Read Full Article
MODERN MILITARY MASTERPIECES: ASSAULT RIFLE DESIGNS
LAURIE HOLLAND begins a new series on the world's most important cartridges, this month looking at German rifle designs OVER THE next eight issues I'll look at some of the world's most important cartridges - ‘assault rifle designs'. This will include the ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SILK PURSES AND SOW
VINCE BOTTOMLEY takes on a new challenge - building something usable from the parts of a shot out Winchester YOU KNOW the old saying: ‘you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'? This always puzzled me when I was a kid. Although I had a good idea what ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: SLOW BURNERS
LAURIE HOLLAND completes his tests on the WSSMs and takes a look at some brand new products on the scene FINISHING THE .243WSSM saga off, this version of the cartridge also gave best results with slower burning powders - Alliant Reloder 19; the various 4350s; ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING HOLIDAYS: ALL AMERICAN
JOHN EMMERSON mixes young people and pistol shooting in a family holiday - and finds it a successful venture THIS ARTICLE was purely intended to describe my recent holiday in the USA and my visit to East Orange Shooting Range in Florida. However, as I considered ... Read Full Article
STORAGE SOLUTIONS: VERSATILE AND AFFORDABLE
The FastRak is designed to make gun storage easier. Mark Camoccio tries it out Home storage of guns can be a contentious issue, especially in light of events in the news regarding access to unattended airguns. Firearms by their very nature bring with them a raft ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS PART ONE: SEARCHING FOR THE ONE
CHRIS WHITE looks at the myth of the one-hole group, the concept behind groups, and how to make them smaller ONCE AGAIN we reach a point where there is a difference between smallbore rifle shooting and Target Rifle. When I was at school I was taught that ... Read Full Article
TAS: BALLISTICS CALCULATOR: A MINE OF INFORMATION
VINCE BOTTOMLEY tests the TAS Ballistics Calculator - and finds it effective, robust and accurate LONG RANGE rifle shooting doesn't get much more demanding than F-Class with its ½MOA V-bull - just 5" in diameter at 1,000yd. Taking the rifle out of the ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: 130 YEARS OLD
It's been used in the Wild West, the American Police force and in Cowboy Action Shooting competitions. LAURIE HOLLAND investigates the .32 S&W A HODGDON Powder Company press release about handloading data for the .327 Federal Magnum pointed me towards this ... Read Full Article
SYSS SURGEON: PART ONE SMOOTH OPERATOR
The Surgeon rifle action, distributed by SYSS, has caught TIM FINLEY's attention. Here he reports on its history and performance READERS WILL be aware that South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies (SYSS) is best known for its superb gallery rifles. It has specialised ... Read Full Article
.22 BENCHREST BEGINNINGS: SLEEK AND STYLISH
CARL BOSWELL takes a look at the Cooper TRP3 and other new equipment, as well as giving the lowdown on World Postal plans THIS MONTH'S proposed article has been put off for another time. I intended to finish my articles on rimfire ammunition by visiting Eley to ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: RETRO RIFLE
MARK CAMOCCIO reviews Daystate's new Huntsman and finds it offers reliable quality and pedigree THE ARRIVAL of any new model on the airgun scene is always to be welcomed, and Staffordshire based airgun specialist Daystate seems to satisfy this demand for something ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: TRUE CHARACTER
The maker says it's not trendy - but the SKB has a style all its own. RICHARD ATKINS tests it out SKB SHOTGUNS are more familiar to clay shooters of a certain era - that of this reviewer, who was a raw teenager when the Beatles erupted out of Liverpool and whose ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING HOLIDAYS: NO WORRIES
The land of kangaroos, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef also has some great shooting on offer. ANDREW HORTON reports on Australian ranges and competitions Why Australia? IT MAY be on the other side of the world, but Australia has many delightful attractions. ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: SHORT AND STOUT PART TWO
In part two of his series on WSSMs, LAURIE HOLLAND considers data, tools and handloading procedures for these cartridges LET'S MOVE onto loading the cartridges, starting with data sources, then tools, procedures, and finally bullet and powder combinations. I ... Read Full Article
SCOPE REVIEW: A GOOD ALL-ROUNDER
VINCE BOTTOMLEY reviews the latest scope from Sightron - and finds it surpasses his expectations Sightron scopes have been around Stateside for about 15 years, but until recently they haven't really excited the accuracy crowd. All that changed a couple of years ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
DAVE FROGETT reviews Artax's Staudenmeyer - a muzzleloader for the purists AS MANUFACTURERS of muzzle-loaders go, Artax, a company based in Cellatica, Italy, isn't exactly a household name. However, it produces reproduction muzzleloaders and seems to focus mainly ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: SHORT AND STOUT
In part one of a new series, LAURIE HOLLAND looks at the construction of the Winchester Super-Short Magnums and their performance when handloaded ONE OF the more interesting, if controversial, cartridges to appear in recent years is the Winchester Super-Short ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE PART TWO: SIX OF THE BEST
In the second part of his feature on top air rifles, PETE WADESON looks at six of the best PCPs ALL PCPs in this selection are single-shot air rifles or can be altered, replacing the magazine with a single-shot pellet loading tray to operate in single-shot mode. ... Read Full Article
LBP REVIEW: BUCKMARK PISTOL CONVERSION
TIM FINLEY gets to grips with the converted Buckmark long-barreled pistol SINCE THE UK pistol ban, which has only made a difference to the level of gun crime by increasing it, pistol shooting has - somewhat predictably - hit a bit of a lull. Now however, there ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT TEST: FX PUMPS
MARK CAMOCCIO puts the FX four-stage pump and the FX standard pump to the test - and finds the four-stage version is a major improvement OWNING A modern pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) brings with it a new set of requirements, the most obvious being the need for a ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: OUTSTANDING ACCURACY
VINCE BOTTOMLEY tests out the Cooper Varminter in .204 Ruger - and gets a very surprising three-shot result WE HAD a look at Cooper rifles a couple of years ago, when Fox Firearms of Manchester first started importing them. At that time, a good portion of my review ... Read Full Article
SHOOTING HOLIDAYS: CANADA CALLING
