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Well, it’s been a very busy period indeed with both the World English Sporting and The Game Fair following in close succession.
The World English Sporting was, in my opinion, a huge success. This multichampionship event comprising two World titles and a British title saw 1,800 shooters taking part in the main e ent alone from countries pro iding a real international a our ur thanks go to Sir Edward Dashwood, Rob, Victoria & all the E.J. Churchill team for hosting the event superbly, the Referees who did their job brilliantly, Steve Lovatt and his ground team for setting fi e worthy championship courses and our sponsors for their unwa ering support of our sport
Congratulations from the CPSA Team to Brandon Powell as WESP High Gun, James Attwood as WSTR High Gun & Prelim High Gun, Bastien Havart as igh un and to all those who placed in class and category great shooting everyone. You can read all about the event on pages 16-20.
Straight after the WESP, we headed to Ragley Hall in Warwickshire for the annual celebration of country sports and acti ities at he ame air ur mem ership stand on gunmakers row was very busy with 75 members joining or re-joining, and our clayline team welcomed just over 1,000 people on our have-a-go line, which was a fantastic effort and my personal thanks to all in ol ed We also ran our hampion of hampions and olts hallenge competitions over the weekend. Check out our Game Fair report on pages 24-25.
We’ e also had recent announcements on the lead an and re isions to firearms licencing which will see some major changes to our sport, and I’d like to reassure our members that we are working closely with our fellow associations, shooting grounds and shooters to ensure a smooth transition as these changes come into force.”
Iain Parker // Chief Executive
Regulars
4 // CLUBHOUSE NEWS
The latest clay target news, plus updates from the CPSA
9 // CPSA SOCIAL Shots in the Mail
10 // CPSA COURSES Courses for all levels
25 // INTERNATIONAL Sarah Daly reports
43 // REGIONS The latest news from around the country
63 // CLUB DIRECTORY pening times and information
69 // FIXTURES Shoot dates and times
Features
13 // ENGLISH OPEN UTR Report by Paul Ashley
14 // HOME INTERNATIONAL & BRITISH OPEN DTL Report by DTL Manager David Amos
16 // WORLD ESP CHAMPIONSHIP Held at E.J. Churchill on 12-19 July
22 // THE GAME FAIR Champion of Champions and Colts Challenge report
32 // BLASER Martin Puddifer speaks with Blaser rederic anner
ON THE COVER
36 // PRODUCT REVIEW Mark Brown reviews the GAIM shooting simulator
39 // CPSA SPONSOR ELEY
Carl Weller discussed a possible lead-free era
39 // PRODUCT WATCH Gun safety
CLUBHOUSE LEAD TRANSITION UPDATE
We are fully aware of the Government’s update on their proposed transition from lead. It is very disappointing that they have chosen not to follow HSE’s recommendations regarding a transition period of fi e years, and are instead proposing legislation of three years from being enacted in summer 2026. This would mean any restriction would come in summer 2029.
Since the announcement, we have een confirming details with the
2026 ICTSF WORLD DTL CHAMPIONSHIP
The New Zealand Clay Target Association (NZCTA) will proudly host the 16th ICTSF World Down The Line Championship from 15-17 March 2026 at the Canterbury Clay Target Club, Chattertons Road, McLeans Island, Christchurch. CPSA members – both teams and individuals – are invited to take part in this prestigious international event.
ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE
All competitors, including team members, must submit and pay an individual entry. Entry terms and conditions will be available on the NZCTA website alongside entry forms.
TEAM SUBMISSIONS
A separate team entry form is required. To assist the organisers with planning, team managers are asked to advise how many teams they expect to submit and when names will e confirmed
SCOTTISH
and the inister’s office and will be scheduling a meeting with our lead working group and fellow associations in early September to consider and plan our next steps, in what is one of the most important changes to our sport in decades. We will continue to work in tandem with our shooting partners both in the trade and fellow associations.
CPSA CEO Iain Parker said “We will, of course, keep the association members updated as we work through this next stage in this important matter for our sport.”
For further info please visit bit.ly/gov-lead and bit.ly/toxiclead-banned
FIREARMS
ll isiting competitors tra elling with firearms will re uire a Visitor’s Firearms Permit, issued by NZ Police. Applications will open from 16 September 2025, and competitors must allow at least four months for processing. Travel and accommodation details are required as part of the application. Full guidance will be made available on the NZCTA website.
DTL NEW ZEALAND NATIONALS
In the lead-up to the World Championship, the New Zealand DTL Nationals will be held at the same venue from 7–14 March 2026. Entry is open to all shooters, and there is no cap on competitor numbers. Entry forms for the Nationals will be available at the end of July.
We encourage all interested members to consider attending this exciting international event.
For more information please visit nzclaytarget.org.nz/ disciplines/2026-world-dtl-championships
For enquiries, please contact: Adrienne Sears, Executive fficer, n cta tra co n
DTL SHOOTING TEAM MAKES HISTORY WITH HOME INTERNATIONAL VICTORY!
Glenmoriston Estate, Scotland – The Scotland DTL shooting team has made history, winning the prestigious Home nternational competition for the first time since 1982. The event held on 18 July at the scenic Glenmoriston Estate Shooting Ground, saw the Scottish senior team clinch victory by a narrow margin of two points over England, ending a 43 year wait for the title.
The home international brings together shooters from Scotland,
England, Ireland, Northern Ireland & Wales. The Scottish squad proudly fielded a full team comprising eniors, fi e adies, fi e uniors, fi e eterans, fi e uper eterans
The Senior team’s determination and consistency proved decisive in securing the overall win and bringing it home!
This victory has been decades in the making. It’s a proud day for Scottish shooting & a testament to
the hard work, focus and passion of everyone on the team.
The triumph marks not just a return to the top, but a new era for Scottish DTL shooting, inspiring the next generation of shooters across the country.
FEATURE
BERETTA WORLD 2025: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
The Beretta English Sporting Championships 2025 was nothing short of spectacular. With nearly 1,000 competitors taking part, the atmosphere was electric from the first shot to the last. The spirit of competition was matched only by the camaraderie and a festival-like buzz that kept everyone energised, even in 25°C+ heat.
This year’s event took place just one week before the CPSA World English Sporting Championship at E.J. Churchill. For many, Beretta World served as the perfect warm-up platform –a final opportunity to sharpen skills, uild confidence, and head into the Worlds warmed up and fighting fit his ideal timing elevated the stakes and energy, making it one of the most exciting editions of Beretta World to date.
The Beretta World Championship stands alone as a testament to an unparalleled commitment to the UK clay shooting community. In fact, GMK and Beretta are the only shotgun manufacturers to actively support the UK market by creating and hosting such a significant competition he team at GMK plan a full year ahead, meticulously planning this championship. It demands an immense amount of resources and a substantial budget to bring to fruition. Crucially, this competition is not designed to generate profit nstead, it represents a significant in estment in the sport, highlighting how deeply important the growth and vitality of clay shooting are to both Beretta and GMK.
A HISTORIC VENUE FOR A MODERN MASTERPIECE
West London Shooting School (WLSS) is a venue with more than a century of shooting heritage. The partnership between Beretta and WLSS began in 2024 with a shared vision for excellence – from the planning stages to execution, both teams worked seamlessly to deliver an unforgettable championship.
AN INCLUSIVE COMPETITION
The course this year had to meet the high e pectations of a di erse field
from top-tier championship shooters to enthusiastic novices. Every stand had to offer technical challenge without being discouraging. The targets were expertly crafted edgy, uick, low ying clays followed by high, looping clays, all set across the natural contours of the ground. The result was a course that kept the elite on their toes and allowed newcomers to experience the thrill of smashing clays.
SHOOTERS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD
One of the most powerful indicators of the event’s stature is its international appeal. Competitors travelled from all over the world, including the USA, Budapest, Italy, France, Malta, and across the United Kingdom. A standout performance came from Junior shooter David Texas Ardis, who travelled from South Carolina, USA. Battling jet lag and new terrain, David scored and took first place in the Junior category.
EXCITING LAUNCHES & FAN-FAVOURITES
There was a real buzz around the launch of the new Beretta 694 Black DLC Edition. With its Steelium Pro barrels,
high-grade walnut stock, 10x7 rib, and B-Fast balance system, this top-tier model is destined to become a favourite. Attendees were thrilled to get hands-on with the latest in Beretta engineering. or the first time e er, we introduced a dedicated ri e ha e a go’ range – a massive hit with attendees. Shooters tested their skills on top tier ri es like the Beretta BRX straight-pull and the always-popular Tikka T3x.
TOP TALENT & VICTORIES
One shoot-off saw young rising star Jon Porter (Colt) take on Ricky Draper (Senior). With encouragement from his father, Shaun Porter, Jon held his ner e and clinched first place o erall a defining moment for the family
Another intense shoot-off between Paul Simpson, Graeme Rice, Edward Murrell, and Richard Faulds determined the final podium spot with aulds emerging victorious to take third place.
THANK YOU & UNTIL NEXT YEAR
No event of this scale could be successful without outstanding support from our partners – thank you to YETI, CFMOTO, Eley Hawk, and Shots & Co. The Beretta World Championships 2025 was more than just a competition. It was a celebration of sport, heritage, innovation, and above all – community. rom first timers to glo al champions, everyone left with something to remember.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in true Beretta style – competitors, spectators, partners, and staff alike. You made this year’s event one of the best yet. We’ll see you in 2026.
2025 PROMATIC CLUBS AND GROUNDS INITIATIVE
Our 2025 Clubs and Grounds Initiative: Your Chance to Win a Promatic Falcon 8 Trap and 8,250 Clays!
We are thrilled to continue our Clubs and Grounds initiative, sponsored by Promatic Clays. This initiative is designed to encourage affiliated clu s to bolster our community by bringing in new memberships.
Participating clubs and grounds have the opportunity to win a Promatic Falcon 8 Trap plus a pallet of 8,250 Clays, an exceptional prize worth approximately £7,000*. To qualify clubs must successfully recruit a minimum of 10 new CPSA members during he affiliated clu that achieves the highest number of new memberships above this quota will be the winner.
The Breakdown of the Prize: Trap £2,500 inc VAT, Clays £1,000 inc VAT, Clay Sales 8,250 x 40/45p = £3,300-£3,700.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: affiliated lu s and rounds must apply to CPSA HQ for a unique referral code. Please contact richard@cpsa.co.uk
Encourage your club members to join us, emphasizing the great enefits of ecoming part of the CPSA community.
IMPORTANT DATES
Initiative Launch: 1 January 2025
Campaign End Date: 31 December 2025
SALLY BIDWELL MEMORIAL
SHOOT
The 13th annual Sally Bidwell Memorial Shoot will be held on Friday 3 October at High Lodge Leisure.
Join us for a day of shooting, whilst rraising money for Cancer Research UK and Motor Neurone Disease, in memory of a beautiful and much missed lady – Sally Bidwell.
Itinerary: 9am – tea/coffee and bacon roll on arrival. 10am – 120 Sporting clays over 20sStands (squads max eight people). 1pm – rolling two-course hot and cold car ery lunch and dessert pm pri e presentation, raf e, and fundraising games. 4pm – departure. £86.50pp or £38.50pp (breakfast food and two-course carvery lunch only).
Menu: Hand carved sugar glazed ham. Hand carved roast turkey.Homemade roasted vegetable and sweet potato gratin. Baby leaf salad, homemade coleslaw, sun blushed tomato and pesto pasta salad. Selection of freshly baked bread. Dessert table with selection of treats.
To book, please telephone 01986 784347. Full payment required on booking and therefore if you are booking others in, we advise you to collect monies in before you call to book. No bookings will be made without payment. *Charity donation of £10 on main ticket and £5 on food only ticket.
AN OLYMPIAN CHALLENGE – A CLASS IN JUST 16 WEEKS
Former World Champion and Olympian Sprinter, Derek Redmond, is no stranger to sporting challenges, and indeed successes. But is Matt Stocksdale’s challenge of becoming an A Class Skeet shooter in just 16 weeks a challenge too far?
Derek has been shooting Sporting for a little over eight months, having been introduced to the joy of clays by friends and like many shooters, he wasn’t taken through a prescribed method of shooting and as such.
Matt Stockdale, aka ‘the Skeet coach’, said “if anyone can, Derek can... whatever he lacks in natural ability is made up with sheer determination and an extraordinary work ethic.”
Derek said, “I love a challenge and never shy away from one. I want my shooting to improve and understand how important Skeet is to that journey. I’m very competitive
and want to compete at the highest level possible. When Matt approached me, my answer was immediately, ’yes’!
Matt’s theory, and one shared by many successful shooters, is that Skeet improves your overall shooting performance. Logically, this makes sense, as all Skeet targets are seen among other disciplines, such as Sporting.
The question is, can Derek achieve an average score of 93.7% in such a short period? erek has confirmed he’s prepared to put in the hard work, shooting around 500 targets a week, at a number of different grounds. You can follow Derek’s progress with Matt in next month’s publication.
IN THE MAIL
Can you guess where the missing clay in the above right picture was? If so then email pull@fellowsmedia.com with your guess and win a can of Witham Group gun oil and barrel/choke cleaner!
To enter, email pull@ fellowsmedia.com with the number and letter area of the grid the clay resides in, for example F4, along with your full name and CPSA number. Entries close at midnight
on 5 September and a winner will be chosen using a random generator (in the case of multiple correct entries) and will be contacted by Fellows Media or the Witham Group with information
on how to claim your prize. Congratulations to last month’s find the clay winner, Henry James Farrow, who correctly located the missing clay in section F3of the grid.
“We had a very good weekend with the referee course. All 30 enjoyed the course very much!”
Larry Fay
“I would just like to say thank you for the Safety Officer course. What a fantastic course and Mick Hudson delivered it superbly!”
“Very informative course, full of everything I needed. Both tutors were wonderful!”
Lucinda Ings
CPSA COURSES
Please keep an eye out online and in future issues of Pull! for more information and additional dates becoming available. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Clare or Richard at CPSA HQ on 01483 485400 who will be happy to help! Open to book online via
Our SGS course is an excellent introduction into the world of clay target shooting and our advanced courses are discipline specific for shotgun certificate holders looking to improve their skills and ability in their chosen discipline.
Shotgun Skills (SGS)
“I would like to thank Tony & Richard for their excellent tutor abilities on the IDW. I now look forward to the ITC.” Steve Miller
Available in each of the four domestic disciplines of English Sporting, English Skeet, Down the Line and Automatic Ball Trap, these one-day courses will equip you with the general and discipline specific rules to enable you to referee regularly at registered competitions or national championships and, with it, the assurance
● 6 Sep Nottingham & District Gun Club
Advanced Shotgun Skills (ASGS)
● 23 Aug ESP - Nottingham & District Gun Club
● 6 Oct Trap - National Clay Shooting Centre
(combined course)
that what you are calling is correct. This is also an excellent course for the competitor, who doesn’t necessarily want to referee, but does want to ensure that they know the rules when they compete.
● 8 Sep ESP - West Kent SG
● 10 Sep ESP - Nottingham & District Gun Club
Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced shooter, the CPSA has created a range of courses to offer the best training available in the sport today.
Safety Officer Course £120
This one-day course provides the basis for running a safe and successful SG. It looks at safe gun handling, layout management, risk assessments and so on. It’s an obvious choice for ground-owners and a prerequisite to Club Affiliation. It also
We will be launching a new online Safety Officer requalification exam in January for those who qualified in 2020, so if
appeals to the shooter and is the first step to our higher L1 Instructor and L2 Coaching qualifications.
● 15 Sep Eaton Hall SG
● 20 Sep National Clay Shooting Centre
● 4 Oct Barbury Shooting School
that was you, please keep an eye out for your email or letter inviting you to renew your qualification.
Instructor Development Workshop (IDW) £195
The Instructor Development Workshop is a one-day course and a prerequisite to attending the four-day Level 1 Instructor Training Course. Candidates will be given an overview of the full four-day course and be assessed for
their suitability to progress onto the ITC. Candidates must have attended a Safety Officer Course.
● 16 Sep Eaton Hall SG
● 22 Sep National Clay Shooting Centre
● 6 Oct Barbury Shooting School
This four-day course teaches you how to check eye dominance and gun fit. It shows you how to teach the CPSA Method, how to recognise shooting errors and how to correct them. It consists of classroom time, off-and on-range workshops and a final day of assessments. For this course, the criteria for qualification is that the candidate can get a novice to hit a moving
L2 Common Element & L2 CTC
These are two three-day courses – the Common Element (£515) and the discipline specific Coach Training Course (£570). The Common Element now includes the three coach development workshops and allows seamless
target safely using the CPSA Method. Candidates must have attended an IDW within the previous two years.
● 1-4 Sep National Clay Shooting Centre
● 23-26 Sep Beverley & East Yorkshire SG
● 6-9 Oct Military ITC – National Clay Shooting Centre Level 1 Instructor Training Course (ITC)
£515/£570
progression to the desired CTC in Trap, ESK or ESP. They are designed to give you the technical skills to improve an established shooter. Candidates must be L1 Instructor qualified to attend L2 Courses.
● 8-10 Sep L2 CTC Northampton SG
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We also have a very wide range of Pilla Outlaw X7’s and X8’s, ensuring you have the perfect eyewear for any shooting condition.
Come and see our incredible selection for yourself. Our knowledgeable staff are on hand to help you find the perfect firearm, accessories, and eyewear to suit your needs.
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ENGLISH OPEN UNIVERSAL TRENCH
The English Open saw competitors battle it out in fantastic summer conditions, as Paul Ashley reports.
The third selection shoot of the year also saw the English Open Universal Trench hosted at Brook Bank Shooting Ground in Somerset in the middle of July.
Day two started just as day one, with blue skies and blazing sun. Everyone continued to shoot well and as the day went on the scores started to come in.
David Lloyd posted a fantastic score of 196/200 to lead the way. Then Matt Panter posted a 195/200 to just drop short by one target. He was closely followed by David Kirk on 191/200.
This competition had a lot riding on it, as not only was it the English Open, but it was also the cut-off for selecting the teams for the World Championships in Italy to be held at the end of that month.
