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
Licensing figures: what they mean for certificate holders
Performance has fallen for a fourth quarter running, permits are up 83% over five quarters, and new applications are finally counted separately. The sector read for visitors and exhibitors
Swarovski Optik: backing the British Shooting Show from the very start
Adam Randall of Swarovski Optik UK on a partnership that goes back to the show's earliest years, the two launches that landed at the NEC in 2026, and the Mobile Experience unit coming in 2027
Free-entry giveaway offers €6,500 of Spanish partridge
William Powell Sporting has launched its Ultimate Fieldsports Giveaway 2026, and the prize for one winner is a peg on two days' driven partridge at Spain's El Crespo Estate with everything from cartridges to accommodation included
Exhibitor spotlight: Optics Warehouse launches Air Rifle Warehouse
Lloyd Marshall of long-standing British Shooting Show exhibitor Optics Warehouse reveals why the Devon retailer has taken the plunge into airgun sales, why the show is the biggest date in the company's calendar – and what the future holds at the NEC
Mental health and the certificate: what Wales just told holders
NHS Wales and all four Welsh police forces say seeking mental health support does not automatically cost a certificate. The sector read for holders and applicants across the show community
Moorland charter: what it means across the shooting sector
An independent charter asking Scottish ministers to protect open moorland credits stalking and gamekeeping with keeping the hills open. The sector read on who is behind it and what it asks
Cleared farmer case: what it means across the shooting sector
The Crown Prosecution Service will bring no charges against a Derbyshire farmer who shot a suspected burglar dead with a legally held gun. Here is the sector read, and the one thing the decision does not change
Private gun sale controls under consideration: the sector overview
The Home Office is weighing stronger controls on private sales of firearms and shotguns between certificate holders. What the signal means for everyday transfers across the disciplines
Grouse counts 2026 point to a stronger season across the sector
The first field data of the season shows brood averages of eight and nine on the best-keepered moors, a welcome signal for estates, keepers and the trade that supplies the season