January 2020

Clay Shooting

The UK's only independent magazine for clay shooters

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Welcome
Christmas is upon us, and as a festive treat we’ve got not one but two gun tests for you this month. One is a gun that many readers will seriously consider as a claybusting tool, the excellent Caesar Guerini Invictus I Ascent. In his usual style, Ric
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Shooter Hailed ‘Woman Of The Future’
Olympic Trap shooter and British Shooting coach Georgina Roberts has won a ‘Women of the Future’ award for her contribution to sports. Georgina, 22 from North Wales, shoots OT for Wales and GB, coaches for British Shooting, sits on the board of the W
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Remembering Martin Barker
The Martin Barker Memorial Shoot was held at Nuthampstead Shooting Ground on Sunday 3 November. It was the third memorial shoot for a man who gave so much to shooting, writes Anita North. The main part of the day was a 100 Olympic Trap registered sho
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Birmingham 2022 Shooting Talks Continue
Commonwealth Games Federation president Dame Louise Martin says she is determined to have shooting involved in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was due to attend an ISSF meeting on 7 December and stated that she was “committed to working t
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News In Brief
Grounds around the country are planning special Christmas shoots with a festive atmosphere, with many grounds opening on Boxing Day for those who are longing for a bit of fresh air after the Christmas festivities. Check your local grounds’ web pages
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Rizzini Grand Finale
Thank goodness we weren’t doing this yesterday! That was the abiding feeling at the big final of the 2019 Rizzini Series, held at Honesberie Shooting School’s competition ground at Hill Farm, Watergall, six miles down the road from their main ground.
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Last Minute Christmas Gifts
There are dozens of similar long sleeved fleece jackets – so Le Chameau went back to the drawing board and came up with the Blockley. Made from finely knitted Italian wool bonded to technical polyester fleece for warmth and breathability, the result
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No Let-up
The first Saturday in October I travelled to Mid Wales Shooting Centre to use some of my Laporte-CPC sponsored clays. I worked on perfecting my technique and my timing ready for the competitions that I will be shooting over the winter. I want to get
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Nation’s Favourite SHOOTING GROUND 2020
What’s your favourite shooting ground near you? What about the best one for Trap, or Skeet? And what’s the best one full stop? Everyone has their personal picks, and we all know that barely anyone agrees on which ground truly is the best. That’s why
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Q&A
Q I recently saw that the 2019 version of the Firearms Security October Handbook . The had previous been published version has in disappeared off the internet so I am to wondering do anything whether different I have with now in its order requirement
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CAST YOUR VOTE IN... the Great British Shooting Awards
Voting is now open for the second Great British Shooting Awards, and you, the British shooting public, can vote for the winners across a wide range of categories spanning every aspect of shooting. The Awards aim to give recognition to the products, o
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Triggering Better Scores
We have featured several Caesar Guerini guns in these pages and they have so far proven very well received. This month’s test gun is from the increasingly popular Invictus range, and is engraved with the designation ‘Invictus I’ on the underside of t
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Finding The Right Gun
When you’re getting started in shooting, one of the most important things to get right is your equipment. That’s especially important at a competitive level. Factors like gun fit and barrel weight are all crucial to performance – and preferences and
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Beauty Of The Beast
It takes quite a lot to get me excited, but the new Purdey Sporting Clays gun has managed to catch my attention. It is a big, beautiful, 8lb 9oz beast dedicated to modern Sporting competition without making any concessions whatsoever. The gun, into w
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Skeet’s Rising Star
Watching Becky Kibble win the Ladies High Gun at the World Skeet Masters, you would think she’d been shooting all her life. But amazingly, the 29-year-old from the Scottish borders only took up competitive shooting three years ago – and just six mont
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Say Hello To Rhys
As the newest contributor to Clay Shooting magazine, let me introduce myself. I’m Rhys, and I am a 15-year-old clay shooter from Hertfordshire. My discipline of choice is English Sporting. I do manage to get underneath a few pheasants during the seas
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Showing The Men How It’s Done
Since she burst onto the competitive scene in 2007, Becky McKenzie has been a powerful force in shooting. She has scooped up World Championships wins, national and international titles, and more medals and trophies that you can shake a 12-bore at. Th
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What A Haul For Cheryl!
At the end of last year Cheryl and I decided that we were exhausted and needed a break from clay shooting. This was due to the huge number of competitions that we’d done, including five trips to shoot in international events. We were shot out and men
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Exam Nerves
The season is now over, and a month on from taking the junior gold medal at the British Shooting Grand Final, I’ve had a lot to think about, as well as many other commitments to fulfill. My 2019 season certainly ended on a high at Fauxdegla Shooting
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Shooters To Watch
Ben started shooting with father Wayne at the age of eight, and progressed from a bolt-action .410 to a 20-bore semi-auto. He won Junior Men’s gold at the British Shooting Shotgun Series in August 2019, and has achieved success in international Helic
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World Class
Less than 40 miles from the centre of London lies one of the UK’s most iconic shooting grounds, EJ Churchill. In recent years, they have very firmly positioned themselves as one of the world’s premier venues for top-level clay shooting competitions.
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Lessons Learned
Looking back on my journey as a novice shooter, the words of the late blues guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan, struck a chord: “Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. It’s the way you pick, and the way you hold the guitar, more than it is the a
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Pathway To Success
The Promatic Grand Prix provided a friendly competition to round off the clay season at Nuthampstead Shooting Ground over the weekend of 19 and 20 October. The weekend was also British Shooting Talent Pathway Championships, which has become a regular
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Guns For Lady Shots
Over the last few years, the major gun brands have answered the growing demand and come up with a variety of gun options dedicated to ladies. These commonly have a high comb, perhaps a Monte Carlo stock, a shorter length of pull and a condensed grip.
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Best Sellers
This is a global look at the bestsellers for all clay shooting disciplines, so if DTL is your thing, or Fitasc, or even just a Sunday morning straw bailer, there will be something here for you. Clay shooting is in rude health, with plenty of small cl
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Automatic Ban?
I know some people don’t like to see semi-autos on the clay ground – but a ban? Seriously? Yet that’s what one chap suggested to me recently. To save his blushes I won’t name him, but he’s not alone; there are plenty of people who aren’t exactly fans

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