Shotguns for £800 – should you buy new or used?
You’ve got a budget of £800 to buy a shotgun; should you buy new, or pick a nice secondhand example? We asked Dan Bibb of
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You’ve got a budget of £800 to buy a shotgun; should you buy new, or pick a nice secondhand example? We asked Dan Bibb of
Browning shooter Sam Green tops off a dazzling season by winning the British Open Sporting Championship with superb shooting at Garlands, where Steve Lovatt has
youtu.be/6CFe3U7d4Zw It’s Battle of the Gamekeepers at the 2023 .410 British Open Championship. Geoff Garrod from Essex goes up against his squad mate Paul Childerley
Who is the best sporting clay shooter in the world? Maybe the legendary George Digweed? Or Olympic gold medallist Richard Faulds? Perhaps one of the
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd54rSaRmbk The CPSA English Open English Sporting at Eriswell Lodge was as good as shooters hoped and expected. James Marchington catches the glorious sunshine and
If you’re serious about clay shooting competition, you need a proper clay gun – it really will make a difference to your scores, says West
Richard Faulds set the pace at the 2023 Essex Masters, the big Sporting clay shoot that kicks off the season. He shot a scorching 193
The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association wants to drop the word “pigeon” in its name, in a bid to “modernise our sport’s brand image in order
youtu.be/utcky0zq10E Who is the top Sporting clay shot in Britain? James Marchington reports from Barbury Shooting School in Wiltshire, where the nation’s top clayshooters are
youtu.be/_f9QuQeMlUA More than 20 clay shooting county champions gathered at the 2022 Game Fair and battled it out for the title of CPSA Champion of
The BBC, not noted for its shooting sports coverage, is hailing Amber Hill’s achievement in Changwon, South Korea. The 24-year-old Olympic Skeet shooter won silver
Photo: Franco Capaldo A popular North London shooting ground is closing down after increasing pressure from property development nearby. The A1 Shooting Ground, just inside
youtu.be/VgTsk2aCtoI by James Marchington Legendary Formula One racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart OBE was a top international clay pigeon champion, sponsored by Eley cartridges, before
youtu.be/Z8Q0Dh7Niko There’s a surprise winner at High Lodge in Suffolk, where clayshooters gather for the first CPSA Major Sporting Championship of the year, the English
Photo: Karen Norton / Nortonsport The GB Women’s Skeet team won gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl. The team of Phoebe Bodley-Scott,
Browning sponsored shooter Sam Green has won the 2022 Essex Masters – and he’s over the moon. The shoot is widely regarded as ‘the big
GB’s Amber Hill has won silver in Olympic Skeet at the ISSF World Cup in Lonato. Amber continued her fantastic form following her gold medal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kq-fnJSsEI Video by Nicolas Berry. George Digweed has won the World English Sporting Championship in USA after a thrilling super final. George was delighted to have
GB’s Kirsty Hegarty won gold at the ISSF World Cup in Lonato, on a day where all GB’s Tokyo 2020 shotgun shooters reached semi-finals. She
Thirty-two schools travelled to compete amongst 59 teams in the Holland & Holland and School Notices Clay Pigeon Championships on Thursday 17 March 2022. It
West Country junior Olympic Skeet shooter Denzil Grose is one of five young athletes selected to represent GB in the Junior Men’s Olympic Skeet at
After missing a year due to the Covid pandemic, the Ian Hodge charity shoot returns on 23 April 2022. The shoot is in aid of
Action from the 2021 championships. Photo: Jonathan McGee. Most of us find it hard enough shooting clays with a 12-bore, but a .410 is a
Photo: British Shooting. GB’s Amber Hill won Skeet gold at the ISSF World Cup in Cyprus, in a tough battle fought in difficult weather conditions.
