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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.
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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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GameField to fork
Patrick Hook explains the culinary and financial benefits of shooting rabbits, and gives some tips to ensure success
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NewsMerkel K5 Extreme stalking rifle
Bruce Potts is in his element when he gets to test a single-shot rifle brim full of timeless elegance combined with modern innovation.
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GundogsHelp or hindrance?
Ryan Kay looks at two areas that can divide opinion in gundog training – the use of treats and placeboards. How we perceive these things may be the real problem.
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ShootingThe Ultimate Foxer
Paul Austin explores the rifles and calibres that are perfect for long-range varminting
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Events
The Macnab
The Macnab Challenge – a salmon, a stag and brace of grouse in one day – has its roots in a novel by John Buchan. Simon K Barr finally succeeds after 10 years of trying
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NewsBullseye Basics
From the importance of shooting bags to the nuances of the ballistic curve, Paul Austin explains everything you need to know to set up your rifle for true marksmanship.
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Clay cartridges
Valley of Plenty
Jasper Fellows takes in the mountain air at Dovey Valley Shooting Ground
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