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In recent years, grouse shooting across Britain has been a bit of a mute affair. There have been days here and there and reasonable bags have been shot, but it’s tended to be a far cry from the boom years of the mid-2010s, when 400-brace days were pretty standard on Britain’s premier moors. This year, however, keepers and sporting agents are optimistic that things are looking up. Ollie Severn, a sporting agent at William Powell Sporting, told ST: “Relatively speaking it’s going to be a good year, but that is in the context of a few poor years.” He noted that those estates that had go...

If you're looking for the best British and European guns in the world, Selena Barr has the answer. Check out our guide to the best guns

If you’re keen on shooting, you’ll doubtless have dreamt of visiting some of the world’s top gunmakers. Often these places are fascinating, from Beretta in northern Italy to Holland & Holland on Jermyn Street. Set out in a vintage car, tour Italy and Spain, drift around Mayfair: great coffee, great wine, rich history. Talk to artisans and designers; take months to decide on the perfect gun for you. Barrelmakers, actioners, lockmakers — meet them all and get a real feel for the personalities of the brands and, of course, handle the guns themselves. It would make for a perfect summer...