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The Lowther show is on 10 and 11 August

The hounds of Fell

Countryman Fairs will be working with the local hunting community for this year’s Hound Show, which forms part of the Lowther Show on 10 and 11 August

Microchipping your dog will become compulsory

Compulsory microchipping from 2016

Dog owners in England will have to microchip their animal from 2016 or face fines

Howard runs the Lains Shooting School

Howard Kirby wins regional ‘Rural Oscar’

Congratulations to Sporting Shooter’s gundog trainer!

Kit tests

Over-and-under guns are particularly well suited to clay pigeon shooting

Side-by-sider or over-and-underer?

You can be both. Vic Harker explains why…

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There are lots of bullet heads to choose from

A loaded question

Chris Blackburn of UK Gunworks explains how to reload your own rifle ammo

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A great new range

New Outfox range

Outfox launches entry-level Active hunting outfit

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The ejection system is similar to the SV10 but without the detachable stock

Good, Beretta, best

Beretta scores another home run with its new 692, a gun set to replace the 682

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Save the skin

Don’t bin the skin!

A new range of tanning kits is now available from Sportingcutlery.co.uk

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Ask the experts

Can he shoot so close?

Too close for comfort?

Pellets fall onto children playing on the lawn – are there legal distances Guns should observe?

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the barrel...

Can’t see the bird for the barrels

I feel like I lose sight of the bird – what can I do to practice before next season?

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What kit does our pigeon expert use?

Kit for pigeon shooting

What kit does Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow use to shoot pigeons?

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It might not be the dog that is damaging the birds

Is she hard-mouthed?

Nick Ridley answers a question about why birds might be damaged

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What's the legal age for holding a firearms certificate?

Am I legal?

What is the legal age to obtain a firearms certificate?

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Features

The Purdey?

Holland or Purdey?

They are both excellent guns, says Diggory. But which is better?

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G4EMA is a great bit of kit!

A night out with Gemma

Roy Lupton gets the wrong end of the stick and winds up on a date with Mark Gilchrist!

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Chris and his wife Pip

Good cause, great shooting

We attend the Jack Jeyes-Blackburn Memorial Shoot and attempt the shot of a lifetime

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Let your puppy socialise with dogs that are well-balanced, well-trained and friendly

Meet and greet

Socialising your puppy isn’t as simple as just taking it to the park to meet as many other dogs and people as possible, says Howard Kirby

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The cover crops may have let us down, but the dogs didn't

DIY shoot: Star performers

We’re reflecting on the highs and lows of last season and handing out a few awards

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Shooting from the Land Rover

Expectation management

Deer stalking can provide wonderful sport – but there are times when management becomes more important than recreation

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