Archive issues

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Shooting Sportsman Magazine

January/February 2021

The Westley Richards ‘droplock’: a stroke of gunmaking genius, a visual feast of rare smallbores and chancing upon Huns in the hoarfrost.

Shooting Sportsman Magazine

November/December 2020

Tweaking a gun for fowl weather, the ins & outs of hunting diving ducks, bringing in grouse with handcrafted fakes and more.

September/October 2020

September/October 2020

Quail hunting at the speed of life, Britain’s most successful independent gunmaker
eyes retirement, and more.

Shooting Sportsman Magazine, July/August 2020

July/August 2020

The year’s new offerings in smoothbores; Lonely, desolate, daunting chukar hunting; Enjoying the sporting life at The Preserve, and more.

May/June 2020

May/June 2020

A hardcore hunting dog of German engineering, gaining elevation for grouse & trout, how to get a great deal on a used shotgun, and more.

March/April 2020

March/April 2020

A blueprint for bringing on clay shooters, riding the high prairie behind bird dogs, customizing a Fox with English flair, and more.

TOC JAN/FEB 2020

January/February 2020

The ultimate mixed-bag hunt in South Africa, the finer points & process of ordering a gun, Hunting ducks & geese in New Zealand, and more.

November/December 2019

November/December 2019

The latest flock of fowling guns; Finding open water—and ducks—in the late season, and more.

September/October 2019

September/October 2019

Forty years on and still setting standards; Unlocking the mysteries of Hungarian partridge, and more.

July/August 2019

The latest & greatest in smoothbores; A wingshooting weekend at Prairie Wildlife, and more.