Shotgun cartridges: expert reviews, buying advice and ammunition guides
Few decisions affect your shooting more than the cartridge in your gun. Sporting Gun’s cartridge hub brings you independent reviews, practical buying advice and in-depth analysis of ammunition across every shooting discipline – from driven game and walked-up days to clay grounds and rough shooting.
Our experienced team tests cartridges across the full spectrum: lead and steel shot, bismuth and non-toxic alternatives, budget options for high-volume clay shooters and premium loads for those days when performance really counts. We assess pattern, recoil, consistency and value, giving you the information you need to match the right cartridge to your gun, your quarry and your ground.
With non-toxic shot regulations continuing to evolve across the UK, we also keep you up to date on compliance, legal requirements and the best performing alternatives to lead as the transition gathers pace.
From 28-gram sporting loads to 36-gram magnums – we’ve got you covered.
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.
Young Olympic Skeet shooter Bethany Norton had a fabulous 2022 season shooting and winning clay competitions at home and abroad.
Drennan puts Fiocchi’s awesome F Black cartridge through its paces after FUKC (Fiocchi’s UK Chap) delivers him a few boxes for testing!
To celebrate the game season, we’re giving one lucky ready the chance to win a game-shooting bundle worth over £313 from leading UK manufacturer of shotgun cartridges, Eley Hawk.
Does Eley’s competition cartridge – Superb – live up to its name? Drennan Kenderdine takes it for a spin and reports back in this cartridge test and review.
Drennan Kenderdine gets his hands on the newest member of the Power Blue range, and tests its performance on several sim game days.
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!
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.
We have teamed up with Fiocchi to offer you the chance to win a slab of 250 F Blacks from leading cartridge manufacturer Fiocchi. Free to enter!
Your chance to win a slab of 250 VIP Sporting cartridge from premier manufacturer Eley Hawk Ltd worth over £100
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