Reviews

What make the perfect Skeet guns? Stuart Smith, MD at Eriswell Lodge and  CPSA ranked No.1 English Skeet shot, has the answer. “Fit,” he says emphatically. “Without the right fit it doesn’t matter how expensive or beautiful the gun is, you won’t hit a barn even if you stand in it with the door shut.”…

In an age when 20-bore cartridges have nearly the same load ranges and performance as a 12, it would be silly not to consider using one as your live quarry gun, be that for driven, walked-up or even pigeons. The real benefit of a 20 over a 12 is the reduction in weight, meaning less…

Remember that three key elements should take priority choosing clay shooting shells: Good gun fit (read more on gun fit here) Good technique Consistent, correct gun mounting So, before you start blaming a cartridge for your misses, make sure those three fundamentals are in place. (Read more on practising your gun mount.)  No bad clay…

Lexus has been producing high-end SUVs for a while. Being Toyota’s luxury department, Lexus has also been slightly ahead of the game on the hybrid front. The first hybrid RX hit the road in 2005; the latest version is the fifth generation and it’s got a few sporty tricks up its sleeve. It’s available in…

I’ve been looking at the Browning 725 Pro Trap, which as its name suggests, is built exclusively for Trap shooting. Browning 725 Pro Trap in depth Action Thankfully, in all its fundamentals the modern Browning remains unchanged. A few millimetres have been skimmed off the action’s height, but not sufficiently to compromise Browning’s original masterpiece….

As more and more shooters switch to bullpups and stubby carbines, the demand increases for diminutive optics to match their downsized guns. SWAT Prismatic scopes from MTC Optics fit that niche perfectly, and the 10×30 model, nicknamed the ‘Atom’, is the smallest option in the range, with a 12×50 version also available. (Read Mat’s review…

The story behind this review of Gamebore Dark Storm Precision Steel 32g with Bio-Wad cartridges In previous reports on new steel shot offerings from UK cartridge companies, I have explained the difficult position cartridge makers have been put into. Here we have a fresh example of how a leading UK manufacturer has tackled the uplift…

No other .22 rimfire semi-automatic rifle has endured the ravages of time like the Ruger 10/22. It is still as popular today as when it was introduced in 1964. In that time, the basic design has changed very little, which means good old Bill Ruger got it right first time. His simple blowback or inertia-type…

BSA Guns has a long and deservedly proud history of making guns right here in the UK, or more specifically in Birmingham. In recent years some of its production was moved overseas, but the good news is that much of it is coming home, which makes me happy. BSA recently told me that the next…

Subaru is the latest manufacturer to join the all-electric market. The Solterra was slightly late to the party, but Subaru has had a sneaky hand in the game for a while now. It’s been collaborating, developing extension-lead powered off-road abilities — and some readers may find the Solterra strikes a resemblance to a Toyota. That…

Daystate is a company that loves to create and innovate. It’s now known the world over for its electronic rifles, most recently the Red Wolf, Delta Wolf and Alpha Wolf. Now the pack has expanded yet again with the addition of the Alpha Wolf Safari Edition. Readers will probably be familiar with the regular Alpha…