For about 100 years, artificial aerial targets have been used to practise shotgun shooting. The gentlemen and lady Guns of the early 1900s honed their shooting skills using circular clay…
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Midwinter game days – tips to keep warm in harsh conditions
I was talking to the owner of a lovely farming and shooting estate in the Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, just to the north of Salisbury. Some wandering-syndicate friends of mine…
History of Skeet shooting: how it all began
The history of Skeet shooting Some 150 years ago, the shotguns that were putting a partridge or two in the pot for supper were using black powder explosive. It powered…
How to improve your visual focus on the clay target
Often my pupils come to me with the request that they need to do something to help them focus on the clay target. So when I am giving a lesson…
How to learn the maintained style of shooting
Sporting Gun's shooting instructor shows how the maintained lead style of shooting could increase your scores and give you the 'X' factor.
Best loads for high pheasants
So what is a high pheasant? And what are the best loads for high pheasants? For normal mortals shooting cartridges with say 30gm of No 6 or 5 lead shot…
Techniques and skills for hitting the target
Investigating and improving shooting techniques Going-away targets, low incomers and high crossers are what clayshooters frequently want to investigate and improve, namely walked-up and driven grouse and pheasants. Straight lines…
This is how to analyse your shooting (and become a better Shot)
Eyes If you are right-handed it is crucial that your right eye controls the direction in which the gun is pointing. Or your left eye, for the left-handers who shoot…
What novice shooters should look out for when choosing a first gun
Step one in buying your first gun is taking advice from someone you can trust. Most gun shops are reliable but I know of one in the Midlands that sold…