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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.
Latest articles
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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: Tegan Hart
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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GundogsWatch: Training gundogs to not swap birds
In this video, Howard Kirby shows us a simple exercise you can do at home to train your dog not to swap birds when retrieving in the field.
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ShootingDo wildfowling clubs really aid conservation?
Wildfowlers are used to making the most of the conditions, and when it comes to conservation, Kent Wildfowling and Conservation Association has the same approach.
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GundogsDirectional training: The Clock Face
Gundog trainer Howard Kirby explains how to use the clock face for a set of time- and space-efficient retrieving exercises to help cement directional commands.
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GearGun test: Browning Ultra XS Black Laminate
The black laminate used on the new Browning Ultra XS not only lends it a certain look, but improves its shooting qualities too, as Mike Yardley finds in this review.
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News“Burnt plots absorbed twice the amount of carbon as mown plots”
The mid-way findings of a 20-year study into moorland management - measuring carbon storage, water tables and species biodiversity on burnt, mown and unmanaged areas - have been published.
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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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GundogsGundog breeding: not just a pretty face!
With no formal breed standards to adhere to, gundog breeders have free rein to work towards whichever characteristics they choose, but two factors remain most important: aesthetics and working ability...
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Recipes
Recipe: Pheasant ballotine
An impressive main course show-stopper, the pheasant ballotine never fails to impress. Follow the Game for Anything kitchen's recipe to make sure you get it right!
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