Sporting Rifle

Onwards and upwards

ith this issue getting sent to the printers just days after the British Shooting Show, ’s win in the Outstanding Contribution to Conservation award is still fresh in the memory. As a member of the judging panel, I discovered some weeks before that had won, but was unable to share the good news with’s Save The Rhino sporting auction initiative – not just me, but the whole magazine team, publishers, everyone who has ever donated a lot, placed a bid, or simply spread the word. This award is yours as much as it is mine.

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