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Clay pigeon shooting lesson!

Last month we looked at a few 'firsts' in the shooting world, safety first, first gun, first targets and the like. Carrying on from this I'd like to reconsider how we actually hit our targets.

How to clay shoot: New shooting method!

How to clay shoot: Mary has her eyes opened to a shooting technique that stands accepted thinking – and teaching – well and truly on its head.

Shooting lessons: Back to basics

Based on readers’ recent enquiries, this month top shooting coach, Mark Russell, goes back to basics.

Pigeon shooting: Double your bags by going out less!

Pigeon shooting: Peter reveals why halving your number of outings often doubles the number of pigeons in the bag.

Gundog training: Straight line on a long retrieve

Gundog training: Tony explains how to train your dog to take a line straight to the fall.

Deer stalking: Meat loss or humane kill?

Forget about meat loss caused by a bullet, says Jon. The overriding consideration for every stalker is to bring about the quickest kill possible.

Roost shooting pigeon!

Snap shooting is often the key when roost shooting pigeon, says coach Mark Russell.

Shooting lesson: Ground game

Shooting ground game can be a tricky business, says coach Mark Russell. Here’s how to hit rabbit-type targets!

Gundog training a spaniel puppy

Gundog training: Tread carefully when training a spaniel puppy with a gentle temperament.

Setting up a shoot – First steps

Chris Guest nervously invites a few friends to his first day on the 70-acre shoot he’s been nurturing all year. How did it pan out?

High pheasant shooting instruction

High driven pheasant shooting lesson: It’s getting to that time of the year when the birds are really beginning to fly well.

Gundog training: How to assess your puppy

When it comes to training a gundog puppy the most important thing to take into account is it temperament. Tony Price explains.

Walked-up pheasant shooting!

Shooting coach Mark Russell treks to the outback of his shooting ground at Grimsthorpe - in the pursuit of perfecting his driven pheasant technique.

Pigeon shooting: Small bags or big bags?

Pigeon shooting: Peter Theobald on why he thinks the ‘small bag’ brigade will never win friends in the farming community.

Partridge shooting lessons!

Shooting coach, Mark Russell, shows how to hit both partridge and their clay counterparts.

Pigeon shooting over laid barley

Pigeon shooting over laid barley: The weather forecast was all over the place.

Pigeon shooting lesson: Pairs

I know there’s a world of difference between shooting real pigeons and their clay counterparts, but I was surprised to see a couple of mates really struggling

Shooting under pressure!

Shooting under pressure: I seem to remember that ‘maintaining a positive mental attitude’ was a bit of a mantra in business training videos in the eighties.

Lurchers: Lurchers are a great dog for rabbiting!

Lurchers are not a breed as such but a ‘variety of types’ arrived at either by accident or design for a given use.

Clay shooting Practice & Fixtures!

Clay shooting practice & fixtures from around the UK.

The next big thing in shooting coaching?

The AimPoint might have been designed for military rifles, but this device could help improve your accuracy with a shotgun. Shooting coach Mark Russell investigates.

How to deliver your gundog's pups!

Your bitch is heavily pregnant and you can’t wait for the pups’ to be born – but do you know what to do when her time comes?

Shooting Lesson: The clay from behind

Mark Russell shows how to hit birds coming from behind, and going away.

Voluntary Notification of Shooting Events

Armed response officer, Graham Priestnall, reveals how keeping the Old Bill informed can save shooters hassle and taxpayers’ money.

Shooting safety tips YOU need to know!

Shooting safety taught on the clay ground carries seamlessly onto the peg. In my opinion a lot has changed over the last few years.

Shooting lessons: Ground game

A day’s rabbit shooting over ferrets - one that included more misses than he would have liked - prompted reader, Ian Clements, to write recently.

How to buy a gun at auction!

The first step is to register with the auction saleroom. You will need proof of identity before being issued a bidding 'paddle' (the thing you hold in the air with your unique number on).

Pigeon shooting: Pigeon shooting in the winter

Pigeon shooting: Winter rape is your best bet for decent bags at this time of the year.

Shooting lessons: Perfect your swing

In this month's shooting lesson I’m going to cover one of the latest emails to come whizzing into my inbox, which involves that crucial element to good shooting: swing!

Winter warmers & Winter drinks!

Fellow Gun Ian Andrews converted me to Rumtopf, which literally means rum pot and is a traditional German recipe for preserving fruits of the season and supplying a tasty Christmas tipple.

Speed loaders: How fast can you stuff?

When loading in a hot corner - could one of these gadgets up your game count? Ian investigates speed loaders.

Gundog training: Working by quarters

Gundog training: Tony Price explains how you can improve your spaniel’s hunting regime when out training.

Clay shooting: How to hit battues

Clay shooting: Mark Russell of Grimsthorpe SG reveals how to hit that loopiest of targets - the battue.

Pigeon shooting over oilseed rape in winter

Want to bag more when pigeon shooting over rape this winter? Here, Eric explains how to do it.

Pigeon shooting: Pigeon shooting: pop-up pigeon hide

Pigeon shooting: There’s nothing wrong with pigeon. Fantastic quarry; wary, testing to shoot, and in terms of intelligence, PhD material compared with pheasant or grouse.

Clay shooting – how to read the target

Even with the best technique in the world, to succeed at a high level you must be able to size up a target in seconds.

Pigeon shooting: Pigeon shooting – shooting pigeons on a flightline

Shooting coach, Mark Russell, looks at how clay-busting techniques are ideal when it comes to shooting pigeons on a flightline.

Deer stalking: Deer stalking – antler deformities

Antler deformities are a common sight when out deer stalking. Here we look at what causes them.

Pigeon shooting - Decoying on stubbles

Pigeon shooting reconnaissance is important - as Richard Brigham found out when he had to shift his entire set up half way through the flight!

Clay shooting: grouse and partridge targets!

Grouse and partridge represent a challenge regardless of whether they are driven or walked-up over dogs.