The shooters were greeted with the blazing hot West Country sun and temperatures akin to Italy, so it would be good preparation for those who made it on to the team. This was going to be a test of attrition over two days and 200 targets.
SHOOTING UNDER A BLUE SKY
he first day of competition saw some great scores coming in from all the categories, considering the scorching temperatures.
Ultimately David’s 196/200 remained the highest score on the board and despite the finest efforts of the chasing pack, he took the honours. In doing so he also won Veterans.
The Ladies category was a tight-fought contest with Leanne Palmer shooting 175/200, Kath Bright 175/200 and Katie Cowell 174/200. Leanne eventually took the category after a shoot-off with Kath.
Lewis Kirk shot 189/200 to take the Juniors, Matt Panter won the Seniors, and Super Veterans was claimed by Kevin Borley with 180.
Congratulations to David Lloyd
for winning the championship – a richlydeserved win. Also, congratulations to all the other category winners and to Wesley, Alison and Brook Bank Shooting Ground for hosting the Championship.
Above left: Champion David Lloyd.
Above inset: Juniors winner Lewis Kirk.
Below left: Seniors winner Matt Panter.
Below middle: Ladies winner Leanne Palmer.
Below right: Super Veterans winner Kevin Borley.
THE 90TH ICTSC HOME INTERNATIONAL AND BRITISH OPEN TOURNAMENT
Held Friday 18 July and Saturday 19 July 2025 at Glenmoriston Estate Shooting ground, Inverness, Scotland. Report by England DTL Manager David Amos.
When I arrived at the ground on Wednesday and drove in the middle almost of nowhere, I was greeted with a total mecca of shooting grounds surrounded y tall fir trees with an eight-trap layout, Wembley cut grass, and an elegant clubhouse to match. I could instantly feel this was going to be wicked tournament with high scores and drama, knowing the weather was in our favour, which proved to be the case.
SATURDAY 18 JULY
t was fitting that the aptain icky Waghorne recei ed his first cap at this ground, the last time the tournament was here over 20 years ago. The day started with a team talk from the captain and then shooting started with lovely weather to go with it. As the scores were coming in it was going to be close
Below: ngland uper eteran eam
with regards to the Seniors. In the last squad of the day, which I felt the whole team and others came to watch, held the prospect of Rob Dietz posting a 300 and Gary Burton a 299. I really don’t know how they coped but they did it. They didn’t win the prestige senior o le up y ust two points short, but it gave Rob the coveted title of High Gun of the match. The Super Veterans won their event with Allan Henry (Mr Bywell) posting the only 100-straight of the squad, but David Priestman shot 99/ 296, dropping a target on his second line e finished uper Veteran High Gun. The Juniors also won their event averaging 293, lead by their aptain dward rmett on
The Overall top 30 guns of the match was won y ngland, which ga e the complete squad a winner’s badge. The day was followed by a lovely banquet at the Drumossie Hotel for the celebration and prizing giving, which started with Haggis! The Scottish Senior team had not won the event for 43 years which was mentioned numerous times.
a lovely banquet at the Drumossie Hotel which started with Haggis!
SUNDAY 19 JULY
After a good night’s sleep and a rethink and recharge, all the team went out with one thing in mind – to win. As the day progressed the 100-straights came pouring in from all teams, ut ngland seemed to ha e more and that’s the way it was. Starting with the uniors, aptain dward posted a , ory o le , o y urstfield , eorge adden , and ew ap ewis alton , to win their category.
he adies ust missed out y one point ut the aptain llie Whitehead put in a score of 99/290 – but the big score came from the current uropean aptain with a fa ulous to gi e her the ritish adies hampion The Veterans did not produce any 100-straights, but did score a high 290 plus to win their event, with new cap Ian Douglas on 99/296. Mark Shaw did contest Veteran of the match which was won by Ian. You know when I look at the Vets team it’s a group of really experienced shooters who ha e, etween them, won ust about everything.
Now we start the interesting part which nobody could have predicted –starting with the Super Vets, not only did they win their event, but the Captain Colin Heathcote posted a 300 maximum. This got the ball rolling with the possibility of six shooters on for a 300, including Nick McKeown and Lady Derville Gilmartin, Colin Lewis from Wales, Nick Haley from England, Robert Dietz and David Weston. In the end it was a fi e man shoot off for Colin, Rob, Nick, David, and Colin Wales fter the first round all ut Colin Heathcote dropped points, so he became British Champion.
What followed, finished up with o and ick shooting a mammoth shoot off with ick taking the unner up title and Rob the Bronze. It should be remem ered that o shot a ack to ack , ick his first , and olin back from a layoff – he said its was a
type of unfinished usiness and ust loves shooting.
The Senior squad, as they say, took the British day very seriously producing straights he captain shot straight o er the two days along with arry uf um, te e anes, ary Burton, Allan Henry, Dan Price (two fabulous 299). The New Caps did themselves proud – its not easy to
do a first international and the ner es sometimes will not go away. New caps William Gent and Sam Winterburn posted straights on the ritish and Keith Blaney high in 290 on both days. Toby Bean quietly went about his business shooting 299 at the right time.
The Governor Generals Cup, the Seniors won to much delight of the Captain. I would like to thank Captain Nicky Waghorne for his leadership and the team for going about their business in a very professional way, and helping others if it wasn’t going their way.
The last word has to go to Pip at the Scottish Clay Target Association firstly for running a complicated e ent and keeping her cool with all of our questions. Thank you to Pip, the vast amount of volunteers who made it possible, the DTL Rep Willie Smith, and the authorities at the Glenmoriston Estate Shooting Ground.
Above Left: England Ladies Team.
Above Right: The Captain’s Senior Team. Inset: ngland unior eam
Right: England Veteran Team.
Left: England Senior Team
WORLD ENGLISH SPORTING CHAMPIONSHIP
James Marchington
Reports from E.J. Churchill on 12-19 July.
Brandon Powell successfully defended his title as English Sporting World Champion at EJ Churchill on 19th July, grinning from ear to ear as he held the trophy aloft on stage to loud cheers from the crowd. It was a poignant moment for the professional US shooter, who said afterwards: “It has been a dream come true for me to win it in England. The hard work and dedication has paid off.”
Powell’s achievement played its part in a wider success across the event for the USA, who sent an impressively large delegation across the pond to compete. They won the Open, Junior and Veteran teams competitions, coming runners-up in the Ladies and Super Vets teams and scooping the overall team winners trophy. Just to rub it in, they won the traditional friendly
Yanks v Brits competition as well. Given their truly amateur status, England’s teams could still hold their heads high, taking either first or second place in all the team events.
England’s shooters performed well in the individual classes and categories too.
Mark Winser and Brett Winstanley finished first and second respectively in AAA class, Amy Easeman won the Ladies, Dave Carrie Super Vets, and John Porter Colts.
bigger and better. “It’s something we’re really proud of hosting, we love doing it,” said EJ Churchill managing director Rob Fenwick. “The place looks great and it’s got a real vibe,” he adds, pointing to the busy restaurant, street food stands and bar in the sponsors’ village.
The prizegiving ceremony on the Saturday evening was the culmination of a fabulous eightday festival of shooting at the stunning EJ Churchill ground near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. The event, held under the auspices of the CPSA and the NSCA, alternates between England and the USA, and last year was held at the Matarese family’s M&M ground in New Jersey.
EJ Churchill has hosted the Worlds whenever it has come to England since 2014, and each time it seems to get
“I’m really chuffed with everyone who has come to exhibit and made an effort,” Rob continues.
“When we started in 2014 we just had one marquee; now we have all these e hi itors fighting to come and all wanting the best spot. Iain Parker from the CPSA and myself have strived for that, to get everybody involved.”
Iain Parker adds “One of my goals over the past seven years in my role has been to grow this into something quite special, and with our partnership with Churchill’s and with the NSCA we’ve been able to do that. It’s gone from strength to strength, whether that’s the number of competitors, the number of countries attending, the sponsorship, the trade village, the hospitality. The goal is
Out on the course there are three miles of rope, and hundreds of fenceposts, so you can see there’s an immense amount of work goes in, for months beforehand, even before the first shot is fired.
always to make it better and better, and I think we’ve done that again this year.”
Crucial to that success is the support of the sponsors: Browning, Zoli, Rizzini, Winchester, Eley cartridges, Baschieri & Pellagri cartridges, Swatcom, Schöffel, Le Chameau, Pilla and Starkey Outdoor who provided guns, cartridges, hearing protection, shooting glasses and clothing vouchers as prizes along with contributing to the prize fund. The championships also had valuable support from Teague Precision Chokes, Shots & Co, Holts Auctioneers, Fine Shooting Accessories and Laporte, the latter supplying all the traps and clays for
the championship courses.
The sheer size of the event is impressive. The main World English Sporting competition alone had just over 1,800 entries, with hundreds also entering the associated events: The Prelim Sporting, British Open Super Sporting and World Sportrap, as well as the pool shoots. Iain Parker explains that more than 1.2 million clay targets were deli ered to keep the targets ying, and the CPSA team are checking, inputting and processing more than 1,000 score cards each day through the week.
Iain adds: “Out on the course there are three miles of rope, and hundreds
Bottom Right: Daniel Parker and Paul Bailey –Disabled Sitting Gold & Silver. Below: Mark Winser.
The following day saw John Lee and Brett Winstanley from the first rotation still at the top of the board.
of fenceposts, so you can see there’s an immense amount of work goes in, for months beforehand, even before the first shot is fired t’s a real partnership etween us, hurchill’s, the sponsors and then o iously the competitors, ecause without them we wouldn’t ha e a competition at all
he e ent kicked off in style on aturday uly, with the ground looking its est under lue skies, la ing sunshine and temperatures hovering around degrees t was immediately clear that the targets, set y te e o att of arlands fame, were challenging e en the ery est competitors op scores on the lue ourse were oss traker and David Cochrane on 91ex100 with enry ollins one ehind on e eanwhile on the ed ourse, rett Winstanley, ames ttwood and ohn ee led with e lsewhere on the ground, the other e ents were getting under way n the World portrap, ames ttwood put in a scorching e , while on the relim porting, ndy oon and artin yers topped the leader oard on e
ay two, unday uly, rought cooler and more cloudy conditions he format for the competition meant that s uads that had shot the lue ourse on the first day shot the ed on the second, and ice ersa, to complete their targets ohn ee scored to finish at the top of the leader oard with e lose ehind was rett Winstanley on his was also the first day of the ritish pen uper porting ichard unning and ickey ouse oth scored e to sit e ual first on the leader oard
With a new rotation starting on the Monday, conditions were a mixed bag, with some rain and wind followed y warm sunshine hat didn’t pre ent ichard ing shooting an impressi e e on the ed ourse, closely followed y ichard unning and cott huckford oth on eanwhile on lue, artin yers topped the oard with he following day saw ohn ee and rett Winstanley from the first rotation still at the top of the oard, with artin yers coming closest to their scores with a e ndeed those three would hold the lead up until the last day Wednesday saw another rotation take to the two courses With the competition running like clockwork, s uads were called at the transport hu in front of the hurchill clu house, and ussed efficiently to the start of their course
for those needing refreshment raps and targets, supplied and supported y aporte, were working well so holdups were minimal
Head referee Josh Foot said: “There’s nothing worse than having traps that throw no-birds, but everything is
The two courses converged at the same pick-up point, with covered
areas and even a coffee van
Above Left: ngland eam Above Right: Turner arcell unior eam
Left: erall igh un randon owell with ain arker
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running smoothly. The Laporte guys are really helpful, and there’s plenty of ground staff there when you need them. It all makes our day a lot easier.”
Thursday
evening saw the official opening ceremony
Course setter Steve Lovatt commented that the weather had presented some challenges: “First two days it was blistering hot. Day three and four the wind kicked in a little bit, which played a part. Then it got humid with the wind and the sun, then the rain came.” He added: “Seriously though, I’ve had a brilliant week. The boys and girls at Churchill’s have been fabulous, and we’ve had a lot of compliments about the courses.”
Thursday brought the arrival of the international teams, with a strong USA contingent adding a dash of red, white and blue to the scene.
In the afternoon the traditional friendly Yanks v Brits competition was held on the Skeet range behind the car park in front of an enthusiastic audience, with every hit raising a loud cheer from the crowd. The ritish team put up a good fight, ut ust lost out to the Yanks this time.
This was also the conclusion of the Prelim Sporting, needing a shoot-off to decide the winner. James Attwood claimed the win after a close shoot-off against Jacob O’Loughlin after the two shooters had tied on 96ex100.
hursday e ening saw the official opening ceremony, with the international teams parading through the sponsors’ illage in their uniforms, with ags held high, to take their place on the stage as their national anthem played through the speaker system – it made an impressive spectacle.
The following day the national teams oined the final rotation on the World Sporting courses, their team colours standing out in the sweeping landscape of the estate as they made their way around the stands. At this stage it was impossible to predict the end result, with the final rotation still to complete their second course of 100 targets – although several top shots were well placed with strong scores on their first
Friday also saw the conclusion of the Sportrap and Super Sporting which had run alongside the main world championship through the week. French shooter Bastien Havart took the win in Super Sporting, followed by Phil Gray and Brandon Powell in second and third place respectively. Bastien was close to winning the portrap too, ut was ust pipped to first place y ames ttwood, with Henry Collins coming third.
The super-finalists carried their scores with them, so the reigning champion Brandon Powell started with a threetarget lead.
And so to Saturday, the final day, with e erything still to play for. As the squads set out for their last targets, ohn ee and rett Winstanley’s scores from the first rotation still topped the leader oard, ut it was not to last randon owell put in a tremendous e to knock ohn off the top spot, while his was e ualled y two of the US team: Anthony atarese and achary ein aum a id ughes, ark Winser and odd itch oined rett on , now e ual fifth place hat forced a shoot off to decide who would go through to the ig finale, the si way super final, to decide the o erall winner and World hampion fter the shoot off, the final line up was randon owell, nthony atarese, achary ein aum, ohn ee, ark Winser and rett Winstanley hey took their places on the ritish hooting training layout, and a hush fell o er the large crowd as, one y one, the si super finalists shot the three stands he targets were certainly challenging, ut this was after all the decider for the title of World hampion he super finalists carried their scores with them, so the reigning champion randon owell started with a three target lead hat ought to e enough, ut it would e easy to let targets slip under the e treme pressure n the e ent he did drop ack, with nthony atarese and ohn ee oth gaining ground ut neither could uite catch him, and to loud applause randon emerged ictorious y ust a single target shoot off split the difference to put nthony ahead of ohn, placing them runner up and third respecti ely
the US team: Anthony
ot e eryone lo es the super final format, ut it made a thrilling end to a fantastic week of shooting, and no one could dispute that randon’s title was thoroughly deser ed hurchill’s o enwick was delighted with how the e ent had gone We’re really proud that we’ e got it to where it is now, and with the support of e ery ody think we can make it e en igger t’s good for our sport too We are always eing scrutinised, and if you come here and look at this, you think wow, what an e ent hat’s what we’re all stri ing for really, to keep our industry thri ing and doing well
Above: ain arker and o enwick
Below Right: anks eam
THE GAME FAIR 2025
Report from The Game Fair 2025, held on 25-27 July at Ragley Hall, Alcester.
The Game Fair returned to Ragley Hall in Warwickshire over the last weekend in July, after a brief hiatus at Blenheim Palace in 2024. his is a firm fa ourite for
everyone interested in shooting, fishing, and all manner of countryside sports and activities. If you’ve never been before, you really should give it a go next year as it’s a great day out!
Our team were there in force with a stand on Gunmakers Row, complete with a welcoming garden area for members to enjoy complimentary tea and coffee and just relax for a few minutes to watch the world (and the endless crowds) go by. The team were there to help with all manner of questions, from mem ership enefits, training courses, and the hot topic of the
lead ban announcement to name but a few.
We were delighted to welcome 75 new and rejoining members to the CPSA over the three-day weekend, which was a 53% increase over Blenheim Palace in 2024 and a 29% increase when we were last at Ragley Hall in 2023. Welcome all to the CPSA!
We also had our team of ualified nstructors and Coaches on the Clayline, with fi e ha e a go stands operating from 9am to 6pm each day, come rain or shine, getting people safely shooting clays and leaving with huge smiles on their faces. We had approximately 1,000 people go through the line, so I’d like to thank our brilliant clayline team for another mammoth effort!
It’s not just the membership stand and the clayline for us though, we also run two separate competitions over the weekend featuring our Champion of Champions on Saturday 26 July and the Colts Challenge on Sunday 27 July.
Both competitions followed the same format with the competitors shooting the 50 English Sporting competition set by E.J. Churchill with the top fi e scores progressing to a 25-target Sportrap final county nominated shooters took to the course on Saturday morning in the cooler, slightly windier conditions compared to the very hot day we experienced on the Friday and after the dust had settled, 40ex50 was the cut-off point to get into the final nfortunately, there were six shooters on 40 and above, so a shoot-off
Left: Colts Challenge Champion Connor Davies, Runner-up Aaron Christie, and Third Thomas Croucher.
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We also had our team of qualified Instructors and Coaches on the Clayline, with five have-a-go stands.
was required to determine the final fifth place etween uffolk shooter arry ude and ucks shooter hil
aseman fter the toss of a coin to decide the starting order, arry shot first, with fi e sim pairs on an ad acent portrap layout and not pre iously a aila le to shoot arry scored eight and then
hil straighted the stand to take the final spot in the final We then en oyed the spectacle of fi e top le el shooters, hil aseman ucks , hris iddlecom e loucs , cott huckford eds , arc ey Warwickshire and om iller er yshire attle it out in front of a good si ed crowd to e crowned hampion of hampions o shoot offs were re uired again as hris iddlecom e took the top spot with a super e , followed y om iller on e as unner up and hil aseman third with e arc and cott were ery close ehind, oth on e great shooting guys n unday, the olts from the op rankings on arch took to the same course as
the hampions with some fine shooting displays from all onnor a ies, homas roucher, aron hristie, Aimee Addison, and Euan ope all made it through to the final in front of an e pectant crowd of parents and spectators his time a shoot off was re uired as oth aron and onnor scored a ery impressi e e to tie for first place and re uire a shoot off to decide first and second hey then shot fi e sim pairs, not featured on their target se uence, with onnor emerging as igh un with e , one ahead of aron’s e homas finished third on e with uan and imee oth on e Well done all We look forward to doing it all again at agley all ne t year on uly, ut in the meantime, our thanks go to our sponsors ley, olution lasses, i ini, W , and hurchill
Above: nstructors on the layline ready for action Inset: hampion of hampions hris iddlecom e, unner up om iller, and hird hil aseman
Below left: olts hallenge participants Below Right: hampion of hampions
INTERNATIONAL
Sarah Daly reports.
