For more information, visit Purdey Awards. The closing date for entries is 30 May 2025. How to enter the Purdey Awards Established in 1999 and judged by an exceptional panel of engaged, experienced and enthusiastic conservationists and fieldsportsmen and women, the Purdey Awards are a benchmark for shooting and conservation.…
Workhorse guns for under £10,000 Some guns simply punch above their weight when it comes to the equation of ‘price x performance’. These are the guns one finds oneself reaching for time and again when opening the cabinet. In short, the workhorse: a shotgun just too hard not to champion.…
Does the idea of waves of partridges charging past like Spanish fighting bulls or redlegs screaming high overhead on a hot day in February set your sporting pulse racing? If so, we have curated a list of the estates to visit with the best game shooting in Spain. (Read our…
The first golden age of shooting was defined by Victorian and Edwardian excess. It was a time when game was king, and the size of the keepering team you employed, the number of birds you shot and the names on the guest list were arguably more important than the height…
Shooting manners and shooting etiquette: tipping the gamekeeper when game shooting
How to make the most of shotgun choke...a how-to guide from The Field
The side-by-side shotgun has much to offer the modern gun and should not be dismissed. Side-by-side or over-and-under is no longer a choice between tradition and modernity. So, which should you choose? (Read Mike Yardley’s recent review of the AYA Deluxe No 2 side-by-side.) The side-by-side shotgun – why it…
A good shooting stance is, quite literally, the foundation of sound technique. When you watch a line shooting, it is usually immediately apparent that some are standing well: in balance, stable and erect, with feet suitably spaced. There is a demeanour of calm control. Good weight distribution allows guns to…
Shooting well increases satisfaction and pays due respect to the quarry. It is, moreover, a waste to perform badly when almost anyone may, with just a little effort, shoot proficiently. Competent, elegant shotgun marksmanship is not beyond anyone who works for it. Besides, if you are going to miss –…
The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind needs little introduction as the former Defence then Foreign Secretary who went on to chair the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament that oversees the UK’s security services. Yet any fear I had of feeling intimidated is soon dispelled by that familiar, affable soft…
