Sporting Gun

Sporting Gun is the leading monthly magazine for clay, game and rough shooters. With editorial offices in the Lincolnshire countryside, it can justifiably claim to be at the heart of the shooting community. Monthly features range from gundog training to pigeon shooting, game shooting to wildfowling – along with sound, practical, advice on equipment and techniques to help the beginner, intermediate or experienced shot get more enjoyment from their sport. Sporting Gun is a must for anyone who invests time in and money on their shooting.

Welsh Game Fair

SNAPSHOTS • All the month’s news, pictures and more

Another police force adds to the firearms licensing malaise

Amber Hill is European Skeet Champion

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022

EVENTS

Trap sensation secures Paris spot

Air Series launches

Ned & Ted

Growth industry • Jasper Fellows learns all about John Robinson’s life on the stands shooting for Great Britain and England, coaching internationals and helping to push the sport to the next level

Profit and loss • Robin Scott gives an account of how various factors have determined his season and what lies beyond

In pursuit of perfection • In 2022, George Digweed MBE became the first Shot to have won world championships across five decades. James Simon discovers more about the man behind the titles

All wrapped up • Tom Sykes looks at various wildfowling outerwear options and the reasons behind his favoured choices

The dry season • Peter Theobald on how hot weather over the summer has affected pigeon behaviour and farmers’ plans

Let’s talk about sex • Building an accurate picture of deer on the ground is essential for successful control, says Jon Snowdon

Stoney Creek gear highlights • Here’s a selection of what you could buy with your £2.5k golden ticket

A grass roots movement • Ed Cook on the techniques he uses to nab his quarry – and what not to do

Ring-necked & monk parakeets • Psittacula krameri and Myiopsitta monachus

SPORTING GUN’S CLAY SHOOTING CLUB DIRECTORY

The Royal ‘academy’ • Jasper Fellows is introduced to the new and improved Purdey at The Royal Berkshire

State of play • Malcolm Plant on the challenges of the season and how things could be different

A clean break • Tony Bracci shares his tips on keeping your gun in top condition so that it will perform to its potential and be good for resale should you choose to sell it

Unleaded trip • Geoff Garrod heads out with Eley’s Grand Prix steel cartridges and is impressed with the results

Shock tactics • Patrick Hook gives you the benefit of his knowledge about the latest current affairs with regard to electric fencing

When feathers fly • The transition from dummy to bird is fraught with pitfalls but if you have mastered the basic training and stay calm all should be well, says Fran Ardley

The ‘partridge’ family • Nick Ridley reminisces about some perfect days with friends and dogs on Perdix perdix and their French cousins

The problem: Lumps and bumps • “My eight-year-old labrador has a large lump on the side of her chest. I am anxious about the cause and have been ignoring it for too long.”

Adventures of Nick & Ted • The heat is on again for the Ridley clan as Dott springs a surprise that keeps Nick Ridley and Mrs R on their toes as they try to keep the lads out of trouble

Letter of the month • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

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