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Gun test: Anschutz 1710 HB G Kelbly .22 LR precision

Rifle shooter contributor testing the Anschutz Kelbly rifle off a shooting bench

Contributor Broadsword

Contributor Broadsword reviews the Anschutz 1710 HB G Kelbly .22 LR rifle in this test, which includes performance data for 13 different types of ammunition.

The new Beretta BRX1 hunting rifle

Beretta | Video

Watch: Beretta launches a brand new hunting rifle - the BRX1

Emily Damment

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Mark's single stage press, over 30 years old and still going strong

Reloading for beginners: essential kit to get started

Mike Underwood

Tim Maddams looking through his rifle scope at a Scottish roebuck

Game Prep and Recipes | Video

Watch: Scottish roebuck hunt and cook

Emily Damment

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Airgun and rimfire dovetail scope mounts, close up

Scope mounting explained: Picatinny, dovetails, rings and more!

Chris Parkin

Mark Ripley (260RIPS) taking a kneeling shot with a rifle, supported by a tree

Long Range Shooting

Long range with 260RIPS: shooting positions and rests

Mark Ripley

Mike Powell using a combine for cover while he shoots foxes with rifle

Fox Shooting

Late summer foxing and the eco-friendly farm

Mike Powell

Chris Parkin shooting the Merkel RX Helix Speedster on a driven hunt in Europe

Gun test: Merkel RX Helix Speedster in .30-06

Chris Parkin

Anschutz 1761 in 17 HMR with Thumbhole stock being shot in woodland setting

Gun test: Anschutz 1761 Rifle, Walnut Thumbhole

Chris Parkin

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A box of Magtech primers on a wooden table

Primer review: Magtech rifle primers

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A man shooting a hunting rifle mounted with the Swarovski Z8i rifle scope

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Made for hunting: the Swarovski Z8i rifle scope

Emily Damment

Chris Rogers deer manager crouched behind a roe buck he has culled as part of his management plan

Deer Shooting | Video

Watch: calling roebucks in close, with Chris Rogers

Emily Damment

Clos up of the Sportsmatch OP91 quick release one-piece riflescope mounts

Scope mount review: Sportsmatch OP91 mounts

Paul Austin

The IRay Clip CH50 thermal clip-on scope and spotter, in spotter mode, being held in Paul's hand

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Thermal spotter/clip-on scope review: IRay Clip CH50

Paul Austin

The HIKMICRO Ultimate Thunder three-in-one thermal unit

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WIN: a HIKMICRO Ultimate Thunder thermal unit

Emily Damment

The Ultimate Thunder three-in-one thermal device

3-in-1 thermal review: HIK Micro Ultimate Thunder (spotter, scope &...

Paul Austin

A red stag on a hill in Scotland

Rewilding: impact on deer management & communities in rural Scotland

Niall Rowantree

Homemade super simple venison curry

Game Prep and Recipes

Recipe: Simple "pantry" venison curry

Anna Rogers

Young man shooting the Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr .22 LR free hand in a field

Steyr

Gun test: Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr .22 LR

Contributor Broadsword

Venison and orzo traybrake recipe - the finished, baked dish photographed from above

Game Prep and Recipes

Recipe: venison meatball and orzo traybake

Anna Rogers

A group of European hunters blowing hunting horns at a driven hunt ceremony

A beginner's guide to: driven boar hunting in Germany

Alex Hatton

The new CL Curio from Swarovski Optik

Swarovski launches new binos: enter the CL Curio 7x21!

Emily Damment

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A man holding two Savage Arms rifle barrels in a workshop - the barrel on the left is profiled, the right is the original

Barrel rifling methods & twist rates explained

Chris Parkin

Mark Ripley shooting a rifle prone on a grassy slope

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Watch: Thermal Foxing with Mark Ripley (aka 260RIPS)

Emily Damment

Chris Parkin shooting the Barrett 98B Field rifle off a wooden bench rest

Gun test: Barrett 98B Field in .308 Win

Chris Parkin

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The new Beretta BRX1 hunting rifle

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Watch: Beretta launches a brand new hunting rifle - the BRX1

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The Sako S20, here in Hunter style stock is a true hybrid rifle offering great value for money to sp

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Sako S20 Precision rifle - test & review

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Mark's ginger nemasis is still very much in his sights when a rimfire is the right way to go

Foxing with rimfires!