ANDREW WHARTON kicks-off his new shooting holiday series with a guide to Canada GOLFERS DO it, anglers do it, and now it is easier than ever for target shooters to take their pastime abroad. This is the first in a series of shooting holiday guides, which will ... Read Full Article
CLASSIC SHOTGUN: SMOOTHLY DOES IT
RICHARD ATKINS gets his hands on a Remington 1100 Competition and finds it still going strong 40 years on WHEN THE Remington 1100 was launched back in the early 1960s it was something of a revelation. Gas semi-autos weren't new, but the way this one felt and ... Read Full Article
.22 BENCHREST BEGINNINGS: SELF-IMPROVEMENT
CARL BOSWELL suggests two winning ways to become a better shooter: self-help and self-analysis I HAVE been pondering some interesting questions recently. How do you train yourself to be a better benchrest shooter? What must you do to achieve a positive state ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: PERFECT MATCH
The Cz452 Super Match isn't quite what LAURIE HOLLAND expected - but he achieves some remarkable results with it THINK OF Christmas when you were a youngster. You'd let Santa (rather, his earthly representatives called parents) know what you'd set your heart ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE .376 STEYR
LAURIE HOLLAND takes a look at the .376 Steyr and realises that this is a case of déjà -vu FORTY-THREE years ago Remington introduced its Model 600, a 6½lb, 18½" barrel carbine chambered for half a dozen popular ... Read Full Article
ON TEST: CLEAN UP YOUR ACT
JULES WHICKER sets to work with the VFG rifle cleaning system - and finds it leaves his gun in pristine condition SOME TIME ago I did a round-up of gun-cleaning accessories but, given the number of excellent products on the market, it was perhaps inevitable that ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS PART THREE: TELL THEM WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD THEM
CHRIS WHITE explains why you don't need to have perfect eyesight to shoot well LAST MONTH we reminded ourselves of the importance of focusing on the foresight and not the target, and I promised a story to illustrate this point. Some years ago the BBC invited ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: GREAT SAVING
Richard Atkins takes a look at the Browning Citori Trap and finds a classic model that can be bought secondhand at a reasonable price When considering the purchase of a shotgun, it's worthwhile to look at what is on dealers' secondhand section shelves, especially ... Read Full Article
.22 BENCHREST: UN-BILL-IEVEABLE SUCCESS
CARL BOSWELL takes a look at the rifles of renowned gunsmith Bill Calfee and their placing in the US World Championships OVER THE years you hear stories about certain types of rifle that just excel and are unbeatable. For me, this is also about the ‘nut ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: SIX OF THE BEST
In the first of a two-part feature PETE WADESON gives an overview of six of the best air rifles that suit hunting as much as they do HFT competition - this month looking at springers HFT competition shooting would have on the sport of shooting with air rifles. ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC
TIM FINLEY tries out the new Rimfire Magic from South Yorkshire Shooting Supplies - and finds the company is going from strength to strength WITH EVER-tighter import and export restrictions along with the worsening economic climate, it has become increasing difficult ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: NATURAL SELECTION
MARK CAMOCCIO tests the new Theoben Evolution gas-ram break-barrel air rifle and finds it top-class THE MOST popular type of air rifle is still the break-barrel design and the market is crammed full of models catering for consumers' demans. But while manufacturers ... Read Full Article
CLASSIC SHOOTING: THE REAL THING
JOHN EMMERSON explains the satisfaction behind shooting an original percussion revolver from the classic period in competition today THIS ARTICLE was born from a conversation over a very nice bottle of Merlot in the London & Middlesex with our esteemed and ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: 'BUFFALO GUN' BOASTS ACCURACY
DAVE FROGGETT reviews Pedersoli's 1874 Sharps, which is as business-like as the original IF YOU say the words "Buffalo Gun", most people who have any idea about the subject instantly think of the Sharps Rifle. The gun was a development from the breech-loading ... Read Full Article
SCOPE MOUNTING GUIDE PART THREE: ALL SCOPED UP
MARK CAMOCCIO provides some troubleshooting tips in the final part of setting up the scope IN THE previous articles, I`ve dealt with the general procedures for setting up a scope correctly within the mounts, then zeroing the rifle. In this final piece, I'll touch ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: DESIGN OVER COST
LAURIE HOLLAND realises how costly his project to build a tube gun is set to be - but results, he hopes, will justify it all LAST MONTH I covered the principles behind tube guns, so it's time to look at the Competition Shooting Stuff (CSS) B1 single-shot rifle ... Read Full Article
AMMUNITION DEVELOPMENT: HIGH VELOCITY
ROGER BAKER continues his journey through the evolution of interesting guns and calibres, this month concentrating on ammunition development IN PART one last month we concluded by briefly exploring the requirements for 300yd loads. However, this performance involves ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING PART THREE: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
LAURIE HOLLAND looks at drag-curve-based ballistic coefficients in the final part of his review of Sierra's Infinity V6 programme I'll finish off my examination of Infinity and the ballistics programme results by looking at problems caused by G1 drag-curve-based ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS PART TWO: TELL THEM WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD THEM
CHRIS WHITE highlights the importance of alignment and head position for TR shooters In the August issue we reminded ourselves of how the sling takes the weight of the rifle (Target Rifle Basics, p.65). Correct use of the sling is fundamental to successful shooting. ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE .38 S&W;SPECIAL and .357 MAGNUM
LAURIE HOLLAND on two cartridges greatly influenced by the introduction of the car - and prohibition These related cartridges formed one of the great success stories of the 20th century and are still going strong, even though the American law enforcement role ... Read Full Article
SCOPE MOUNTING GUIDE: ALL SCOPED UP PART TWO
Here's MARK CAMOCCIO with a basic guide to zeroing the scope THE TERM ‘zeroing' means to set the scope up so that the impact point of the projectile falls directly behind the main intersection of the scope's cross-hair or reticle. In other words: what you ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: PART THREE UNDER PRESSURE
In the final part of this special feature on handloading presses, LAURIE HOLLAND looks at turret and progressive models Finishing this review off, we have a couple more turret models to look at before moving onto progressives. While the Redding T7 conforms to ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A WHAT GUN?
