Shooting advice: tips, techniques and expertise for clay, game and rough shooting
Whether you’re a novice stepping onto the clay ground for the first time or an experienced Gun looking to sharpen your technique, this is where you’ll find the knowledge to shoot better.
Sporting Gun’s shooting section covers every discipline – driven game, walked-up days, roughshooting, pigeon and corvid control, wildfowling and clay shooting across all formats. Our team of professional shots and industry experts delivers first-hand advice on technique, gun mount, footwork, reading the line and everything else that separates a good day from a great one.
Beyond technique, we cover the seasonal rhythms of the shooting year, from early-season partridge to the final pheasant drives of February, alongside practical guidance on etiquette, safety and getting the most from every day in the field.
A decent smock and a good shooting shirt are essential bits of kit for any gamekeeper, beater or picker-up. Read on for your chance to win two great items from the good people at Seeland!
An upcoming community vote could see the complete eradication of South Uist’s deer, the loss of jobs, and the end of a blossoming venison processing project.
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!
One of our gundog training goals is to successfully send the dog for birds or dummies they have no prior knowledge of. Here’s Howard Kirby’s guide on how to perfect the ‘one-cast’ blind retrie...
The cost-of-living crisis has meant many are having to cut down on their hobby spending, with shooting included! Here, we offer advice on how to make shooting sports more affordable.
Discover the amazing story of Jim Bunney, a 91-year-old stick maker who sells his bespoke walking sticks from Thimbleby Shooting Ground's gunroom.
The cost of living crisis is affecting everyone, and gundog owners are no exception! Here, vet Vicky Payne offers advice on how to keep your dog care costs down.
This Grade 3 version of the popular Miroku MK-38 Sport certainly impresses, with its refined looks, pleasing dimensions and reliable mechanics, says Mike Yardley.
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.
This guide includes options for rifles, bow hunters and those shopping for rangefinders on a budget, along with advice on what to look for when buying a rangefinder for hunting.
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