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Box clever
For the next step of the USV’s evolution, we visit the masters of the dog box – and much more besides – Lintran
Tru-Shot: fact, not fiction
Vic Harker hails the advent of computerised coaching aids to shotgun shooting
Cartridges for straw bale champions
Vic looks at some budget-priced target loads that really perform
Helping to shoulder the burden
Phill Price helps a shoot companion find a solution to his recoil pain that won’t cost an arm and a leg
Ear Buddies
SSI Electronic Ear Buds are the affordable, high-tech solution for all types of shooting.
Cartridges for high flyers
When it comes to pheasant shooting, leaving the best until last is very much a matter of natural selection. Darwinian principles are at work throughout the game season, so by the end of January only the strongest have survived.
Steel yourself
Lead substitute cartridges are mandatory for use on waterfowl in England – Vic Harker takes a look at some steel alternatives
Peg pullers
How many times have you been on a driven game shoot and, after the first stand, forgotten what number peg you are on for the next drive? Nick Ridley Photography has come up with a solution in the form of Peg Pullers – a set of finders.
iPadded… iWant!
Contemporary shooting brand Toomer Brothers has launched the ultimate shooting accessory – an iPhone case made of shotgun recoil pad rubber.
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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
Compulsory microchipping from 2016
Dog owners in England will have to microchip their animal from 2016 or face fines
The Benelli Sp’Auto is back
This year’s Benelli Sp’Auto Championships will take place at the West Midlands Shooting Ground, Shropshire, on Sunday 19 May, after much positive feedback from last year.
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A night out with Gemma
Roy Lupton gets the wrong end of the stick and winds up on a date with Mark Gilchrist!
Good cause, great shooting
We attend the Jack Jeyes-Blackburn Memorial Shoot and attempt the shot of a lifetime
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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