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.
ATN offers expert advice to help you decide which thermal riflescope to buy, covering topics including how thermal imaging works, and how sensor resolution affects image quality.
We look at 3 of the best HIKMICRO thermal and digital night vision scopes and spotters on display at The British Shooting Show 2023, plus a new product release for March 2023!
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.
Leah Southall is a young, British Trap shooter who racked up an impressive medal haul in 2022, including Junior Ladies Olympic Trap British Champion!
In this video, Drennan Kenderdine takes the plunge and shoots a traditional game day using a semi-automatic shotgun and high performance eco-friendly steel cartridges.
With its precise finish and solid shooting characteristics, this Perazzi-inspired Yildiz Pro Sporter offers exceptional value for money and quality that defies its price point.
We talk to Andy Crow about how pigeon shooting has changed in the years since his very first outings – and where he sees the sport going in the future.
Ben Palfreyman finds out more about a British brand making the most beautiful premium hunting knives when he chats with founder and maker, Marc Engall.
Ryan Kay thinks small syndicate shoots are the ideal place to work your gundog, and looks at some of the most common mistakes handlers make on the beating line.
We have teamed up with the wonderful folk at Highland Outdoors, John Forsey, UK Shoot Warehouse & Eley Hawk to offer one lucky reader the chance to win wildfowling kit worth over £1,500.
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