Steel shot may be the future for game shooters, but does it have a place in clay shooting? James Simon investigates. In 2017 a 91-year-old national treasure showed us images of albatross chicks eating a diet of plastic. A year…
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Steel shot for clay shooting – is it the future?
Tagged with: BASC, cartridges, clay, clay shooters, Clay Shooting, Clays, CPSA, EJ Churchill, Eley, game shooters, GWCT, james simon, lead cartridge, NGO, pellet, pheasant, range clays, shoot, shooting, shooting starts, steel shot, target, UK
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Nation’s Favourite Shooting Ground – who won the vote?
With all the votes cast and tallied, we can now give you the top 5 most voted for in this year’s Nation’s Favourite Shooting Ground. For the ninth time, the UK’s clay shooters have cast their votes in the Nation’s…
Tagged with: auchterhouse country sports, clay shooters, headley clay pigeon club, High Lodge, nation's favourite shooting ground, Southdown Gun Club, sporting targets, UK
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Looking ahead to the British Schools and Young Shots 2020
The British Schools & Young Shots Championship is the big one for individual young shots and school teams from around the country. Download the entry form here: https://www.orston.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BSYS-Entry-form-2020.pdf To view the rules of the event, just click here: https://www.orston.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BSYS-Rules-2020.pdf It’s the…
Tagged with: British Schools and Young Shots Championships, championship, Clay Shooting, Competition, orston shooting ground, shooters, shots, UK
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The brain game
Shooting clays is a mind game, so how do we train our brains for success? James Simon gets his head around three different methods. I’ll be fine as long as I don’t get called to shoot just before Jason. If I…
Eyes and ears
Jasper Fellows helps to keep your senses intact by breaking down the basics of protective equipment. When most people think of gun safety, they think of the damage that can be done to anyone unfortunate enough to be stood at the…
Tagged with: business, CPSA, ear plugs, earmuffs, Gun Safety, gunshot, jasper fellows, plugs, prescription, shooters, Shotgun, trigger, UK, uv protection
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Get ready for The Target Shooting Show
This is the UK’s first show dedicated to Target Shooting and all its various disciplines under one roof From Airguns to .50 Caliber long range precision shooting, this show is for you! The Target Shooting Show is a new national…
Tagged with: airguns, event, hft, precision, shooting, shooting shows, small bore, target shooting, UK
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Ladies behind the trigger
The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club’s National Ladies Shooting Day was a celebration of great shooting and good times, reports Anita North Here’s a great example of sharing and encouraging the love of clay shooting, that I have been privileged…
Tagged with: anita north, clay breaking, Clay Shooting, drivers, EJ Churchill, ladies, National Ladies SHooting Day, shoot days, shooting, shotgun & chelsea bun club, trigger, UK, victoria knowles-lacks, women
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Shooting for supper with Mike Bartlett
Mike Bartlett sets out to answer the most important question of all: who will cook dinner? February was a time for booking competitions. Many of the majors opened for booking this month and experience from last year tells us that…
Tagged with: Compak, compak grand prix, competitions, essex masters, fitase, forehill, meadowcroft, mike barlett, Richard Faulds, Sporting, UK
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Out and about with Anita North
Variety is the spice of life on the road, says Anita North! In previous articles I’ve written about being brave, taking risks and putting plans in place. One of the ways you can act on these principles is to get out…
Tagged with: anita north, Clay Shooting, clubhouse, eu, Italy, lonato, shooting grounds, Shooting skills, trap concaverde, trap shooter, UK
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