Sporting Shooter Magazine - April 2020

In this issue

ROUGH ROVERS: The syndicate head to Devon in pursuit of pheasant, partridge & woodcock.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: Even Alan Jarrett leaves early sometimes – although he often lives to regret it!.

GUNSMITHING: A closer look at a fore-end and stock repair..

LEAD SHOT DEBATE

Shooting and rural organisations announce plans to get behind the phasing out of the use of lead shot

3 mins

Over-And-Under V Side-By-Side

If you’re thinking of making the switch from one to the other, the early season is the perfect time to take the plunge, says Simon, but there are a few things you should consider first...

3 mins

With Gun And Ferret In The Vineyards

Kent’s idyllic vineyards don’t just attract wine lovers but rabbits too, as Matt Limb discovers when he joins a pest controller doing things the old-fashioned way

7 mins

Black magic

Good looks, fast handling and clever mechanics make the Fabarm L4S Black Hunter a brilliant working gun for pigeon shooters and wildfowlers, says Mike Yardley

4 mins

Top Tips To Avoid The Top Faults

Don Brunt discusses some of the most common shooting faults he has seen while running Podimore Shooting Ground

3 mins

DEVON SENT

A traditional walked-up day takes Phil Moorsom and the Rough Rovers over hills, through woods and across fields in pursuit of a mixed bag of woodcock, pheasant and partridge

5 mins

Keeping Hold Of Your Permission

If you’re lucky enough to pick up a new bit of ground to shoot on, there are a few things to consider to ensure you keep it. Deano shares his top tips

4 mins

Passing of the season

Tony Jackson takes a look back at the inevitable highs and lows of the last shooting season

3 mins

Gun sense

Get this wrong and you risk ruining your gundog for life. Howard Kirby explains how to correctly introduce gunfire to a dog and ensure a lifelong positive association with the gun

5 mins

Double hunting

This is a problem that is cropping up more and more on shoots and Trials, and could have damaging long-term effects in the gundog arena, warns Ryan

7 mins

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Sporting Shooter Magazine Description:

Sporting Shooter is the brightest, liveliest magazine for today's shotgun and rifle shooters. Every month we feature tips, advice and stories from the leading experts in the field - from syndicate game to sporting clays, stalking and wildfowling to rough and pigeon shooting - not forgetting gundogs, ferreting, keepering and vermin control.