Starting out? Make sure it fits
Choosing Your First Clay Gun Thinking about your first clay gun? There’s a lot to consider. It’s a bit like walking into a sweet shop where half the labels are in Latin, everyone’s got a strong...
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10 best shotguns for clay pigeon shooting
A massive selection of guns to cover a lot of different disciplines within clay shooting and a vast variety of budgets All the guns below are worthy of a mention and all for varying reasons, from the...
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What’s my best gun for shooting clays and game?
A reader new to the sport asks the question Finding the right gun for clays and game Q: Having just taken up the pastime of clayshooting (the skeet discipline), and having more than a passing interest...
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How to start clay pigeon shooting
So you've always wanted to learn how to shoot clays? Read on Here’s our guide to clayshooting for beginners to help you get off to the best possible start. Clayshooting is fun but also demanding. Even...
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Krieghoff K-20 Parcours
Should you back a solid all-rounder or a specialist bolter? Alex Flint investigates Krieghoff K-20 Parcours Superb guns for taking on clays Krieghoff is perhaps not a name well-known to many of our...
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Lincoln Vogue HSX Sporter 12-bore reviewed by Shooting Times
The Hunter Sporting Cross-over is intended to be a gun for every job, from game shooting to clays, and for Roger Glover it ticks all the boxes Gold highlighted details of game birds and clays picked...
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Three of the best second-hand clayshooting guns for beginners
A reader has a budget of £1000 to £1500. What does Mike George recommend? Buyer’s brief: “I have been shooting clays for the past six months with guns hired from the shooting ground. Most of these...
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What is the difference between a Sporter and a trap gun?
Our expert describes how they differ to a reader who's just starting shooting Q: I’m new to shooting, and about to buy my first gun. However I don’t understand the main differences between a Sporter...
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Fabarm Axis RS12 Sporting Black AS reviewed by Shooting Times
Roger Glover is impressed by Fabarm's new sporting shotgun, which takes the Sporter to a higher level and offers big bang for your buckFabarm seems to have a knack — whether by accident or with purpose...
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Breda 930i
For the price the Breda 930i is a serious contender to join the bigger Italian brands BREDA_930iAs we are still in summer season clay shooting mode, this month I thought I would try the Breda 930i to...
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Marocchi Evo Black reviewed by Sporting Gun
A well-made, stylish gun, the Marocchi Evo is definitely worth looking at if you're searching for a new clay gun for the coming months Marocchi Evo Black With the extra hour of daylight and the sun...
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Tips for buying a first clay gun on a budget
Buyer’s brief: “I started club clayshooting last year with an old AYA No.3 side-by-side, which was given to me by my grandad. To be competitive I need an over-and-under, but, being a student, I have a...
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Three secondhand Sporters
Mike George looks at three secondhand Sporters in three different price brackets - by Beretta, Zoli and Miroku Pleasant engraving on the Grade 5Miroku Universal MK60 – target price £1,500 Miroku MK60...
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Beretta SV10 Prevail 1 Pro
Beretta have managed to improve on an already remarkable gun, with the Pro version of their SV10 Prevail 1 clay-shooter, writes Jason HarrisBeretta’s SV10 Prevail 1 Pro is the natural evolution of a...
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Zoli Game Standard 20-Bore
A cross between a technical Sporter and a classic game gun makes Lewis Potter sit up and take notice Zoli is a make of shotgun that crops up from time to time, but is not as well known in the UK as...
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What is the difference between a Sporter and a trap gun?
Q: I’m new to shooting, and about to buy my first gun. But I still don’t understand the main differences between a Sporter and a trap gun, so can you help?A: To understand the differences, it can be...
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Browning Maxus
A shotgun is an essential tool for any gamekeeper but can one gun do it all? Alex Flint takes a look at Browning’s global semi-auto success story. It seems unlikely we’ll ever see the day they become...
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Marocchi XTR
Once scorned, the semi-automatic is now seen as an acceptable tool and this Italian model proves itself to be a gun for all seasons, says Lewis PotterIt is odd how ideas and values influence fashion,...
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Beretta Silver Pigeon I Sport 20 bore
Flexibility is key for those who use their guns all year round. Alex Flint asks if a sporting variant on the classic Silver Pigeon can be the gun for all seasons. Even those with only a passing...
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Bettinsoli X Trail Sporter shotgun
Jason Harris puts the Bettinsoli X Trail Sporter through its paces. The so called ‘entry level’ or ‘first time buyers’ market has always been a competitive place in which to pitch and sell guns. It’s...
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