LAURIE HOLLAND begins a project to build a tube gun, starting with a look at the philosophy behind this concept WHEN PRODUCING their foodie masterpieces, television's aspiring Masterchefs start with the best recipe they can find, select the finest ingredients ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT TEST: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
It's claimed that the Dryfire training aid will improve your shooting. RICHARD ATKINS visits dealer Just Cartridges to put the system to the test THIS WAS not my first experience of the Dryfire concept, as I'd seen it demonstrated some years previously. It looked ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Yildiz Special's good looks, excellent features and impressive performance make it great value, says RICHARD ATKINS THERE IS certainly no shortage of choice in today's over-and-under shotgun market, with a wide selection of models and types from both established ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: UNRESOLVED ISSUES
CHRIS WHITE attended the 2008 NRA Imperial Meeting - and found that some problems arose ZAINAL ABIDIN Md Zain of Malaysia took the Queen's this year with a well-deserved 294 and 36 Vs ex-300, two Vs ahead of Jane Messer and Paul Kent. However, the Imperial Meeting ... Read Full Article
REVOLVER REVIVAL: EAST MEETS WEST
ROGER BAKER with the first of a series on the evolution of some interesting guns and calibres: this month, the .45 Colt This series of articles will lead you through the Russian aristocracy and a Wild West celebrity, until we reach Freedom Arms and its astonishing ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM
Derek Landers on the .45/70 Government: a truly classic calibre all the way from Little Big Horn to a range near you Mention the .45/70 calibre and it is likely that the conversation will eventually turn to one, or both, of two subjects: buffalo hunting and ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE WSSMs (WINCHESTER SUPER-SHORT MAGNUMS)
LAURIE HOLLAND's on steroids - oh no, sorry, he's investigating the so-called ‘PPCs on steroids' I recently featured the WSMs, which give magnum performance from .308W length designs and are employed in rifles with short, stiff actions. Winchester tried ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: LIKE A DREAM
CHRIS SANDERS thinks Norica's Dream Hunter will give established springers a run for their money NORICA HAS enjoyed a niche market among plinkers in the UK and Europe for many years and has also impressed with some full-power rifles, namely the Norica West and ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING PART TWO: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
LAURIE HOLLAND continues his overview of Sierra's Infinity V6 programme with a look at comparative ballistic performance and the Tactical Chart View option I finished off last month by creating a database of five load combinations in Infinity, and found each resulting ... Read Full Article
.22 BENCHREST BEGINNINGS: GET YOUR GEAR
CARL BOSWELL gives an overview of the kit you need for successful shooting OVER THE last two years I have inundated readers with new equipment, facts, targets, ammunition and rifles. Here I'll provide a brief recap, minus some of the finer detail. This article ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: IN STOCK F/TR SAVAGE PART THREE
After months of waiting VINCE BOTTOMLEY finally has the part he needs to complete his project Savage for the F/TR class FOR THE last couple of months I've had no choice but to leave you hanging, while I waited for my stock to arrive from America so that we could ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
LAURIE HOLLAND takes a look at the latest version of the Sierra Infinity ballistics software and finds it surprisingly easy to use THIS MONTH I'll be looking at the latest edition (Version 6.0) of the Sierra ‘Infinity' package to see what state-of-the-art ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: CZECH THIS OUT!
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out CZ's latest offering, the Slavia 634 Lux, and suspects it has been undersold AS A lifelong fan of airguns, part of their undoubted attraction has always been the self-contained power source. OK, pneumatics have taken over at top level ... Read Full Article
SCOPE MOUNTING GUIDE: ALL SCOPED UP
MARK CAMOCCIO explains the best way to mount your scope to your rifle THE MAJORITY of airgun shooters will fit some form of telescope sighting device or scope (often termed a ‘telescopic sight') to their rifles today, and a fantastic array of dedicated products ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: PREMIUM GUN
DAVE FROGGETT tests out the Walther Magnum Lite - and finds it reliable and pleasant to use WHEN MANY shooters think of a semi-auto .22RF they picture a Ruger 10/22. The robust, inexpensive Ruger was released in 1964 and the basic model has remained virtually ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: RAISING THE BAR
RICHARD ATKINS tests the FABARM XLR5 and wonders: is it a bionic semi-auto? ‘BIONIC' IS of course tongue-in cheek, but the message is not: one of Italy's leading gun makers, Fabarm, has taken some momentous strides in shotgun design and production in recent ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: TRUE BLUE
DEREK LANDERS goes on test with a classic Winchester reproduction rifle that's a faultless performer Not content with producing one or two variations, Uberti offers a comprehensive choice of models in its Winchester 1873 range. Carbines, rifles and muskets are ... Read Full Article
PELLET SIZE: A SENSE OF PROPORTION
RODERICK MCCAFFERTY explains how pellets compare to the size of a pigeon or crow and how to calculate pellet proportional weight HAVE YOU heard the story about the lady who goes into the grocer and says "Four pounds of potatoes please?" The grocer replies, "Madam, ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE FEISTY FORTIES
LAURIE HOLLAND on the .40 S&W, which remains popular despite the criticism of some Most western military and police forces had adopted high-capacity 9mm Parabellum semi-auto pistols by the last quarter of the 20th century. While the soldiers have stuck with ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: TELL THEM WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD THEM
CHRIS WHITE sums up the basics of TR shooting that we should all remember SHORTLY AFTER completing my stint as a graduate trainee and just into my first managerial appointment the company sent me on a supervisors' course. One of the instructors outlined the classic ... Read Full Article
EVENT REPORT: RENEGADES OF THE WORLD UNITE!
