Ben Cartwright gets misty eyed, even if shooting lessons aren’t really too much like the days of skinned knees and blazers. Do you remember your first day at school? The coffee was rather good. Which was a surprise – because…
Back to school with Ben Cartwright
Tagged with: ben cartwright, Clays, countryside, digweed, faulds, honesberie shooting school, rifle shooting stance, school, shooting lessons, trigger
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Carry on doctor with James Marchington
James Marchington is dreading his first encounter with the new medical check system. How did we let ourselves get into this muddle? There are many things right with the firearms licensing process in Britain – but the system of medical…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, farm, firearms, firearms licensing, game shooting, gun shop, James Marchington, medical check, pest control, shooting, Shotgun
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Stop motion with Jason Doyle
The indefatigable Jason Doyle sees improvement as he continues to strive for that elusive AA Class status, and learns the virtues of holding still. This month started with a fantastic 100-bird Sporting run by Mac’s Valley Gun Club. It was…
Tagged with: aa class status, ABT, angles, automatic bell trap, bill maher, Clays, DTL, Ed Solomons, George Digweed, ground, gun, heights, jason doyle, mac's valley gun club, Richard Faulds, shoot, Sporting Clays, targets
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New gear at IWA trade show
The UK gun trade was out in force at the 46th annual IWA Outdoor Classics exhibition in Germany from 8 to 11 March. It’s the leading European trade show for hunting, shooting and outdoor equipment. This year’s event attracted around…
Tagged with: British Shooting Show, Browning, countryside, diodegradable, Eley Hawk, germany, gun trade, hunting, iwa outdoor classics, outdoor equipment, Richard Atkins, shooting, teague precision chokes, titanium, vip steel loads, wad
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Malaga Madness
Mitchell Brooker-Smith heads out for his first international competition. But will the tempestuous conditions at the Malaga Grand Prix throw him off his game? In January I competed in the Malaga Grand Prix. It was my first international competition, so…
Tagged with: club tiro de jarapalo, des davies, game, gun, international competiton, jarapalo, johan birklykke, malaga grand prix, mitchell brooker-smith, Olympic Skeet, range, shooting, training, Trap
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Budget clay shells
You needn’t shell out to get outstanding shells. Here we present a roundup of the most popular clay cartridges! With a huge variety of cartridges on offer, it can be hard to make an informed choice. Here, our cartridge expert…
Tagged with: budget clay shells, cartridges, cheddite sporting, clay loads, club shoot, competitions, fiocchi f blu, FITASC Sporting, gamebore velocity, hull superfast, jocker l28, lyalvale express english sporter, market, nsi due sporting, Olympic Trap, rc romagnola, Richard Atkins, saga eurotrap, shell, shooting
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10 of the latest pieces of hearing tech
Lloyd Pattison takes you on a journey through the world of hearing protection, from humble foam plugs to the latest technology. Making a loud noise is fun, the louder the better – just ask any kid (and indeed most adults).…
Tagged with: amplification, british army, bull's eye, cens, custom stockz, custom-moulded, digital defenders, dx5, ear foam plugs, earpiece, foam, foam plugs, foldable, gamekeeper, grounds, headsets, hearing protection, ken newman, lightweight, lloyd pattinson, mercury hearing, muff, noise, passive custom moulded ear plugs, peltor sportac, plugs, plugzz, ppe, proflex digital 1e, rs, shooters, shooters aid, slim, sordin supreme basic, sportear xp3, unamplified, vario, vario electronics, whisper
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Back with a bang
Mike Bartlett’s getting back in the swing of things, but with blustery conditions the course of clay birds never did run smooth. With the game season in its last week we are now back to two shoots on a Sunday.…
Starting strong with Leah Southall
Leah Southall kicks off the new shooting season with an eye on some ambitious goals. The beginning of a new year means new challenges, and with hard work and dedication these can be overcome. One of the things that I…
Tagged with: cartirdges, challanges, Eley DTL Gold, Eley Hawk, Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, leah southall, shooters
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Honest Work
Is repair work misleading? Not if it’s done properly, says Tim Greenwood. The pictures on this page may give you a touch of Déjà vu – yes, they are the same two that appeared in last month’s article, which was…
Tagged with: browning heritage sideplate, hardwood dowel, repair, stock, Tim Greenwood
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