'Sporting Rifle Magazine'.
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I. Farticus
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I got bored with advertorial that only mentioned companies that spent money in the rag
JabaliHunter
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Trout Fisherman merged with Trout & Salmon not so long ago too
I expect you are thinking of people like Tower-Bird.
Shooting Gazette has been very poor and thin for the last few years.
Does anybody use Readly??? Mate of mine subscribes to it and says its great,
wildfowler1
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I bought my first Shooting Times in 1961. I never missed a copy until this new and present Editor ruined what was left of it. I haven't bought or read a copy for about 4 years. The best Editor ever was Jonathan Young, he supported Wildfowlers and fought our corner back in the Eighties. Wf1.
Jonathan was good, especially when writing in partnership with John Richards. Tim Sedgewick was perhaps the best. He could tell a good tale himself and guided the magazine through the post-war years when the 1954 act was being fought over and most wildfowling clubs were created. The blue covers from that era with evocative black and white photos of country life (typically by John Tarleton) are a lovely record of the land and a culture that has slipped away. As a kid the stalking articles by Lea MacNally depicted a world I could never aspire to - but I got there eventually !
terrier1
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Yes I got sick of seeing his pictures all through the magazine he must love himself.
I use Readly and look at a number of mags, shooting, fishing and motoring.
Saves a small fortune by not having to buy umpteen mags from which I get one or two articles from each maximum.
spannulman
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Is that true? There’s no mention of it in the field.
i like the SG but the magazine has shrunk in size and thickness and the paper quality which affects the photos but i still enjoy reading it, despite rarely going driven shooting. They did start to do some articles on stalking for a time under the previous editor but that seems to have stopped. I won a trip to Jura, hind stalking, in the ‘gazette competition in 2013 which started me on the road to getting my FAC and my own stalking ground.So I have them to thank/ blame...
merging with The Field is unlikely to reduce the quality of editorial. And I think the field has incorporated several Victoria n or Edwardian titles over the 150 years it has been in print.
Anyone remember when Lea MacNally tested a BRNO Model 2 in ST and shot a Capercaille with it?
jp10v2
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Personally I find the reviews the most tedious as they are always just paid endorsements. Any criticism is usually backhanded and quickly played down, clearly only there to give an illusion of impartiality. The second hand market is largely ignored as it is about shifting new gear and that's it. If somebody was brave enough to buck this trend with pure journalism I think a magazine could be successful still.
Crowstalker
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100% agree
8x57
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I can't remember that article but I did enjoy reading Lea Macnally. One article I do remember reading by him was of the occasion that he received an invite to stalk with Prince Charles and H.R.H. acted as his gillie for the day including carrying his rifle.
Foxyboy43
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Aye. A great man and an inspiration for many - his son follows in his footsteps I believe? From memory (ever dangerous) Lea used a triple deuce for his stalking until the .240” mimimum came in - but am I correct in this?
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