Clay Shooting Classic 2012
The preparations for this year’s Clay Shooting Classic are well underway and the entries are coming in thick and fast. Here are the highlights from last year. The entry form is available here, so get yours in now to be sure of the chance to compete in the event of the season!
The Krieghoff Classic 2012
The annual Krieghoff Classic is the jewel in the crown of the DTL calendar, and can owe its phenomenal success to a number of factors. The clue is in the name really, Krieghoff’s sponsorship of the event, organised by Alan Rhone and supported by the factory adds real gravitas, and the commitment shown by Krieghoff [...]
ISSF World Cup 2011
We are well into 2012 and a great year of shooting awaits us. So, in order to get all hyped up, we thought we would take a look back at some of the best bits of last year – here are the highlights of the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final.
Obituary: Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill, proprietor of the popular Mendip Shooting Ground near Wells in Somerset, died suddenly on 21 January at the age of 72. Arthur leaves his wife, Sharon, children Danielle, Vernon and Louise, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A well-known character on the clay scene, he will be missed by all who knew him. [...]
A rising star
After just one year, Ronnie Green has become a successful young clay shot, who knows what the future could hold for this rising star
Browning signs ‘em young
Browning’s enthusiasm for spotting new talent saw an early signing for the youngest member of Oxford Gun Company’s Florent team recently. Nicky Rand, daughter of Doug and Shirley Florent, and her husband Richard, welcomed their first son Henry into the world on 28 September ‑ and Browning, with its long association with Oxford Gun, was [...]
New Browning to be unveiled
Browning is set to unveil the new B7-25 to the public at the British Shooting show in February. The B7-25 will be available in both Game and Sporter versions, coming in grade 1 to start with; left-handed models and a choice of barrel lengths can also be specified however. As expected, the new model comes [...]
Lakenheath re-opens
Fire-ravaged Lakenheath Clay Target Centre has reopened as of 24th December after fire ripped through the centre, destroying the clubhouse, restaurant and bar, in the early hours of 3 December. Pete Usher said he and his staff were heart-broken when they saw their club destroyed but support from the shooting community had helped immensely. He [...]
Shooters rally to defend their sport
Shooters and shooting organisations swung into action to defend their sport against calls for unworkable gun laws, following a horrific incident in the early hours of New Year’s Day at Horden, near Peterlee in Durham. Taxi driver Michael Atherton shot dead three members of his family before shooting himself, apparently with a legally-held shotgun. Individual [...]
Star Shot Relaunch At ‘The Big One’
The fourth British Shooting Show is being billed as ‘The Big One’, set to be the biggest and best yet, after the 2011 show was hailed a roaring success