Proof House storage: what the new service means for the shooting sector
The London Proof House has opened a secure, climate-controlled armoury to certificate holders, gunmakers and dealers, proof master David Miles has told Gun Trade Insider. The sector reading for visitors and exhibitors, and where to find the full story
Multi-day tickets make their debut at the British Shooting Show 2027
Visitors to the British Shooting Show can buy two-day and three-day tickets for the first time in 2027. A three-day adult ticket works out at £21.65 a day, against £34.95 for a single day
Three stages for the British Shooting Show 2027
The British Shooting Show adds dedicated rifle and airgun stages alongside its main stage at the NEC Birmingham in February 2027. Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne take over the main stage on the Friday afternoon
British Shooting Show moves to bigger halls for 2027
The British Shooting Show moves into Halls 17, 18, 19 and 20 at the NEC Birmingham for 12 to 14 February 2027. The switch gives visitors 25% more floor space, with three stages and Airgun City's 38 lanes
Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne to host main stage
The trio behind The Good, The Bad and The Rugby will take over the British Shooting Show main stage on Friday 12 February 2027. They will also host the Great British Shooting Awards at the NEC Birmingham
Exhibitor spotlight: 3 Legged Thing
3 Legged Thing took a gamble on a stand at the NEC in 2025 and left with an entirely new business. Ahead of the company's return in 2027, we look at how a tripod maker built a range spanning airgun, rimfire and centrefire
Exhibitor spotlight: Blaser Group
Blaser Group Ltd CEO Frederic Hanner on live rifle configuration, putting retailers on his own stand, and why the Great British Shooting Show remains the biggest date in the company's UK calendar
The show Edgar Brothers never has to argue about
It is the Cheshire-based distributor's single biggest marketing expense of the year, and Graham Turner says exhibiting has never once been in doubt. He explains what a successful stand looks like for them, why the rodeo bull worked, and what the trade gets that the public does not see
Saboteur advice lands before the season: what shoots need to know
Free Countryside Alliance guidance gives the shooting community a plan for disruption: the drill, the offence and the police powers, in one downloadable sheet
Shooting by numbers: what the 2026 census reveals
The largest annual survey of the shooting community reveals a sport holding its nerve – and gives the whole sector a set of figures to argue from