Shotgun

Target load review w/ Richard Atkins

Posted on August 18, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Richard Atkins reviews 28 gram Target Loads in plastic and fibre wad from Spanish maker Rio The Rio cartridge brand has a long history, having been founded in 1896. Now a part of the large and successful Maxam Outdoors company,…

Tagged with: cartridges, Clays, Eley Hawk, fibre wad, Richard Atkins, rio, shooting, Shotgun, target load
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Mitchell Brooker-Smith is facing down the storm

Posted on July 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Mitchell Brooker-Smith starts the British Shooting shotgun series with a bang. Round 1 of the British Shooting shotgun series, kindly hosted by the National Clay Shooting Centre, Bisley took place on 27-28 April. This was going to be a different…

Tagged with: bisley, british shooting, Clay Shooting, Competition, CPSA, mitchell brooker-smith, national clay shooting centre, shooting, Shotgun, targets
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Women boost shooting’s numbers

Posted on July 12, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The number of shotgun certificates issued to women has leapt by more than 1,000 over the past year. This statistic is according to the latest figures released by the Home Office – and the total number of certificate holders is…

Tagged with: BASC, certificates, firearm, Home Office, shooting, Shotgun, shotgun firearm certificate
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Get ready for The Game Fair

Posted on July 10, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

The long-running countryside event is back, and better than ever. Here’s what to look forward to. Clay shooters will have an opportunity to buy the hottest new kit, get advice from experts and watch the best of the best compete…

Tagged with: advice, BASC, brands, clay lines, clay shooters, Clay Shooting, clay shooting magazine, coach, countryside, CPSA, EJ Churchill, experts, gamekeeper, George Digweed, gundog, hatfield house, kit, prize, shooting arena, Shooting Ground, Shotgun, subaru, the game fair
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Bryce on perfect positioning

Posted on July 6, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Bryce explains how to position your feet and body for the perfect shot. Shotgun shooting may not look like an active sport but it involves the whole body from your head to your toes. Much like swinging a golf club…

Tagged with: bryce, fore-end, shooting, Shot, Shotgun, Sporting, target, targets
Posted in Advice and tips

The problem with plastics

Posted on June 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Kate Gatacre investigates how the shooting community is meeting the challenge of environmental responsibility. You’d have to have stuck your head very deep in the sand to be unaware of the issue of single-use plastics and the effect they have…

Finding the right first shotgun

Posted on May 15, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

It’s important not to rush into things when it comes to your first shotgun. Ben Cartwright recalls his quest for true love. In 2017-18 there were 9,696 shotgun licences issued by the Police. One of them was mine. Having secured…

Tagged with: ben cartwright, Beretta, blaser f3, Browning, CPSA, EJ Churchill, Guerini, Honesberie, Ian Coley, rizzini, Shotgun, the game fair, worcester shooting ground
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Carry on doctor with James Marchington

Posted on March 29, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: Clay Shooting, farm, firearms, firearms licensing, game shooting, gun shop, James Marchington, medical check, pest control, shooting, Shotgun
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ATA boosts Clay Shooting Classic with sponsorship.

Posted on March 18, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

ATA has given the Classic a big boost with six-gun sponsorship worth £6,500. Entries to the Clay Shooting Classic 2019 have been coming in rapidly since the event was announced, and we’ve already gone well past the point where we…