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4 of the best: semi-auto shotguns reviewed in 2022!

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Breda

Emily Damment

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We list 4 of the best semi-automatic shotguns reviewed by our skilled gun testers in 2022, with options for clay shooting, pigeon shooting and wildfowling.

Andy Crow in the pigeon hide

Pigeons

Andy Crow's guide to the pigeon's seasonal menu

Emily Damment

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Deano Harrison, prone on his rifle balanced on top of a truck

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Watch: Targeted foxing with Deano

Emily Damment

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Royal Mark cover crop

Spring sowing: the best cover crops for different land types

Ben Dolbear

A mountain hare

Shining a light on mountain hares

James Swyer

A Spaniel retrieving a training dummy

Gundog Training

Gundog training progression: Introducing another dummy

Howard Kirby

A blond lady looking at a rack of guns for sale, with her back to the camera

Top 10 things to do & see at The Northern Shooting Show 2022!

Emily Damment

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Evolution Edge 5 shooting glasses

Shooting glasses review: Evolution Edge 5

Drennan Kenderdine

A bluebell wood

How to create a thriving woodland

Alex Hatton

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The gun dog standing in the tallgrass autumn field. Young hunting dog in the autumn forest. English

Gundog Health

Gundogs and grass seeds

Vicky Payne

Demi and Helen from Rural Sports

Shooting shop profile: Rural Sports

Paul Austin

Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

Gun test: Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

Drennan Kenderdine

Pheasant pad Thai

Game Prep and Recipes

Recipe: Pheasant Pad Thai

Game for Anything

A rare hammer gun bearing John Emme’s name

The original hammer gun patents

Diggory Hadoke

BGA auditing at a shoot

What to expect from a BGA audit

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Rupert introducing the estate to Sparsholt students

Shooting-related qualifications

Emily Damment

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Like all members of the corvid family, magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds

Blow to Welsh bird conservation as corvids removed from GL

Emily Damment

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Pheasant schnitzel on a white plate with potatoes and salsa verde

Game Prep and Recipes

Recipe: Pheasant schnitzel with Salsa Verde

Game for Anything

A black spaniel jumping a log with a duck dummy in its mouth

Gundog Health

Should I castrate my dog?

Vicky Payne

Shotgun cartridges

Choosing the best shot size for your quarry

Mark Ripley

Drennan Kenderdine testing the Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

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Watch: Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport test

Emily Damment

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Gunsmith at his workbench

Interview: Alex Smith of Alex Smith Guns

Emily Damment

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Drennan Kenderdine shooting the Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting

Beretta | Video

Gun test: Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting

Drennan Kenderdine

Shooters walking through woodland

Boosting conservation on your shoot: linear land features

Alex Hatton

Silhouette of a man with a shotgun, crouched along a fence line waiting for geese

Game Prep and Recipes | Video

Watch: Pink-foot goose flight and smoked goose recipe!

Tim Maddams

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The NEW Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III

Beretta

Gun test: new Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III Sporting

Drennan Kenderdine

Drennan Kenderdine shooting the Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting

Beretta | Video

Gun test: Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting

Drennan Kenderdine

Drennan Kenderdine shooting the Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting shotgun

Beretta | Video

Watch: Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting test & review

Emily Damment

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Beretta 687 silver pigeon III

Beretta

Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III - test & review

Rebecca Green

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Demi and Helen from Rural Sports

Shooting shop profile: Rural Sports

Paul Austin

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BROWNING B725 SPORTER - test & review

Rebecca Green

Drennan Kenderdine testing the Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

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Watch: Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport test

Emily Damment

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Mike Yardley shooting the Yildiz 410 shotgun during qa test review

Gun test: Yildiz .410

Mike Yardley

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Top 10 things to do & see at The Northern Shooting Show 2022!

A blond lady looking at a rack of guns for sale, with her back to the camera

Emily Damment

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Are you heading to this year's Northern Shooting Show? Check out our list of the top 10 things to see and do during your visit...

Like all members of the corvid family, magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds

Blow to Welsh bird conservation as corvids removed from GL

Emily Damment

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Yorkshire Shooting Show & Game Fair 2022!

Emily Damment

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Ringneck Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Wild Justice

Wild Justice launches ANOTHER General Licence attack

Emily Damment

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Heather is bloom over the North York Moors National Park photographed at dawn and in summer near the

Grouse moor management

Wild Justice defeated on heather burning... again

Emily Damment

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Kit Tests

4 of the best: semi-auto shotguns reviewed in 2022!

Close up of a semi automatic shotgun

Breda

Emily Damment

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We list 4 of the best semi-automatic shotguns reviewed by our skilled gun testers in 2022, with options for clay shooting, pigeon shooting and wildfowling.

Evolution Edge 5 shooting glasses

Shooting glasses review: Evolution Edge 5

Drennan Kenderdine

Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

Gun test: Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

Drennan Kenderdine

A rare hammer gun bearing John Emme’s name

The original hammer gun patents

Diggory Hadoke

Drennan Kenderdine testing the Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport

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Watch: Caesar Guerini Summit Ascent Allsport test

Emily Damment

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Shooting

Watch: Targeted foxing with Deano

Deano Harrison, prone on his rifle balanced on top of a truck

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Emily Damment

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In this video, Deano Harrison has targeted two problem foxes that need to be taken out, using cunning and fieldcraft!

Andy Crow in the pigeon hide

Pigeons

Andy Crow's guide to the pigeon's seasonal menu

Emily Damment

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Royal Mark cover crop

Spring sowing: the best cover crops for different land types

Ben Dolbear

A mountain hare

Shining a light on mountain hares

James Swyer

A bluebell wood

How to create a thriving woodland

Alex Hatton

Gundogs

Gundog training progression: Introducing another dummy

A Spaniel retrieving a training dummy

Gundog Training

Howard Kirby

Howard Kirby outlines a strategy to move your dog's training forwards in a structured manner; here, when introducing more dummies to your retrieving training.

The gun dog standing in the tallgrass autumn field. Young hunting dog in the autumn forest. English

Gundog Health

Gundogs and grass seeds

Vicky Payne

A black spaniel jumping a log with a duck dummy in its mouth

Gundog Health

Should I castrate my dog?

Vicky Payne

A young golden Labrador puppy, looking up towards its owner

Gundog Training | Video

Watch: how to train the memory retrieve in 4 stages

Emily Damment

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Three men loading a gun and a spaniel sat in front on a UK game shooting day

Gundog Training

5 commonly asked dog training questions... answered!

Ryan Kay