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The Adventurer

The Adventurer is our platform to vent, review, educate and inform. We have an opinion and love nothing more than to share it, we'll also invite some friends and colleagues to contribute from time to time. Our blog is named 'The Adventurer' is subjective and we'll cover a wide range of topics that any keen sportsman and all-round good chap will find interesting and informative. From explaining the idiosyncrasies and terminology used in the trade, reviewing some of the guns, rods and reels we either refurbish, repair or manufacture to comical stories from the trade, field and riverbank. We hope you enjoy the content, feel free to leave comments.

 
The Crossover Conundrum

The Crossover Conundrum

We were contacted this week by a client who unfortunately has the onset of glaucoma in his right eye, this has resulted in his left eye becoming more dominant as the condition has worsened in his righ...
 
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Wads up Doc?

Wads up Doc?

Many of you will remember lead being removed from petrol back in 1986 in the UK, if you are too young to remember then you're a lucky swine. Anyway, lead was removed due to evidence suggesting that le...
 
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The Dutch Connection

The Dutch Connection

As a business, we've publicised extensively the difficulty of employing foreign workers in the UK. Why do we need Foreign workers in the UK? Simple, there us no gunsmithing school or qualification in ...
 
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Hortonium Page

Hortonium Page

With the requirement for lead free ammunition heating up, we've created a dedicated page to give you, the shooters all the information on Hortonium. Hortonium, we believe is the best lead ammunition. ...
 
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What attracts 'Hunters' to Africa?

What attracts 'Hunters' to Africa?

Like most men of a certain age, I grew up with stories of adventure. Whether that was the first hand accounts of my Grandfathers from his time in Burma with the Chindits or the fictional stories I rea...
 
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Traditional Gunmaking, labour of love or madness?

Traditional Gunmaking, labour of love or madness?

The term best gun is always subjective and based on each individuals perception of what 'best' is. When I talk to people who don't shoot, they are naturally inquisitive about how we make guns and why ...
 
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Introducing our new podcast, the Adventurers.

Introducing our new podcast, the Adventurers.

Welcome to our new podcast, the Adventurer, hosted by Steve Horton & Daniel Rix.In our first episode we talk to Charlie Jacoby from Fieldsports Channel. We discuss a variety of topics incl...
 
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Latest Pair of Horton Guns

Latest Pair of Horton Guns

This pair of Horton Guns have taken the best part of 2 years to create, 12 gauge, 30 inch. A labour of love, hand engraved by our Clive Newland (ex W & C Scott and H&H engraver). Hardened and ...
 
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