What an extraordinary, exciting few weeks it has been for the ISSF and FITASC disciplines in the junior and senior categories giving a plethora of medals, it was difficult to keep up any congratulations to all involved.
ISSF LONATO, ITALY WORLD CUP
Ranking Points Only (RPO) Lonato del Garda, Italy, hosted the ISSF World Cup, with approximately 538 competitors from 72 countries.
With such a massive entry, there were ten ranges in action for trap and skeet.
Skeet Women: addie Russell (RPO), Phoebe Bodley-Scott (RPO).
Skeet Men: Ben Llewellin, itchell rooker mith, rran Eccleston, Hugh Westminster (RPO), Domonic Cooper (RPO).
Trap Men: Aaron Heading, att oward olley, ike Wi ey, ark haw , Ewen Ross (RPO).
Medals: att oward olley il er, rap en llie eward att oward olley ron e, rap i ed eam
Skeet: Phoebe BodleyScott shot a score of 119ex125, which would have ualified her for the shoot off for the finals, ut she and addie ussell were entered as RPO.
Trap: att oward olley shot well in a high scoring match, dropping one target on the third day giving a score of 124ex125 along with talians, auro de ilippis and Pellielo Giovanni.
In very hot conditions, the finals were e citing, with
pleased to see he proved to be a good teammate.
“I am really happy with the way all the shooters work well together, which puts us in a good position for the future.”
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
placings changing between the top three, ut finished with Pellielo on 48ex50 at the top of the podium, att, on 46ex50 in silver, and auro in ron e
Mixed team: The top four teams tied on 143, so shot off for the gold/silver medal match and bronze medal match. Ellie Seward/ att oward olley finished ranked four and Spain 2 ranked three. However, the teams had level scores at the ten target mark, but at the eleventh GBR took the lead and maintained the advantage throughout the remainder of the match, winning by two targets to take bronze.
llie and att were interviewed by Jamie Stangroom on the range post-match: Ellie: “Over the moon … it was a bit more pressure for bronze, but we did alright I think”, Ellie
Chateauroux, France, the 2024 Olympic ranges hosted the European Championships, with approximately 442 shotgun competitors from 39 countries. Four golds, a silver and bronze – and that’s just in skeet
Junior Women Team: Gold, Equal Junior European ecord, addie ussell, Phoebe Bodley-Scott, Bethany Norton.
Junior Women Trio: Gold, addie ussell, ophie Herrmann, Bethany Norton.
Men Team: Bronze, Ben lewellin, itchell rooker Smith, Arran Eccleston.
Individual Medals
See websites for international results and videos:
was asked how she felt winning her first World up medal? “ Pretty chuffed, glad I managed to pull myself together … as it was a little bit ropey at the start
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Matt: “Always a fantastic atmosphere here …. For a year with no quotas the Worlds and Europeans are your big majors … fantastic start to get onto the top step of the podium at the Europeans.”
Trap Coach, Andrea Miotto: “It was good result, a very good medal for Ellie, a personal best for her.
“Sometimes, athletes do not show their real value with the pressure of the final, ut it comes with experience. att is a ery strong shooter in a final it is easy to lose focus if a team-mate is not doing so well, but I was
Ben Llewellin – Gold, en ual European and World Record. addie Russell –Gold, Junior Women, Equal European Junior Women Record. Amber Rutter – Silver, Women. What a brilliant performance from the ‘in form’ GBR skeet competitors, and well worth watching the finals, there should e a link from the ESC website to YouTube.
Junior Women: he finals started with three GBR athletes, including Sophie Herrmann, our 2022 Junior World Champion, who was unfortunately ruled out first on a lower ranking place. he first medal to e settled in the shotgun events was Skeet Junior Women, taken by 2024 Junior World Champion, addie ussell, who also Equalled European Record. addie had uite a tussle with Varvara Zaitseva (AIN)
Above: att oward olley, ndrea iotto, llie eward Credit: British Shooting.
It was pretty phenomenal to come home with three gold medals.
who finished in sil er addie was ust off ar ara’s and hoe e’s scores, ut she shot the last targets straight, finishing one in front of ar ara with hoe e putting in a great performance to finish with ron e nd to round off the unior Women, addie, hoe e and ethany took team gold with a three target ad antage o er taly
addie, ophie and ethany also took gold in the rio e ent, went into the final in first place, eat the krainians si nil
Maddie Russell: t was pretty phenomenal to come home with three gold medals ow did you feel going into the finals retty confident after my ualification, and knowing that when walked away from it had done my est he ranges had good i es, purpose uilt and the uality of the layouts was ama ing his was my last chance to win as a unior, and ha e now won gold in the uropean and World hampionships plus a World up, really pleased to complete the set uge thanks to my coach te e cot, and to my parents
for their constant support and to my sponsors , hooting tar, watcom, uthampstead hooting round
Skeet
Men What an e ent for en lewellin who shot a e , e ualling the uropean and World ecord, as did ammaro assandro
en eat ammaro in the shoot off to e ranked one in the finals hey matched each other’s scores to the th target when en took a one target ad antage, at the th target mark, ammaro le elled the score, ut en regained the lead on the last stand to finish in front
itchell rooker mith was only one target off the finals ualifying score of t was a close call in the team e ent, with in ron e, one ehind rance and three ehind taly, a good result en lewellin, sponsored y era i, le er, romatic,
port and the ational ottery commented post e ent he result was a really good oost of confidence to win the shoot off as well as a When did it really hit you t took a while to sink in the whole final itself was tough, was a little it stunned when ammaro dropped a target on the last stand, and then ichard rickell came o er and said ou’ e won ’ t meant a lot, the support from ritish hooting coaching psychologist staff and family uge thank you for all the support of sponsors and family who ha e helped along this ourney
Skeet Women m er utter took the lead on day two, kept it in day three, only dropping three targets in total, to go into the finals ranked one ucie nastassiou and m er were close throughout the match, with ucie gaining the e tra target on the last stand here were no easy wins in the skeet contests
Skeet Coach, Richard Brickell ow do you feel after such a successful uropean hampionship till on cloud nine o sooner had started to a sor one medal win then the ne t came along t was all ery e citing We ha e een working a pod’ system, where each athlete in the cademy works with the coach and a psychologist, li i on, which allows for an effecti e,
Above: rran cclestone, en lewellin, itchell rooker mith, ichard rickell and riend Left: ophie errmann
Below Left: keet Women unior eam old hristian chofield, ritish hooting
Below Right: en lewellin, ichard rickell, m er utter
There was a good variation of targets and a very technical course.
bespoke training structure. This was successful for us with Nathan Hales & Amber Rutter and so we look to implement this again for the LA Cycle, and so it was very satisfying to see the work we have been doing in training over the last six months come to fruition!
“We are looking forward to developing our training regime and structure over this Olympic cycle.”
FITASC SPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The FITASC Sporting 47th World Championship (FSP WCH) was hosted at Kornos Village, Cyprus, with approximately 652 competitors from 34 countries.
Course Designer: Jamie Peckham & Ben Husthwaite New Cap = (NC)
Master Gold: Barry Green, John Price, John A Harrison.
Junior Bronze: Ali Turnbull, Troy Thornell, Edward Cleverley (NC).
Ladies: Fourth Chloe Applin (NC), Emma Stacey, Johanne Field (NC).
Senior: Fourth Matt Hance, Shaun Stacey, Mark Webster (NC).
Veteran: Fifth Kenny Bennett, Stephen Dale, Glenn Hunt.
Men: Eighth Harry Seal, Steven Randles (NC), Jacob Oloughlin, Clark Taylor (NC).
Individual Medallists: Nigel Hart – Gold Veteran, Stephen Williams – Bronze Veteran, John Price – Gold Master Barry Green – Silver Master, Paul Gillett – Bronze Senior. here were significantly more medals for this year’s FSP WCH then 2024, so many congratulations to everyone.
Veteran: Nigel Hart, European and now World Veteran Champion, had to make a bit of a comeback to take the top spot, as he went into the last day in equal third, but he took a one target advantage of Robert Passarin and a fi e target lead over his countryman, Stephen Williams who finished in ron e
Post event, Nigel Hart: There were some surprising low scoring rounds: “Yes, I felt it was the temperature and high humidity that affected so many of us, it was really hard to keep concentration, it was obvious many of the shooters were really struggling.
Leading into the last day, I learned to build up the food and drink for the following day – it seemed to help!”
Senior: Paul Gillett went into the last day equal fourth with three other contenders, including Paul Lovick, but Paul managed to finish e ual third with Alessandro Gaetani (ITA) who he beat in the shootof +22+11 (11 being the result of sudden death).
“On the third day I really struggled with heat exhaustion, missing four of my last six targets on my second layout, so I was ery happy to finally get back to a podium position; and really chuffed to beat Alessandro in the shoot-off for bronze.”
throughout, beating the USA team by four targets, which was a real result.
John Price led the field from day one, finishing two targets ahead of his team-mate, Barry Green. Barry’s progress was not quite as smooth, going into the last day in e ual fifth, but a couple of solid rounds on the last day put him in silver, another good result.
John Price: “I thought the organisation really good and it was an excellent course, helped by the terrain, not set too hard but technical. I did get a bit nervous on the last day as I had an idea I was there or there abouts.
performance, and although they were on a level score to Italy, unfortunately Italy took silver on countback with GB in bronze, but a really great result for them.
Nick Woodward, BICTSF Chairman & FSP Director: “There was a good variation of targets and a very technical course.
The Senior team were in the mix throughout, but just missed out on a podium place.
Master: The Masters team maintained their lead
“If it wasn’t for my wife, Judi would ne er ha e finished the course. My concentration was going; the 45 degree heat was gruelling. She was pouring water down my back over my head, just to keep me going & trying to cool me down. It was a real joint effort.”
Junior: The Junior team put in a very good
“Teams, as always, were absolutely impeccable, to the point on where they insisted on wearing their full uniform for the opening ceremony parade, when FITASC had suggested any team jackets could be carried over their arm.”
FITASC UNIVERSAL TRENCH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Universal Trench (UT) 43rdd World Championships (WCH) was hosted at TAV Roma, Italy, with approximately 309
Below Left: FSP WCH Juniors Edward Cleverley, Troy Thornell and Alasdair Turnbull. Below Right: FSP WCH Senior Paul Gillett.
Below Inset: FSP WCH Masters John Harrison, John Price, Barry Green Above: FSP WCH Veterans Nigel Hart (centre) Stephen Williams (right).
competitors from 16 countries. New Cap = (NC) Team Members:
Junior: Bronze Oliver Austin (NC), Matthew Rowland (NC), James Ward (NC).
Master: Bronze Kevin Borley, Howard Batt, Phil Rowley.
Men: Emyr Davies (NC), Bayram Baysal, David O’Donnell.
Ladies: Katie Cowell, Kath Bright, Susan Bate.
Senior: Wesley Hann, David Hardy, David Lloyd.
Veteran: Nicholas Harris, Mike Wensley, David Wright.
Ladies: 2017 was the last time a GB Lady stood on a UT Championship podium: Abbey Ling took the ECH and WCH top spot; but Kath Bright put us back on the podium in 2025, Caroline Arnaudeix (FRA) took the lead by one target for gold, Kath kept her advantage to claim silver over Rachele Amighetti (ITA) (who was in the mix throughout the competition) in bronze. Great result for Katherine.
Kath Bright: “I don’t think it has really sunk in yet, I struggled in practice, but went back to basics and totally concentrated on my routine, and it worked! The first time won a medal was in 2017 when we won silver in the team.
t is my first ig result after having had surgery for breast cancer three years ago and subsequent treatment, so this result is hugely encouraging on many levels.”
Master: Kevin Borely went into the last day equal fourth, with a bit to do to ensure a place on the podium; but no surprise, he established a good score to take bronze.
The team maintained a solid course throughout the competition to take bronze in the Masters.
Junior: It’s six years since the Junior team has made the podium, and what a cracking result bronze was for the 2025 team, all New Caps.
and gave them a few pointers where needed. They had a great team spirit throughout the event, one of the best I have seen.
“The last French Junior shot a 21, so Oliver needed a minimum of 22 for the team to beat the French, and that is just what he did. I watched Oliver on his last round from the scoreboard and then we all went down to the range to congratulate a phenomenal round under pressure.”
The GB squad achieved four medals in total
Matthew Rowland (18): “It was good, really enjoyed it as I got into my stride over the week. We are all friendly and shoot together at selection shoots, so that helped. Matt (Panter) was there when I shot my worst and best scores, very supportive, and Julian Fairbank was also very supportive to the juniors.”
event I explained all the procedures and paperwork times and ranges. booked up, I took the initiative and
Matt Panter:“Pre event I explained all the procedures and paperwork to the juniors, and helped them acquire skeet vests, also the practice bookings times and ranges. I was out there early, and as the practice ranges were getting very booked up, I took the initiative and booked practice for the GB squad.
“I watched the juniors practice
Oliver Austin (17) Did you know you needed to shoot a 22 to win team bronze? “No I didn’t, I just knew I needed to shoot as many as I can, and was disappointed I shot a 22, I felt I should have shot more was definitely getting tired on the last day.”
James Ward (15): “I regularly shoot at Fauxdegla where Mike Faux coaches me and gives a lot of support. I found it quite nerve wracking but the other team members helped, which was great. The heat, occasion and the competing over four days probably did sap the energy a bit but I loved the experience.”
General comments that came through from the Junior team members: The whole process leading up to and including the event was incredibly encouraging. The help and support was brilliant from everyone, supporters and team members, really friendly environment. We hope it will persuade people to come and try the discipline and see what it is like for themselves.
Paul Ashley, BICTSF UT Director: “Very pleased and massively encouraged by the GB performances.”
Although there were no gold medals at the WCH, the GB squad achieved four medals in total, two more than the Europeans, so good luck to the Paul Ashley in his endeavours to encourage increased participation.
Above Left: Master Team UT Phil Rowley, Kevin Borely, Howard Batt. Above Right: Junior Team UT Bronze Oliver Austin, Matthew Rowland, James Ward
Left: Ladies UT Silver Kath Bright.
CARTRIDGE A MATTER OF EXPERIENCE
CORNER
When it comes to personal cartridge selection, Drennan Kenderdine outline his criteria for ensuring the load matches the task at hand.
When I’m asked which cartridges I use, the answer isn’t a single brand or load. It’s layered. Price, reliability and availability all matter, ut ashy packaging doesn’t hat’s not to say I’ve never been lured by a goodlooking o , ut sense kicks in fast he artwork doesn’t break clays. choose what works o uff, no filters, no rituals traight out of the o , in front of a crowd or under a camera - a cartridge either performs or it doesn’t his isn’t a out testing unfamiliar ammo It’s about why I use what I use, and how I decide what earns a place in the ag Whether you’re starting out or have years behind the gun, cartridge choice is one of the few things you fully control. o, it’s worth getting right
HOW I DECIDE
reak cartridge performance into key points o single factor makes the decision, but together, the factors make the difference.
• Reliability comes first. If it doesn’t go bang, the rest is irrelevant. I want consistent performance, round after round, and it must suit my gun.
• Recoil isn’t just about comfort, it’s also about control.
abusive. I’ll shoot soft if the job suits. What won’t do is run punishing loads ust to pro e something
• Velocity is useful, especially at range. ut speed without pattern integrity is wasted y sweet spot is pace paired with good hardness around antimony , gi ing clean patterns and hard hitting pellets
• Ignition must be sharp and consistent. rimers and powders need to work together with no hesitation. he good ones fire the same in December as they do in June.
• Pattern is critical. he shot must stay round ecause poor shape ruins predicta ility test patterns on clays, not oards oard is static clays aren’t hot string and spread show themsel es properly in motion
• Break quality is the final measure. hips don’t count in my ook want breaks that leave no doubt.
• Aesthetics sell, but they don’t perform. I’ve shot ugly shells that kill beautifully. I’ve trained myself to look past the wrapper, even though humans are wired to choose what looks good.
Chips don’t count in my book. I want breaks that leave no doubt!
Harsh recoil shifts barrels, fatigues shooters, and causes long term damage like crisp, clean shells — something hot but not
BRAND AND SUPPORT
Cartridge brands often share components across ranges. What matters to me is availability and how the brands back shooters when things go wrong. hat happens o, want to know the people ehind the product are listening erformance still rules, ut ha ing support helps
PRICE AND CONTEXT
All cartridges work to a certain degree. I use entry-level loads, mid-range, and premium ammo depending on the day. I won’t waste high-end shells on close-range targets unless there’s a reason. That’s not being cheap – it’s being logical.
• Entry-level loads are reliable and underrated. I use them for warm-ups, volume shoots, and training. They’re soft, simple, and forgiving. Not every shot has to be a statement.
• Mid-range cartridges are my mainstay. The consistency improves, breaks get cleaner, and feedback sharpens. This tier offers choice – but it’s full of ego traps too. Badge loyalty and pub talk don’t cut it. A £15 box may outperform a £5 one, but not every shoot warrants the £15. It really is a matter of horses for courses in this instance.
• Top-tier cartridges are where I stop compromising. When results really matter, I go all in. That means checking packaging, crimp, shot shape, wad type, ignition and velocity. I choose balanced, reliable and hard-hitting loads which I trust under pressure.
