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Shooting
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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ShootingSmall shoot, great fun
Mike Powell uncovers the unique charm and appeal of small – very small – pheasant shoots, where each bird taken is a cherished victory
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Gear
New HIKMICRO HABROK 4K– Practical test from daytime to twilight
With the HABROK 4K, manufacturer HIKMICRO now also has a new multispectral binocular on the market that can demonstrate its strengths especially in hunting and various recreational applications. The d...
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Shooting
Sim essentials
If you haven’t tried a simulated game day, here’s what to expect from one of the fastest growing areas of our sport. Rebecca Green has the details
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ShootingSafety first
In the first of a series of articles, Mark Heath dives into the safety-critical subjects of gun etiquette and muzzle awareness
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Shooting
Benelli semi-automatic
Rob Speed, a dyed-in-the-wool over-and-under man, takes a look at a lightweight semi-auto and loves it!
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ShootingSquirrelled away
Patrick Hook explains the necessity of controlling grey squirrels, considering technical, legal, ethical and safety aspects.
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ShootingUnintended consequences
What happens after a bullet leaves a gun? Can you always be sure? Mark Ripley explores the need for certainty whenever you go out with rifle in hand.
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ShootingNew perspective
Rob Speed tries a Caesar Guerini shotgun for the first time in several years and is astonished at the precision engineering, thoughtful design and sheer quality
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Shooting
Hidden gem
Digory Hadoke delves into the history of Winchester’s Hammond Bros, as he uncovers the story behind a meticulously preserved 19th century shotgun
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ShootingEco innovation
Guy Maddocks looks at a compelling lead alternative and what the future holds for classic as well as modern guns
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