8 SHOOTING SPORTS MAGAZINE
NEWS & PRODUCTS
First dates for the UK Blaser
Academy at WMS FirearmsGreat Wall Steed
gets updated for 2015
News
John Rigby & Co, the third oldest
gunmaker in the world, was
delighted to receive the Sporting
Classics Award for Excellence
for its Big Game rifl e at the
Safari Club International Annual
Convention, held in Las Vegas
in January. It was presented to
the Rigby team by Ron Spomer,
Rifl e Editor of Sporting Classics,
the renowned global hunting and
fi shing magazine headquartered
in South Carolina.
The Rigby Big Game rifl e is
built on the newly manufactured
Magnum Mauser action, which
is based on the classic and
time-tested M98 design. These
are supplied by Mauser before
being assembled into superb
hand-fi nished rifl es by master
craftsmen at Rigby’s London
workshop.
Marc Newton, Managing
Director of John Rigby & Co,
commented: “To be given this
prestigious award less than
two years after Rigby’s return
to the UK is a huge accolade
for the whole of the team. I am
very proud that Rigby’s gunroom
manager David Miles and factory
manager Mark Renmant were
with me at the ceremony. The
award is now on display in the
workshop where everyone who
has put their heart and soul into
creating the Big Game rifl e can
see it and be reminded of this
superb achievement.”
Mark Renmant, who
designed the Big Game rifl estock and been involved with
Rigby for the past 33 years,
added: “I was enormously proud
to go up and receive this award
which recognises the huge
team effort put into creating
the Big Game rifl e. This was atremendous moment, a great
honour for me personally and for
the Rigby team, and something
I will remember for many years
to come.”
Contact: http://www.
johnrigbyandco.com.Most excellent! Rigby gets an award for its Big Game rifleJohn Rigby & Co receives excellence award
WMS Firearms Training has
announced dates for its new
Blaser Academy UK training
weekends to be run by Andrew
Venables, CEO of WMS, on the
company’s 10,000-shooting
facilities in mid-Wales. The Blaser
Academy UK will launch on the
weekend of March 14-15th with
this date already fully booked
by Blaser owners keen to take
advantage of Andrew’s 35 years
of experience in rifl e shooting
and training.
Additional weekends will run
throughout the summer on the
weekends of: 18-19 April, 20-
June, 18-19 July, 15-16 August
and 26-27 September. Bespoke,
private days can also be
arranged. Set up seven years ago
the Academy provides top-class
shooting tuition and training.
Andrew Venables was appointed
as their fi rst non-German member
and instructor in October 2014.
The price for the weekend is
£900 including VAT, all tuition,
use of a choice of Blaser
Blaser Academy UK
training weekends
rifl es, transport to and from
the shooting areas, insurance,
2-nights’ accommodation, all
meals (including wine with
dinner) and refreshments. Places
are limited to a maximum of six
attendees.
Contact: WMS Firearms
Training, 01974 831869 or
info@wmsfi rearmstraining.com
http://www.wmsfi rearmstraining.comGreat Wall Motors has launched
the latest generation of the
4x4 double-cab onto the
UK market, promising
improved quality, a
higher specifi cation
and better value. It
retains its chunky
looks, amplifi ed by
muscular wheel-arches and high ground clearance, but now with
a slightly sleeker profi le with the side indicators incorporated into
the door mirrors instead of the front wing. The 2015 Steed uses
the same free-spinning 2.0 litre diesel as the previous model, now
certifi ed to comply with Euro 5 emission regulations.
Inside are more signifi cant improvement; higher quality
materials, such as that used on the seat facings and a sharper,
more contemporary design of instrument cluster, creates a more
comfortable and ergonomic feel. New technologies have been
added to improve convenience, including a multi-function rear view
mirror with automatic dimming and an outside temperature display.
A tyre pressure monitoring system is also incorporated which will
display the working pressure for each tyre. Prices start at just
£14,998 (CVOTR) for the generously equipped Steed S model – the
lowest price for any double-cab 4x4 pick-up in the UK – increasing
to £16,998 for the top-of-the-range SE. Despite carrying a premium
of only £1,000 over the old model, the 2015 Steed is packed with
even more practical, standard features.
Visit; http://www.greatwallmotor.co.uk.