MY RULE
f e er find myself hoping a cartridge will perform, I’ve chosen the wrong one onfidence matters ou can’t shoot well while second-guessing your ammo. A good cartridge won’t replace experience, but it will reward it. A bad one, even in the hands of a skilled shot, can undo everything. That’s why I test hard, live, and without bias. If it doesn’t measure up, I walk away. Cartridge choice shouldn’t be complicated – but the topic runs deep. Discipline, equipment, and entrenched opinions muddy the picture. My goal here is to strip that back and help shooters find what truly works f don’t trust it, I don’t load it.
DRENNAN KENDERDINE
With more than 30 years of expertise in testing and developing shotgun ammunition, Drennan’s contributions are seen in cartridges used at shooting grounds around the world.
MATT KIDD
BEHIND THE SCENES AT BLASER
As the UK boss of a brand which has become well established in the UK over the last few years, the Blaser CEO Frederic Hanner tells Martin Puddifer more about the company story.
FOR THE UNINITIATED, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE BLASER STORY?
In 1957, gunmaker Horst Blaser brought his ision of a safe, relia le hunting ri e to life with the Diplomat, a lightweight combination gun that became a major success. It featured an innovative single-lock manual cocking system with a lever on the grip, offering maximum safety. Horst became a pioneer in industrial manufacturing, leading to CNC machining in the late 1970s.
In 1985, Horst sold the business – then employing 60 people – to entrepreneur Gerhard Blenk from the Allgäu in southern Germany, spurring international growth. Employee numbers rose, sales increased, and the site expanded. A major milestone was the R93 bolt-action ri e, whose modular construction, manual cocking system, match trigger, repeatable mounting system, and compact design set global standards. More than 250,000 were sold.
to work for Blaser. Once I had my German hunting licence at the age of 16, there was no stopping the enthusiasm. Today I enjoy casual clay shooting in the summer months and game shooting in the winter months.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE GLOBAL REACH OF BLASER SHOTGUNS IN THE CLAY COMPETITION SECTOR?
The Blaser F16 and especially the F3 are very well established models on the clay scene. With the development of the FBX, Blaser underlined its ambitions in the shotgun market with great innovations. The low recoil, fully adjustable balance and new barrel design really sets the FBX apart from other competition guns. We have also expanded our team of sponsored shooters worldwide. The two main clay markets are the UK and the US due to the popularity of the sport.
The two main clay markets are the UK and the US due to the popularity of the sport.
Fifteen years later, entrepreneurs and hunters Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier acquired Blaser, expanding it into a system supplier of premium hunting and outdoor gear. Blaser became a lifestyle brand. The F3 shotgun followed, as did the R93’s successor – the R8 bolt-action ri e, launched in and e ually modular. Blaser Safaris and Blaser utfits were esta lished ew ri es like the BD14 Bockdrilling and R8 Silence reinforced Blaser’s innovation focus. In 2017, Blaser entered optics with its own binoculars and scopes. On the shotgun side, the F16 was launched in 2016 in Game and Sporting versions. The latest innovation, the FBX, debuted in early 2025.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL STORY WITH BLASER?
I started working for J.P. Sauer & Sohn, one of the Blaser Group brands, in October 2016 in Germany, and was asked to take over the UK subsidiary in May 2019. Shooting and hunting were a major part of my life even before starting
HOW HAS THE MARKET RESPONDED, AND WHAT IS YOUR BESTSELLING MODEL HERE?
The response from the UK this year has been overwhelming. When we got the first prototypes, the whole team was convinced we had made an absolute tool for clay shooting, but you never know until you show a product to the public. The response at the British Shooting Show was amazing and so is demand. Seeing the faces of shooters when they feel the reduced recoil is incredibly satisfying on our open days.
CAN YOU TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT WHERE BLASERS ARE MADE AND WHAT SETS THEM APART FROM OTHER GUNS ON THE MARKET?
All Blaser shotguns are made in Germany. Our factory is located in the south of Germany in Isny im Allgäu. Blaser has always been shaped by enthusiasm for innovation, German engineering and the manufacture of sporting firearms, along with a passion for shooting. This has always resulted in excellent products and perfectly coordinated complete solutions that we
are consistently expanding and enhancing.
We are delighted that many sponsored shooters stay with us for a very long time, convinced by the quality of Blaser shotguns. Excellent examples are outstanding shooters such as John Bidwell, Dave Ferriman, Will Page and Georgia Moule in the UK. At the same time, we are very happy to take new talents on board, such as Richard Bunning, who joined our team this year.
WHAT SORT OF AFTERSALES CARE CAN A BLASER CUSTOMER EXPECT?
We are especially proud to have an in-house service centre at our office in Guildford. We offer a 10year mechanical warranty on all our products. Our Blaser UK gunsmith, Michael Brown, recommends a service every two years or 20,000 cartridges. This will give you the best possible experience with our products.
All servicing is done by our factory-trained gunsmiths using genuine Blaser parts. We aim to turn services around within two weeks of arrival. Attention to detail is key in everything we do in the service centre, underlining the ethos of Blaser engineering and innovation. If you buy a secondhand Blaser and get it serviced in our centre, you get a two-year mechanical warranty on it, too.
WHICH BLASER MODELS ARE YOU PERSONALLY MOST PROUD OF, AND WHY?
On the shotgun side, it has to be the Blaser FBX which we launched this year. I have never handled another gun that is as smooth to shoot or has such refined alance
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE TYPICAL LIFECYCLE OF A NEW FIREARM – FROM CONCEPT TO FINAL PRODUCTION?
We always follow our own in-house product development process. Product management imagines a new product based on customer-related features (user friendliness, shootability, balance, USPs etc he first prototype is then created We then go through severe testing conditions (drop, overpressure, wet, frozen, sand, dust, etc).
Once the prototype passes, serial production design follows. All quality gates must e passed and then final testing of product specifications, safety and handling is carried out. Once released, we closely track service questions after launch.
HOW DOES CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INFLUENCE THE EVOLUTION OF YOUR FIREARMS?
We value feedback from all our customers to further enhance our products and use every opportunity to exchange thoughts on existing models or discuss possi le refinements – whether at fairs, events, clay competitions or in the field ome exchanges with shooters or hunters go into more depth than others, often resulting in refinements or e en new products.
On the shotgun side, we involve our sponsored shooters in the development of new products. John Bidwell was heavily involved in the F3 development and Andras Szerdahelyi was our constant test pilot for the FBX.
WHAT ROLE DOES TECHNOLOGY PLAY IN FIREARM INNOVATION AT BLASER?
Innovation has always played an important role at Blaser (the F3 was developed from scratch) and has made us one of the industry’s leading innovators. We are constantly sourcing new materials or perfecting our processes to develop products that offer real advantages to our customers. Take the new DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating, for example, found on all visible steel surfaces of the FBX. It provides exceptional hardness and industryleading corrosion protection.
We use the latest tooling and machine concepts for serial production to ensure a sustainable environmental footprint.
Enhancements in injection moulding and materials help improve physical stress resistance while maintaining an excellent weight ratio. Digital simulation is used at the production and R&D level to speed up serial production and delivery times.
WILL BLASER EVER CREATE ‘THE PERFECT GUN’ OR WILL SUCH A THING NEVER EXIST?
ow would you define the perfect gun Shouldn’t a gun be tailored to one’s personal needs and gi e the confidence to succeed, either in competition or in the field f you take it from there, Blaser will have the perfect gun for you. We constantly strive for perfection and believe the perfect shotgun is the one that fits your ody and needs his is why we launched the 4D stock this year. Customers can provide four dimensions – cast, drop, length of pull and pitch – at the time of order, and have their stock made to exact measurements.
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE GROWING CONCERNS – HOW DOES BLASER APPROACH THESE CHALLENGES?
As shooters, we feel an innate sense of responsibility for our natural habitat. This deeply held conviction drives
Blaser’s commitment to preserving and protecting nature and wildlife. At Blaser, ecological, economic and social responsibility go hand in hand and guide our business activities. Sustainability is part of the company’s DNA and is continuously developed in meaningful ways. We also publish a regular sustainability report.
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR BLASER OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
Here in the UK, our focus is on growing our market share in the shotgun sector. Clay shooting has a huge following and we want to continue growing within it. With new products and ongoing improvements to our service, we’re ambitious about expanding our presence in both clay and game shooting. This goes hand-in-hand with our team’s commitment to building a community of laser aficionados who alue our innovative approach. Continuing to build the Blaser family alongside our sponsored shooters is a definite focus for our office
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GAIM VR
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Mark Brown reviews the GAIM VR shooting simulator.
The world of virtual reality shooting continues to develop at pace and this issue we are looking at the offering from GAIM based in Sweden and originally developed by Aimpoint the inventor of the red dot sights. They have developed a complete offering of both software and hardware for simulated clay shooting, ri e shooting/stalking and even handguns! Like others on the market, you do need the VR headset such as Meta Quest 3 in addition to the gun stock so you have to factor that cost in to your total budget when looking at the prices mentioned later in this review. At the time of writing the Meta Quest 3 is £469.99. Firstly it was very interesting to see the huge amount of both physical and virtual adjustments for the shotguns (there are two available, over and under and semi-auto). On screen you can adjust length of stock, cast and drop to suit your own requirements these are virtual and you can see the effect of what any adjustments you make are doing to the shotgun and how it alters your view in real time on screen. In addition to this we were testing the GAIM adjustable wooden stock and that has physical
It was very interesting to see the huge amount of both physical and virtual adjustments for the shotguns.
buttons to allow the comb to be raised as you would on a normal adjustable stock but also the length of pull too. Between the virtual and physical adjustments, you can get a perfect gun fit in no time at all ha e to say that really liked the more traditional feeling of a wooden stock that feels like a normal shotgun and it is very clever how the Bluetooth enabled trigger unit works with the Meta Quest system to deliver a very natural feeling shooting experience.
t’s important to stress here that you do need to spend time working on these adjustments and not just try and jump straight in and start shooting – the whole system is so sensitive that just like normal shooting if you are not looking where the gun is pointing then you will miss time and time again.
Once you have the gun set up then you are in to the shooting and the clay offerings available are quite compelling, if you purchase the complete software bundle (€420) then you get American Trap, Skeet, Trap, 5 stand (Sportrap) and Simpro so lots of variety to choose from and certainly very testing. ersonally, would ha e preferred something closer to English Sporting to shoot but that’s a personal preference Also in the complete software bundle is all of the game related shooting –pheasants, wood pigeon, wild boar, ducks, bear and many, many more. Naturally, the scenarios for deer and moose etc all use the ri e function rather than shotgun. f you don’t want to outlay so much right at the start you do have the option to purchase individual scenarios at a cost of between €29 to €49 per scenario.
So, there is a massive choice of shooting available but what does make VR an important training aid is the analysis of shots and most importantly demonstration of where you missed. This is where the offering
really does deliver, you can opt for instant visual notification after each shot
A red dot will show that you missed and it will appear a o e, elow or nfront or behind and that allows you to adjust lead or cut back on the following shots and it’s ery easy and intuitive to use n addition to this you can also do in depth analysis of your entire shooting after you have finished the session he system stores every shot you have taken, and you can look in detail at each one and see how the gun moved (with lines of gun swing shown on the screen) where you took the shot and where the shot placement ended up. This
the scenarios are varied and exciting too.
is great to use and offers so much detail and it is here that VR can really help you with your shooting in a way that we can’t always get on the clay ground. Time spent in this kind of analysis is critical to changing the way that we shoot clays and should result in a positive impact to our scores. There is a reasonable investment needed for the system, ut you do get an awful lot for that cost. Prices are €424 for the gun stock only, €472 for the gun stock and 6 hunting scenarios or €420 for the complete software bundle that gives you everything apart from handgun shooting and is definitely the most
cost-effective purchase. ha e really en oyed using the system, it’s intuiti e and the scenarios are varied and exciting too especially the pigeon shooting t would be good if there was an option to add some weight to the gun stock as found it a little too light which then led to a tendency to over lead some targets. These VR systems and software are a good way to practice at home they are not designed to try and replace physical clay shooting they are an enhancement to try and help you improve your shooting and that has to be seen as a good thing.
CPSA SPONSORS ELEY
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FACING THE –
Clay shooting in the UK is entering a period of major change. While lead remains legal at present, increasing environmental pressure, proposed legislation, and evolving public sentiment mean the shift to steel shot and biodegradable components is no longer a distant concept. It is becoming a reality that the shooting community must start preparing for.
At Eley Hawk, we recognise the value of lead in cartridge performance and the historical confidence shooters have in it. However, our position is clear: the industry must be proactive, not reactive, in preparing for what lies ahead. As manufacturers, shooters, and governing bodies, we have a responsibility to ensure the sport is both sustainable and forward-thinking.
innovation and regulation are already moving forward.
LEARNING FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
One of the best comparisons we can draw from is Denmark. Their transition away from lead took around 15 years to implement fully. That time was essential in enabling shooters, grounds, and manufacturers to adjust and align their practices without harming participation or performance standards.
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There remains a strong contingent within the community that is committed to keeping lead alive, particularly in clay disciplines where performance expectations are high. But while that debate continues,
In the UK, the timeline is likely to be shorter.
With the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommending a ban that could begin implementation by 2026, with a three-year transition period. This would place full restriction on lead for most clay uses by 2029. We believe this is achievable, provided the right information, product support, and user confidence are in place.
THE ROLE OF THE CPSA
The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA) has a vital part to play in this journey. It has been active in government consultation
Carl Weller from Eley Hawk looks at preparations for a lead-free era.
and has pushed to protect the interests of clay shooters, especially at elite and international level. Beyond lobbying, the CPSA is also focused on providing its members with accurate information, clear guidance, and the reassurance that the sport will remain competitive, inclusive, and future-proof.
We at Eley Hawk fully support the CPSA’s approach, and we’re working alongside them and other industry bodies to ensure a well-managed and informed transition.
PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES ALREADY AVAILABLE
Eley Hawk has invested significant time and resource into developing steel and ecofriendly loads that can deliver the performance expected from our name. Our Olympic Blues Steel range, available in both 28g and 24g, is designed specifically for clay shooters who need consistency, accuracy, and familiar handling without compromise.
We’ve also been early innovators in eco-wad technology. Our Pro Eco range uses fully biodegradable wads to minimise plastic residue without sacrificing pattern quality or downrange energy. These aren’t experimental
cartridges – they are proven and in use today across clubs and competitions throughout the UK.
LISTENING TO SHOOTERS
Throughout our development process, we’ve engaged with clay shooters from every level. Whether they’re Olympic medalists, club regulars, ground owners or coaches, their input continues to shape what we bring to market. We’re confident that as performance data continues to grow, so will confidence in lead-free options.
LOOKING AHEAD
This transition should not be viewed as the end of something. It is the beginning of a more sustainable, responsible future for clay shooting in the UK. With the right transition time, strong collaboration, and ongoing education, we can protect everything we love about the sport while making sure it’s fit for the next generation.
Eley Hawk is committed to supporting this journey –through product innovation, technical advice, and partnerships with key bodies like the CPSA. Together, we can ensure the clay shooting community remains strong, adaptable, and ready for the future.
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NORTH
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26 Jul: North Region Skeet Championship, Coniston Shooting Ground
The North Region Skeet Championship was held at Coniston Shooting Ground where 30 shooters from all over the North Region took part on a dull ut fine day The winners North Region champ
was Gary Cooke, Runner-up and Veteran Champion Steve Leppington, Ladies Champion Chris Lancaster, and Junior Champion Jamie Galley. Many thanks to Coniston for a fantastic shoot and to Hull Cartridge Company for their generous support. John Titterington
A good number of Cheshire shooters attended the World English Sporting week, which included the World English Sporting, World Sportrap, British Open Super Sporting, and Prelim English Sporting, held at E.J.
Churchill during July. Some great scores from our shooters including Miles Machin, Sam Ward, Lucy Earl, Steven Randles, and Scott Barnett. Congratulations to Lucy Earl who was part of the England Ladies team who won gold, and to Sam Ward who was on the England Seniors Team.
DTL
Cheshire Shooters Peter Relph, Toby urstfield, and arah ilroy attended the DTL Home International and British Open as part of the England Team, with Diana Barnett representing Wales at the Glenmoriston Estate in the Scottish Highlands.
Coming Up
The Cheshire County All Round Championship will be held at Eaton Hall on 17 August alongside the West Midlands Individual and West Midlands Intercounty. Cheshire English Sporting Championship will be held at Catton Hall on 25 August.
