While the serious target shooter may agonise about stock dimensions, barrel length and so on, what is often forgotten is the importance of ballistics, that is except for the very best of them.
Young Shots at the ready
The biggest clay shooting event in Europe for young people takes place once again at EJ Churchill shooting ground on 27 April, and is expected to attract over 400 entrants. For the fith year running, sponsorship will come from cartridge…
Tagged with: british school, British Schools and Young Shots Championships, Clive stanton, EJ Churchill, Sporting
Posted in Events, News
Posted in Events, News
Guerini gets Faulds
Richard Faulds MBE, who won an Olympic Gold Medal in Sydney 2000, has switched gun sponsor to Caesar Guerini. The Double Trap gold medallist made the move from Beretta in January, announcing the release of a limited edition RF model…
All grown up
Many shooters of more senior years may have fond memories of the .410 shotgun. I well recall buying my first proper shotgun, an El Faisan Spanish .410 folding double-barrel model, bought from a farmhand on a farm I used to…
Too forward?
In normal circumstances, and at normal ranges (sub-35 yards), your primary consideration should be to watch the target well with perfect sustained focus and keep the gun moving
Tagged with: forward allowance, Michael Yardley, positive shooting, Sporting Clays
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Posted in Coaching, Sporting
Is smaller better?
Last month we considered what the smaller gauge guns have to offer the clay shooter, and what areas need particular attention to ensure the experience with using a gun smaller than a 12-gauge is both satisfying and successful. We touched…
Childerhouse heads Handicap
The week one scores from the Handicap Classic at Royal Berkshire Shooting School are in, and Chris Childerhouse heads the table with an impressive 94. Following closely behind are Alex Cobb on 92, William Steyn on 89 and Gary Davis…
Posted in News
Consistent performers
NSI cartridges are distributed in the UK by Ladds Guns, Devon, and have established quite a name for themselves. NSI stands for Nobel Sport Italia and is a cartridge manufacturing group that now embraces companies producing all the components necessary…
British Open venue announced
The British Open Sporting will be held at Hepworth Hall in Essex. The Event will take place on 29 August – 1 September 2013, and entries will open online as of 1 February. Click here for more details.