GWYN ROBERTS reports from a three-gun shoot in the States with bags of fun and a few surprises THREE-GUN shooting in the US usually means big entries, big sponsorship, big stages, big round count and big fun. This year's MGM Ironman, held at the Parma Rod and ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE PART TWO: UNDER PRESSURE
LAURIE HOLLAND continues his overview of handloading presses with a look at more single-stage versions along with turret presses CARRYING ON from last month, we have some more single-stage designs to look at before moving to ‘turret' models. But first, a ... Read Full Article
AIR PISTOL REVIEW: GAME, SET, MATCH
MICK GAULT says Feinwerkbau's latest match air pistol is a real market leader THE HUMBLE air pistol has come a long way since the late 1980s. Every now and then there's one that stands out and we enjoy a leap in air pistol evolution. Since I started my international ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING PART TWO: THE .30 CARBINE
Last time LAURIE HOLLAND tested this popular cartridge; this month he's looking at loading it Let's move onto loading our little World War II rimless number, trying jacketed and cast lead bullets. If we kick off with the mechanical operations, we note that this ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: A CLASS OF ITS OWN
MARK CAMOCCIO says the Diana Model 52 is airgun royalty in both looks and performance THE TERM ‘quality adult airguns' clearly defines a sector of the market. It's an umbrella label which distinguishes between high-class, serious products and budget hardware. ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: WINNING COMBINATION
DEREK LANDERS investigates a significant rifle and cartridge combo THE WINCHESTER Model 1873 rifle has often been called â... Read Full Article
CLASSIC SHOTGUN: AT HOME ON THE RANGE
MIKE DAVENPORT celebrates the Winchester 1887 - the world's first successful repeating shotgun as used by outlaws Bonnie and Clyde THE USE of shotguns for the defence of bullion, mail and secure premises goes back over 200 years. Originally it was the domain ... Read Full Article
MACWET SHOOTING GLOVES: GET A GRIP
MARK CAMOCCIO gets his hands inside some high-tech MacWet shooting gloves SHOOTING IS an equipment-based sport. The greater the quality of the equipment, the more enjoyable the sport becomes. I've shot in outdoor competitions over many years and have discovered ... Read Full Article
FACTORY VISIT: STYLE AND STRENGTH
RICHARD ATKINS visits the Fabarm factory in Brescia to see how this Italian maker has developed its product line ANYONE WHO has spent time looking at the lines of guns in a few well-stocked gunshops will have noticed that Italy is now the nation at the forefront ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?
CHRIS WHITE has some advice on cant for TR shooters THROUGHOUT THIS series we have looked at similarities and differences between smallbore and fullbore shooting. Some of these differences are insignificant but we now come onto an area in which there is a major ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: BY ANY OTHER NAME
Laurie Holland on the 6.5 and 8mm Schüler/RWS cartridge - a powerful German case which goes by several names The years preceding World War I saw considerable innovation in, and competition between, the German and British sporting rifle trades. Both countries ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: BORN AGAIN MAGNUMS
LAURIE HOLLAND investigates WSMs, cartridges that questioned the definition of ‘short' Almost as soon as metallic cartridges were introduced, the race was on to produce the most efficient models as measured by MV, ME, killing power and maybe accuracy. As ... Read Full Article
FACTORY VISIT: ABSOLUTE PRECISION
RPA has gone from strength to strength since its beginnings as a two-man band in 1970. RICHARD ATKINS paid its new factory a visit IN EARLY 1970 George Swenson set his dream of producing a target rifle specific action into reality, initially with the help of ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: ZERO THE HERO
CHRIS WHITE tackles a thorny issue for many shooters, especially, dare he say it, smallbore ones IN THIS third instalment on the thorny subject of zeroing, we come to what is perhaps the trickiest of all to grasp: zeroing the windage. For many TR shooters this ... Read Full Article
.22 RIMFIRE BENCHREST: DON'T FORGET THE BENCH!
Benches are usually seen as part of the furniture - but they're much more than that. Carl Boswell explains how to get the solid base you need There's one thing we've neglected to talk about over the last year or so: the humble bench. We all take the bench we ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: GSG-5: GERMAN SPORT GUNS'WUNDERKIND?