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29 Jun: SB C Champs, Nottingham & DGC fter the first s uads had returned to the clu house, the early leader was eorgina ham erlain on his was soon matched y tuart aywood only to e o ertook y om Waring on om was then oined y en tu ins on the last s uad of the day shoot off then took place etween om and en to decide the erall hampion, which resulted in a win for en on to om’s hird in enior’s was Will ent on followed y lan hristie on adies hampion and winning her first er yshire hampionship was eorgina ham erlain on eterans hampion tuart aywood on with a id Waring unner up on , imon aylor third on Well done to you all
6 Jul: ABT Champs, Nottingham & DGC tuart aywood continued where he left off the pre ious week winning the eterans ingle arrel y going one step
further and Winning the erall ounty hampionship on , unner up was arragh it gerald on , hird was om Waring on imon aylor retained the eterans ounty hampionship on with a id Waring unner up on adies hampion was eorgina ham erlain on Well done to you all
19 Jul: DTL Team Selection, Eaton Hall n warm ut wet conditions the top scorer in enior’s was om Waring on , followed y am argrea es on and eter ale on op eteran was imon aylor on followed y tuart aywood on hanks to aton all for hosting this election ongratulations to a id Weston on shooting at the ritish pen own the ine and Winning class at lenmoriston state
20 Jul: Skeet C Champs, Nottingham & DGC n warm ut rainy conditions the early
ello loucestershire t seems fitting that most of this write up e dedicated to the Worlds there’s a lot to talk a out te e’s targets certainly li ed up to e pectation id you en oy it oo hard oo easy ny complaints shot the main courses on Wednesday and hursday and thought it was ery good ery target was consistently hitta le, huge amount of ariety and distances, cle er transitions and no eyesight tests When odd people shoot an e ent which runs o er a week, suppose it’s ine ita le that they’ll e differences of opinion and some people will e unlucky with the sun or wind nterestingly, the mericans who aren’t necessarily used to our style of target, were 3,000 miles from home and et lagged – pretty much wiped the oor with us may e we need to practise more and moan less elow is the top three from each class for the , and
ortlock , am sher drian ohnson , roy hornell , e eorge earce , harles arpenter , tephen inker aylor e ann , hloe pplin , ony ughes am ing , ames ndrews , llis uker
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am sher , roy hornell , ean onting hris iddlecom e , e , ick ortlock drian ohnson , eorge earce , en ughes im hayle , o Wise , a e ro ert ark ettel , lane oon , a id eorge
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HEREFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE
KAREN MACKISON
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am sher , o Wise , drian ohnson ick ortlock ark ettel , roy hornell ohn itts , en ughes , im hayle uke urkis , ndy hillips ha en’t had the chance to look through all the scores from club shoots, but if you shot well, then well done With the now lack of ace ook updates, don’t ha e an easy point of reference for people who ha e placed in their respecti e class throughout the month ’ e asked efore please do get in touch with me if you’ e had a successful shoot so can include you here as otherwise ’m likely to miss it ast ut not least, well done to im ames who is now a ualified referee
ots of competitions this month so to s uee e all results in they might e a it rief icking off we had the eretta Worlds and we say congratulations to W shooters ick ees took eteran hampion with and imee ddison shot to take adies hampion, top in lass, and finishing le el second in olts with onnor a ies Well done all he ounty elice hampionships was held at ar y on uly along with the rea and nter ounty e ents att ugh took ounty hampion and rea old, iona eed unner up, adies hampion and rea adies old, and ohn oore takes eteran hampion n the nter ounty we took ron e after drawing with taffordshire
he ll ound ounty hampionships were held at ark arm shooting ground on uly ongratulations to our ounty hampion ick ean with , unner up and eteran hampion e in otton with , and adies hampion ackie otton with here has een much discussion o er the Worlds and we say massi e
Georgina Chamberlain. Julie Havill.
Leo Taylor Davis.
clubhouse leader was Steve Ward on 95/100, this was soon joined by Leo Taylor Davis. Reigning Champion Steve Pinch then posted 98/100 which gave him the trophy for 2025. Retaining the Veterans trophy on 94/100 was Julie Havill. Ladies Champion winning her first ounty itle was ane ol ourne on 88/100 with Sarah Johnson Runner-up on 83/100. The Colts/Junior Champion was Leo Taylor Davis on 95/100. Well done to all winners. Thanks to Carl and the Team at Nottingham & District for hosting this event.
20 Jul: Sporting, Eaton Hall
In warm and rainy conditions and shot over 13 stands the early clubhouse leader was Mark Allen on 85/100, which was later overtook by Josh Talbot on 87/100. Last year’s Champion Tom Miller on 90/100 then took the top spot only to be joined by Mark Fisher this was then beaten by Tom Weston on 95/100 to win this year’s County Championship. Other top score’s where James Ford on 85/100, James Reynolds and
congratulations to Connor Davies taking third in Colts with a fantastic 165/200 and to athan arsh, fifth o erall in the side y side category with 133. Connor also went on to take second in Colts in the Worlds Super Sporting with 85/100.
20 July saw the County Skeet Doubles Championship at Gloucester Clay Shooting Club. Mixed weather made the day hard to navigate but the heavy showers thankfully didn’t last. County Champion was Brandon Smith with 96. Karen Mackison and John Tarplee had a shoot-off on peg 4 for Runner-up after both scoring 89. Karen took Runner-up and Ladies Champion, and John took Veteran Champion. Thanks as ever to the great hosts at Gloucester who always look after everyone splendidly.
The Coley Classic on 23-25 July was a great shoot with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Our youngsters continue to shine and demonstrate their talent with Aimee Addison took Ladies with 104/120, Connor Davies Colts with 110/120, and Taylor Alderton just knocked into fourth in Juniors with 102/120. We’re very proud of you all, keep up the good work!
nd finally to the last weekend of July, Charlie Drury stepped up as our Champion for the
Lewis Cross on 83/100 and Keith Wood Jnr on 82/100. Veterans Champion was Andrew Roe on 83/100, Runner-up was David Heath on 81/100, Third was Bruce Allman on 80/100. In Juniors/Colts we had Joint winners, Vinnie Spencer and William Hunt both on 67/100. Both shooters where not available for a shoot-off having left the ground. Retaining the Ladies trophy was Sarah Johnson on 64/100. Well done to all winners. Thanks to all the Team at Eaton Hall for hosting this event.
Forthcoming Events
7 SepWM IC Skeet, Eaton Hall
7 SepWM Area DR, Ranton SG
14 SepWM Area & IC UT, Fauxdegla
20-21 SepFITASC C Champs, Eaton Hall
20-21 SepWM & IC FITASC, Eaton Hall
21 SepWM IC DTL, Fauxdegla
27 SepWM Clubman, Eaton Hall
28 SepWM IC Sporting, Garlands
28 SepWM Area STR, Garlands
Game Fair after Nick Rees had a prior commitment. We send him our thanks and hope he enjoyed the competition. Connor Davies was invited to the Colts challenge and continued his fine form y winning it! Well shot Connor.
Our County DTL Championship was held at Holmes Chapel on 27 July. Congratulations to Dan Price for retaining the title of County champion with 99/293 and to Patrick Kelly who takes Runner-up and Veteran Champion with 97/286. The Area and Inter-County Olympic Skeet were held at Gloucester and Charles Worral took High Gun, Area Gold, and Junior Area Gold with 92. Area Ladies Champion went to Sophie Langton and she also takes Junior Silver with her 90. Anthony Blandford takes Veteran Area Silver with 73 and W finished erall nter ounties Champions with 182/200. Fantastic results everyone!
SHROPSHIRE
JIM TURNER
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Welcome all to a continuing fine summer of shooting from our Shropshire shooters.
The world ESP at E.J. Churchill’s saw a great many Shropshire shooters making the journey south to test their skills on what has been described as a quite stiff but fair and testing course. Shropshire’s very own up and coming Junior Sam Linington shooting a 176 to take second in AA and second in Juniors. What an outstanding show of skill and professionalism on young shoulders, shining the path forward for our future Colts and Juniors. Other notable scores include Mike Jones 173, Mike Cashmore, Dave Wincott. The Prelim saw Mike Jones 91, Stewart Owen 83, along with many other great scores from our Shropshire shooters. Thank you for your conduct and support whilst out representing Shropshire.
With July and August being the busiest period of the competition season, it is heartening to see the wealth of county shooting talent spread across the disciplines.
Firstly, congratulations to Shropshire OSK shooter Aaran Eccleston and the GB Skeet group on their Bronze success at CNTS, Chateuroux, France at the end of July, with teammates Ben Llewellin and Amber Rutter becoming European Champion and Silver medallist respectively. Also congratulations to the Junior Women’s Trio on their Gold medal performance.
In Helice/ZZ the county is well represented with three shooters participating in the team selection shoots for the 2025 World Championships. Malcolm grant followed up his high score at the start of July with another on 20/7 to place him in a good position for Senior team selection. Trevor Lewis is vying for team selection in Veterans Class having put in consistently good scores and we wish both shooters good luck for the final shoot lan owley put in a good performance following his Veteran High Gun at the West Midlands Championship at Barby on 5 July.
Arran Skeet Team.
Alongside Alan that day, the county was represented by Graham Evans who took Super Vets High Gun and Andrew Lloyd who gained his classification on the day Trevor Lewis and Malcolm Grant completed eam hropshire on the day
Paul Stokes and Lee Downing represented the county at the Welsh Open keet at rynant aul took eteran igh un and ee finished second in enior, well shot oth arlier in the month aul had a good shoot at Eriswell Lodge and Scott owan gained his ’ classification Olympic Trap stalwart Andrew
STAFFORDSHIRE
STEVE KILNER
ste e kilner sky com cpsa co uk staffordshire
13 Jul: OT, Fauxdegla
Excellent shooting from Adam Gutteridge who put in four consistent rounds to take igh un with e an ull was fourth with and arren Wood one ehind on
12-19 Jul: World Champs, E.J. Churchill terrific week of competition with people from all o er the world coming to Churchill for the ESP Preliminary, Super Sporting, World Sportrap and of course, the World nglish porting ur top performers for Staffordshire in each of these: ESP Preliminary (100): Martin Butcher and rchie romans, also our top unior, with Super Sporting (100): Ed Harrison 89 and unner up in lass, im immons , hil Bailey 84, Steve Williams 83, Archie Gale, our top olt with World portrap ack Tromans 85, Tim Simmons 84 and Jon Bowker and winner in lass World porting (200): Chris Daniels (170), Jack Whitehouse and Brett Hand (167), Martin Walmsley (164), Ed Harrison, Jack Tromans and Steve Williams te e Williams was also our leading Super Vet with Paul Cockle our leading eteran followed y te e Ward Archie Tromans was leading Junior with 140 and rchie ale our leading olt with Lucy Christie was leading lady with 121, followed y nna elle ane with
18-19 Jul: DTL Home International and British Open, Glenmoriston Scotland hosted the DTL Home International with England the overall team winners his featured a win for the uper Veterans, which included Team Captain, olin eathcote olin topped off a terrific tournament by hitting a 300 straight and, after a tense fi e man shoot off, won the British Open – fantastic performance, Colin!
Greenstock continued his good form from May with a solid performance at the UK hampionships, au degla finishing top of Men’s ‘B’ Class alongside Graham Evans who took uper ets
In DTL Shaun Gardener is ever consistent with top ten performances in June at Bywell and taking High Gun in ugust at e erley haun also had another top ten finish in the Welsh pen on 6 July at Fauxdegla and at Holmes hapel, alongside uw e an on uly Gwyn Bevan completed the Shropshire contingent on the day
26-27 Jul: ABT England Selection Shoot, Bisley
Congratulations to Adam Gutteridge who was in yet more sparkling form, taking part in the final ngland election hoot for at the e showed his metal with scores of 98ex100 and 9ex100 to finish erall igh un with e Fingers now crossed that Adam will be selected for the team to represent England at the Home International in Northern reland in early eptem er
3 Aug: DTL County Champs, Ranton
An excellent turn out at Ranton Clay Target Club for our DTL County Championship, with only a sprinkling of rain in the morning on what was otherwise a fine day Delighted to report that our County Champion for 2025 is Darren Wood
The other Category winners were John Simmons (Senior), Frank Knobbs (Veterans) and Carole Wilson (Ladies) – excellent shooting from all of you
Many congratulations to our various class winners too, including Gary Armitt and artin utcher who were oth on top form
A big thank you to DTL Team Manager, alerie nne arrow who presented the trophies and to everyone at Ranton who looked after us so well
Forthcoming Events
24 AugABT Staffs County, Garlands
24 AugESP Staffs Sel Shoot #6, Garlands
7 SepDR Staffs & WM Area, Ranton
7 SepESK IC, Eaton Hall
14 SepESP Staffs County, Garlands
14 SepUT WM Area & IC, Fauxdegla
21 SepFITASC WM Area & IC, Eaton Hall
27 SepWM Area Clubman, Eaton Hall
28 SepESP IC & STR, Garlands
4 OctSSP County, Garlands
ll ounty fi tures and selection shoots can be found on both our Facebook and we site sites cpsa co uk staffordshire
WARWICKSHIRE
PAUL FALLON
paul thefallons co uk sites cpsa co uk Warwickshire
So, just a few results for you from July and we start with congratulations to Tim Webster on winning AA Class in the British Open Super Sporting held at hurchill, with a world class field of competitors
Our Olympic Skeet shooters enjoyed some success in the Area and nter ounties hampionship held at loucester n the indi idual Area Championship it was our County Champion Toby Ethridge who won Silver in the event, just two targets behind the Gold medal winner n the eteran category, aul allon took the ron e medal or the nter ounties e ent our team of Toby Etheridge, Paul Fallon, and erry riffiths picked up the team Silver medals with Hereford and Worcester taking the old
As we move into September we will see plenty of action in the Area and nter ounties e ents across the West idlands We will e looking to field teams in these competitions where er we can
What a week this was! Congratulations to all who took part in this huge event. We saw many of our county shooters take part with the top scores for our county as follows:
Sporting – Scott Shuckford 175/200, David Ferriman 173/200, Stephen Leonard 159/200. Super Sporting – top three in our county were Scott Shuckford, Oliver Moore, and Becky Clifton. Sportrap – This seemed to be a tricky course for most. The top three scores for our county came from Scott Shuckford, Andrew Clifton, and Becky Clifton.
23-25 Jul: The Coley Classic
Congratulations to our very own David Ferriman taking High Gun over this three-day event with a fantastic score of 117/120 great shooting!
27 Jul: Inter-County Skeet
A huge thank you to Bedfordshire shooters who took part in this event. Geoff Bickers, Richard Smith, Steve Whinnett, Steve Page, Neal Hallybone, Bert Mason, Stuart Clarke, James Heeley took to Northampton for the event and put in
The 2025 Cambridgeshire All Round Championship was held at Priory on Sunday 20 July. The showers during the day affected the scores, but it was a close finish at the end of the day with only a few points between all the winners. Richard Croft was Champion and A Class
some great scores. We look forward to building this team going forwards and encourage all members to get in touch if you’d like to give Skeet a go!
25-27 Jul: The Game Fair
Scott Shuckford represented Bedfordshire at the Champion of Champions. He shot the 50-target course required to qualify for the top fi e county shots to compete for the trophy e ualified with a score of 41 and went head-to-head in the portrap final hris iddlecom e was the Overall winner. Congratulations for making the final cott and representing the county. In other Game Fair news Scott went on to shoot a on the final day which was High Gun over the entire weekend winning him the Isuzu truck for six month lease. Congratulations! Please do get in touch through our Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp group with any questions or to let us know of your achievements. Until next month… happy shooting.
winner, Chris Hall Senior Champion, Phil Barnard AA Class, and Gavin Dunbavin C Class winner. Vets Champion was Gary Thatcher. As Champion, Richard Croft won the £100 High Gun prize which was kindly sponsored by Lesley Carter-Gifford, in memory of Rod Gifford who, as those who knew him will remember, very much enjoyed and was a strong competitor at All Round competitions. Thank you to Natasha, Aaron, John, and team and the referees for hosting and running a most enjoyable and successful shoot.
he ounty also fielded some teams in the DTL and ESK intercounty competitions in July. Thank you to all those who represented the County. Congratulations to the DTL Senior team who were Runnersup and to the winning ESK junior team of Ethan Lord and Lucas Muller. Ethan Lord was also Junior High Gun.
20 Jul: Lincolnshire All Round Championship, The Priory CTC
We had been praying for rain but didn’t actually mean on the day of our All Round – but anyway who are we to say. All Round is always popular so an early start for some with the first s uad going out at am hey had the consolation of staying dry.
It didn’t take long before some pretty good scores appeared on the board. A few kicked off with 25-straight on Single Barrel, but All Round is about consistency in four disciplines. Top of the early leaderboard was Phil Thomas, demonstrating consistency with scoring 23, 23, 22, 21 (89). ee alla anks’ final score of , , ,
NORFOLK
CHRISTINE GILBERT sites.cpsa.co.uk/norfolk
It’s been a busy month for Norfolk shooters, with excellent results across the disciplines, despite the changeable weather conditions. A big thank you to everyone who has already represented Norfolk in the Inter-Counties championships this year, and to those who will be competing in the remainder of these competitions.
13 Jul: EM Inter-Counties DTL Championship, Nottingham & DGC Congratulations to the Norfolk DTL Team members. The Veteran team of Robert Flowers, Richard Gilbert, Paul Owen and David Smith triumphed in their category, winning by one point over arch-rivals Suffolk. The Senior team of lake asey isher, ean rutchfield, Paul Freeman, William Gilbert, Allan Hilton, Tony Johnson, Jason Matthewson, and Richard Sutterby were third. Their combined scores earned the team the maximum eight points towards the Directors’ Trophy Competition.
13 Jul: Norfolk SKD Championship, Eriswell Lodge
Well done to the Norfolk Skeet shooters who attended this competition. Alison Coupe set a score of 94 to beat in the very warm conditions. This was then equalled by Simon Owen, which forced a shoot-off to decide the overall winner. Congratulations to Alison who triumphed
(89) looked like we were heading for shoot-off.
However, on the last squad of the day, it came down to the ‘battle of the Billy’s’ as last year’s Champion Billy Cook went into the Sporting seven points down, hotly pursued y illy aton who was ust fi e points down, with Billy Caton running out the eventual winner.
Phil Thomas’ score of 89 gave him the Veterans title and A Class, Lee Sallabanks AA and Billy Cook B Class. Countback determined C Class winner, as both Brian Loader and Nicola Mason had left the ground, with Brian running out the winner due to his last discipline Sporting score. The event attracted a good entry of ladies with six ladies competing for the title with Jackie Houghton picking up the award with a very consistent 78. Runner-up was Nicola Mason. James Harvey is following in the
in the shoot-off, winning the Overall and Ladies titles, and to Simon who won the Veterans title. Well done also to Colt Oscar ichols, who was competing in his first registered Skeet competition, and won the Junior title with an excellent score of 89.
26 Jul: East Midlands ESP Championship,Chalk Farm CG
Despite the very wet conditions this event was well attended, with 62 of the 115 competitors from Norfolk. David Gooding and Karl Hagan tied at the top with 93, and as both competitors were still at the ground, a shoot-off was held to decide the winner. After eight targets, the scores were equal, so it was on to a sudden death shoot-off. Congratulations to Karl, who held his nerve to win the championship. Avoiding a shoot-off in the rain, and instead agreeing to use count back, Susan Hallwood took silver in the Ladies, and Heather Pointer took bronze. Congratulations also go to Oscar Nichols, who was third in the Junior category.
26-27 Jul: Fourth England ABT team Selection Shoot, NCSC
William Gilbert and Rhys Dixon competed in the last ABT Selection Shoot of the year. Congratulations to William (189) who was joint Third Overall. Rhys (159), who was the only Junior competing, came 26th. Both are now eligible for a place on the England Team, which will compete at the HCIT in Omagh in September; and William’s total of six points, from the High Gun scores of three competitions, gives him the joint lowest score of all the England Team hopefuls.
footsteps of father, Andy, this year securing his first championship title as he picked up the award for Juniors. I am sure there will be many more to follow. Thanks to all at The Priory for a very well run and successful event with special thanks to the referees who braved the elements scoring the skeet and sporting layouts. The returned score cards were very soggy!
27 Jul: County Super Sporting Championship, East of England SG
Well ladies and gentlemen what a day, and that’s a wrap for the Lincolnshire Super Sporting Championship. The weather held off for us, with a breeze all day keeping the targets steady for everyone. We saw some
27 Jul: East Midlands Inter-Counties
ESK Championship, Northampton SG The Norfolk Skeet shooters excelled themselves in the Inter-Counties Championship. Richard Bunning scored 99, to claim High Gun, with team members Stephen Nichols and Mark Goddard just one point behind. With 96 from Jonathan Hall, 95 from Matthew Fisher, and 88 from Paul Freeman, the Open team had an unbeaten total of 574. Not to be outdone, Kate Benstead (94) and Alison Coupe (90) secured victory for the Ladies’ team and Jack Anderson (93) was second in the Juniors. These scores resulted in another maximum eight points towards the Directors’ Trophy Competition, putting us firmly in the lead after two nter Counties Championships.
Forthcoming Events
27 Sep Norfolk President’s Cup, Chalk Farm CG
28 SepFSP, High Lodge Leisure
12 OctNorfolk DR, The Priory CTC
inspired shooting across the board. This years County Champion is Paul Wilkinson with a very impressive 94. Lee Sallabanks AA 89, Billy Caton A 85, Josh Lee B and Junior Champion 87, Sharad Singhal C 87, Ladies Champion Donna Moran. Congratulations to all, well shot. Special thanks as always to everyone at East of England making this event the success it was.
Forthcoming Events
24 AugESP, East of England
24 AugSB, The Priory CTC
31 AugSKD, The Priory CTC
13 SepHelice, Barby SG
14 SepABT, Beverly & EYSG
21 Sep Derek Olivant Memorial, Beverley & EYSG
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
PAM BAIRSTOW
pambairstow58@gmail.com northantscpsa.org
Its been a very quiet time of the year for entries into shooting events. The weather hasn’t helped the situation with each day providing challenges of which of the four seasons would dominate. The month has seen scorching hot days, downpours, and thunderstorms to rival any on earth. We’ve even had days where the wind chill has been challenging not only to keeping warm but also for keeping things grounded. Clays have been doing interesting things, shooting off into the clouds or struggling to get into the air. Racking up decent scores has challenged even the best shooters at times.
13 Jul: ZZ Helice
The county has seen evidence of the depressed entry numbers not a single county gun turned up to the ZZ Helice Championship held at Rugby and District Gun Club. John had put on a great competition with Leicester and Oxfordshire but whilst it was enjoyed by the other shooters, nobody from our county turned up. This entry represents the fourth year running that there hasn’t been a single entry. A conversation point surely for the
Lincolnshire All Round Champions 2025. Paul Wilkinson & Josh Lee.
Norfolk Skeet Seniors.
Norfolk DTL Veterans.
Karl Hagan.
county committee. Thanks nevertheless go to John for putting on the event for us.
17 Jul: Olympic Skeet
The same can be said for the county Olympic skeet. In 2024 there were 11 entries for this, giving some hope that there was a growing interest in the discipline but this year we again dropped to just four guns. This doesn’t take away the scores put in by the shooters, but it does add weight to the thought that if you turn up you are almost certain to win a trophy. Andrew Lea took the Senior title with 44ex50, Ali Briglin the Junior title with 35, and Bob Meadows survived the challenge to the Veteran title by beating Jason Shortland on countback.
13 Jul: Inter-County DTL
Luke Passmore collected a solid team for
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
PAUL BUCKLEY pbbuckley@outlook.com
21 Jul: 100 Super Sporting and Notts County Championship, NDGC
What a cracking day for the 100 Super Sporting, which also featured the Nottinghamshire County Championship at NDGC. The weather was warm but overcast – perfect shooting conditions – and the course? Simply brilliant. A massive thank you to the ground staff who did a top job setting a varied and challenging layout. Everything ran like clockwork, a credit to the planning and hard work that goes into these events. We witnessed some excellent scores and fierce competition across all categories. Congratulations to all the prize winners! Notts County Champions: County Champion Kev Warner 93, Second Overall Ben Hunt 91, Third Overall Andrew Beamish 91, Veteran Champion Pat Dickman 90, Lady Champion Kat Hunt 74, Junior Champion Joe Turner 89, Colt Champion Hugo McCarthy 42. A special shout-out to Hugo McCarthy, who claimed the Colt Champion title in style, his ery first egistered shoot and his first ounty Championship! What a debut – brilliant work, Hugo!
Edward Armett Shines in Invermoriston
Over the same weekend,
this. Senior and Veteran shooters joined forces to compete against the other regional counties. Jason Potts was the highest scorer for the county with 99/291 with Leon Gill on 98/289 not far behind. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to give us a leg up to any medals especially in the face of Junior High Gun Leicestershire shooter Joshua Kind scoring a stonking 99/296. We did manage to gather three points to start our run on the Director’s Trophy leaderboard. Thank you to Luke for organising the team and thank you to all who shot.
27 Jul: Inter-County Skeet
This was shot at the local ground in near perfect conditions. The sun wasn’t too intense, and the wind didn’t mess about over the centre peg. With 51 out of 98 guns shooting 90+ scores the clays couldn’t have been kinder. Mick and Isabel Russell
dward rmett was ying the ag for England in Invermoriston, and what a weekend he had. Day one featured the Home International, a closed match between the UK and Ireland national teams. This year, Edward had the honour of captaining the England Junior Team and rose to the occasion in spectacular fashion. Not only did he lead the team with style, but he also claimed Overall Junior High Gun, England Junior High Gun, and Junior Captain High Gun. Day two brought the British Open, and Edward once again delivered under pressure. Dropping just one point across the oard, he finished on to take the title of British Open Junior Champion. An outstanding weekend from a young man who continues to make his mark!
Elsewhere…
Congratulations to Tom Clifford, who headed across the border to claim the title of Welsh Open Skeet Champion, also taking home Senior High Gun honours. Another win for Nottinghamshire shooters on the national stage!
were top scorers for the county on 98 and 96 respectively, but they weren’t enough to beat Norfolk and Suffolk scoring high 90s across the oard We rought home fi e points to add to the total. Thanks to Neil Faulkner for managing to gather the team an all who took part.
As I’m writing this Keith Smith will be gathering his team for the FITASC competition at Kegworth on 9-10 August. Fingers will be crossed that the weather will be gentle with them so that we can pick up a good set of scores. If you would like to support the county and offer your services to the team managers, please get in contact with them direct or Roy or Marty to offer your support.
Forthcoming Events
23-24 AugDR, Northampton
23-24 AugSKD, Northampton
30-31 AugDTL, Northampton
7 SepIC AR, Nottingham
20-21 SepIC ESP, Sporting Targets
28 SepIC ABT, Nottingham
SUFFOLK
BOB SMITH secretary@suffolkcpsa.uk suffolkcpsa.uk
3-5 Jul: West London Shooting School
Colt John Porter got July off to a great start taking first place in the eretta World Sporting Championships with a magnificent score of d urrell and Paul Simpson took third and fourth place respectively after a shoot-off, each shooting aul took first in on countback. Junior Harry Jude took third position in category scoring 105.
12-19 Jul: E.J. Churchill Shooting Ground
In the middle of July attention turned to the E.J. Churchill Shooting Ground for the World Sporting Championships where our shooters had several successes. Seth Peters: Prelim, AA High Gun and second Juniors. John Porter: Super Sporting, Third Colts; Sportrap, Second Colts; Sporting, High Gun Colts. Sam Nunn: Sportrap, Second Disabled Standing. Adrian Last: Sporting, Disabled Sitting Third.
Keith Smith FITASC Team Manager.
Olympic Skeet Senior Champion 2025 Andrew Lea.
Ben Hunt. Kat Hunt.
Hugo McCarthy.
18-19 Jul: Glenmoriston Estate SG ICTSF British Open and Home International DTL competitions. Suffolk shooter and Suffolk Clay Pigeon Shooting Association committee member Jo Fairclough shot a personal best 100/298 to take British Open Ladies Champion and was English Ladies High Gun over the two days.
26 Jul: Chalk Farm Clay Ground East Midlands Sporting Championship where eteran eil edingfield took third place in A Class. Neil was also Veteran Champion, with fellow Suffolk shooters Peter Jarvis being Runner-up and Graham Perrin third. Tina Henshaw came out as Ladies Champion and Seth Peters took Runner-up in Juniors.
27 Jul: Northampton Shooting Ground East Midlands Inter-Counties Skeet, Suffolk team were Runners-up Overall and the Veterans team of Adrian Cook, John Lowrie, and Bernie Polley were title winners. After this event Suffolk are lying in second place in the Director’s Cup table behind arch rivals Norfolk.
27 Jul: The Game Fair, Ragley Hall Harry Jude represented our County in the Champion of Champions. Harry had a shoot-off for the last place in the Super final ut narrowly missed out to the eventual third place winner. Nonetheless, a great performance by the only Junior competing in the competition.
3 Aug: Barrow Sporting Clays
The Suffolk Super Sporting Championship at Barrow Sporting Clays saw an impressive attendance for a challenging competition. Congratulations to the Suffolk Champions: Overall Champion Will Page, Veterans Peter Jarvis, Ladies Pauline Chapman, Juniors Seth Peters, Colts John Porter.
County Championships
28 SepFITASC, High Lodge 11 OctCompak, High Lodge 12 OctDouble Rise, The Priory
SOUTH WEST
CORNWALL IAN LOBB
lobb81@googlemail.com
Its September and the main clay season is now in its final few weeks efore the autumn and winter kicks in, but this hasn’t stopped our Cornish members taking part in many competitions.
Cornwall has some fantastic young members who are excelling in their disciplines with some great scores both locally and nationally. Starting with Matthew Rowland, who is really starting to add multiple medals to his ever growing collection, Matthew won the Junior title at Brook Bank Shooting Ground in the South West Olympic Trap 2025. He also went on to win the Cornwall UTR Cornwall Championships (full results can be found on the CPSA website) and gain a New Cap at international level, with the GBR Team at the World Championships in Rome, where he came home with a great result in winning a Bronze medal with this team.
Keeping with the future stars from Cornwall, a massive well done to one of our top Colts Jayden McGall who held
DEVON
MARILYN CHAPPLE
01769 540501
marilynchapple@btopenworld.com
Devon All Round Championship
Two Counties held this event on 13 July a total of 14 entries. The results for the Devon entries are First Morley Yeandle 85/100, equal Second Chris Smyth 98/293, and Richard Chapple 99/293. Third Stuart Taylor 98/289.
Devon English Sporting Championship
This was held at SWSS on 11-13 July with a total of 49 Devon entries. The Devon results are First Teddy Taylor 95/100. Equal Second Rob Harris and Jason Turner 94, and Third Andy Moon 92.
Devon Super Sporting Championship
Held at Ashcombe on 1-3 August with 49 Devon entries. The Devon results are
strong at the tough 2025 World Sporting Championships at E.J. Churchill, with a great score of 142/200. At the same event our top Junior shot was Aiden Scott with 134/200, Aiden had a great score from a Junior in the British Open Super Sporting with 67/100. To see some of our young Cornish members getting great scores locally and nationally is great for the future of the sport in the county, keep it up! For full scores of the Cornish members please see the CPSA website and well done to all who took part at E.J. Churchill this summer. The sun was shining once again at North Cornwall Shooting Ground for the
First Rob Harris scoring 95/100, equal Second Teddy Taylor and Andy Moon 94. Equal Third place Dean Martin and Craig Prettejohn with 92.
Congratulations to Robert Dietz, for achieving the perfect score of on the first day at he ome International DTL held in Scotland and being High Gun on the day. On the second day at the British Open Rob achieved another 100/300. A shoot-off for the British Open Champion was held with a total of fi e competitors and after se eral rounds, o finished in hird place. Well done to Robert.
County Championships
14 SepSKD, Two Counties
14 SepDR, Two Counties
Please send any news and photos to Marilyn Chapple, Tel:01769 540501, Email: marilynchapple@btopenworld.com
John Porter.
Cornwall Single Barrel Championship
which was a top event, with over all winner and once again on fire this season with this Beretta DT11. David Sleeman scored 97/100 to win High Gun and Senior Champion. Vets Champion was the one and only Kellands Plant Hire sponsored member Colin Chidley, with a score of 90/100. Once again, a big thank you to the team at North Cornwall SG.
A massive well done also to our DTL members from Cornwall who went on to shoot for the England DTL team at the Home Internationals in Scotland, with Richard Ryan getting a great score over the two days, and Gary Burton who had an amazing score as well. Well done both of you and thank you again for representing the County.
A special mention to Skeet legend Bill Moussalli of Lower Lake Shooting Ground, who will be in his 12th year in a row representing England in the Home Nations in Northern Ireland, so a massive congratulations on such an achievement.
The Cornwall CPSA are looking to hold an event for the young members like last year with a coach alongside. We will be holding an event for or lady members to help boost the amount of ladies in the County in all disciplines. If you are interested, please contact the Cornwall CPSA committee via the Facebook page or the website for more information.
Fareham CTC hosted the championships, and we were thrilled to see our shooters shine. Congratulations and well done to Dorset shooters: First Richard King, Second Dean Rickford, Third John Rutherford, First Veteran Trevor Lake. We extend our gratitude to Fareham for hosting this event.
12-19 Jul: World ESP, E.J. Churchill
Ten Dorset shooters participated and should be incredibly proud of their achievements. Huge congratulations to Richard King for securing silver in the Veterans category. His performance was brilliant, and he beat some of the world’s best shooters!
British Grand Prix OT, Nuthampstead
Two Dorset shooters made the podium at the event. Second place Abbie Countanche
(Junior Ladies) and Third place Ian Mulliner (Veterans.) Congratulations on your super performances!
World FITASC, Kronos Village, Cyprus
Our Chairman, Richard Pike, shared his experience: “The trip to Cyprus for the World FITASC was an absolute pleasure. The location and climate always present a challenge, but the prestige of the event itself adds to the excitement. I was looking forward to seeing world-renowned shooters from around the globe compete. I was certainly not disappointed when I found out that Theo Ribbs and Renae Birgan would be part of my six-person squad at the opening ceremony. There’s no other sport where you can compete alongside and get to know athletes at the very highest level on the world stage.
“On a personal note, I felt I underperformed, shooting 154 out of 200. To be honest, I struggled to read targets with little or no background, which were cleverly set by Jamie Peckham. But there’s always next year!
“For those who have never travelled overseas for a shooting event, I strongly urge you to do so. It’s a truly tremendous experience and challenge. You’ll meet new friends and create memories that will last a lifetime.”
24-26 Jul: The Game Fair
Sam Sawyer represented Dorset and shares his experience… “It was a privilege to represent Dorset at the Game Fair this year. I had to leave home at 5am to arrive in time to register and shoot my round before 12pm.
“The course was a tough 50-target shoot he top fi e scores went through to the super final here were some low scores on the board, but some big names didn’t make it through ualification knew I needed to be focused, but unfortunately, it didn’t go my way. I misread a target on stand and missed the first two pairs out I knew this could cost me, but I continued to shoot the rest of the course well. I shot the tough targets well, but ultimately, the early mistakes put me two targets away from ualifying for the final opefully, ’ll get the chance to put it right and represent Dorset again.” Well done, Sam! Thank you for representing Dorset. It was a super effort and achievement.
A plea to our Lady Shooters
This year we’ve had several County Championships with no lady entries. I remem er my first ounty hampionship, thinking it would be intimidating and that I wouldn’t be good enough. But it wasn’t,
I did well and even go on to achieve two England caps later! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like to have a chat and maybe get involved with some of our disciplines. You may also have dreams and goals!
Stay Connected
For updates on future county events, follow our Facebook page: Dorset CPSA. If you have any news to share, let us know about any notable achievements of our County shooters, including local competitions. We want to celebrate and recognise the success of all our County members across any disciplines.
County Championships
TBCSB, Brook Bank SG
TBCDTL, Brook Bank SG 23 AugHelice, Purbeck SS
TBCSKD, Brook Bank SG
Please visit our Dorset Facebook page as we’ll be announcing the dates of the DTL, SB and rearranged Skeet Doubles. We look forward to seeing you at these events!
HAMPSHIRE & IOW
JENNIE CARTWRIGHT
Jennie.cartwright1968@outlook.com 07775 783637
A great 59 H&IOW shooters turned up for the Super Sporting Championship despite the damp and drizzly weather.
We had 11 stands with a mixture of singles, on report and Sim pairs. There was plenty to catch you out and boy do you have to concentrate on what’s coming next! It was a thoroughly enjoyable course and
there were lots of smiles about (well maybe not on Stand 5!)
Great to see a new name joining our 2025 Champions with Tim Connolly shooting an amazing 97 in one of the last squads of the day to take the title by some margin. Our Veteran Champion was Roy Clayton with 88, Ladies was Jennie Cartwright with 87, Charlie Faulds shot 91 to take Juniors and Bertie McFarlane 72 to take Colts. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to Team OLSS for putting on a great day.
Over in France at Clays Shooting Richard Faulds shot an amazing 200-straight (I think even Charlie was impressed!)
At the Beretta Worlds RF once again put in a great score of 115ex120 which led till the last afternoon when he had to go back for a four-way shoot-off for third. Experience shone through and he took third Overall. Also worthy of a mention Sean Gamblen shot 114 to take third in AAA.
