Sponsors? Check. Prescription shooting glasses? All present and correct. Polo shirt!? It looks like Mitchell Brooker-Smith is starting the season in style The competition season is finally here, but a lot has happened in the off-season. As I have mentioned…
The Northern Shooting Show has established itself as a key highlight in shooters’ calendars – and the clay line just keeps getting more impressive. The Northern Shooting Show is back for its fourth year on 11-12 May and will once…
The Algarve Grand Prix and Portuguese third Cont. Championships were a success story for Britain’s shooters, reports Anita North. I have just returned from my first visit to O Pinhal Shooting Ground near Faro on Portugal’s Algarve. I was there…
A popular annual clay pigeon shoot is returning to Braintree in Essex for the sixth year on Tuesday 4th June. The event is raising money for Little Havens Hospice – the only place in Essex dedicated to caring for babies,…
Bitterly cold wind, sleet and even a spot of snow greeted the shooters on the morning of 10 March at Orston Shooting Ground, reports Jasper Fellows. Conditions did little to put off the country’s top Compak shooters, though, with Steve…
Lloyd Pattison takes you on a journey through the world of hearing protection, from humble foam plugs to the latest technology. Making a loud noise is fun, the louder the better – just ask any kid (and indeed most adults).…
Leah Southall kicks off the new shooting season with an eye on some ambitious goals. The beginning of a new year means new challenges, and with hard work and dedication these can be overcome. One of the things that I…
Richard Atkins offers a few purchasing pointers for novices that even experienced shooters would do well to remind themselves of… Purchasing a shotgun often creates a dilemma: should you buy a budget-priced new gun or an older gun from an…
University days stay with students for the rest of their lives, so what better time to introduce them to clay shooting? We hear about the experiences of new shooters at Oxford University. The Oxford University Clay Pigeon Shooting Club has…
It’s just three months to go now until the Northern Shooting Show gets under way, and in preparation, the NSS has confirmed more exhibitors and brands have been added to the event. On their new confirmed sponsors, the NSS said:…