RICHARD ATKINS tests the new semi-automatic rimfire sport rifle and finds it a sure-fire winner on all counts HECKLER & KOCH makes what is probably the best-known sub-machine gun of modern times. This is of course the model MP5, which is the choice of many ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING : THE .30 CARBINE
LAURIE HOLLAND tests the .30 US M1 Carbine, a cartridge with a popularity that belies its performance ARMALON LIMITED'S generous loan of a neat AL30C Enfield-based bolt-action carbine for review (Target Sports October 2007, p.53) allowed me to do some load development ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: SKEET SUSHI
RICHARD ATKINS on a dedicated Japanese Skeet gun that's stood the test of time So successful has Miroku become that it now stands alongside Browning and numerous other top names. It is one of the best-selling brands in the UK, America and elsewhere. That's why ... Read Full Article
SCOPE REVIEW: MORE FOR YOUR MONEY
MARK CAMOCCIO on a scope that's rammed with features and won't break the bank HUNTER FIELD Target (HFT) has established itself as a sport in its own right after just a few seasons of competition. While the format was roughly adopted at regional/club level some ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: COWBOY CLASSICS
DEREK LANDERS takes a look at the .45 Colt - the most powerful handgun cartridge of its day MANY OF the old time ‘Western' black powder cartridges were given a new lease of life with the advent of Cowboy Action Shooting in the early 1980s. As a result, ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL REPORT: LONDON CALLING
MICK GAULT OBE reports from a very special award ceremony in Buckingham Palace IT ALL started in mid-November. I was off work with a bad case of man flu when the post arrived and I noticed a letter from Downing Street. ‘What the hell have I done now?' I ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: UNDER PRESSURE
LAURIE HOLLAND tests out a selection of today's best handloading presses When discussing brass and bushing dies, when did you last hear anybody talk about the heart of a handloading set-up, the press? Dull, aren't they? Not really - the modern press is a surprisingly ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: IMPECCABLY INCREDIBLE
Chris Sanders tests BSA's Scorpion T10 Carbine - a great modern-era PCP BSA'S SUPERTEN multi-shot has been the company's flagship PCP since its launch. Despite that rifle's success, though, BSA has tinkered with other designs which don't follow the SuperTen's ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: SABOTS
LAURIE HOLLAND investigates sub-calibre supersonic sleeves A COUPLE of issues ago reader Bozidar Zabavnik proposed using sub-calibre sabot ammunition to produce high velocities but restrict ultimate ranges. Unfortunately, there is no free lunch in ballistics. ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: POSTIVELY NEGATIVE
CHRIS WHITE clears up the mystery of foresight adjustment HOW DID you get on with last month's little test? Could you read the sight setting in Figure 1? The correct answer is minus three. Because this figure is a negative value we need to read the vernier backwards. ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT REVIEW: CHECK YOUR SPEED
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out a new chronograph: the Alpha Chrony WHEN I first became hooked on airguns, back in 1979, something of an obsession with maximum power seemed to abound. Marketing at the time seemed to re-enforce this, giving the customer what they thought ... Read Full Article
QSA-STYLE SHOOTING: THE BLACK POWDER CARTRIDGE RIFLE
KEN HALL with a newcomers' guide on how to reload for the black powder centrefire cartridge WHEN I have written about this subject before, I mentioned some of the choices available when selecting a suitable calibre for the black powder centrefire cartridge for ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: HISTORICAL NICHE
DAVE FROGGETT tries a carbine that would be of particular interest to Civil War re-enactors THE ORIGINAL Smith Carbine was the brainchild of Gilbert Smith of Buttermilk Falls, New York. He developed a simple, robust breech-loading rifle that used percussion ignition ... Read Full Article
LIMITED EDITION: ARTISTRY IN STEEL
DEREK LANDERS takes some time to reflect on Winchester aesthetics of old SINCE THE dawn of time man has decorated his home, his possessions and his body. Cave paintings, Egyptian tombs, Ornate artefacts and tribal tattoos are all testament to this. Many of these ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: NEW RELOADING MANUALS
LAURIE HOLLAND discovers that, rather like buses, nothing comes for ages and then a glut of great manuals appears all at once BULLET AND powder companies take five or more years to update their reloading manuals. This is unsurprising considering the work and ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: TAKE IT LYING DOWN
NIGEL GREENAWAY gives us the lowdown on his pick of shooting mats LAST MONTH I covered rifle bags and range bags, and discussed the practicality of splitting the plethora of equipment that you need into a rifle bag and a separate range bag, or carrying everything ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: BARK AND BITE
The new Daystate MVT model: technological masterpiece or wolf in sheep's clothing? MARK CAMOCCIO investigates SINCE TONY Belas took over as sales manager of Daystate several years ago the business has leapt into overdrive. Having pioneered the modern PCP resurgence ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: A FASCINATING HYBRID
RICHARD ATKINS treats himself to some side-by-side clay-breaking action MOST GUNS fall fairly neatly into categories that we understand and the basic format of what suits which purpose is well sorted and recognised. Take shotguns for clay pigeon shooting for ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: JACK OF ALL TRADES
LAURIE HOLLAND on the high-velocity quarter bore .25-06 Remington THE JACK of all trades is usually said to be master of none, but many cartridges manage to perform multiple roles successfully, .243 and .308 Winchester coming to mind. This month's subject is another. ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: A NEW CONTENDER
Thompson Center's new Icon will challenge the big boys, says RICHARD ATKINS RIFLE ENTHUSIASTS have never had it so good! What a statement: but when one considers the vast array of new equipment that has given them the opportunity to part with their cash in recent ... Read Full Article
.22 RIMFIRE BENCHREST: NOT JUST AN OLD BAG
CARL BOSWELL tries out three examples of an exciting innovation in .22 benchrest: the ‘vari' rest head THERE'S A new concept in front rests: the ‘vari' rest head, which promises to offer greater versatility and rifle control. Its design has been in ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: ABSOLUTE ZERO
