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How They Choose Olympic Shooters

June 16, 2015

Britain’s Olympic shooters are roaming the international trap and skeet scene like a pack of slavering…

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Abbey’s Young Shots Days

May 9, 2015

Team GB shooter Abbey Burton runs popular young shots days in Somerset. They feature clay pigeons,…

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Rimfire Football

January 14, 2015

It’s our group test of rimfire rounds, with a little help from top shot Abbey Burton.…

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Downton Does Grouse – Fieldsports Channel News

December 24, 2014

The headlines this week: ✩ Alnwick Castle stars in Christmas Downton Abbey special ✩ Tiger trade…

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Champion’s Choice – springer or PCP?

August 28, 2014

What do you buy, a spring-loaded airgun or a pre-charged pneumatic? The springer/PCP debate is answered…

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How to Take Your First Shot, with Abbey Burton

August 14, 2014

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How to Take Your First Shot, with Abbey Burton

August 14, 2014

Here is how to take your first shot with an airgun. Champion shot Abbey Burton runs…

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Schools Challenge TV – World champion Abbey Burton

August 27, 2013

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Schools Challenge TV – World champion Abbey Burton

August 27, 2013

Well isn’t she just the girl of the moment, last week winning the Universal Trench world…

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Abbey Burton

August 31, 2012

One of the faces chosen by both Puretone and Idleback Chairs for their campaigns, Abbey Burton…

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How we got into shooting: George Digweed, Peter Wilson, Abbey Burton and Stevan Walton

March 16, 2012

Some of the top stars in the world of clayshooting explain how they started in a…

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CPSA guide to shooting success with Abbey Burton

March 16, 2012

Clayshooting coaching tips from Commonwealth Games Olympic Trap silver medallist Abbey Burton. Learn to shoot straighter…

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CENS ProFlex Digital ear protection

September 6, 2011

Shooters try out the CENS ProFlex digital ear protection system by Puretone. Commonwealth Games silver medallist…

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Ian Coley Shooting School

May 25, 2011

We review Ian Coley Shooting School, one of the finest instruction, guns and game shooting resources…

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Abbey Burton hunts rabbits with night vision

May 20, 2011

Abbey Burton and Ed Ling try out rabbit shooting with the new N550 Pulsar digi-sight and…

Abbey Ling Clayshooting

Abbey Burton masterclass: how to mount the gun

February 1, 2010

Part of the battle to get your shooting right is to get yourself prepared to shoot.…

New launch: Merkel K5 break-barrel rifle

December 5, 2019 1:00 am

by Charlie Jacoby Generally, I like the sleek, new single-shot break-barrel rifle from Merkel. The company lent it to me for a week of red hind stalking in Argyllshire (my film is at the bottom of this review). It is designed as a ‘mountain’ rifle: lightweight and with the break-barrel rifle’s reputation for greater accuracy than the bolt-action. It is Merkel’s go at matching the Blaser K95. I prefer the K95 (disclosure: Blaser sponsors films on Fieldsports Channel, Merkel does not). The K5 grew out of the K120, the rifle Merkel produced for its 120th anniversary. Compared the the K3 and the K4, the stock shape makes it look prettier. Here is Sebastian von Stauffenberg from Merkel to talk through the rifle: It is a hogback stock with a Bavarian cheek piece. The stock has a double fold. This is both goodlooking (as Sebastian says in his film) and an important consideration. You are probably going to put a scope on it. Check this stock shape works for you and your chosen scope. The stock on this rifle is in wood and has ebony finishes, which gives it a sense of contrast. Merkel has now changed the ebony to palisander wood for the finishes on the fore-end, pistol grip and the release. The trigger system is adjustable longways and sideways. It is also wider than usual Merkel triggers, which I like. Merkel has developed a silent new handcocking system for this rifle. Decocking is simple and easy and is more secure than a simple safety-catch. The gun simply can’t fired with cocking it. It has a jaeger tilted block breech which locks steel on steel. One feature is that the block is removable. You simply take off the fore-end, take out the barrel, you push back the breech, click a …
Swarovski Z8i

November 23, 2019 6:00 pm

by Charlie Jacoby This is one of the big three: the Z8i is the scope to have if you don’t want the Zeiss V8 or the Leica Magnus. With an 8x magnification, this scope takes your target from 1.7x to 13.3x. It is aimed at both short range driven hunting scope and for long ranges around 400m. Lightweight, it has a ballistic turret with a personalised ring. You take the ballistics of your bullet – the calibre, muzzle velocity and ballistic coefficient (all of these available on your box of ammo plus you can check them yourself on a range) – feed this info into the Swarovski website, pay your money, and a week later a special ring turns up for your ballistic turret in yards or metres that you can click to match the range of your target. So your zero is spot on at 100m, you rangefind your deer at 300m, you click the turret round to 300m, and the scope will hold the zero. The luminous dot is pre-set in two positions for day and night. You can dim it or increased in brightness via pushbuttons on the scope. Here is Michael Ott from manufacturer Swarovski to explain the scope: Want to see the Swarovski Z8i in action? We take it on a hind cull in Scotland: Thinking of buying a £2000+ riflescope? Have a look at our price and capability comparison here:
Swarovski EL and ELO Range binoculars

November 23, 2019 5:58 pm

by Charlie Jacoby Swarovski EL and ELO Range binoculars are designed to combine Swarovski quality with a range finding capability. They come in the standard deerstalking sizes of 8×42 and 10×42 and include an easy-to-use rangefinder. Simply point them at your target, click the button on top of the binos, release, after a couple of seconds, you get the range in metres. The ELO – the ‘O’ stands for ‘orange’ – are that colour so if you put them down on the hill you will easily be able to find them again. Here is Michael Ott from manufacturer Swarovski to explain them: Buy it on Amazon: Want to see these Swarovski binos in action? We take them on a hind cull in Scotland:
Swarovski modular ATX spotting scope

November 23, 2019 5:53 pm

by Charlie Jacoby For the big game hunter who likes to see their distant game up close, this is the Swarovski spotting scope to choose. Zoom is from 30x to 70x. This one has the 95mm objective lens. Modular means you can take the headpiece off and replace it. As you would expect from Swaro, the light transmission is outstanding. The resolution you get out of it is terrific, not only for spotting when I go hunting but also to take pictures. Swarovski sells a special adaptor for your phone that attaches it to the scope. Here is Michael Ott from manufacturer Swarovski to explain them: Buy it on Amazon:
Merkel HLX suppressor

November 23, 2019 3:04 pm

Merkel has gone into partnership with military moderator manufacturer B&T to make a moderator for the hunting market. 200mm long, it has steel baffles, which allows up to 30 consecutive shots without waiting for it to cool. It fits on every barrel with a M15x1 muzzle thread. Merkel claims its moderators reduce sound by more than 30dB. For cleaning, just soak the moderator in soapy water, rinse it out and dry it with a compressor (if you have one) or leave for 24 hours on a warm radiator. Here’s what Merkel says. Want to see the Merkel HLX in action? We take it on a hind cull in Scotland: