Your cartridge choice matters more than most shooters realise. The right load can sharpen your scores, reduce fatigue and keep your gun running smoothly through a long competition day – the wrong one can do the opposite.
Sporting Gun’s clay cartridge section covers everything you need to make an informed choice, from entry-level training loads for regular practice to high-performance competition cartridges trusted by top shots on the international circuit. Our reviewers assess pattern consistency, recoil, velocity, reliability and value across a wide range of options from leading manufacturers including Eley, Gamebore, Hull, Lyalvale Express and RC.
Whether you shoot Sporting, Skeet or Trap – or simply enjoy a relaxed afternoon on the clays – we’ll help you find the load that suits your gun, your style and your budget.
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Episode 2 of Clay Shooter TV features a tutorial on how to shoot going away targets, and reviews of the Zoli One and B&P's Sporting & Compak fibre Green Core cartridge.
The R&B Sporting Open Weekend runs from 10-11th May at South Worcester Shooting Ground and offers attendees the chance to try a huge variety of guns.
Free entry, have-a-go stands, and a huge range of demo guns to try before you buy - the R&B Sporting Open Weekend at South Worcester Shooting Ground is a great day out!
Our brand new show features a technique section on how to hit driven targets, followed by news, a Miroku MK38 review, and finally Lyalvale Express Power Red 27g cartridges on test!
Discover great clay shooting grounds in the UK; no matter where you live or what discipline you shoot, there is a UK shooting ground to suit your needs.
Tegan Hart is a 16-year-old Olympic Trap and Down the Line (DTL) shooter; she had a wonderful 2022 season, adding some impressive medals to her collection!
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