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Trying out the latest hearing protection

Posted on October 17, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

James Marchington tries out the latest in electronic hearing protection from Mercury Custom Plugs How times change! As a teenager, my dad lectured me about the importance of protecting my hearing when shooting, and handed me a square of loo roll.…

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SPONSORED: Perazzi High Tech

Posted on October 15, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

With orders already being placed for custom built Perazzi’s for next year’s competitive clay season, now is the perfect time to choose your new gun. Every Perazzi shotgun can be fitted to each individual shooters specifications and measurements. Read more…

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Shooters to watch

Posted on October 14, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Rachel Draper talks to two young regulars at Atkin Grant & Lang Shooting Ground Lain Blamey The future of clay pigeon shooting as a sport relies on the next generation of shooters. We spoke to Lain Blamey, aged 9, to…

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Clay Shooting news round-up

Posted on October 13, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

These are the latest stories from the clay shooting world that you might have missed. Ladies at Coley’s Hannah Gibson won the top prize at the first annual Ladies Open Sporting competition at Ian Coley. Hannah scored 89 ex-100, two…

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Shoot raises £3,000 for air ambulance

Posted on October 12, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Haimwood Shooting Ground in Llandrinio raised just over £3,000 for the Wales air ambulance, with a clay shoot, pool and raffle on 7 September.  The event had been postponed since mid-June due to the heavy rain, but on the day,…

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Sportarm’s new gun shop at West London

Posted on October 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Sportarm have taken over the gun shop at the West London Shooting School. The former West London Gun Room closed on 7 September, and Sportarm began refurbishment, aiming to open the shop with a fresh new look in October and…

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Heading wins Olympic quota place

Posted on October 10, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Aaron Heading secured a Tokyo 2020 Quota Place for Team GB by winning Olympic Trap silver at the European Championships in Lonato on Saturday 7 September. It was one of just two chances the 32-year-old shooter from Lincolnshire had left…

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British Shooting Grand Final

Posted on October 9, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The cream of Britain’s international Skeet and Trap shooters battled it out over a wet and windy two days at Fauxdegla shooting ground in Wales for the honours at the British Shooting Grand Final 2019. The competitors had fought their…

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Skeet double

Posted on October 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Richard Atkins reviews two 24g Skeet shells from Fiocchi, the Official Competition and TT Two It has been a while since we last looked at Skeet cartridges, so it was interesting to receive a pair of 24 gram 9.5 shot…

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Learning curve w/ Mitchell Brooker-Smith

Posted on October 7, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mitchell Brooker-Smith takes positive lessons from a frustrating Junior World Cup deep in the German forest Arriving home from the Junior World Cup in Suhl, I have much to reflect on. The competition was filled with highs and lows, but…

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