At the South of England DTL Championships at NCSC Stuart Cureton took High Gun with 299/300, awesome performance. Philip Cole also shot well to take runner up in Veterans with 96/280. A hot day at Fareham for our H&IOW Skeet Championship, thanks to the team
As we draw towards the end of the competition season – Inter-County events e cepted it is worth re ecting on what a terrific year it has een ince the spring the weather has been near perfect although at times it might have been regarded as too hot. Attendance at all the Wiltshire shoots has een strong ying in the face of the doomsters who believed the end was nigh for shooting. Support for competitions at Barbury, Gunsite, and Ham Cross has been exceptional, and we thank all Wiltshire shooters for their ongoing commitment to our sport.
at Fareham for hosting. Congratulations to Martyn Fleming on a great 94 to take the County Champion title, and also to Jayne King in Ladies and Chris Bloxham in Seniors.
World Sporting Prelim – congratulations to ichard aulds on his first in with a brilliant 95.
World Super Sporting – congratulations to Ray Sheppard on his Bronze medal in Disabled Standing
World Sportrap – congratulations to Charlie Faulds for his Bronze medal in Juniors, won following a shoot off.
World Sporting – 1785 shooters took part over the course of the Championship, including 73 from H&IOW. The courses were out on the estate and with an average score of 67% they challenged even the best.
If it had just been H&IOW shooters here’s our highlights
High Gun Sean Gamblen 177, only three off the Super Final, well done Sean. First in AAA Richard Faulds 175, Second in AAA Dan Bishop 173. First in AA Neil Lockton 159, Second in AA Josh Poyser 157 (and Second in Juniors). First in A Justin Clayton , e ual econd in on ing and first in Super Vets) and Sam Beales 155. First in B Josh MacDonald 143, Second in B Lewis Adkin 140. First in C Ollie Clayton 133, Second in C Mark Titherington 121.
Congratulations must go to Ed Cleverley and the GB Juniors team who won Bronze at the European FITASC championships held in Cyprus towards the end of uly errific performance from the lads, well done!
A special mention should go to Rob Taylor, one of the county’s more consistent competitors. He doesn’t seem to have missed a shoot over the last month or so and has turned in some very creditable performances. At Gunsite’s July ESP shoot he won AAA Class with a 97 and came Second Overall, while at Barbury’s SSP and ESP comps he was joint second with a 96 and Second Overall with a 95 respectively. errific shooting o
Another shooter who is set to rise through the classes at a rapid rate is Chris
First in Juniors Charlie Faulds 160. First in Veterans Mark Gower 153, Second in Veterans Nick Canter 149.
A sunny Saturday at Fareham saw 28 shooters battle it out for the H&IOW ABT 2025 title. It was a close-run thing but our County Champion for this year is Alex Smith, our Veterans Champion is William Maclennan and our Ladies Champion Sharon Morris.
The Coley Classic was held this month, a good shoot with a great set of targets, well done Team Coleys! Phil Marks was our top shot with 112 and Dan Bishop not far behind on 109. We also had Lee Pitman on 103, Martin Reynolds on 102 and Anthony Harper Justin Clayton and Josh Maclennan on 100.
Orchard who has recently turned in some cracking performances. Chris won C Class at both Gunsite and Hangman’s Stone with scores of 88 and 86 respectively. Well shot Chris.
The County would like to thank Will Thatcher who represented Wiltshire at the Champion of Champions shoot at The Game Fair in July. Unfortunately, the shooting line was so crowded Will couldn’t complete the 50-target Sporting comp in the allotted time. But at least he enjoyed the Game Fair!
final reminder to all Wiltshire shooters that the County’s AGM is being held at Barbury on Saturday 11 October at 4pm. The meeting will be preceded by a 100-target Registered ESP but any County shooters wanting to participate in the competition and attend the AGM should ensure they sign up for a squad leaving no later than 2pm.
It is traditional at the AGM to present County champions with either cups or shields. Unfortunately over the years a number of key cups have gone missing or not returned. We are lacking silverware in some key disciplines such as
Skeet Champions Martin Fleming, Jayne King, Chris Bloxham.
Jennie Cartwright, Tim Connolly & Charlie Faulds. Stuart Cureton.
All Round, Super Sporting and FITASC, if you have been a worthy recipient of ny of these cups or shields could you please let Steve Webb know at: stevewebb44@me.com.
It was pleasing to see such a great response from county shooters keen to
represent Wiltshire in various Inter-Counties competitions he first is eing held at wl’s Lodge on Saturday 13 September but please keep an eye open for future competitions. Anyone who missed the last call to participate please get in touch with Simon Cuthbert at: simon@varchannels.com.
Finally, I would like to ask Wiltshire shooters to please get in touch with any news, stories, pictures etc that cover your sporting prowess – here or abroad – so that we can include them in future editions of Pull! Magazine. Please send them to baron@baronphillipsassociates.com.
SOUTH EAST
Gillingham (Sussex) took a clear win on 92. In the Clubman category, there was a tie on 86 between Sussex shooters Ryan and Bradley Jarvis with Bradley winning the Clubman award on countback.
South of England Sporting
South East of England Sportrap
The South East Region Sportrap was held at Southdown on Sunday 20 July. here was a ery close finish with three shooters separated by a single clay. Guy Franklin (Sussex) took the South East of England title with 94. Peter Goldsmith (Sussex) and Billy Greenwood (Surrey) were tied in second place on 93, with Peter taking second spot on countback. drian alham won the eteran’s title for Greater London with 90, while in the Ladies, Ellie Jones 83 (Kent) takes the win on Countback from Krystal Jarvis (Essex). In the Juniors, Fletcher
First of all huge congratulations to Amy Easeman who is the 2025 World Sporting Ladies Champion!
E.J. Churchill held this prestigious event from 12-19 July with nearly 1,800
The South of England English Sporting was also held at Southdown on Sunday 20 July and attracted 96 entries. Top score of the day and taking the South of England title was Pete Goldsmith (Sussex) on 96, with Alex Cobb (Surrey) Runner-up on 93.
Adrian Balham (Greater London) took the eteran’s itle with after a count ack from Chip Smith (Surrey). Ellie Jones (Kent) won another Ladies title with 77 and Fletcher Gillingham (Sussex) added another Junior title to his list with 89, just ahead of Cameron Cobb (Surrey) on 85. Felix Grieveson from Sussex won the Colts title with 65 and the Clubman award for the best C/B Class shooter was won by Joshua ac onald ampshire and W with
South East of England Universal Trench
The South East Region Universal Trench
shooters from around the world shooting the main event and the side events.
nce all the scores were in on aturday afternoon, four lady shooters were all tied on 167/200, meaning a four-way shoot-off for the places. A large crowd gathered at Sportrap 1 to watch the shoot-offs, only three ladies were present, with Amy shooting first and setting the ar with a seven. American shooters Desirae and Madison followed shooting a si and fi e respectively, which ensured that Amy was crowned World Champion. Congratulations to the England Ladies team consisting of Amy Easeman, Lucy Earl, and Emma Stacey who took
competition was held at Nuthampstead on Sunday 27 July. Richard Fletton from fordshire scored e to lead the 35 entries by three targets and won overall SE champion, Veteran Champion and High Gun – Not a bad haul!
Michele Rowe (Hertfordshire) won the Ladies category with 85ex100 and John Haas (Essex) won the Clubman category with 86ex100. Thank you to Nuthampstead for running the event and to all those who entered and thanks to Dom Cherry for the report and photo.
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28 Sep SE ESP, Southdown * Best four scores to count
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the team Gold and the England Senior team consisting of Billy Baughan, Henry Arnold, Tim Webster, Sam Ward, and Marc Ivey who took the team Silver.
Well done to all the other Bucks shooters who were tested by the mixed bag of English weather and challenging targets to shoot the World Championship.
The Beretta World Sporting Championships was held at the West London Shooting School; Ricky Draper shot a stunning to tie for erall High Gun. Following a shoot-off Ricky took second place, well done and well shot to the other Bucks shooters who took part.
The Game Fair at Ragley Hall also allowed Bucks shooters Phil Easeman in the Champion of Champions and Aaron Christie in the Colts Challenge to show off their shooting skills, both shot the 50 target
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ESSEX
JON WILLIS
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5 Jul: Essex All Round Championships hank you to e eryone who came to sse ll ound today at lacton un lu ongratulations to all the winners s always, thank you to the ama ing team for putting on a great shoot hampion and eteran ark urrows , adies atie urrant , uniors ddie ockwood , olts eth utter
12 Jul: Essex Skeet Championship ur sse ounty keet hampionship was held at a sunny, slightly ree y lacton un lu We had a irtually full house including one uffolk shooter, two am ridgeshire shooters, and sse shooters a ulous turnout for our skeet championship must thank ndy i a raham ca e and all the staff for looking after us hampion le arcia , uper eteran eter tanton ope , eteran raham urner , adies adine ilder , uniors ddie ockwood , olts eth utter
27 Jul: Essex Super Sporting Champs hank you to e eryone for attending at riswell odge and of course to our referees, clu house, and grounds staff
sporting, with the top fi e scores from each challenge going through to a fi e person portrap uper inal oth hil and aron made it through to their uper inals, with hil ha ing a shoot off to secure his place n the final hil secured hird place n the olts hallenge aron had a shoot off with onnor a ies to determine irst and econd place after they oth shot a fantastic t the end of a close shoot off aron placed econd, well done oth
Other news from around the grounds igh uns hil aseman at hurchill on uly, aron hristie at ar ury on uly, uke ortimer at orthampton hooting round on uly, and ichael mith at tkin rant and ang on uly lso well shot to aron hristie second in lass at wls odge, uke ortimer first and ichael i ert oint third in lass and eter e a are second in lass at orthampton hooting round, ichael mith second in lass at ford hooting chool, olin eeks first
for keeping it all running so smoothly ongratulations to atie urrant for her dou le win following a shoot off with tuart larke for the county title, lea ing tuart with the eterans and atie with adies and ounty hampions, and rthur utter lead the pack in the uniors to take the win pecial mention to young eu en ans for not only eating his ad harlie y si targets, ut for also winning his class as well as the sse ounty olt title too uite a haul for the youngster hampion atie urrant, eteran hampion tuart larke, ady hampion atie urrant, unior hampion rthur utter, olt hampion eu en ans
BICTSF British Masters Compak Sporting Championship t ar ury’s fourth and final selection shoot of the year, sse shooter an chwier won old in the eteran category with a score of his win secured his spot on the reat ritain team for the World hampionship in ignes, rance his comes on the ack of his success at the uropean hampionship in pain and where an competed in the eteran team alongside e in llen and ick Williamson and they achie ed team old an also took ron e in the eteran category assi e ongratulations
World FITASC Success massi e ongratulations goes to sse
in lass at ornet hooting round, uke ortimer first in lass at range arm, eter e a are third in lass at orthampton, ichard Withey first in lass at porting argets and eter e a
HERTFORDSHIRE
SUSAN MONAHAN smonahan topenworld com sites cpsa co uk hertfordshire
12-13 Jul: English Open Universal Trench, Brook Bank ichelle owe made the long trip to omerset for the nglish pen hampionship and selection shoot ichelle shot well to take oint first in lass with a great score of e
19-20 Jul: Olympic Trap British Grand Prix, Nuthampstead
addie urser put in a great performance scoring e o er the two days to ualify first for the adies inal addie
shooter ohn rice who won old in the asters category at the World itasc hampionship which was held in yprus from the th uly ot only did ohn win old ut the asters team that ohn was included in also won old, with taking il er
British Open Super Sporting Success he ritish pen uper porting was held in con unction with the World ahmpionships at hurchills from aturday th uly until aturday th uly sse shooter tuart larke had a great e ent and took nd place in the uper eteran category We are ery pleased for tuart who also managed multiple podiums throughout the e ent
ere who was first in lass at lease feel free to email me with any results, news or achie ements that you would like including in the ne t issue of Pull! maga ine
secured the ron e edal and picked up third in lass le ander Williams also shot rilliantly scoring e to make the en’s final le ander also took the top spot in lass ongratulations to them oth on a successful weekend
25-26 Jul: Olympic Skeet European Championships, Chateauroux, France ethany orton once again shot magnificently to ring home unior Women’s eam old along with addie ussell and ophie errmann With a uropean record of the trio went on to eat kraine in the final
27 Jul: South East Region Universal Trench Championship, Nuthampstead
Michelle Rowe was on top form once again over the weekend securing the Ladies title with an amazing score of 85ex100. Michelle also placed first in lass, with her score eight clear of second.
Around the Grounds At Nuthampstead’s fi ture on 13 July Lucas Hyde placed joint second Overall with an excellent score of 89ex100.
Tony Woodrow was joint High Gun at tkin rant ang’s fi ture on 25 July with an awesome score of e hristine o inson shot a great score of e to place first in lass eil ogg took the top spot in lass scoring a ery good e he ational lay hooting entre hosted an selection shoot o er the weekend of 26-27 July. Nigel a es scored a fantastic e to place first in lass yan ohnson took first in lass at Eriswell Lodge’s Super Sporting fi ture held on uly with a rilliant score of 93ex100.
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SURREY
PETER SAICH petersaich@hotmail.com surreycpsa@yahoo.com
20 Jul: Surrey ESP, Southdown le o scored to lead the entry of 20 Surrey shooters and reclaim his Surrey porting title illy reenwood was unner up with and hip mith was third on 88. In fourth place and taking a convincing win in the uniors was ameron o scoring hip takes the eteran’s title and atasha adas scored to win the adies
2 Aug: Surrey ABT, NCSC Bisley here was a close finish to the urrey hampionship held at isley on Saturday 2 August with two clays separating the top four shooters rian ardiner won the urrey and eteran’s title with , while o Watson opkinson and ike a ter were
OXFORDSHIRE
STEPHANIE BLUNDELL sites.cpsa.co.uk/oxfordshire
ello fordshire shooters, trust you’ e all een usy shooting and enjoying the weather.
ome fa results from our shooters this month. Let’s start with congratulating Harry Reveler on his old medal for team in Greece for the U18 uropean hampionship
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Pete Farrell is the Oxfordshire ZZ champion with an mpressi e ick Fletton won the South of England UT at Nuthampstead for Oxfordshire with a 94. ongratulations ete and ick he Welsh open uper porting hampionship at Westfield saw olin Waite oint econd Overall and joint First in class with a 94. arl ield hird in class, te e ichards irst in lass and ets, and o ield was Second in Ladies.
Quick mention of Jo Fields recent trip to yprus representing eam at the World
ust one ehind on gi ing o another Surrey Ladies Title. In good form following his recent nglish pen class win was ndy mith on so el reenhill is also progressing nicely in her first competition year and won another Surrey Junior title.
26-27 Jul: English Open ABT, NCSC urrey ommittee mem er ndy mith had a top ten finish in the nglish pen utomatic all rap hampionship with a solid e gi ing him a clear win in lass e was leading his class at the end of day one and held his nerve for a great result.
Sportrap World Championship
urrey’s hip mith won the uper eterans title at the World Sportrap competition at hurchill’s with a score of his makes hip a multiple World hampion after securing the eteran’s portrap title last time round Well done hip
Surrey Supreme Championship
ollowing her second place in the , Jo Watson-Hopkinson has now taken the lead from iccardo errilli in the upreme hampionship ta le o has points to Riccardo’s 70 so there is all to play for with English Skeet still to come. Andy Smith is in third with points, illy reenwood is fourth on with rian ardiner and hip mith tied on for the eteran’s title
hampionship , challenging targets and la ing sunshine ery well done Now we’ve all recovered from a rilliant world championship at E.J. hurchill What an e ent hope we can all agree Steve did a fantastic o setting the course. A huge thanks goes to all the staff for making the whole operation runs seamlessly for one, thoroughly enjoyed shooting the worlds. I love meeting and chatting to different people from all over the world! I cannot fathom the amount of time, rain power, muscle and enthusiasm that contri uted to running such a successful event. Huge congratulations to all the winners nd thank you hurchill for the world class venue!
t was lo ely to see how usy the stand was at the ame air, it appeared plenty of people shot the ‘have-a-go’ stand. It’s great seeing the popularity of the sport, take two minutes to encourage and educate some ody a out clay shooting Shoot straight and thank your refs!
so el reenhill has e tended her lead in the uniors with good points from the lease see the urrey we site surreycpsa com for the full ta le to see where you stand.
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SIMON ARBUCKLE
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As I write this the ESP World Championships at E.J. Churchills are a distant memory and by the time you read this the ESP British Open at Eaton Hall will have been and gone.
ESP World Championships
Held at E.J. Churchills in July saw clay shooters from around the world descent on the ground for a week of shooting, some did all the events some only one or two. Statistically these were the number of Sussex shooters who competed in the main events against the total entries: ESP 63/1777, Sporting 27/690, and Super Sporting 46/1031. Standout performances were from Pete Goldsmith and Fletcher Gillingham both in Sportrap. Pete got High Gun in AAA Class whilst Fletcher took High Gun in A Class and also took the title of Junior Sportrap world champion. Congratulations to you both.
South East of England Sportrap Championship
Held at Southdown on Sunday 20 July, Guy Franklin won another Sportrap title with 94/100. Fletcher Gillingham was Junior champion.
South of England Sporting Championship
Held concurrently with the SE of England Sportrap at Southdown, Pete Goldsmith took another title within a week of his win at the Worlds. Ever-consistent Fletcher Gillingham took a second Junior title in a day and Felix Grieveson took the Colt title.
ABT
Held on Saturday 2 August at the NCSC, 12 Sussex shooters competing for the county title. At the end Alasdair Williams was crowned champion, Veteran was Paul Wingrove, and Ladies was Mhairi-Ann Troup. Unfortunately no Junior or Colt took part.
The shooting season is in full swing and the Worlds have come and gone. The World English Sporting Disabled Standing High Gun was Mark Delf with 162, followed by Iain Cochrane in second 161 and Mark Langford in third 146. Dan Parker taking High Gun in Disabled Sitting 133, followed by Paul Bailey 126 and Adrian Last 110.
World Sportrap Disabled Standing High Gun was Mark Delf 77, second Sam Nunn 68, third Mark Langford 62. Again Dan Parker taking High Gun for Disabled Sitting with 68 followed by Paul Bailey on 54.