CHRIS WHITE says zeroing may not be as easy as you think MOST RIFLE shooters have some understanding of the concept of zeroing so generally expect it to be straightforward. In terms of establishing an elevation zero it is; wind zero, however, is more complicated. ... Read Full Article
SNIPING REMARKS: WHAT A WINCHESTER
NIGEL GREENAWAY looks at the Winchester A5 sniper scope, a model also favoured by the Canadians LAST MONTH I described the various patterns of Aldis sniper scopes - the second most prolific WW1 British sniper scope, with a production run of 3,196. This month it ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVEW: THE ULTIMATE UNDERLEVER
CHRIS SANDERS thinks the Air Arms Pro-Sport Deluxe is one step ahead of the game AIR ARMS, like many other air rifle manufacturers, seems to be ‘upping the anti' on all their rifles, especially in the cosmetic department. With an in-house official Air Arms ... Read Full Article
SCOPE REVIEW: A CLEAR WINNER
TIM FINLEY tests Leupold's Mark IV 2.5-8x36 TMR scope If you're seeking a clear future winner in the world of HFT a Leupold MKIV could be the one for you. HFT scopes have changed dramatically over the past four years. This change has been driven by the arrival ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: KIDDING AROUND
GWYN ROBERTS looks at trigger tuning and puts the KID10/22 match grade unit to the test ANYONE SEEKING extra points in Gallery Rifle competitions, especially those within a few points of progressing to the next classification, will find a decent trigger unit should ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: NAVAL REVIEW
DEREK LANDERS tests the Uberti Remington New Model Navy revolver, which passes with flying colours REMINGTON LAY claim to being the oldest surviving gun makers in America, tracing the company's history back to the early part of the 19th century. Initially producing ... Read Full Article
TARGET REVIEW: PECKOVER'S NOCKOVERS
MARK CAMOCCIO puts Derek Peckover's innovative new Part of the undisputed success and popularity of both Field Target Shooting and HFT lies in the design of the target. The instant feedback to the firing line, as to whether the target was hit in the right place, ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: HEAVY BULLETS IN .223 REMINGTON
LAURIE HOLLAND takes a look at the primer and excess pressure symptoms such as cratering THE FINAL component before we get on to bullets and propellants is the primer, the small rifle type used here. We have a choice of six makes, some providing standard, magnum ... Read Full Article
TACTICAL PISTOL REVIEW: SIX OF THE BEST
TIM FINLEY tries out six varieties of tactical-style pistols CO2 PISTOLS are still completely legal despite the VCR bill and never has the airgun shooter had such a large choice of superb plinking tools. The top of the tree for these informal target pistols are ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: TURKISH DELIGHT
RICHARD ATKINS says Axiom's new AC20 20-bore won't miss a beat REGULAR READERS will know that I have something of a soft spot for semi-automatic shotguns. Although I'm aware not everyone shares this feeling, I do believe that a decent semi has the potential to ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: BAGS OF IDEAS
NIGEL GREENAWAY takes a look at some top holders to cart your kit around MY PREVIOUS articles on Practical Rifle (PR) and Civilian Service Rifle (CSR) shooting concentrated on the courses of fire and the rifles required for these exciting competitions. Space did ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: FACTORY SAVAGE F/TR PLAN B
Waiting for parts can put a spanner in the works. Luckily VINCE BOTTOMLEY has a Factory Savage F/TR rifle to keep him busy Last month I left you hanging as my stock had not arrived from America. This meant that despite the metalwork part of the project being ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: SAFETY FIRST
CHRIS WHITE reminds us of the importance of safety, with a few cautionary tales, for the start of the season For those TR shooters who spend the winter months hibernating, it's now time to make plans for the new shooting season, which is almost here. So let's ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: A GREAT IDEA AT THE TIME: THE .41 ACTION EXPRESS
YOU WOULD think that those who procure arms for military and police users would learn from experience, but they often repeat previous mistakes. Take the .38 Special. American police officers found it ineffective against prohibition-era gangsters, and earlier ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: MARLIN LEVER ACTION PART TWO
A basic tune-up by GWYN ROBERTS LAST MONTH we stripped out Marlin's action parts; cleaned and inspected them for marks showing high spots plus any burrs; and adjusted the ejector to make the action lighter and smoother in operation. Now we continue work on the ... Read Full Article
.22 RIMFIRE BENCHREST: MAMMA MIA!
CARL BOSWELL previews the inaugural Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest World Championship WITH NEWS of the dates for the first Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest World Championship confirmed as 27 July to 3 August 2008 I thought this a suitable topic to air as we begin ... Read Full Article
SNIPING REMARKS: SNIPERS' EYES
NIGEL GREENAWAY continues his investigation of Great War British sniper rifles and accessories. This month he's looking at the Aldis scope THE PERISCOPIC Prism Co sniper scope, described last month, was the most prolific WW1 British sniper scope and the first ... Read Full Article
LBR REVIEW: MAKE MINE A SMALL ONE!
Richard Atkins checks out a match style .22LR Long Barrel Revolver from Alfa-Proj MANY LONG-STANDING readers will harbour fond memories of times past when a Sunday morning at the local gun club will have included practising their single-handed target pistol shooting ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT REVIEW: BEST OF THE REST
Last year Carl Boswell gave us an overview of front rests currently in use on the rimfire benchrest scene. Now VINCE BOTTOMLEY takes the story one step further to include centrefire benchrest and F Class MOST OF us who shoot ‘supported' rifle probably started ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: AIR QUALITY
Mark Camoccio appreciates Weihrauch's superbly engineered PCP, the HW100KT WEIHRAUCH'S FORAY into pneumatic airguns came fairly late in the day. The firm's reputation for superbly engineered, dependable spring/piston models is world renowned, yet for so long ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: ORIGINAL SINGLE-SHOT
Derek Landers gets his hands on a piece of history, in the shape of a Springfield Trapdoor rifle AFICIONADOS WHO like to shoot mid to late-19th century American firearms from the era of the American West are spoilt for choice: today's European manufacturers offer ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: BACK TO BLACK
Laurie Holland has fun with the SSR-10, a manual version of the classic AR-10 military semi-auto WHEN SOUTHERN Gun Company owner Bob Clark asked if I'd like to borrow a one-off SSR-10 rifle and do some load development with the .223WSSM cartridge in it, I was ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: WEIGHTY MATTERS PART TWO
