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MIL SPEC BIPODS FROM GLOBAL RIFLE
Long-range and accuracy specialists Global Rifle has developed a new military spec bipod which is now available to the public.The new Mil Spec swivel (canting) bipods were designed to survive heavy use ... Read Full Article
A £10,000 REWARD IN BOLTBY BURGLARY CASE
A total reward of £10,000, half for return of the stolen guns and half for information leading to a conviction, has been offered.The burglary took place in February this year, at Boltby Farm, near ... Read Full Article
Imperial ammo decision
The ammo for this year's Imperial Meeting is to be 155-grain RWS Target 7.62mm, under a major deal between the NRA and RUAG Ammotec. The ammunition, developed to give optimal performance at both long ... Read Full Article
GEORGINA GEIKIE WINS BA FLIGHT
Georgina Geikie, Britain's top lady pistol shooter, has won a free flight to Zurich from British Airways under its 'Great Britons' initiative. The Great Britons programme was launched to provide support ... Read Full Article
TORY PEER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST WOOLWICH
Tory peer Lord Lucas has declared the construction of a £40m Woolwich-based shooting venue an "appalling waste." His comments, directed at the 2012 organisers, came during question time at Westminster. Lord ... Read Full Article
BROWNING'S X BOLT HITS THE UK
The new X Bolt rifle from Browning has arrived in the UK. Named Rifle of the Year for 2009 by the NRA of America, the X Bolt is set to rival the likes of the Tikka T3 and Sako 85. During extensive journalist ... Read Full Article
MLAGB SCHUTZENFEST
The MLAGB held its annual Schutzenfest event at Wedgnock, writes James Walton. A total of 27 events were offered, covering both longarms and handguns. Schutzenfests are a European tradition, dating back ... Read Full Article
NATIONAL SHOOTING WEEK 2009
The Countryside Alliance has published new research highlighting serious misunderstanding by the public about gun use. The report comes in conjunction with National Shooting Week (23-31 May), a marathon ... Read Full Article
MEDAL HAUL IN HANNOVER
British shooters put in a good show at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover (ISCH) which finished 3 May. Both pistol and rifle accolades were won: a total of eight medals and a new British ... Read Full Article
SHEREE SECURES LOCAL HEROES FUNDING
Olympic hopeful Sheree Cox has been granted £1,000 by the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative. Nationally, 250 young athletes received the cash boost to support training and competition costs. After ... Read Full Article
MLAGB SUMMER COMPETITIONS
The 2009 shooting season is well underway. Results for the first three competitions of the year are available on the MLAGB website, and show that members clearly weren't idle over the winter. The next ... Read Full Article
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
Great Britain's top disabled shooters won three medals at the recent IPC Shooting Open Championships Jiki Cup in Korea. In total, shooters took home one gold and two bronze from the event held 23-30 ... Read Full Article
NEW AIRGUN RANGE
A new airgun firm, the Prestige Airgun Company, is launching a new range of PCP airguns. The first of these, the Prestige Kub, will be available from mid-May. The Kub is a multi-shot PCP carbine available ... Read Full Article
CLOCK TOWER APPEAL
The NRA has launched an appeal for donations to renovate the clock tower on Bisley Common. So far over £6,000 has been raised. The clock tower has overlooked the ranges since 1890, when the NRA ... Read Full Article
BISLEY PETITION
Shooters are petitioning the government to use Bisley as the Olympic venue for target shooting in 2012. The petition on the official site of the Prime Minister's office has so far attracted over 700 signatures. The ... Read Full Article
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