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.

A new look

Thousands respond to Welsh gamebird proposals • All the month’s news, pictures and more

Cull deer plans, say groups

Anger and dismay over GL43

Vet cautions not to be complacent about bird flu

Ned & Ted

SPORTING GUN

EVENTS

Conservation endangered in Welsh land sell-off

Shotgun Q&AS • No problem goes unsolved as Sporting Gun puts your questions to the shotgun experts

Much work and little play • The tasks mount up for Tony Bracci and his helpers as the first season of their shoot approaches, but things are starting to come together

Nought to crow about • Tom Sykes chases corvids on a Highland estate and reflects on how it differs from his standard hunting techniques

Top tips for pigeons • Andy Crow shares some details about his shooting background and gives essential advice for controlling pigeons on your patch

Spring lean! • Geoff Garrod continues to by mystified by the lack of pigeons on his patch this year but is optimistic of better days ahead

Field battery • Peter Theobald gears up for his favourite time of the year to engage with his old adversary

Cheap as chips • Diggory Hadoke looks back on some of the affordable gems he’s bought over the years and lovingly restored

Easy does it • In the first of two articles, Marc Bull of Bright Seeds gives his blueprint for achieving the right balance between game and stewardship cropping

The variety show • Jasper Fellows heads to Devon to visit the revitalised Ashcombe Shooting Ground and the many attractions it offers

Well-adjusted • Becky McKenzie tries the Beretta 694 Pro with its alterable stock for size

CLAY SPECIAL

Your first gun • James Marchington offers some advice on selecting a shotgun that will help you progress without breaking the bank

Clay disciplines demystified • Jasper Fellows breaks down some of the UK’s most popular clay disciplines

Routinely successful • Want to be cool, calm and collected on the stand? Be devastatingly accurate? Then develop a pre-shot routine, psychologist Jess Thom tells James Simon

Winning attitude • What makes a champion? Anita North digs deep into the mindset of success

Who needs a coach? • You do! Georgina Roberts explains how a coach can guide, motivate and support you on your way to success

Mount up! • You can’t expect to improve your scores until you can mount the gun right every time, as James Marchington explains

Safety first • The importance of personal protective equipment cannot be understated, so Jasper Fellows breaks down some of the basics

Core principles • Ethan Lowry takes a muscular approach to shooting with a look at the importance of building core strength

How to up your shooting game • Top Sporting shot and coach Matt Hance revisits an earlier series of lessons and outlines three ways you can improve your scores

Beat the flinch • The first step to curing a flinch is to admit you’ve got a problem at all, says James Marchington

A case for Constable Corbett • Robert Morgan turns sleuth to try to solve the mystery of two pistols and a Birmingham police officer

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