Richard Atkins says you should think carefully before using fibre wad shells in an over-bored gun The recent public move against all things plastic has motivated some, no doubt well intentioned, folk to begin banning plastic wads at their shooting…
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Richard Atkins on over-boring and fibre wads
Tagged with: back-boring, cartridges, cip, clay target, fibre wads, gun, Richard Atkins, saami, shells
Posted in Technical
Posted in Technical
Tips from former Clay Shooting Classic winner Ben Husthwaite
It may seem intimidating for the newcomer, but give FITASAC Sporting a go and you could easily find yourself hooked Ben Husthwaite has some tips to get you started 2019 welcomes the world FITASC to the UK and to the…
Tagged with: Ben Husthwaite, Clay Shooting Classic, e.j.churchill, FITASC, FITASC Sporting, gun, mount, shooter, Sporting
Posted in Advice and tips
Posted in Advice and tips
Clay Shooting Magazine 135 is out now!
This issue of Clay Shooting covers the first big competitions of the season and gets stuck into a rich selection of features from the best in the business. Richard Atkins is takes a close look at the lovely Caesar Guerini…
Tagged with: Acapulco, anita north, ben cartwright, caeser guerini invictus vii sporter, clay shooting magazine, competitions, gun, issf world cup, iwa outdoor classics, jason doyle, Richard Atkins, sports, uk shooters
Posted in News
Posted in News
Q and A
Let us know if you have any questions, we have the experts to answer them Worry over licence renewal Q: I am a keen clay shooter in my late 50s. My shotgun certificate is due for renewal soon and I…
Tagged with: answer, clay shooter, Ed Lyons, gp, gun, licence, licensing, prescripton, Richard Atkins, shooting, Sporting Clays, Stuart Farr
Posted in Ask the Experts
Posted in Ask the Experts
Tim Greenwood on gun maintenance
Gun maintenance may not be the most glamorous part of shooting, but it is perhaps the most important. Follow Tim Greenwood’s maintenance routine At long last it’s here: the beginning of the clay-shooting season proper, heralded by the start of…
Tagged with: berettas, Browning, browning b25, Clay Shooting Classic, clay shooting magazine, clay shooting season, garlands shooting ground, greenwood gunsmiths, gun, gun maintenance, gunfitting, gunsmith, gunsmithing, Miroku, Perazzi, RUAG, shooting, specialist products, Tim Greenwood
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Bryce on the right first time
Bryce explains how a professional instructor ensures a beginner’s vital first shot is an extremely pleasant experience Do you remember the very first time you fired a gun? What was the experience like? Since you’re reading this magazine, and presumably…
New gear at IWA trade show
It’s hard to believe that IWA was already almost a month ago, but it was, and it’s been the talk of the gun trade ever since. So in case you’ve missed any news, we have something for you on the…
Tagged with: b525 O/U, biodegradable wad, British Shooting Show, browning laminated stock, Eley Hawk, gear, germany, gun, gun trade, hunting, iwa, nuremberg, outdoor classics exhibition, outdoor equipment, pro eco wad, Richard Atkins, shooting, teague precision chokes, titanium choke, trade show, vip steel loads, wildfowlers
Posted in News
Posted in News
Stop motion with Jason Doyle
The indefatigable Jason Doyle sees improvement as he continues to strive for that elusive AA Class status, and learns the virtues of holding still. This month started with a fantastic 100-bird Sporting run by Mac’s Valley Gun Club. It was…
Tagged with: aa class status, ABT, angles, automatic bell trap, bill maher, Clays, DTL, Ed Solomons, George Digweed, ground, gun, heights, jason doyle, mac's valley gun club, Richard Faulds, shoot, Sporting Clays, targets
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Malaga Madness
Mitchell Brooker-Smith heads out for his first international competition. But will the tempestuous conditions at the Malaga Grand Prix throw him off his game? In January I competed in the Malaga Grand Prix. It was my first international competition, so…
Tagged with: club tiro de jarapalo, des davies, game, gun, international competiton, jarapalo, johan birklykke, malaga grand prix, mitchell brooker-smith, Olympic Skeet, range, shooting, training, Trap
Posted in Events
Posted in Events
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…
Tagged with: a class, angle, bryce blandford-corp, clay, Clay Shooting, distance, fencepost, flight, gun, honesberie shooting school, landscape, position, rough shooting, shooting, Shot, Sporting, springing, targets, Teal
Posted in Advice and tips
Posted in Advice and tips
