Zoli Kronos M-Sport

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“In short, the Kronos M-Sport shoots very, very well. Before writing this, I took this gun out on three occasions—twice on clays at Barbury and once into the pigeon hide. The first standout with the gun was a proper ‘big boys pants’ stand, a teal shooting up and away starting at 30 yards, followed by a left-to-right looper at 60. Why start easy? With a gun that weighs 8lb 8oz, you have to walk into a stand with a plan.”

“It’s a big, heavy gun and needs to be shot accordingly, moving hold points out and reducing movements down so that you’re not chasing clays in vain and tiring your arms out too.

“I walked out of that first stand with a 9/10. This gun, when moved correctly, is as sweet a gun to shoot as they come, moving well with very smooth recoil. I went on to shoot five more stands and although there were some misses, they were few and far between. I was feeling it that day and the gun and I really got on.

“Compare this to the next time I took it out, when after a long day of filming I grabbed this gun and went for another 100 to see how I got on. This was a different experience again. Being tired, I found myself walking into stands and just hoping

“The Edge has a choice of stainless steel or titanium (on test) actions, this CT Titanium model, although pricey at £5,720, really makes the already light Edge into a nimble stalking rifle. You also have a tough black Cerakote finish, making it impervious to the weather. Carbon-fibre barrelled models weigh 6.6lb and the titanium actioned CT model weighs a scant 6.1lb.”

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Need To Know

n MANUFACTURER: Fierce Firearms, Canada n MODEL: Fierce Carbon CT Edge 6.5 PRC rifle n TYPE: Bolt-action carbon-fibre sporter n CALIBRE: 6.5 PRC n MAGAZINE: 4-shot detachable n ACTION: Titanium n FINISH: Carbon fibre and Cerakote n BARREL: Carbon-fibre wrapped, 24” n OVERALL LENGTH: 44.5” n WEIGHT: 6.1lb n SIGHTS: Drilled and tapped for scope mounts n STOCK: Carbon-fibre sporter n TRIGGER: Single-stage adjustable n PRICE: £5,720

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Shooting Times is published by Fieldsports Press and is available for wholesale from Seymour on 0207 429 4000 indeed. I even put my auto down in the end. On a day when most birds were not coming within 30 yards, the control on this gun actually helped out, although my arms were pretty tired at the end of the day.”

I would hit some clays with little forethought and poor concentration. I missed a lot more than I did that first time out.

“How did it get on in a pigeon hide? Very well

Need To Know

n MAKE: Zoli n MODEL: Kronos M-Sport n PRICE: £4,700 n CALIBRE: 12-bore n WEIGHT: 8lb 8oz n BARRELS: 29.5in and 32in n CHOKES: Multichoke n STOCK: Monte Carlo adjustable stock n FINISH: Matt-black finished barrels and action n FORE-END: Beavertail n WARRANTY: 10 years n IMPORTER: edgarbrothers.com

Panthera 600 black fac

• FAC Cal: .177 / .22 / .25 / .30 / .35

Up to 80 shots - hybrid slugs,

• Barrel: 600mm Superior Heavy STX Barrel liner & carbon fibre liner sleeve

• Carbon Fibre 300cc Bottle • Shoots Slugs • Magnum XL Plenum – 156 cc

.177 cat17593 / .22 cat17596 / .25 cat17599 / .30 cat17602

RRP: £1,904.99

Panthera 700 black fac

• FAC Cal: .177 / .22 / .25 / .30 / .35 • Up to 90 shots - hybrid slugs,

• Barrel: 700mm Superior Heavy STX Barrel liner & carbon fibre liner sleeve

XL cc