Coffee: friend or foe? Ethan Lowry discusses the effects of caffeine on your shooting Those of us who are involved in shooting sports often find we need to set our alarm clock for some pretty unsociable hours. Pest control and…
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How does caffeine effect your shooting?
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Posted in Features
Jason Doyle on missing training
No-one likes missing, says Jason Doyle, but that’s why you should do it more often: so that you hit when it counts After taking a few weeks off shooting to recover from my neck injury I was hungry for action…
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Posted in Technical
Posted in Technical
Clay line up for Northern Shooting Show
The Northern Shooting Show has established itself as a key highlight in shooters’ calendars – and the clay line just keeps getting more impressive. The Northern Shooting Show is back for its fourth year on 11-12 May and will once…
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Posted in News
Bryce’s basics: foot position
Bryce explains why correct foot position is the foundation of good technique. I frequently hear shooters talking about the amount of lead a target needs, as if that’s the only thing that matters. Watch them shoot, though, and there’s often…
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Posted in Advice and tips
Don’t be ‘that guy’: Ben Cartwright tells of avoiding a familiar trap
Ben Cartwright avoids a familiar trap as he kicks off his new column. I almost became ‘that guy’. You know – the one who shares opinions and advice with such complete certainty that he can persuade you he knows best through…
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Posted in Features
Richard Atkins discusses getting the best value for money on your first gun
Price and performance; should one have to give way to the other? Does paying more really buy you more? Richard Atkins navigates the perilous waters that surround a shooter’s first gun purchase. Buying a shotgun, especially your first, can be…
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Posted in Advice and tips, Ask the Experts, Features, Technical
Eley Hawk goes bio with new wads
Eley Hawk aims to boost the environmental credentials of shooters with its VIP steel shot cartridges with new dissolvable and degradable wads. Made with entirely organic, non-toxic materials, the new Pro Eco wad dissolves in 24 hours in water. The…
