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
7 February 2024
Best gear for clay shooting
Webley & Scott Pro Comp: an affordable competition clay gun
What do you have to spend on a new shotgun for serious clay competition? £2,000? £2,500? That was the entry level price, but now there’s
4 October 2023
Serious clay guns: Browning 725 Pro Sport vs Beretta 694
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
3 May 2023
Rizzini Venus Sporting ladies’ competition shotgun
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
22 October 2021
Rizzini BR460 EL Sporter
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
22 October 2021
Gun-Lok shotgun security lock
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
6 October 2021
10,000 steel eco shells vs new shotgun
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
21 August 2021
Browning Maxus II semi-auto shotgun – review
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
6 August 2021
Choke Demon – shotgun choke removal tools
youtu.be/MFFT9F3OchE If you ever struggle getting your shotgun chokes out or your worried about over tightening then Richard Pinch has the product for you. For
2 July 2021
Steel shot vs clay pigeon – how far does it break them?
youtu.be/Nl1DLfzOzk8 While we were filming our steel vs barrels challenge at Orston Shooting Ground we asked professional clay coach and top competitor Nick Hendrick if
2 July 2021
Eco-Clay pigeons – Evolution and performance
youtu.be/MHToJcQx9nw CCI has produced a toxin free clay pigeon that performs as well as the pitch and coal tar traditional clays we all know and
2 July 2021
Trans K9 drawer – secure gun storage in your vehicle
youtu.be/Cc-bV_-f4h4 Jason Gibson of Vario Hearables travels many miles to shoots up and down the country, so he needs to keep his guns and cartridges
10 May 2021
Becky McKenzie’s essential kit checklist for clay shooting
youtu.be/bmfc7LrYynA Becky McKenzie is one of Britain’s top lady Sporting shots, and a clay shooting coach – so who better to run through the essential
10 May 2021
Breda Zenith Sporter competition shotgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o8iPrTORkk For years serious clay shooters have chosen between the two Bs, Beretta and Browning. Now there’s a third B to consider: Breda – and
5 May 2021
Breda 930i semi auto competition shotgun – review
One glance at the Breda 930i will tell you it’s a top of the range semi-automatic shotgun made for competition clay shooting. Its distinctive looks
30 March 2021
Ian Hodge: Best shotguns under £5,000
So you’ve got £5,000 to spend on a new shotgun – lucky you! What are you going to choose? Obviously you’ll want your new gun
29 March 2021
Biggest-selling semi-auto shotguns
Semi-auto shotguns have a lot going for them. They offer great value, along with smooth shooting and minimal recoil. A semi-auto is great for wildfowling
25 March 2021
Why do shotgun barrels wear out?
It’s a surprisingly common problem for shotgun shooters. They look down the barrels and see wear and pitting, and assume they have worn the barrels
24 March 2021
Browning B525 Ultra XS Pro shotgun – review
Is there such a thing as the all-round shotgun that will do everything and still look the part, from knocking over vermin around the
10 January 2021
Yildiz Pro Black Sporter – review
You can spend £10,000-plus on a competition sporting over-and-under shotgun, but for a fraction of that price Yildiz offer its value Pro Black, offering
29 November 2020
Webley & Scott 912 sideplate shotgun – review
You don’t need to spend a fortune these days on a gun that will look the part and do a great job on clays,
29 November 2020
Yildiz SPZ ME Steel Sporter Black – review
The latest variation of the Yildiz SPZ ME is the Steel Sporter Black, which retails at under £1,000. “This is very much the SPZ
27 November 2020
Shotgun chamber lengths – why it’s important to use the right shotgun cartridge sizes
Once or twice in your shooting life, you will have a shotgun cartridge that’s the right bore/gauge, but it won’t fit in the gun
23 November 2020
Most popular clay guns
What clay guns do Fieldsports Channel viewers use? There is one clear winner, one runner-up, and viewers vote up several of the smaller shotgun
14 October 2020
How does steel shot affect shotgun barrels?
How much does steel shot affect your barrels? We speak to Jack Clutterbuck from Raytrade, UK, importer of Turkish shotgun make Yildiz, about how
26 September 2020
Best clay gun for under £500
Thinking of getting started in clayshooting? Or simply want a cheap, knockabout shotgun? Paul Hodson from Staffordshire gunshop Shooting Sports UK gives his opinion
14 August 2020
Best shotgun cartridges 2020
We surveyed you for shooting kit in March 2020 and 3,500 of you told us what you use. We had more than 1,800 responses
15 July 2020
Olympic shotgun shell test
As well as doping testing, athletes have their kit scrutinised too. Want to know how they stop shooting cheats? We go behind the scenes at
1 June 2016