I've been getting this magazine for about a decade. It seems to be very much aimed at the wealthy Pom shooter and deals mainly with their shotguns and game.

I enjoy it.

There is an excellent article on John kingsley-Heath in the current edition. A beaut pic of an Argintine Mauser (I think) in .425 Rigby that sold at auction for 2000 pounds.

Another good article on the H. and H. Paradox. well balanced stories usually. (Incidently, I read an article on the same model in a NZ magazine recently).

I think it is a good mag. Don't think I'd fit too comfortably into their pheasant shooting scenes as I don't have a three piece suit nor the money.

Some of those English estates would be magic to shoot on. Driven shoots would be an experience.

Do any others enjoy it as well? Curious.

I have not seen the magazine for sale here.

I have been on a few driven shoots in England,its bloody hard to hit those birds.

Yes the big shoots are not cheap,there are a smaller shoots for £150-200 a day.

We are getting a quite a few driven shoots starting up here,which is great,are there any in Australia???

There's about three places that I have heard of that offer pheasant shoots but I haven't been to them.

In some of the pictures, the birds seem to be very high (as in 50 yards or so) so I guess they would take some killing.

Lord Wolsingham (sic), the bloke who shot over 1000 in one day in the 1890's, must have been fairly handy with his gun. I guess thats about all he did. And must have been very wealthy.

Ah, to be born into a mob of "blue bloods" with pure blood lines, double handle surnames and nothing to do but shoot

Guess its also good that the wealthy of the Old dart arent inbred

I wonder if its the same one we get here? Presume it is? editor is Mike Barnes, nice chap but not the best shot.

The Field magazine is a far better read, in my opinion, but definitley a bit posher.

Driven shoots start at about 250 pounds a day (say 100 bird driven day, on average to medium height birds) stretching upwards you can pay 50pounds a bird on some shoots for archangels! Very good fun, but eats a major hole in the wallet.

I took part in a "cheap" driven pheasant shoot in Somerset when I lived in London in 1988. Cost me about GBP115 I think for the day plus a few pounds tip for the Gamekeeper. We shot in total only about 55 pheasant, a duck or two, and a couple foxes. Could have shot more except we missed a lot of birds except for a young lad, Lancelot who shot a lot we missed.

I remember especially a couple of red deer hinds that came running through and a speeding woodcock that screamed through the line without a shot being fired at it.

The shotgun I loaned was a nice side by side in 12 gauge by W.J. Jeffrey which the huntmaster and farm owner loaned to me.

It was not a three piece suit affair, but the "uniform" was Barbour jackets and boots. Just as well as it was a wet day. Lunch was at a English pub, the same used by the fox hunting crew in the local area.

It was a fun day and well worth the experience. Would like to do it again one day.

The editor of this one is Will Hetherington. But the costs are staggering.

They all are well dressed and Barbour (amongst others) have large adds in it too. Even the game keepers and beaters are well dressed. Game keepers seem always to have, at the minimum, a tie on.

The guns that are advertised and in the pics can make someone green with envy (or at least cause same person to drool!!).

Would be great to try sometime if I win Tatts.

Where do I look for the best write up and photos your adventures in Africa, Nitro? I haven't really browsed much on AR lately, like in the Africa thread. Looking forward to reading them.

Ross