Jade Cruickshank from Aberdeenshire, loves nothing more than going out deer stalking and game shooting to put food on the table for her young family. She is a keen clay shot, but her passion lies with rifle shooting and progressing with her deer stalking. In 2018 she will be taking part in more stalking, and completing her Deer stalking certificate 1 (DSC1).

For those who want something more than standard products, Smith & Wesson offers two new L-frame, stainless steel models chambered .357/.38 Special +P. They can also be used out-of-the-box for competition shooting with good results.

The polymer-framed .45 XD-E is a compact external hammer-fired handgun with thumb safety – an interesting option for those who are not comfortable carrying a striker-fired pistol with no external safety lever. 

The barrels are machined from certified, pre hardened 416R premium grade stainless steel to extremely tight tolerances with a satin finish. They do not require gunsmith assembly and offer improved accuracy.

The new model is available in 2.50" (63 mm), 4.20" (106 mm) and 6" (152 mm) barrel lengths and it sports adjustable rear sights and fiber optic front sights. Rubber grips are one-piece with hardwood inserts. 

In Vicenza from 24th to 26th February 2018, the new edition of the international Show for sports fishing and recreational sailing organized by Italian Exhibition Group.

Faye Wills is from Ashford, Kent. She was 16 when she had her first introduction to shooting during a weekend job at her local clay shooting ground. In less than eight years, she shoots with a custom fit Zoli 12g, and is on the British Shooting Olympic Skeet Programme, with her focus firmly fixed on 2024 Olympic games.

The ICRS, the rifle chambered in 7.62x51 that should have replaced the M4 carbine in the US Army, won’t see the daylight. The funding is being reallocated to the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW).

There’s no more exciting or challenging way to hunt muntjac than to stalk them by sound. Listening out for a barking muntjac and then creeping up to it in dense cover without it first spotting you requires fieldcraft of the first order, plus a big slice of good fortune. Chances to hunt muntjac in this way come only rarely, but if you get the opportunity, then grab it with both hands. 

Lise Ailin Lorentzen, is 31 years old. She was born, and grew-up, in Fauske, northern Norway. She has a Bachelor’s degree in social studies, and is a key account manager for Browning Norway, having joined them in August this year. Brought up in a hunting family, she is at one with the outdoors, and enjoys spending her time shooting, hunting and fishing. 

Small caliber rimfire pistols are popular for target shooting and plinking. The SW22 Victory features an interchangeable match-grade barrel and fiber-optic sights. New versions have a threaded barrel and camo finish. 

The new revolver shares the same technical features of the Super Redhawk family: a six-shot, stainless steel, triple-lock revolver. It sports patented integral mounts that are machined directly on the barrel rib. The powerful 10mm cartridge can be used for hunting too.

A pair of Terra ED 10x42 binoculars will be offered free with the purchase of any Conquest V6 Riflescope. Conquest V6 series features top ZEISS quality and the Terra ED binoculars are robust, reliable and easy-to-use tools for any environment.

You’ve got to really understand muntjac in order to hunt them. People expect them to behave like other smaller deer species such as roe, but they don’t. Successful muntjac stalking is all about understanding your quarry and then adopting the right hunting technique, which could be stalking quietly on foot, sitting in a high seat or even using a call.

In the recent Texas shooting an armed citizen prevented the killer from taking many more lives. But if gun laws were stricter, the “good Samaritan”  might not have been able to have his gun... 

Mhairi-Ann Troup is a shooting instructor, CPSA (Clay Pigeon Shooting Association) safety officer and competitive shot, and mother of two boys. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, she is now based in West Sussex, UK, and won the CPSA coach of the year 2016 award. Mhairi-Ann is avidly committed to coaching shotgun shooting, and developing people within the sport, with a focus on working with youngsters.