Yes, that’s Nigel Farage. An evening with the Blacker family in Cornwall sees local shooters (and Nigel) bring in their guns for assessment. Bill Blacker and his sons Jim and Matt are among the foremost gunmakers and gunsmiths in the UK, and they advise on how to save your old gun and use it with steel.
For more from the Blackers, find Bill Blacker on Instagram and George Daw Gunmakers on Facebook.
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More on shotguns here:
Beretta 688 vs Browning 825
Ian Hodge from Cornish and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports looks at the differences and similarities between the two big shotgun launches of 2025: the Browning 825 and the Beretta 688. For more from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk
The NEW Browning 825 – gunshops’ verdict
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn_sZqe5gAg Here’s what British gunshop owners have to say about the new Browning 825 shotgun. They try it out on a simulated game shooting day in Essex. To watch this gun in action on grey partridges, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/browningpartridges Thanks
Browning 825: a peek under the bonnet
When it launched the new 825, Browning had firm views about how it should improve the old 725. Browning head of shotguns Lionel Neuville tells Charlie about Browning’s design thinking. Watch the 825 in action here:
The Browning story: from B25 to 825
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PZBBoA43M The new 825 shotgun from Browning is a 100-year project. It started with the B25, designed by John Moses Browning in 1925, then took shape as the 125, 325, 425, 525 and 725. Gun writers Laurent Bedu and Michael
Ian Hodge talks clay guns and supporting clayshooters
Ian Hodge Fieldsports supports three clayshooters. Ian talks about that and how the clayshooting market is moving on.
The sponsored clayshooters are:
Lee Johns
Barny Jackson
Denzil Grose
Webley & Scott Imperial traditional side-by-side shotgun
The Webley & Scott Imperial side-by-side shotgun is a nod back to the company’s heritage, with a modern feel, says Ryan Charlton of distributors Highland Outdoors. The Imperial follows traditional lines, with colour-hardened action and sideplates, nicely blued barrels, Prince
