The GECO IPSC team is growing – Eduardo de Cobos, currently number 3 in the World Rankings in the Production Division and number 7 in the Handgun World Shoot 2022, enriches from now on the international IPSC team of the German ammunition manufacturer GECO! The first-class Beretta shooter from Spain has been committed to dynamic shooting for over 30 years and has won several international titles in …

Built for anti-personnel use in military and law enforcement scenarios, the B&T SPR300 is a bolt-action rifle with an integral sound suppressor, that is, with a minimised acoustic signature. It is chambered in .300 Blackout, but there are persistent rumours of a version in 8.6 Blackout, considered the deadliest subsonic cartridge ever produced.

About a year ago, US manufacturer Springfield Armory launched its new Echelon service pistol on the market. Ferkinghoff International then brought the pistol to Europe for Enforce Tac and IWA 2024. But what characterises the new, modular polymer pistol in practice? We put it through its paces.

In two months' time, shooters from all corners of the world will meet in Valeggio sul Mincio (VR), Italy, where the 30th Muzzle Loading World Championship will take place, 22 years after the World Championship in Lucca and 17 years after the European Championship in Parma.

At the end of the last hunting season and on our first outings in the mountains to train with the dogs, we had a sneak preview of the Cormons boots that Zamberlan introduced in 2024 and will be available from August in shops.

The Benelli Lupo bolt-action rifle in the Wood version increases its modularity with the adjustable comb. This allows the hunter to find a set-up and alignment that is even more congenial to different physical characteristics and achieve greater shooting accuracy. In the video: our test day at the shooting range in Italy.

The 2025 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XX jubilee will take place at the Frontier Shooting Range in the city of Matlosana, South Africa. It will be a global event and is the highest Level V competition on the IPSC match calendar. 

US manufacturer Timney Triggers is one of the best-known suppliers of tuning triggers. The company is now launching the Ultimate Builder's Kit (UBK), a complete conversion kit for GLOCK pistols. Ferkinghoff International, the specialist for US brands and importer for Timney Triggers, is bringing the UBK to Europe. We took a closer look at it.

Car evacuation, cover and concealment, countering ambushes, executing assaults with vehicles, VIP extraction: these are just some of the skills that VIP close protection teams have to learn and master. We participated in a three-day Vehicle Close Quarters Battle (VCQB) course organized by GENIAX Tactics, a leading international provider of advanced training programs. Here's our experience.

The 9mm P365-Fuse is a “crossover” model featuring a 4.3”/109 mm barrel and 21+1 capacity. Slide is optics-ready, and the gun is also available in a version complete with a factory installed ROMEO-X compact sight.

The CZ Shooting Team won 12 medals in the IPSC CZ Extreme Euro Open 2024 competition, that was held from June 20 to 22, 2024, at the Hodonice shooting range, near the Czech city of Znojmo.

After we reported on the partnership between Beretta and the ISSF at the beginning of June, its sister company, RWS GmbH, is now following suit. In our article you will find background information on the partnership, the ISSF House and quotes from the President of the ISSF (Luciano Rossi) and the General Manager of RWS (Dirk Prehn).

The .223 Remington is popular. But when it comes to hunting, the weather, barrel length and twist rate, and ultimately the shooter's skills play an important role if game is more than 100 meters away. We put the .223 under the microscope when hunting roe deer and beforehand on the shooting range at 100 and 300 meters. We had the pleasure of shooting at 300 meters with the Hera H6 in .223 …

One of the most welcome gifts we received in recent years was the opportunity to visit the splendid Forte Montecchio, surely the best-preserved World War 1 fortress in Europe. It is located in Colico, in the province of Lecco, Italy, and is nestled in an idyllic landscape. But like so many other wonders in Italy, it is not as well known as it deserves to be. We try to remedy this by inviting our …

China is the country with the largest representation, 23 shooters out of 24 available, then India, the USA, Korea, Germany and Italy. France, as host country, has 16 athletes. There are no more open slots, but each national federation can decide independently for the places already allocated.

Designed by Alessandra De Santis, who is lengthening more and more her list of international collaborations, the Corvus is a button-lock EDC folding knife with triple opening system: flipper, thumb hole and, of course, button. We present it to you in a beautiful version with green Micarta handle, but the palette of available colors does not end there.