Shooting Times & Country – 07 August 2019

18 • SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE inthefieldwhentested.However, anotherissuewhentrainingcockers toretrievebirdsfromthep ...

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D. ROGERS 20 • SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE I mpenetrable dawn mist hung heavy in the coastal lanes. The world slept in ...

front,I optedfora patternofdecoys rathersimilartoa St Andrew’scross, hopingthatwhicheverdirection theychosetocomefrom,thepigeons ...

Pigeon shooting 22 • SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE Some shot birds are kept on ice in a cool bag analternativeroutetothe ...

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Ear defenders Don’t risk it! Shooting may damage your hearing and the eff ect is cumulative, but which ear defenders are best — ...

defenders. On a building site the issue is clear-cut — wearing them costs me a few minutes of Ken Bruce’s wit and wisdom but it ...

moderatorreducedthesoundto a levelbelow140dB.Ineveryother casethesoundoutputfromtherifle wasstillharmfulat theearofthe personfir ...

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W lk d h ti React — don’t rush Withthegrouse seasonabout togetunder way, Tom Payne gives some advice on how to prepare yourself ...

Walked-up shooting SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE • 29 Let’sbecompletelystraight.Thisis not a gentlestrollaroundthehedger ...

Walking-uppartridgesinitstraditional formis notascommonthesedaysand willmainlybepartofa normalwalked-up day.WalkingSeptemberstub ...

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Gunmaking Wealladmire thegreats of gunmaking— but unknownartisans can buildyoua superb gun ata fraction of theprice, saysRachel ...

Gunmaking SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE • 33 agomaynotholdthesamereputation now.A craftsmanofwhomyouhave notyetheard cou ...

thanthepartsandlabour of the makersthemselves. Howmanyoftheworld’sbest gunmakersarestillalivetobuildthe gunsthatbeartheirname?Im ...

AtBASCwelookaftera membershipofover155,000– morethan anyothershooting organisationintheUK Asa memberyouwill automaticallyreceive ...

The penny starts to drop NowSikahas almostmastered thestopwhistle, it’stimetomove on tousinga dummylauncher tomimicfalling game, ...

IN DETAIL TOSTARTTHISLESSONI amgoingtomakeit aseasy toachievesuccessaspossible.I havea perfectset-up witha cornerofa field.First ...