The eagerly awaited Clay Shooting Classic is getting nearer, with just a couple of months to go. Bookings are filling up – and we’ve exciting news about a new sponsor, with a stunning Blaser F16 Sporter G4 worth £3,648 added to the prize pot! The Cla

Most of us don’t give much thought to those little round lead balls in our cartridges – but it’s those pellets that decide success or failure. Serious competition shooters understand the importance of using the right pellets for the job. Wads and vel

The championships are run in association with the National Sporting Clays Association in the USA, and normally alternates between England and America each year. The 2020 Championships, due to be held at EJ Churchill, were postponed due to the covid p

Mike Brunton, who played a huge part in the development of clay shooting and of this magazine, died on 3 March at the age of 73. Shooters paid tribute to the man who staged Clay Shooting Classic events that are still talked about today. George Digwee

Ian Coley Sporting is planning two big shoots in addition to their regular CPSA registered Sporting on the first Wednesday each month. There’s the rescheduled 50th anniversary 120 bird competition on 2-4 June at their ground near Cheltenham in Glouce

I started shooting back in 2005, using my husband John’s Winchester 6500, a 12 gauge 30in fixed choke Sporter. This one was also left handed! I had only shot once before, many many years before with my dad. John took me down to our local ground at S

Last month, in lesson two, we looked at mapping out the shot: planning where to hold the gun, where you plan to break the target, plus a lot more. In this month’s article we are going to look at the three most common techniques used to get from hold

If seeing is believing why do we sometimes miss a clay that we’re sure was in the bag? Why does the gun appear to breed two sets of barrels when we’re staring at the target? Why is it that some of us can shoot perfectly well with both eyes open yet o

When GMK kindly sent us a pair of Bloc Hulk shooting glasses to review, I grabbed them quick. Let’s get the superficial bit out of the way first. These glasses look great, and so will you when wearing them. The Hulk is a ‘half-frame’ design, which me

After many long weeks of staying at home and doing my school work and connecting with my teachers completely behind a screen, I was finally given the green light by British Shooting to go and do some training. As I mentioned before I consider myself

The Game Fair has been given the green the light to go ahead on its planned dates of 23-25 July at Ragley Hall. The fair’s managing director, James Gower, said “Having been in continuous talks with the local authority and Public Health England, we we

The partnership of coach and shooter is important in any sport, and shooting is no exception, so it is always great to see particularly great examples. One such example is demonstrated in the partnership of Kirsty Hegarty and her personal coach, who

If you want a spot on an Olympic podium you’ve got to fight for it. You’ve got to be competitive and dedicated to the cause. That’s the attitude of Matthew Coward-Holley, one that’s sure to see Britain’s only OT World Champion take his place as an Ol

There’s a lot going on in clay shooting this season, but EJ Churchill are hoping to make the World English Sporting an unforgettable highlight of the year. Rob Fenwick, EJ Churchill managing director, says “We hosted our first World Championship even

Q I’m planning to replace my battered and very old 4x4 and purchase something more up to date. During the shooting year I frequently carry two or three shotguns and a load of ammunition around with me. It’s been a while since I bought a new vehicle,

This section is packed with facts and advice to help you select the right gun, cartridges and gear – and to plan your shooting, whether that’s a lesson, practice or competition. Here’s what we’ve got for you this month. ■

Forty years ago, Bywell Shooting Ground was little more than a few traps in the corner of one of Allan Henry’s fields. Today it stands as one of the UK’s greatest competition grounds and offers a vast array of targets and disciplines alongside a trul

There’s no doubt that shooting can often be regarded as a sport for the wealthy, and whilst this is true in some regards, I believe that people can partake in the sport on a budget. Scrolling through social media just the other day, I read a post by

By the time you read this shooting grounds should be open again, following the Prime Minister’s announcement that outdoor sporting venues could open on 29 March. I have many competitions planned, including the DTL and ABT England selection shoots and

If you go clay shooting regularly, sooner or later you will be asked to score, or if you are a nice person you may even volunteer. This is of course an honour and a privilege, not to mention a position of trust. This is a chance to demonstrate your l

Richie is a retired Army Officer with 30 years’ experience, specialising as a Professional Aircraft Engineer and a Weapons Trials Engineer. During his career Richie has competed and coached both full bore and service rifle, before moving to Clay Targ

It's no surprise that UK brands Gamebore, Hull, Eley Hawk and Lyalvale Express dominate domestic cartridge sales. Where would club shooters be without much-loved shells such as Hull's CompX, Eley Hawk's Olympic Blues, Lyalvale Express' Power series o