Introducing the October Issue

Welcome to The Vintage Gun Journal, your free-to-view monthly magazine for all things British gun and rifle.

October is the month my Land Rover was supposed to be ready to use. Instead, its dawning heralds the start of the dis-assembly process. 

Hopefully, it will be ready for our November Shoot Party, which starts on the ninth day of the month and sees the return of many old friends and a couple of new ones for a week of sport in Shropshire.

We have a new, young contributor; Josh Gardner, whose fresh take on fieldsports is (I think) refreshing and enjoyable to read.

Markets remain patchy, with the coming lead ban prompting sales of many old guns long held for sentimental reasons and now seen as unviable. We examine the alternatives to lead shot.

Holt's have a sale in November which is building on-line and worth a look. The current climate could throw up some bargains and if you stump up a few extra pennies for bismuth shot, you might be able to buck the trend and come up smiling.

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