Ben Cartwright reflects on what he’s learned in his year as a novice shooter. Looking back on my journey as a novice shooter, the words of the late blues guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan, struck a chord: “Your sound is in…
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Lessons learned with Ben Cartwright
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Showing the men how it’s done…
English Open Compak ladies champion Becky McKenzie reveals the secrets of her success to Jasper Fellows. Since she burst onto the competitive scene in 2007, Becky McKenzie has been a powerful force in shooting. She has scooped up World Championships…
Tagged with: 12-bore, Becky McKenzie, Ben Husthwaite, Clays, Compak, English Open, FITASC, jasper fellows, ladies, shooting, shoots, Skeet, sport, titles, trigger, Winchester, World Championships
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Introducing: Rhys Plum
Our new columnist, Rhys Plum, loves the variety and competitive atmosphere of English Sporting As the newest contributor to Clay Shooting magazine, let me introduce myself. I’m Rhys, and I am a 15-year-old clay shooter from Hertfordshire. My discipline of…
Tagged with: atkin grant & lang, clay shooter, Clay Shooting, Clays, CPSA, DTL, English Sporting, helice, rhys plum, shooting, targets
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Wordcraft launch version 5 of DryFire target system
Wordcraft International has launched version 5 of its DryFire target simulation system which, since its invention, has grown to become an international success with over 20,000 users including world champions such as Aislin Jones, Junior World Skeet Champion for Australia.…
Shooters to watch
James Marchington talks to two young shots who have proved they’ve got what it takes to succeed Ben Killian Ben started shooting with father Wayne at the age of eight, and progressed from a bolt-action .410 to a 20-bore semi-auto.…
Tagged with: ben killian, british shooting shotgun, chloe applin, Clays, CPSA, Ed Lyons, grand prix, great britain, gun, James Marchington, oxford gun company, Perazzi, semi-auto, shooters, shooting, shot cartridge, Sporting, target, Trap
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No let up for Leah Southall
The clay season may be over for many, but Leah Southall is still clocking up the miles The first Saturday in October I travelled to Mid Wales Shooting Centre to use some of my Laporte-CPC sponsored clays. I worked on…
Tagged with: clay season, Clay Shooting, Clays, DTL, Laporte, leah southall, mid wales shooting centre, shooting
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Ben Cartwright travels south
Ben Cartwright continues his US tour with a visit to a backwoods shooting range in the heart of North Carolina It’s huge! Ten days and a thousand miles into our roadtrip from Boston down to Georgia, my son Matthew and I…
Tagged with: America, ammo, ben cartwright, Beretta, Clay Shooting, Clays, Compak, Competition, hunting, north carolina, range, rifle, shoot, shooting
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Battling through
Leah Southall keeps going, despite a rough patch and difficult conditions, to finish the month in style! I was at Bywell Shooting Ground on the three days of 19-21 July to shoot the British Open DTL and the European DTL…
Tagged with: british open dtl, Bywell Shooting Ground, Clay Shooting, Clays, DTL, european dtl, leah southall, shoot, shooting
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Sporting Clay shotguns: The editor’s choice
James Marchington lists his personal favourite guns for Sporting clay shooting This month I thought I would give you my personal take on the guns that have given me the most enjoyment shooting clays. Inevitably that means I have hit…
Tagged with: ATA, Browning, Clay Shooting, Clays, CPSA, guns, James Marchington, Miroku, mk38, shooting, shotguns, Sporting Clays
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Trying out the latest hearing protection
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.…
Tagged with: Clays, game shooting, hearing protection, James Marchington, mercury custom plugs, plugs, shooting, Skeet
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