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NEW YEA
New
series
Countryman’s Notes
Discover more about the
Canada goose
SEE PAGE 62
Readers’ gun test
You get the chance to rate
the latest guns
SEE PAGE 60
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Contents
Welcome
What better way to
celebrate the 40th
year of
Sporting
Gun
than by giving
the old girl a makeover? We hope
you think she looks a bit prettier
than before. However, the changes
aren’t just cosmetic. We’ve included
some new features and there are
even more new articles to come, so
watch this space.
In February we will launch our
new clay-shooting competition
with the Royal Berkshire Shooting
School. Make sure you read more
about that on page 77.
Finally, we want you to get
involved in the magazine and
that is why we have a new “In the
Field Section” of the magazine.
This is where we invite you to test
a shotgun. Read more about this
on page 60 and see how you can
become involved.
I hope you enjoy the magazine
and have a fantastic New Year!
Matt Clark,
editor
February 2017
Win a
Webley
& Scott 1012
shotgun
See page 105
14
14
The Christmas goose
Richard Brigham sets out on his annual trip to
bring home a goose for the Christmas dinner.
20
Perverts and
68
Rifle test
Patrick Hook reviews the new,
affordable Webley & Scott Xocet rie.
70
Air rifle roost shooting
Kev Hawker offers some pointers on how to
make the most of roosting woodpigeons.
74
Foxing
Patrick Hook reveals the main factors
governing the success of a shot.
77
Shooting competition
RBSS founder Dylan Williams answers our
questions on the new Handicap Challenge.
78
Gundog vet
Neil McIntosh looks at how being a male can
be a pain in the backside.
80
Gundog training
Graham Watkins answers a reader’s problem
on how to tackle poor delivery to hand.
82
The lurcher
Nick Ridley looks at the versatile lurcher
and how it can still provide great sport.
86
The trials of Ted
Nick Ridleys cocker pup Ted is
introduced to place boards training.
89
Forensic ballistics
David Frost visits NABIS to see its work
on detecting and preventing armed crime.
92
Stalking
Jon Snowdon details the importance of
humane shooting and shot placement.
perfect pheasants
Mary Bremner reports from a shoot, which
provided high pheasants and an unusual drive.
24
Young gamekeeper
Jack Depledge works on the college’s
full-driven partridge shoot.
26
Gamekeeping
Mike Appleby reects on the season so far.
30
Wildfowling
Tom Sykes and Chris Green continue their
mission to bag wildfowl on Morecambe Bay.
33
Gunroom
Great tips and recipes from Tom Sykes plus
the
Sporting Gun
cartoon.
46
Inland duck flighting
There’s no better way of a farmer saying thank
you than providing a new shooting opportunity.
48
Shooting lesson
We visit Fareham CTC and club coach Simon
Jones teaches us how to shoot ABT.
52
Ferreting
Newcomers can still catch a ferret with a small
amount of gear, Ed Cook shows us how.
54
The Cogswell custodians
The Brennan family are breathing new life into
a vintage gun marque, as Ian Mason nds out.
58
Gun test
Find out how Shane Robinson marks the
new Webley & Scott 1012 Sporter.
62
The Canada goose
Richard Brigham takes an in-depth look at one
of our most distinctive wetlands quarry species.
64
The modern cartridge
Mike George examines the chain of events that
led to the modern day cartridge as we know it.
66
Peter Theobald
Peter Theobald rounds up his record-
breaking pigeon shooting year.
AMONG THIS ISSUE’S
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Brigham
Richard is a keen
shooter, taxidermist
and naturalist. This
month he sets out on his annual quest
to bring home a Canada goose for the
Christmas dinner. He also takes an
in-depth look at the bird in our new
Countryman’s Notes
section.
Patrick Hook
This month our fox
shooting expert, Patrick
Hook, reviews the new
Webley & Scott Xocet rie. He also
looks at the right calibre for shooting
foxes and tells us about one of the
most difficult shots he has ever taken.
Read more about that page 74.
REGULARS
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Perfect shot
News and letters
Shooting answers
Recipe of the month
Competitions
Shopfront
Second-hand guns
Antiques
Parting shots
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Perfect Shot
High pheasants ying extremely well
on a perfect autumn day. Easton Shoot,
Lincolnshire, November 2016.
See page 20 for the full report
PHOTOGRAPH
RICHARD FAULKS
www.shootinguk.co.uk
FEBRUARY 2017
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