LAURIE HOLLAND continues his look at heavy bullets in 223 Remington BEFORE LEAVING the issue of matching 0.224" bullets to rifling twist, there are a couple of queries worth addressing. First, how come the Berger 64gn Match and one or two similar weight Sierra ... Read Full Article
FACTORY VISIT: BUY BRITISH
Pete Wadeson says that when it comes to gun cabinets it's worth paying a little extra for quality British design and build - and finds both at Brattonsound's Surrey factory YOU'D BE forgiven for thinking that one gun cabinet is much like another - but is this ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: SPORTING SANGRIA
Richard Atkins finds Zabala's new over/under as refreshing as its country of origin's famous tipple SPAIN IS a country associated with good times, providing relaxing holidays with sun, sea, sand and sangria at minimal cost. Something else the country has a fine ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: HAVING A FIELD DAY
MARK CAMOCCIO looks at essential gear for FT and HFT shooters OUTDOOR AIRGUN competitions have enjoyed something of an explosion in popularity, with the rise of Hunter Field Target (HFT) as a separate discipline now providing even more choice for the budding ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A SAVAGE SAVING PART TWO
Vince Bottomley continues his challenge to build an F/TR rifle at the same cost as Savage's new model in .308 Win F Class shooting has really taken off in the last couple of years, thanks in no small part to the formation of the Great Britain F Class Association ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE .338 LAPUA MAGNUM PART TWO
Let's look at this cartridge's development, there being much information in the public domain. I previously quoted the received wisdom that it is a slightly modified and necked-down .416 Rigby, suggesting relatively simple wildcatting - actually, it wasn't! The ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: READING THE VERNIER
CHRIS WHITE gives a simple guide to the Vernier scale AFTER THE last session, you should be able to set your sights to five minutes or any multiple of five, 10, 15 or 30, for example. How do we set the sight to a number that is between a five-minute increment, ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: MARLIN LEVER ACTION PART ONE
A basic tune-up by GWYN ROBERTS IN TODAY'S Gallery Rifle events, which have taken the place of our once pistol-based Police Pistol, Service Pistol, 1500 and action-style events, Marlin lever action rifles have proved the most popular choice among competitors in ... Read Full Article
SNIPING REMARKS: SNIPERS SUPREME
NIGEL GREENAWAY introduces us to a key British figure in WW1 sniping, and documents early scope sights BEFORE STARTING to describe the different scopes and mounting systems used by the British in World War One, it would be remiss of me not to give some more information ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: A MODERN CLASSIC
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out the S410 and finds pretty can also be practical IT MAY sound bizarre, but I slightly resented the introduction of the modern pre-charged pneumatic. I've embraced the concept now, of course, and acknowledge that a PCP is a pre-requisite ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN
ANDY MASSINGHAM reviews a Swiss military and tactical rifle Brugger & Thomet is a small Swiss company that was founded in 1991. It initially specialised in supplying high quality firearm suppressors and accessory mounts to a large European firearms producer ... Read Full Article
AIRGUN PELLETS: PELLET PERFECTION?
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out the RWS Superfield Pellets WE'RE FAIRLY spoilt these days, with an abundance of airgun pellet designs available. Each and every division of our sport is catered for, be it indoor target shooting, specialist hunting applications, general ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: ONCE UPON A TIME...
LAURIE HOLLAND ventures into the fairytale world of mystery and magic to test a born-again Czech classic Once upon a time a Scottish schoolboy pressed his nose against the gunshop window and said: "That's what I want!" ‘That' was the Brno Model 2 from the ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: MORE THAN A MATCH
DAVE FROGGETT meets his match with a European-style matchlock - have the fire extinguishers ready! IN THE very early days, guns generally involved loading a blind end tube with powder and ball and sticking a smouldering cord in a touchhole (basically a hole in ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: TOP OPTICAL CHOICES
In part two of his feature on airgun scopes, PETE WADESON looks at new companies offering quality products to fit the bill IN THIS section, we will look at the independent manufacturers, or you could say ‘the new kids on the block.' Some outfits are run ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: FRIENDS RE-UNITED
The Vietnam War produced some sniping legends, and ROB HUNTER's out to see how they did it, by bringing together two old friends - the Springfield national match rifle and the Unertl x8 scope I'M NOT a particular fan of old weapons. OK, they're nice to look at ... Read Full Article
RIFLE REVIEW: AVENGING ANGEL
TIM FINLEY is impressed with Roedale Precision actions from Germany PETE LINCOLN is an ex-REME Armourer, having qualified as a Class 1 Armourer in 1992. He is now the proprietor of Roedale Arms, a specialist custom rifle building company based in Germany. He ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: CLASSIC FINISH?
RICHARD ATKINS reckons that Beretta's new Silver Pigeon V adds a touch of colour to the 687 range BERETTA SHOTGUNS are known worldwide, being one of the biggest names that vie for top slot in shooters' affections. They have an enviable record of international ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: WEIGHTY MATTERS
LAURIE HOLLAND calls in the heavies - heavy bullets, that is LAST MONTH'S Target Sports had just gone to press when the MoD relaxed its threatened 3,800J ME ceiling to 4,500 (3,318ft/lb), lifting the threat to Target and Match Rifle disciplines. The formulae in ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A SAVAGE SAVING
VINCE BOTTOMLEY's new project rifle aims to satisfy F/TR Class without denting your wallet THE F/TR Class is meant to offer competitors an opportunity to shoot in top-level long-range rifle competition at a realistic cost. Realistic? A custom-built ‘Open' ... Read Full Article
SPORTS STARS: THE .338 LAPUA MAGNUM PART ONE
With mod range safety rules hot news, let's look at the cartridge that caused the Army to review muzzle energies - the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6 x 70mm). The cartridge is used by British Army snipers and has excessive reach for most MoD smallarms ranges. 0.33" cartridges ... Read Full Article
.22 RIMFIRE BENCHREST: RULES AND EQUIPMENT
