Introducing the July Issue

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

Shropshire is beginning to resemble San Antonio, as the drought continues and temperatures reach a staggering 41 degrees at midday.

It is even too hot to go pigeon shooting. 

The news has been dominated by the announcement of a Bill to go before the Commons next year to ban lead shot and lead bullets. That means that 2030 will begin with no more of either open to us. Vintage gun and rifle owners will be the most affected.

July is Game Fair month and I will be there this year helping my friends at Westley Richards man their exhibition of guns, rifles, kit and clothing.

Please drop by and say hello.

I'm delighted to hear that the grouse season is looking promising and have a couple of days lined-up in Cumbria to look forward to.

I am hoping for some respite to the heatwave that is killing the trees and depleting the river to a point I have not seen before. Meantime, I'm enjoying some leisurely Harley rides in summer gear, pretending I'm back in Texas.

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