I'm Head of Operations at HOLTS Auctioneers of Fine Modern & Antique Guns; a specialist game shooting coach, passionate about vintage guns; and a widely published writer.
They come with curious rituals and are physically and metaphorically painful to drive and own. Yet they inspire a kind of emotionally loyalty rarely found with inanimate objects. Is the old Landrover the best worst car ever made?
Liberal society champions its tolerance of minorities - unless you don't fit its definition of an acceptable minority. Should liking guns make you a social pariah?
When you strip away the gadgets you are left only with your experience as a guide. But do you need anything more?
There has been a revolving door of influence between Spain and Great Britain, but as AYA closes its factory doors it is time to take stock.
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Fed up with social media platforms restricting their passion, Ian Sweetman and Rachel Draper created Stile - a groundbreaking, censorship-free app connecting countryside communities. As Simon Reinhold explores, it’s tailored to foster genuine, real-world connections for Fieldsports enthusiasts
From packs of spaniels wheeling on command like a shoal of fish to the chaos of multiple undertrained labradors with an overzealous owner, if there's a flashpoint on a shoot day it's often after the drive is over.
Venturing onto the foreshore means facing the Final Bill, but the potential reward is too great to ignore
You wouldn't have a six months off golf and expect to play to your handicap, so why don't more game shots practice for the season?
We pay a high price for the privilege of getting lost in the back country - but is it worth it?
Some love it; some hate it; but is the ‘back gun’ a symptom of a wider problem in game shooting?
Delays in the licensing system are killing the gun trade, but shooting must embrace change if it wants to survive.
How biowads are changing the way we think about choke for game shooting