It’s not quite the real thing, but shooters are keeping their eye in during lockdown 2 with the DryFire simulator at home. These are difficult times for shooters, with events cancelled worldwide and grounds closed for practice. But some shooters…
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How to get started in clay shooting
Thinking of trying shooting? We’d love to have you onboard! James Marchington explains how to get started. There are many great reasons to take up shooting. It gets you outdoors in the fresh air. It develops new skills and knowledge. …
Breda Zenith Sporter and Evolution glasses reviewed
James Marchington breaks out of lockdown with a double test of the Breda Zenith Sporter, and Evolution prescription shooting glasses. You won’t need me to tell you that lockdown was a long time without pulling the trigger. My first opportunity…
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Posted in Reviews
BASC’s Gamekeeper of the Month for August – Ian Sleightholm
BASC’s next Gamekeeper of the Month is head keeper Ian Sleightholm from Bolton Castle estate. Ian talks about the reasons behind his decision to become a keeper, what he loves about his profession the most and why he would encourage…
Tagged with: BASC, binoculars, bolton castle estate, clay pigeon, countryman, countryside, Events, gamekeeper, gamekeeper of the month, gamekeepers welfare trust, gamekeeping, grouse, gundog, GWT, hunt, ian sleightholm, keeper, kit, lockdown, moor, outdoors, predators, shooting, Swarovski, wildlife
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First post-lockdown CPSA clay shoot at Westfield – Clay Shooting reports
James Marchington went to the first post-lockdown CPSA Registered Fitasc and Sporting competitions at Westfield. I felt a mixture of jubilation and trepidation as I pulled into the car park at Westfield Shooting Ground, in the lovely Cotswold countryside near Cheltenham.…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, clubhouse, competitions, countryside, covid-19, CPSA, FITASC, ian parker, James Marchington, lockdown, outdoors, registered, shoot, shooters, shooting, Shooting Ground, Sporting, steve lovett, trigger, virus, westfield
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Preparing for a return to shooting post-lockdown
Shooting instructor Andy Powell explains what you can do to prepare for the long-awaited return to shooting. As I write the world is in a very strange place; the pandemic is something that none of us has ever experienced before. Like…
Tagged with: andy powell, blaser, CPSA, gun, indoors, outdoors, pandemic, shooting, target
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Posted in Advice and tips
