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Holts are delighted to announce our new Auction Venue in Central London with all-new Preview and Auction dates:   The Army Reserve Centre, Adam and Eve Mews, Kensington, Londo...

The British Shooting Show is the UK’s Premiere trade and retail shooting event held each year at the NEC Birmingham.  The 2019 show runs from February 15th to 17th and celebrates over a dec...

You may or may not be aware of the appointment of a new President at the International Shooting Sport Federation. His name is Vladimir Lisin, a 62-year-old man from Ivanovo in Russia who is a shooting...

Usually, at this time of the year, British country pubs are bursting with joy, festivities, and stories of an excellent day out hunting gamebird. The public house - a quintessential element of UK cult...

For more than a year, plans have been in place to completely ban the use and possession of military-appropriate .50-Cal rifles, after concerns of the risks they could pose to the UK. But right at the ...

Last month, Welsh minister for environment Hannah Blythyn cleared a policy that banned the shooting of pheasants across the whole of Wales, due to what she described as a ‘delcine in biodiversit...

A recent project by the Small Arms Survey looked at seven key features of reporting and applied them to how nations’ release their firearms trading statistics. The figures that emerged showed th...

Nottinghamshire has become the fourth county in England to adopt new laws suggested by police and GP’s across the nation, in an attempt to further increase the security on Britain’s gun co...

On a regular industrial estate in the small Sussex town of Hailsham, you’ll find a warehouse posing as a gearbox repair company - which has been the case for a length of time. But what actually ...

The UK shooting community was pushed into the spotlight on Monday evening when BBC Panorama aired a documentary titled ‘Legal Weapon’ looking into the exploitation of weak antique firearm ...

  No muzzleloader has ever had a more complete combination of power and range than this impressive 700 LSS model by Remington. Remington Arms has been a powerful force in the firearms industr...

The Grouse season is pretty much upon us, and normally that means keen shooters heading out into the country to bring back a Grouse or two of their own in what is a very popular season. However, the r...

The 2018 European Shotgun Championships have been underway for over a week now and there are still 5 days left of the event held in Leobersdorf, Austria - showcasing the continents very best shotgun s...

Every keen shooter needs a trusty SUV that’ll get them to the right spot when it’s time to hunt, especially if you’re going to go out into the fields to pick the perfect location. Th...

5 years ago, a man named Cody Wilson released template plans for firearms that could be downloaded and printed out on three dimensional systems and assembled using a material similar to a Lego brick. ...

Swarovski has been a powerful force in the optical industry for many decades, after expanding its capabilities during the Second World War. From producing its first rifle scope way back in 1959, the A...

The first ever Game Fair kicked off way back in 1958 founded by Nigel Gray, and it’s gone from strength to strength ever since. The fair proudly holds the reputation for being ‘the festiva...

The Peregrine Falcon - one of the most beautiful birds of prey in existence, has been endangered for many years, not just in the UK but worldwide. Because of this, they’ve been heavily protected...

The Royal Norfolk Show returns for another edition on the 27th and 28th June, with an unbelievable amount of entertainment and activity to keep you occupied and leave you exhausted over both days. If ...

A small collection of people who were once in positions of authority at the UK’s biggest dog welfare group (Kennel Club) are revealing the nasty truths of what happens behind closed doors on the...