Sport Shooting

HIT Show, the most important Italian hunting, shooting and personal defense trade show for the public, will take place in the pavilions of the Vicenza Fair from 9 to 11 February 2019. As always, conferences, technical stages, canine contests and plenty of passion will make this event unmissable.

The Ruger Custom Shop “will feature exclusive collectible, competition, hunting and personal defense firearms for the most discriminating of shooters”. Its first two offerings are the SR1911 Competition Pistol and the 10/22 Competition Rifle.

A high-end entry level: how else can we describe the new Zeiss Conquest V4 hunting riflescope line? Affordable, but with performance that speaks by itself, we take a look at the highest magnification model in the line, the 6-24x50, perfect for long range sports shooting and hunting. Don't miss our exclusive video.

The "one million shots" over-under is also extremely beautiful, comfortable and effective on the target. Its name is Invictus V and it is a child of the Italian Caesar Guerini company, based in  Marcheno, near Brescia.

The 28th World Muzzle Loading Championships just ended in Eisenstadt, the capital of Austrian Burgerland. Also this year Pedersoli was one of the main sponsors of the event and brought home a long list of winners.

Audrey Watson got into deer stalking while working as an ecologist for the National Forest. In 2004, she met her husband through a deer management group, and part of their honeymoon included a stalking trip to New Zealand. Now a Deer Officer for BASC, she inspires others to try deer stalking.

Lorraine Lawrence was over 30 yrs. when she took up shooting and hunting and discovered a new passion. She is an avid hunter, a shooter in several disciplines, and is a Certified Sporting Clays Instructor and has travelled the USA, South America, Africa to hunt, Sweden and Scotland to hunt and shoot.

Linda Mellor is collaborating with Iain MacGregor, one of the UK’s internationally qualified shotgun coaches. In a series of interviews and videos they explore the value of working with a shooting coach. In this chapter they meet with gunsmith Andy Coull and explain why a correctly fitting gun is important.

The new 12 ga Magnum over-under shotgun that F.A.I.R. dedicates to Sporting Clays is distinguished by some exclusive features such as the 15 mm high rib and the stock with Optowood finish with its particular aesthetic effect. The price is very reasonable.

Châteauroux in France hosted the French IPSC Rifle Championship 2018 from July 5–8. Besides reporting for all4shooters, GECO IPSC team shooter Sascha Back also took part in the competition. Read on for his match report and the results.

We tested the technical polo shirts manufactured by Forcetek in Drytek fabric for shooters and athletes in some dynamic shooting sessions.

Tracy Meston’s journey into shooting started 18 years ago in Norfolk on a girls’ fun clay pigeon shoot, soon afterwards she bought a shotgun, shot clays, and entered competitions. She qualified as a CPSA Instructor and launched ‘Frock, Stock and Barrel’ and is now the senior instructor at Roxburghe Shooting School.

Specifically designed for F-Class competitions and tested in collaboration with the US F-Open Rifle Team, the 184 gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet is heavier and longer, with a more aggressive ogive shape

Tori Clinch started clay shooting at 17 following a life-changing injury. She refused to be beaten by disability, but post-injury operations and subsequent physiotherapy meant she could not shoot when she wanted. Tori’s mum bought a Winchester Custom Select shotgun for her 18th birthday and reignited her determination to return to shooting.

Andrea Pinnock took a business decision in 2013 to understand shooting. She started clay shooting and got hooked on it. Keen to advance her new skill, she completed BASC’s ‘Safe Shot’ course, and is on target via additional courses, to qualify as a BASC accredited shooting coach by the end of 2018.

Charles Bardou (France) is the new European Champion with a result of 191/200. The Russian Inna Aleksandrova won the women's gold medal. In the men's team competition Italy finished first.