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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.
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NewsAre No.8s the smallest you can use for clay shooting?
When clay shooting, is there any use for Skeet cartridges in English Sporting or is shot size 8 the smallest you can comfortably get away with as an all-round option?
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NewsPartridge & pheasant shooting in Angmering, West Sussex
Partridge & pheasant shooting: Fine partridge and pheasant shooting in good company.
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GearPolice may want your spent cartridges for evidence
Shotgun certificate holders in the Manchester area have received a letter from the Greater Manchester constabulary suggesting that they keep a spent cartridge from each of their gun barrels to be coll...
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NewsRSPB questions release of pheasants for shooting
Controversial article highlights a “potential negative impact” on the environment of releasing pheasants for shooting.
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NewsWill clay shooting hinder my game shooting skills?
Will shooting clays affect my ability to shoot game and pigeons well, and vice versa?
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NewsHow can I quickly improve my clay shooting scores?
When clay shooting, the same three people keep beating me to the prizes. How can I improve my scores by 5% or 6%, quickly?
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NewsShould you buy shotguns with worn chequering?
How much notice should you take of worn chequering when assessing the condition of a shotgun? Should I disregard a shotgun if the chequering is really badly worn down?
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NewsPartridge shooting could be delayed by wet weather
Shoot owners fear delays to the start of the partridge season, as unsettled weather postpones the wheat harvest.
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NewsClay shooting: grouse and partridge!
Grouse and partridge represent a challenge regardless of whether they are driven or walked-up over dogs.
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GearWill I be disadvantaged using 70mm cartridges?
I have a Beretta Sporter with 2.3/4in (70mm) chambers, yet I can get good value fibre-wadded cartridges, which are a requirement at my gun club, in 65mm cases.
By ShootingUK
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