Game shooting: Which bird flies faster and needs more lead - a partridge or a pheasant?
John Bidwell
How effective are comb raisers on a shotgun?
I want to raise the height of my comb and see that you can buy off the shelf raisers. How effective are they?
How to improve your clay shooting scores
Practice makes perfect and if you could spend all day on the clay ground practising your shooting there is no doubt that you would improve your clay shooting scores. However…
What’s the difference between a battue and a chondel clay target?
Clay shooting: What’s the difference between a battue and a chandelle target? Do you approach the targets in a different manner?
Why should you move the gun with your whole body?
Why do you and other instructors make a point of stressing the gun should be moved by the whole body, particularly when shooting crossers and quartering birds?
What’s the secret to snipe shooting?
I had never come up against walked-up snipe until I took a shooting holiday to Ireland in December.
How do I keep my head on the stock?
Shooting technique and gun stocks Q: No matter how hard I try I can’t keep my head on the stock. According to a friend I invariably lift my head to…
Should I use a 20-bore just because I’m female?
My husband has got me hooked on clay shooting and now wants to buy me a 20-bore because it’s lighter than the 12-bore I’ve been using.
Just how strict are the rules in FITASC sporting?
I want to try FITASC Sporting but I am not sure what ‘gun down’ means in relation to the gun being out of the shoulder.
Should I start clayshooting with a 20-bore?
I am new to clay shooting and see that everybody at a nearby gun club where I’ve been having lessons use 12-bores.
I’m a driven grouse shooting novice. Help!
I’ve bought a small day, driven grouse shooting in late October, in a charity auction for me and seven mates.
Recoil bruises my face!
I have a Browning B325. It's a big improvement on the Spanish over-under I had, except I'm constantly getting bruised on my face and lower shoulder. I've never suffered from…
Do I really need to have my gun fitted?
Q: Is there really any need to have a gun fitted? My factory-stocked Beretta is perfect in every respect. A couple of friends, though, are forever tinkering with their guns,…