Welcome to the shotgun section of ShootingUK, your complete guide to shotguns, shotgun shooting and the glorious pursuit of moving targets. Whether you’re pondering shotgun gauge choices or perfecting your shotgun technique (without overthinking your lead), we’ve got the answers.
Our shotgun content covers game shooting, clay pigeon shooting, and shotgun cartridge selection that actually matters. Explore shotgun reviews, shotgun choke advice, and practical tips on shotgun fitting and shotgun maintenance. From your first shotgun purchase to understanding why everyone has strong opinions about over-and-under shotguns versus side-by-side shotguns, we break it down clearly.
Discover shotgun shooting tips for driven game, rough shooting and wildfowling, plus shotgun safety guidance that keeps everyone happy. Semi-auto shotguns, pump action shotguns, shotgun cartridges, and all that shotgun gear you’ve been eyeing up. Our shotgun features come from shooters who know that the best shotgun is usually the one that fits you properly – and hits what you’re aiming at.
Gamebore's new wool eco wad ranks as the most important development in the world of cartridge loading for the last 50 years, according to Charles Bull of Just Cartridges says
Mike explains how we test cartridges and why we stopped explaining the hardness of a shot as a percentage
The Hoddern Shoot: Any shoot where syndicate guns take 20 days a season must have a winning formula. Is the secret at the Hoddern shoot a simple case of giving guns what they want?
Nick Ridley joins some friends for a days rough pheasant shooting in Buckinghamshire with his Circle of Trust Roughshooting Syndicate
Langtoft: A pocket of the Yorkshire Wolds wherein lies a small shoot which shares much in common with its larger neighbours like Warter Priory.
A few seasons back there was not a big cartridge choice for people shooting high driven game birds, but not any more
Shooting coach Mark Russell explains why a couple of hours on the clay ground will pay dividends on the peg
An early-season redleg shoot in Bedfordshire
Kirtling Tower: A shoot with a sporting tradition stretching back 40 generations, Kirtling Tower also has an owner who is skilled both on and off the peg.
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