Paul Austin

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The inaugural Game Fair Christmas, hosted in Bloomsbury Square London 18-20 November 2021, brings the best of The Game Fair to London, with retail stands and an immersive game restaurant hosted by Marco Pierre White.

A dark roast pheasant on a log style table with a carving set to the left

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Save the date: Great British Game Week 2021 lands 22-28 November

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Cover crop grown by a gamekeeper; cover benefits game birds but also smaller, threatened farm and garden birds

Supporting evidence-based conservation at GWCT Annual Ball 2021

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An aerial view of the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace

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The new CL Curio from Swarovski Optik

Swarovski launches new binos: enter the CL Curio 7x21!

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Rifle Tests

Gun test: Anschutz 1710 HB G Kelbly .22 LR precision

Rifle shooter contributor testing the Anschutz Kelbly rifle off a shooting bench

Contributor Broadsword

Contributor Broadsword reviews the Anschutz 1710 HB G Kelbly .22 LR rifle in this test, which includes performance data for 13 different types of ammunition.

The new Beretta BRX1 hunting rifle

Beretta | Video

Watch: Beretta launches a brand new hunting rifle - the BRX1

Emily Damment

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Anschutz 1761 in 17 HMR with Thumbhole stock being shot in woodland setting

Gun test: Anschutz 1761 Rifle, Walnut Thumbhole

Chris Parkin

Chris Parkin shooting the Merkel RX Helix Speedster on a driven hunt in Europe

Gun test: Merkel RX Helix Speedster in .30-06

Chris Parkin

Young man shooting the Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr .22 LR free hand in a field

Steyr

Gun test: Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr .22 LR

Contributor Broadsword

Kit Tests

Scope mounting explained: Picatinny, dovetails, rings and more!

Airgun and rimfire dovetail scope mounts, close up

Chris Parkin

Chris Parkin explores the confusing array of mounting options for riflescopes, from the bespoke creations to classic Picatinny and dovetails.

A box of Magtech primers on a wooden table

Primer review: Magtech rifle primers

Chris Parkin Chris Parkin

A man shooting a hunting rifle mounted with the Swarovski Z8i rifle scope

Swarovski | Sponsored

Made for hunting: the Swarovski Z8i rifle scope

Emily Damment

Clos up of the Sportsmatch OP91 quick release one-piece riflescope mounts

Scope mount review: Sportsmatch OP91 mounts

Paul Austin

The IRay Clip CH50 thermal clip-on scope and spotter, in spotter mode, being held in Paul's hand

InfiRay

Thermal spotter/clip-on scope review: IRay Clip CH50

Paul Austin

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Watch: Beretta launches a brand new hunting rifle - the BRX1

The new Beretta BRX1 hunting rifle

Beretta | Video

Emily Damment

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In this video, Paul Austin heads to Italy to try out the first rifle to ever leave the Beretta factory - enter, the Beretta BRX1 hunting rifle!

Mark's single stage press, over 30 years old and still going strong

Reloading for beginners: essential kit to get started

Mike Underwood

Tim Maddams looking through his rifle scope at a Scottish roebuck

Game Prep and Recipes | Video

Watch: Scottish roebuck hunt and cook

Emily Damment

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Airgun and rimfire dovetail scope mounts, close up

Scope mounting explained: Picatinny, dovetails, rings and more!

Chris Parkin

Mark Ripley (260RIPS) taking a kneeling shot with a rifle, supported by a tree

Long Range Shooting

Long range with 260RIPS: shooting positions and rests

Mark Ripley