The 2022 clay season is taking shape, as the CPSA announces dates and venues for its major championships. The British Open Sporting Championship will be
(Photo: CPSA) There’s a new registered version of Sporting clays which promises to add an extra challenge over the familiar English Sporting. The CPSA, the
Matt Coward-Holley, Nathan Hales, Amber Hill and Ben Llewellin head the list of athletes named by British Shooting for its World Class Programme 2021/22. “The
CPSA members have until Friday 26 November to nominate individuals and clubs for the association’s annual Awards. Once nominations are in, members will then be
Ben O’Rourke In the latest fallout from the hack of the website Guntrader.uk, A new company replaces the company behind online gun listing service. In
youtu.be/Ri24ThwPbDo The Rizzini Venus Sporting is a gun designed specifically for the female shooter. All too often ladies start shooting with a borrowed gun that
youtu.be/VkPLBvGxBgY The BR460 EL Sporter is a serious claybusting gun, but also exquisitely made, with woodwork and engraving that lifts it above the run-of-the-mill competition
youtu.be/-aVyy8LYXZw Gun-Lok is a pair of 12-bore sized security locks that fit into the chambers of your gun like snap-caps. A unique key allows you
Brody Woollard, a 20-year-old junior shot, fought his way to winning the coveted British Open Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill’s Swinton Shooting Ground near Masham
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYZ6QC_cpE Here are the links:Burglars steal guns: is there a Guntrader leak link? – Fieldsports NewsNational Trust members to vote on trail-hunting ban – The
James Marchington Mark Winser has won the coveted Essex Masters trophy for the fourth time. He shot a tremendous score of 195 ex-200 on Monday
World champion shot Sam Green explains how to approach a clay target on a stand, how to work out how to shoot it, what to do with your feet, your body and your gun. It’s the complete package.For more about coaching with Sam Green, go to Facebook.com/samgreenshooting – and, if you are a member of […]
youtu.be/-s_FJP3iE04 The English government says it plans a gun licensing review in the wake of the August 2021 Plymouth shootings. Ben O’Rourke asks Christopher Graffius
It’s got better since 1 February 2020 when Brexit threw it into doubt. Research by the SCI’s UK chapter reveals that most European countries only
youtu.be/BIZPLf4S2ZI How damaging is steel to a new shotgun barrel? We put 10,000 steel shells (Eley-Hawk Eco Wad) through a Yildiz Steel Sporter 12-bore at
The Browning Maxus semi-auto has become a firmly established favourite, particularly with pigeon shooters, wildfowlers and gamekeepers. It handles well, shoots smoothly, and cycles reliably
GB’s team of Matt Coward-Holley and Kirsty Hegarty shot a great score of 143 in the qualification rounds for the Trap Mixed Teams event at
Great Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh finished the 50m Rifle 3P Women in 14th place with a score of 1167-55x in Tokyo today.British Shooting commented “We’re so
youtu.be/ZXUVjkMjTig Peter Wilson and Matt French are two of the most decorated athletes who have shot for Team GB. Recorded with interviewer Charlie Jacoby at
Photo: British Shooting GB’s Matt Coward-Holley has won bronze in the Men’s Trap at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Matt, 26, from Chelmsford, shot brilliantly
youtu.be/UvMGyI-nWAE As our top shooting athletes compete in Tokyo, the next generation of potential shooting Olympians are training at the British Shooting Summer Camp at
Team GB’s Olympic Trap shooters have completed day 1 of qualification in Tokyo, with strong performances from Kirsty Hegarty in Women’s Trap, and Matt Coward-Holley
Ollie Keates, a 15-year-old shooter from Wiltshire, won the CPSA Colts Challenge at the Game Fair on Sunday 25 July. His success came just a
youtu.be/1NAudRnbRSA Billy Baughan from Buckinghamshire won the Game Fair Champion of Champions clay competition on Saturday 24 July, collecting the impressive trophy and an Isuzu
Team GB’s Seonaid McIntosh missed out on a place in the final of the women’s 10 metre air rifle event on Saturday 24 July. She
The Tokyo Olympic Games are here – and Great Britain is sending a small but elite squad of shooters to fight for medals. Here’s our
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