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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.

 
Shotgun Buying Guide - Over and Under action types

Shotgun Buying Guide - Over and Under action types

Most of you will have read buying guides in the various shooting publications over the years. However for me, they don't actually provide or improve your knowledge in terms of what to look for in a sh...
 
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Response to hate mail regarding trophy hunting

Response to hate mail regarding trophy hunting

Recently Channel 4 News aired a story that allegedly claimed that Alex Goss of Blackthorn Safaris who we have worked with extensively in recent years had been organising canned hunts in South Africa....
 
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Service records for guns

Service records for guns

We retail not only our own guns but a variety of other brands. Now while you'd never purchase a car without service history and MOT etc, we frequently do that with guns. We've had guns either in part ...
 
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The Horton guns and the Whimsical girl

The Horton guns and the Whimsical girl

You have to take your hat off to the marketing prowess of makers such as Purdey, Boss, Holland & Holland and Westley Richards who have manufactured guns continuously from inception. Guns from thes...
 
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When is a nag a good thing

When is a nag a good thing

You'd normally associate nag with either an old horse or a Lady who cannot stop bloody whining. Well in the world of engraving a nag is priceless as it's the difference between getting it right or wro...
 
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We want your old Guns

We want your old Guns

We recently launched our Horton remade gunswhich have had loads of interest with several clients lined up to take advantage of a pretty much new gun from acclaimed makers such as Holland & Hollan...
 
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In house engraver

In house engraver

As of Monday 15th June, W Horton & Sons now have an in-house engraver.Clive Newland trained as an engraver at W C Scott in Birmingham. He's been engraving as a profession for some 37 years. No...
 
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Exciting Opportunity

Exciting Opportunity

If you are a Gunsmith, an engraver, or have these skills in part or full and you wish to either reduce your overheads or take the leap of faith of going on your own, we want to hear from you.W Hor...
 
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