Fab new high-rib Sporter
With high-rib Sporters all the rage, we smash some targets with the latest offering from Fabarm
£1,000 for a golden gun
Buying a shotgun can be daunting, especially if you’re new to the sport. We sent Nick Truter to a well-stocked gunshop armed with £1,000 to see what his budget could buy
Eley shoots a winning load
Richard Atkins gets his hands on two of the brand new clay loads on offer from eley – vip Trap and First fibre 28 gram 7.5 clay loads – and finds them top notch
Tools for the job
You need your gun to be in full working order to get the scores you deserve every time you shoot – look after your gun and your scores will look after themselves
Shooting glasses – do they work?
We all wear eye protection for clay shooting – but will safety glasses really save your eyes if the worst happens? There’s only one way to find out, and we did. FieldsportsChannel were there to film our tests. Watch their video below – scroll along to 18:30 for the glasses test (or click here to view in a new window) – and read the full report in the November 2011 issue of Clay Shooting.
Travel under lock and key
Travelling to shoots around the country can cause security concerns for your gun. Stuart Farr looks into what needs to be done and ways to best secure your gun in transit
Diamonds are forever
Cartridge expert Richard Atkins tests the Quattro Diamond and Trap Gold Series: two more exceptionally consistent competition-grade loads from NSI
Xcellent
Beretta A400 XCEL goes Sporting – Richard Atkins gets first look at the new Beretta Sporting semi-auto and finds it ‘Blinking good’
All choked up?
Few subjects inspire such heated debate among shooters as choke selection; we try to cut through the myths and give you some hard facts
Vest intentions
Mark Harwood-Stone took a range of Skeet vests to a local club shoot to find out what shooters really look for and which vests were our readers’ choice