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Clay cartridges: expert reviews and buying advice for every discipline
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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Clay cartridgesShooter profile: William Gilbert
William Gilbert is a young Trap and Sporting shooter who has stormed through his last few years of competition, adding some stunning scores and several medals to the cabinet!
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Clay cartridgesShooter profile: Hermione Burns
Hermione Burns is a 17-year-old British Trap shooter with a very bright future ahead of her, and and high-profile several wins under her belt already.
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Shooter profile: Hollie Lumsden
Eighteen-year-old Olympic Trap shooter Hollie Lumsden shot regularly for Team GB in 2022, and racked up a great list of wins and placings both abroad and in domestic competitions.
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Clay cartridgesShooter profile: Leah Southall
Leah Southall is a young, British Trap shooter who racked up an impressive medal haul in 2022, including Junior Ladies Olympic Trap British Champion!
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Clay cartridgesShooter profile: Bethany Norton
Young Olympic Skeet shooter Bethany Norton had a fabulous 2022 season shooting and winning clay competitions at home and abroad.
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Clay cartridgesEley Hawk sponsored shooters make history for Team GB!
Amber Hill and Lucy Hall brought home an impressive haul of medals from international events during the 2022 clay shooting season, and the cherry on the cake was an Olympic quota place each!
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Clay cartridgesInterview: Arran Eccleston
Emily Damment meets young GB Olympic Skeet shooter, Arran Eccleston, to find out what it takes to remain on the podium through the transition from Juniors to Seniors.
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Your chance to win a slab of 250 VIP Sporting cartridge from premier manufacturer Eley Hawk Ltd worth over £100
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Increasing the visibility of women in shooting
Georgina Roberts suggests there are many ways we can help to attract women to shooting sports, and encourages us to shout about our sport and increase its visibility wherever possible!
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