James Marchington gazes into his crystal ball and wonders what we’ll be shooting in years to come Imagine you’re at your favourite clay ground, heading off to the first stand. You’re looking forward to a fun round of clays – but…
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James Marchington: Change is coming…
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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.…
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British Shooting opens the door
James Marchington attends the governing body’s open day for an insight into their plans for the sport British Shooting wants to work more closely with the shooting industry and media. Of course, funding is part of the story – but…
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Catching up with the Police Firearms Licensing teams
Clay Shooting Magazine editor James Marchington visited the Northern Shooting Show and meets the Police Firearms Licensing teams. This column all too often becomes a bit of a moan, if not an actual rant, about something that’s got my goat…
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The man behind the ShotKam
James Marchington talks to inventor, businessman and lifelong shooter David Stewart Imagine you’re teaching your young son’s friends to shoot, and want to explain the concept of forward allowance. What you really need is a video camera fixed to the…
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Bennion Bags British Schools and Young Shots High Gun
The next generation of shooting was on show at the British Schools and Young Shots Championship on Saturday – and Josh Bennion was crowned the overall High Gun. Smashing a full set of 50 clays on the Red course at…
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A look ahead to the British Schools and Young Shots Championship
Carry on doctor with James Marchington
James Marchington is dreading his first encounter with the new medical check system. How did we let ourselves get into this muddle? There are many things right with the firearms licensing process in Britain – but the system of medical…
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New free digital magazine
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Shooting glasses – do they work?
We all wear eye protection for clay shooting – but will safety glasses really save your eyes if the worst happens? There’s only one way to find out, and we did. FieldsportsChannel were there to film our tests. Watch their video below – scroll along to 18:30 for the glasses test (or click here to view in a new window) – and read the full report in the November 2011 issue of Clay Shooting.
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