Shooting with your gun ready at the shoulder - also known as 'gun up' - is a sensible option. But it's not appropriate for all targets
Instruction
How everyone can enjoy hawking
Hawking is a fascinating, healthy sport that can be enjoyed by everyone. Edward Cook explains just how easy it is to get going
How clays will improve your game shooting
Shooting coach Mark Russell explains why a couple of hours on the clay ground will pay dividends on the peg
Crown of duck with red cabbage and sautéed potatoes
Top check Mark Gough shows us how to prepare and cook a freshly shot mallard
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals: In the blink of an eye we’ve gone from looking forward to the spring drillings to being on the brink of pigeons turning their greedy beaks to laid cereals.
What’s holding me back when clay pigeon shooting?
When clay pigeon shooting I average just over 90% at English Skeet and Down-the-Line but struggle at Sporting.
Become a BASC accredited shotgun coach
Peter Marshall - BASC’s director of shooting standards - on how you could become a BASC accredited shotgun coach.
Pigeon shooting over late spring drillings
Pigeon shooting over late spring drillings: Peter Theobald says late Spring drillings are going to create amazing sport with woodies.
When did you last get your eyes tested?
When did you last get your eyes tested: When did you last have an eye test? To shoot well – and keep shooting into retirement – we all need to look after our peepers, as Ian reports.
Clay shooting: Competition shooting!
Clay shooting: Competition shooting! Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, on preparing for competition shooting.
Clay shooting lessons: Clays for rough shooting
Clay shooting lessons: Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, looks at clay techniques that rough shooters and pigeon decoyers can learn from.
Pigeon shooting: Assessing flightlines
Pigeon shooting: Assessing flightlines: Peter Theobald reveals how recognising and assessing flightlines can improve our success rate with woodpigeons.
Tips for squirrel shooting
SHOOTING TIPS: Squirrel shooting! Mark, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, on eliminating the grey plague.
Wildfowling: Morning flight
Wildfowling: Morning flight: A morning’s flight on a desolate marsh is the highlight of Richard Brigham’s sporting year.
SHOOTING TIPS: 3 stage checklist!
SHOOTING TIPS: 3 stage checklist! Clay shooting coach, mark Russell, tells you how a simple, three-stage checklist can improve your scores.
TOP TIPS: Duck shooting!
TOP TIPS: Duck shooting! Shooting instructor, Mark Russell, takes a closer look at those elusive duck-type targets to get you in gear for wildfowling.
TOP TEN: Gundog training equipment
Kitting yourself out with gundog training equipment before the season? Tony runs through his own list of ‘must have’ essentials.
Rabbit shooting: Alongside the combine harvester
Rabbit shooting alongside the combine harvester is very effective. Edward Cook explains how to do it.
Fix a misfire problem due to over oiling
Gunsmith: This problem concerned a nice Beretta 682 Gold E. The gun, which cost somewhere around the £2,500 mark when new, doesn’t appear to have done that much work and is in quite good condition.
How to shoot: Bending the rules!
How to shoot: Bending the rules! Shooting instructor, Mark Russell explains how using the rules to your benefit can improve your scores.