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Road to the Classic 2021: How to improve your shooting skills beyond beginner level

Posted on April 14, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

As we gear up for the 2021 Clay Shooting Classic, we’re exploring how you can set off on your journey from amateur to the Classic. This time we’re looking at how to make that first big step beyond beginner level. For…

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Posted in Advice and tips

The importance of winter training

Posted on February 22, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Rhys Plum talks to US shooter and former world champion Gebben Miles about the importance of winter training The dark mornings of winter and frost on the ground signal not just the end of summer, but also the end of…

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Perazzi MX2000S review with Becky McKenzie

Posted on February 6, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Becky McKenzie was so taken with this month’s test gun, she went out and bought one herself. This month I set out to review the Perazzi MX2000S. Up till now I have never had the chance to really try a…

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Clay Shooting Magazine 158 is available NOW

Posted on February 3, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

The latest edition of Clay Shooting Magazine is now available to purchase or as part of your subscription. To get your copy of Clay Shooting Magazine, just click here: http://bit.ly/3ndElnD Well here we are back in lockdown – but there’s…

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Young Shots Day training with Ben Hustwaite

Posted on January 21, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Recently, a lucky group of under-18s got a free coaching session and more with Ben Husthwaite at Kibworth. James Marchington reports It’s often said we need to encourage more young people into clay shooting, and help them progress, but few people…

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Steel shot for clay shooting – is it the future?

Posted on January 14, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Steel shot may be the future for game shooters, but does it have a place in clay shooting? James Simon investigates. In 2017 a 91-year-old national treasure showed us images of albatross chicks eating a diet of plastic. A year…

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Posted in Features

Is there a true all-round shotgun? The latest Q&A

Posted on January 6, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

Let us know if you have any questions – we have the experts to answer them Your clay shooting experts A true all-round gun? Question: I’m thinking of buying a 3½ in chambered semi-auto shotgun, having seen one at a…

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Posted in Ask the Experts

How does a shooting ground get registered?

Posted on January 4, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

The CPSA’s Richard Worthington explains what it takes for a shooting ground to get ‘registered‘. A ground must be rated as ‘CPSA Registered’ to host CPSA Registered shoots, but what does it take for a ground to earn this status,…

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The Seated Gun: Interview

Posted on December 8, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Jean-Paul Gaudin introduces Jasper Fellows to The Seated Gun and explains how he plans to make shooting accessible to all. Imagine lying in a hospital bed and being told you’ve had a terrible accident and may never walk again. Where…

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Bioammo MM Rex review

Posted on December 6, 2020 by towens — 1 Comment ↓

Richard Atkins tests the Bioammo MM Rex cartridges which, for a premium, offer biodegradable wads and cases too. Most shooters are all too well aware that shotgun shooting is under growing pressure to improve its eco-friendly credentials. Moves against plastics in…