As a child, I’d heard of an aeroplane that could travel at a top speed of 2179 km/h, and the manufacturers claimed it to be 8 times faster than a bullet leaving a rifle. Unfortunately, the Concorde was decommissioned before I was old enough to spend my life savings on a ticket to experience these claims for myself. It was during this same period of time when I first witnessed an Audi adve...

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 crucial moment home secretary Sajid Javid has pulled the plug on the plans - deciding to revert back to the way things were.   The new proposals were created and supported by MP’...

  In the Wood I arrived on my permission at around 8:00 am after parking my car some 100 yards from the gate. The outside temperature gauge on the dashboard registered at three degrees Celsius. I reluctantly stepped out of the warm car, making my way to the boot to retrieve my rifle and tuna sandwiches.    Walking up to the gate of the permission, past the wood, ...

Marocchi’s premium firearms are available to the UK market thanks to Viking Arms. After Marocchi’s successes with their over and under Zero3 Trap Shotgun that was launched as a reliable competition shooter, they’ve backed themselves up with a new Evo model. The new Evo is described as a more affordable shotgun that comes packed with the highest quality and premium feature...

It's that time of year again, the bells are ringing, the birds are singing, the mistletoe is stuck to the ceiling, and mince pies are everywhere. I for one don’t like mince pies, but I do look forward to a nicely prepared Turkey with all the trimmings.   The Turkey I’m going to talk about today, isn't a fat bird of any kind, nor does it need plucking and stuffi...

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 biodiversity’. For some unexplained reason, the shooting of every species other than gamebird is allowed to continue. Blythyn used a poll organised by the League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid to s...