CARL BOSWELL explains the rules for air rifle classes OVER THE last two months I have shown you rules and equipment related to all the classes within rimfire benchrest. This month we have the last focus area, which is about the fast-growing air rifle benchrest ... Read Full Article
GALLERY RIFLE: WINTER TUNE-UP
Part 2: the trigger unit by GWYN ROBERTS TO ME, the standard Ruger trigger unit and some ‘drop-in performance' trigger kits feel rather rough, almost as though some sand has found its way into the works. Trigger pull can also be on the heavy side, often ... Read Full Article
TARGET RIFLE BASICS: REARSIGHT FUNCTION
CHRIS WHITE explains the basics of rearside function, including how to zero the rifle WITHOUT GETTING too much into ballistic theory, we need to appreciate that as soon as the bullet leaves the end of our rifle barrel gravity pulls it toward the earth. If our ... Read Full Article
SHOTGUN REVIEW: A STOKE OF GENIUS
RICHARD ATKINS is a smart operator; he's got his hands on the new Marocchi Zero 3 Genius IT'S LESS than a year since we had the pleasure of trying the new Marocchi Zero 3 but development continues apace. Consumers are becoming more sophisticated in what they ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT REVIEW: MOUNTING MAGIC
MARK CAMOCCIO tries out a new product that overcomes a number of old problems THE PROCESS of zeroing a riflescope can often reveal problems with equipment that aren't always easy to pinpoint. The classic scenario is when the scope runs out of adjustment on the ... Read Full Article
HEARTBEAT RIFLES: THE MARLIN 444
In the last of his series on 1950s and 1960s rifles, LAURIE HOLLAND investigates his kind of levergun - or so we heard through the grapevine MY FINAL subject, for the time being at any rate, in this series about ‘Heartbeat' period sporting rifles seems ... Read Full Article
SNIPER RIFLE: SNIPING REMARKS
Nigel Greenaway follows up his No. 4(T) series with a look at the WW1 British sniping rifle I AM PLEASED that my recent articles on the WW2 British No.4(T) sniper rifle went down well enough that I have been asked to write about the origins of modern British ... Read Full Article
REVOLVER REVIEW: THE SEARCH FOR PERFECTION
RICHARD ATKINS dons velvet gloves to try the new JTL long barrel revolver MOST OF us will have heard the saying attributed to Emerson: "If a man builds a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to his door." It comes in various forms but the analogy is clear ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SMOOTH OPERATOR
In part 3, ROB HUNTER finds the Surgeon is just what the doctor ordered when he takes it sniping in Prague SEVERAL MONTHS ago, when Vince Bottomley dropped a small cartridge in my hands and, with a big grin on his face, said: "it spanks your .308 in wind and ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: A DIFFERENT ANIMAL
MARK CAMOCCIO reviews a Phoenix that's more reinvention than reincarnation THERE ARE so many pre-charged pneumatics on the market today that any newcomer to airgunning could be forgiven for being bewildered by choice. With a fairly standard design format accounting ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SAVAGE REVAMP
VINCE BOTTOMLEY soups up the Savage BVSS Factory Rifle for F/TR Class F-CLASS continues to grow in popularity as more and more shooters discover the fun of ultra long-range rifle shooting. However, the prospect of paying around £4,000 for a custom-built ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING: MUZZLE ENERGY
LAURIE HOLLAND explains what the new muzzle energy restrictions on Ministry of Defence ranges could mean for target shooters AT THE moment there is a very topical subject around - possible restrictions on the use of many cartridges on Ministry of Defence ranges. ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: A COLT CLASSIC
DEREK LANDERS looks at the latest recreation from Uberti IN THE February 2006 issue of Target Sports, we looked at the Uberti recreation of the Colt Paterson revolver without an attached loading lever or rammer. While the pistol was a revelation in the 1830s ... Read Full Article
SPECIAL FEATURE: TOP OF THE GLASS
In the first of a two-part special feature, Pete Wadeson looks at airgun-specific scopes, outlining some of the latest innovations and features There was a time when the airgun shooter, if he scoped up at all, would look to a fixed magnification scope - 4x32 ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: UNIVERSAL MAGIC
DAVE FROGGETT discovers an alloy-stock air rifle at a rather attractive price CARL WALTHER Sportwaffen GmbH has long been associated with high-end air rifles. Many of us that are a bit too long in the tooth started the pneumatic journey with a Walther LGR - one ... Read Full Article
PRODUCT REVIEW: STEALTH 10 SHHH...
ROB HUNTER reviews the new Stealth 10 Fullbore Sound Moderator AS READERS will know, I am a big fan of technology and I welcome any gizmo that helps me improve my shooting. I have used sound moderators as part of my standard shooting kit for many years. There ... Read Full Article
FACTORY VISIT: A PASSION FOR PERFECTION
MARK CAMOCCIO meets the man behind the radically different Phoenix MKII AN IMPORTANT aspect of the fascination that air rifles hold for me is the sheer ingenuity of many designs. The humble spring piston blueprint may have been with us for generations, but consider ... Read Full Article
SNIPER RIFLE: 6.5MM X 55 SWEDISH MAUSER M/41: SUPER TROOPER
In his concluding article on the Swedish Mauser sniper rifle, NIGEL GREENAWAY explains how to zero the scopes and provides some handloading advice ALL THREE scopes used on the Swedish Mauser had the same method of zeroing for windage. The first step is to remove ... Read Full Article
HANDLOADING TOPICS: SPORTING BULLETS
In his final part of a study on the unsung bullet, LAURIE HOLLAND covers those used on quarry This final part of our overview looks at high-velocity rifle bullet wounds and expanding designs for sporting cartridges. The wounding power, in particular the ‘man-stopping ... Read Full Article
AIR RIFLE REVIEW: WEIHRAUCH HW80: A POWERHOUSE CLASSIC
MARK CAMOCCIO gets his hands on some sizeable German hardware IN TRUTH, I'm a patriotic sort of chap: if a product exists that's as good or better than its rivals, and it's British-made, then I'll try and go for it. OK, it also has to be realistically priced, ... Read Full Article
AIR PISTOL REVIEW: BENELLI KITE
Mick Gault gets to grips with this Italian match air pistol - and even wins some competitions with it AS MANY readers will know, I have been shooting the Morini electronic air pistol for several years now, and recently I have been seeking a replacement. Before ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: ULTIMATE TACTICAL RIFLE
In part two of his quest to create the ultimate tactical-style rifle, VINCE BOTTOMLEY completes the beast, ready for its test against the best of the best In part one of this project, we outlined our specification for the ultimate tactical rifle. We were careful ... Read Full Article
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