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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Steel shot for clay shooting – is it the future?
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Bioammo MM Rex review
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…
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Rio Target Load cartridge reviews
These two 21 gram clay cartridges from Rio offer tremendous performance and value for money, says Richard Atkins. The cartridges put through their paces this month are the lighter shot load versions of the Rio 28 gram Target Load cartridges we…
What are the best premium cartridges?
Neville Jay, Essex Gun owner, urges us to go premium. Neville, together with his son Chris, runs Essex Gun, a well-loved retail business with branches in Rush Green and Braintree. Established from modest beginnings just over 40 years ago, father…
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Best clay shooting shells – our expert selections
John Robinson – top-level shooting coach, elite triathlete and Mountain Rescue leader – gives us his top picks on the best clay shooting shells John is one of those people who has somehow managed to fit at three lifetimes of…
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19 Best budget clay loads
We often have to pull in our belts at this time of year so we’ve searched high and low to find quality cartridges at under £200 per thousand
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Best clay cartridges – the right kind for every discipline
Ian Coley’s gun shop manager Matt Panter explains which are the best cartridges for every discipline. Matt has an encyclopaedic knowledge of clay shooting, is a key part of Ian Coley’s retail operation for the past 15 years and an…
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The Shooting Show – a British Shooting Show 2020 special
In our first ever 100% show special episode, we report back from three packed days at the British Shooting Show, including sniffing out the newest product launches, chatting to the great and the good of the shooting industry on the…
Skeet’s rising star
Becky Kibble’s success at the World Skeet Masters was just the latest achievement for this remarkable shot, writes Murray Thomson Watching Becky Kibble win the Ladies High Gun at the World Skeet Masters, you would think she’d been shooting all…
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Mid-range cartridges for club or competition
If you don’t want to use budget loads and can’t justify premium competition loads, there is plenty to choose from out there These days, most of us mere mortals struggle to justify the expense of premium competition cartridges, but many…
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