British Open Super Sporting Disabled Standing High Gun Mark Delf 88, second Mark Langford 68, third Ray Sheppard 50. Dan Park again led the way and showed us all how it's done as the Disabled Sitting Shooter taking High Gun and making it a hat-trick with the Super Sporting, Sportrap and English Sporting, Exceptional achievement!
Next up was our Have-a-go day and social event at Eriswell Lodge. We had a fantastic time and were fortunate to stay mostly dry until just before we enjoyed a delicious barbecue. As the torrential rain rolled in, we collectively decided that it was best not to venture back out to complete the last two stands of the 100 Sporting clays.
It was wonderful to welcome a few new shooters along with both familiar faces and long-standing members.
A special congratulations to Darren Wiles, who scored an impressive 51 and earned the title of High Gun for the day. Following him were Dan Fish with a score of 46, Craig Manning at 42, and both Ben and Dave on 36. Ray scored
SE Region Inter-Counties ESP Champs Shot at Southdown on Sunday 3 August saw teams from all over the SE Region converge on Southdown for the annual team event. The weather wasn’t as hot as previous weeks but the wind did pick up steadily over the day, nothing unusual for a competition at Southdown. It was a very tight finish with usse the o erall winners by one clay over Kent with 417 to their 416!
DSG
34, John followed with 32, Daniel D 27, and raham finished with a score of I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who participated and supported this event; we had a total of 23 attendees which made this a great social event. Also our Thanks to the Eriswell Lodge team, for hosting this Event.
Our next event will be at Shooting Wales on Saturday 20th of September this is an open day for all but the DSG will be there, please could anyone wishing to attend this sign up on the website ASAP.
2025 DSG Calendar onfirmed e ents for to ook onto these e ents or find out more details please visit the website at www.disabledsg.co.uk other dates and locations to e confirmed please check the website and social media for updates.
Forthcoming Events
20 Sep DSG Have-a-go + Members Event, Shooting Wales
11 Oct DSG AGM + 100 ESP, Sporting Targets
6 Dec DSG Christmas Shoot, Eriswell Lodge
TBC Kibworth & Dartford
Bucks were third and only four behind on 413. Well done and thank you to all those who made the journey to take part. High Gun was Pete Goldsmith with 94/100.
Forthcoming Events
07 Sep FITASC, Southdown
14 Sep UT, Nuthampstead
27 Sep Have a go Day, Southdown
Fletcher Gillingham. Pete Goldsmith.
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OLD GLOSSOP CLAY SG
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QUARRY SIMULATED GAME & SPORTING CLAYS
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YEAVELEY ESTATE & SS
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WESTFIELD SG
theclayshootingcompany.com • 07342 338390 • ESP, FSP, CSP, STR • See fixtures for registered shoots.
07971447138 • Registered shoots once or twice a month. Please text or call to check that we are open • Open every Weds, Fri & Sat 10.00 – 16.00 for ESP Practice • CSP, ESP, FITASC, STR • Food available on Reg shoots only. Tea & coffee always
PARK FARM SG
Mo-Su closed parkfarmshoot.co.uk • 01905620237 • Please call or check website for current dates and times • AR, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, STR, UT SHROPSHIRE
BRIDGNORTH & DISTRICT GUN CLUB
Mo-Fr closed. Sa-Su 11:00-14:30 07966 260088 • Open third Sunday of the month, and first Saturdays in May, June, July, and November. • DTL, ABT WEST MIDLANDS SG
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00. Su xlosed All shooting is via appointment apart from Tuesdays. • wmsg.co.uk • 01939 200644 • ESK, ESP, ABT, SP, STR STAFFORDSHIRE
BALDWINSGATE GUN CLUB
Mo-Sa closed. Su 09:45-13:45 eile571@aol.com • 07831 472077 • 80 ESP Every First and Third Sunday of each month. Guests welcome by prior arrangement. Book in from 9.45 to 10.15 • ESP
WARWICKSHIRE
BARBY SG
Wed 10.00 -21.00. Sat 10.00-18:00/Dark. 017880891873 • Weekly Sportrap Comps. Tuition, Caddied Rounds, Gun fit by Appt. Hot and cold food and drinks / onsite Gun Shop. Under floodlights in winter • Promatic Claymate Pay & Play on ESP, ESK, OSK
COSFORD SG
Mo-We, Fr closed. Th 10:00-15:00. Sa 10:00-16:00. Su 10:00-13:30
Open every Sunday for open shoots. Winter hours close at 15:00 on Sat. Open practise. Lessons by appt. • cosfordsg.co.uk • 07563 518090 • DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, STR
EDGEHILL SG
Th-Sa 10:00-18:00
Late night shooting Thursday’s from Apr – Aug to 21.30 • edgehillshooting.co.uk• 07831 574464 • ESP, ESK, OSK, DTL, ABT, UT, STR. High Pheasant Practice facilities
HONESBERIE SHOOTING
Mo-Sa 08.30-18.00. Su closed
All shooting by appointment. • honesberieshooting. co.uk • 01327 262922 • ESP, FSP
LEA MARSTON SC
Sun (alternate) – 10:00-14:30. Mon(alternate) and Thu, Fri –10:30 – 12:30 13:30 – 16:30 (Shooting available until 17:30 subject to availability). Tue – Closed for Clay Shooting. Wed(BST time – 15:30 – 19:30). Saturday – 10:30 – 15:30 • leamarstonshootingclub.com • Office Mo-Su: 01676 540070
• ABT, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, STR
RUGBY & DISTRICT TRAP CLUB
We 11:00-dusk. Su from 09:00 rdtc.info • 07770 551491 • ABT, HEL, UTR • ABT & UT PRACTICE Wednesdays 10.30 till dusk. 100 targets registered ABT & UT most 1st & 3rd Sundays every month. May vary to avoid clashes with Selection Shoots
WEDGNOCK SG
Mo, Sa closed. Tu-Fr, Su 10:00-13:00 Open Shoots every Sunday • adventuresport.co.uk • 01926 491948 • DTL, ESK, ESP, STR • Outdoor activity centre for corporate events. Course changed every couple of days and operate two 100 separate target rounds at the same time
EAST MIDLANDS
BEDFORDSHIRE
SPORTING TARGETS
Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00. Su 09:00-14:00 Shooting will cease at dusk. When the hour goes forward in spring open till 20:00 • sportingtargets.co.uk • 01234 708893 • CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, FSP, STR
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CAMBRIDGE GUN CLUB LTD
Mo-Tu closed. We-Sa 10:00-16:00. Su 10:00-15:00 cambridgegunclub.co.uk • 01353 648004 • Practice for ESP, DTL & ESK
LONG ACRE SS LTD
Su-Mo closed. Tu-Fri 10:30-17:00. Sa 10:30-16:00 longacreshootingschool.co.uk • 07555 495151 • Tu, tuition day. We, tuition day. Th, tuition day. Fr, & Sa, English sporting practice • AR, CSP, DR, ESK, ESP, SB, STR
LEICESTERSHIRE
KEGWORTH SG
Mo-Sa 09:00-Dusk. Su 09:30-14:00
ESP REG, All new layouts, 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays and all bank holidays. See Fixtures for FITASC and Sportrap. Open weekdays by prior appointment. Call or see website. • kegworth.co.uk • 07973 111650 • CSP, ESP, FSP, STR • Adult Referees at all stands. Pool shoots at Sporting events. New stands & targets at all events. Fair but testing targets. See website for County, Regional & National Championships. Small selection of gun oil, hats, cleaning & shells for if you have forgotten
KIBWORTH SC
Mo closed. Tu-We, Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00. Th 09:0020:00. Su 09:00-15:00
Registered ESP first Friday of every month from Feb –Dec Late night Thursday starts the last week of May until the last week of Sep. From 1 Oct closes at 17.00 each Thurs • kibworthshootingground.co.uk • 0116 2796001 • AR, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, FSP, STR • Toilet facilities including disabled toilet LAKESIDE SPORTING
Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00. Su 10:00-17:00 hadfieldguns.comk • hello@hadfieldguns.com • 01509881714 • ABT, ESP, STR • Registered shoots end of each month (squads Thurs-Sun)
QUORN GUN CLUB
Mo-Sa closed. Su 09:00-12:00
Closed January and most of February, see fixtures list on website for shooting dates. Open fortnightly • quorngunclub.co.uk • 07867 071 652 • ESP • 50 target ESP only
LINCOLNSHIRE
BLYTON SG
Mo-Tu, Su closed. We, Th, Fr 10.00-16.30, Sa 09.30-16.30 07741469669 •Blytonshootingground@gmail.com • ESP, STR, ESK
CROWLAND GUN CLUB
every second Su 09:00-14:00 crowland.gunclub@gmail.com • 07767396930 • SKD, DTL, STR, ESP, ESK
We-Su 09:00-17:00. Mo, Tu closed 01778 591128 •grimsthorpeshootingground.co.uk •info@grimsthorpeshootingground.co.uk •ESP, STR.
NORTH COTES BUTTS SC
Mo-Su 09:00-17:00 northcotesbutts.co.uk • 07917 755454 • large clubroom and gun storage • ESP.
THE PRIORY CLAY TARGET CENTRE
Mo, Tu, Th closed. We, Fr, Sa 09:30-14:30, Su 09:30-16:00 theprioryctc.co.uk • 01406351451 • Registered shoots every weekend • AR, ABT, CSP, DR, DTL, ESK, HBD, OSK, STR.
NORFOLK
CHALK FARM CLAY GROUND
Su 10:00-16:00, Tu 13:00-21:00. Mo, We-Sun closed www.chalkfarmclayground.com • 07918627981 chalkfarmclayground@outlook.com • DTL, ESK, ESP, STR. • 2 Have-a-go Training stands available Sundays and Tuesdays
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NORTHAMPTON SG
Mo-We, Fr closed. Sa-Su From 10:00. Th from 13:00 northamptonshootingground.co.uk • 01604 642252
• DTL, ESK, ESP, ABT, OSK, DR, STR
BARBY SPORTING GROUND
Su-Tu, Th closed. We 10:00-21:00. Sa 10:00-18:00
Shooting under floodlights on Wednesday evenings until 21:00, after the clocks go back in October. ESK, ESP, OSK, STR, Although there are ramps into the lodge, at present there is no disabled toilet. The ground is wheelchair accessible
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
COCKETT FARM SG
Mo-We, Fr-Sa 10:00-17:00. Su 10:00-15:00. Th closed Every day but Sunday, close at dusk or 17:00 whichever is earlier. Late night shooting on Wednesday from April to September. • cockettfarm.com • 01623 882244
• AR, ABT, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, FSP
NOTTINGHAM & DISTRICT
GUN CLUB Su 09:00-16:00. Mo-Tu, Fr Closed. We-Th, Sa 10:00-17:00
Registered shoots every Sunday. By appointment on Fridays. Late night Wednesdays. • nottsclayshooting.co.uk
100 ESP Registered Competition – usually the 1st and 3rd Sun of each month. Runs all year round. • 07912 497000 • ESP, FSP, STR.
ERISWELL LODGE
MO-TU, TH-SA 09:00-19:00. WE 09:00-20:30. SU 09:00-15:30
On Wednesdays in Winter practice closes at 3.30pm with evening floodlit competitions from 5pm. • On Wednesdays in Summer shooting is until dusk or 20:30. • eriswell-lodge.com • 01638534045 • AR, ABT, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, FITASC, HBD, STR • New clubhouse with conference facilities and gun room. • FITASC & Compak, Simulated driven game area and rabbit skeet available
HIGH LODGE LEISURE LTD
Su 9:30-12:30. Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Registered Shoots on some weekends. Sunday Morning shooting finishes end of March and then our Late night Wednesday shooting begins.• highlodge.co.uk • 01986 784347 • ABT, CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, FSP, STR • Onsite accommodation, large function room for events and large groups, air rifle ranges, archery and fishing. We now require all activities to be booked prior to your visit, we do accept same day bookings
SOUTH WEST
AVON
BRISTOL ACTIVITY CENTRE
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Closes at dusk • bristolactivitycentre.com • 01179353300 • group@bristolactivitycentre.coms • ESP • Free car parking, cafe, toilets, undercovered seating area, undercover shooting huts, electric traps • We are an all-year-round activity centre offering Air rifle shooting, Paintball, Airosft, Archery, Quad Biking etc
CORNWALL
COUNTY GUN CLUB
shootingincornwall.co.uk • 07979 696179 • See fixtures on website for opening hours • AR, ESK, ESP. NORTH CORNWALL SG
Mo-We, Fr closed. Th 11:00-16:30. Sa 09:30-17:30
Opening & closing times may vary according to weather, time of year & competions • 077901 58109 • ABT, DR, DTL, STR, UT
DEVON
ASHCOMBE SG
We-Sa 09:30-17:00. Su 10:00-16:00 ashcombeshootingground.co.uk • 01626 866766 • Registered Shoot first sunday of every month, Thurs Late night Shooting til 8pm (Summer only)• Covered All Weather Layouts available. Restaurant. "Rabbit Skeet" Layout. FITASC Practice Course. • ESK, ESP, FITASC, STR
ASHLEY CLAY SHOOT
Mo-Sa closed. Su 10:00-11:30 01884 243476/07837 197595 • 70 or 100 target practice shoots held on alternate Sunday mornings. Open alternate Wednesday evenings 18:00 in the summer months. • ESP • Set in a deep valley. No need to book. Dates available on Ashley Clay Shoot Facebook page
LITTLE SILVER CLAY SHOOT
Su 10:00-14:00. Mo-Sa Closed devonclayshooting.co.uk • 07971963421 • ESP, STR • contact by phone or Facebook (Westdown Farm and Littlesilver clay shoots.)
SOUTH WEST SS
Mo-Sa 10:30-17:00. Su 10:30-13:00
Registered shoots every second Sun per month
• southwestshooting.co.uk • 01271 864784 • CSP, ESP, STR • Clubhouse and under cover shelters, 40 shooting positions, eighty plus traps in operation • Cartridges available with shotgun licence or bring your own, fibre or plastic
HAMPSHIRE
FAREHAM CLAY TARGET CLUB
See website for shoot dates and times • farehamctc. org.uk • 07539 945490 • ABT, DTL, ESK, ESP
LAINS SS LTD
Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00. Sa 09:00-14:00. Su closed Opening Hours from 1 Oct- 30 Apr • lainsshootingschool.co.uk • 01264889467 • ESP, csp • Different for wheelchair users but some stands suitable for mobility scooter access
OWLS LODGE SS
Mo, We, Fr-Su Closed. Tu, Th 10:00-18:00 Open till dusk if before 18:00 • olss.co.uk • 07734 200280 • DTL, ESK, ESP, OTR, OSK, STR, FSP, CSP, DR, UTR
ROUNDWOOD SG
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00 roundwoodshooting.com • 01962 774576 • booking@roundwoodshooting.com • CSP, ESP, FSP, STR • During winter months we close at 4pm
SPITFIRE SHOOT
We-Sa 09:00-16:30 spitfireshoot.co.uk • 01264 810312 • ESP • 11 stands of English Sporting, including high tower. Practice and Lessons for all levels by qualified instructors.
SOMERSET
BROOK BANK
Mo-Th closed. Fri & Sa 11:00-16:00. Su 10:30-15:30. Pre-book trap & skeet practice. Check calendar on web for latest updates. • brookbankshooting.co.uk • 07773 488018 • ABT, DTL, ESP, OTR, UTR • Gunsmith on site • Clubhouse with snack bar. • Cartridge restriction applies – see website
SOMERSET SG
Mo-Sa Closed. Su 09:00-16:00
Only open when a shoot is being held. Registered shoot held on the last Sunday of each month. • 07860 561677 • CSP, ESK, ESP, FSP, STR • Toilets, clubhouse, outside seating area, televised results, different stand layout each month• See Facebook and Instagram for fixtures, results and news.
WILTSHIRE
BARBURY SS
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30. Sa 09:00-15:30. Su 09:00-13:00
Late night shooting every Wednesday from 9:00 with last entries at 19:00 (April - September) •barburyshootingschool. com •01793 940420 • Registered shoots throughout the year - booking required. Please check the website for more information. • ESK, ESP, FSP, OSK, STR.
HAM CROSS SG
Sa 10:00-15:00
Open an alternate Saturdays, please call for details. •cpsa.co.uk/clubs/ham-cross-shooting-ground/206 • 07711 242749 • ESP, FSP, STR.
WIDDINGTON SHOOT
Mo-We closed. Th-Sa 10:00-18:00. Su 10:00-14:00 widdingtonshoot.co.uk • 01980 630990 • ESP • Open Bank Holiday Mondays 10:00-14:00.
SOUTH EAST BERKSHIRE
HANGMAN'S STONE SPORTING CLAYS
Mo-Sa closed. Su 09:00-15:00 facebook.com/4counties • 07909 864027 • ESP.
PURDEY AT THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE SS
Mo-Fr 8:00-17:30. Sa 8:00-17:00. Su closed Shooting finishes at dusk during the winter months, but Gun Room and Country Store remain open. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays • purdey.com • 01491 672900 • ESP.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
E.J.CHURCHILL
winter: Mo-Sat 09:00-17:30. Su closed. summer: Mo, Tu, Fr, Sa 09:00-17:30. We-Th 09:00-20:00 ejchurchill.com • 01494 883227 • DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, OTR, FSP, CSP, STR, DR • Offers lessons, caddied rounds and Claymate. • TU-SA food served 9am-4pm. THE OXFORD GUN COMPANY
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30. Sa 10:00 16:00. Su closed Saturday last cards 15:15, shooting stops at 16:00 • oxfordguncompany.co.uk • 01844 238308 • DTL, ESP • Limited disabled access, hot and cold drinks and snacks available. Promatic Claymate Pay & Play on ESP & DTL for Licence holders. Caddied Rounds, Tuition & Gun Fit by appt.
GREATER LONDON
WEST LONDON SS
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00. Sa 08:00-16:30. Su closed shootingschool.co.uk • 02088451377 • Summer: 08:00-18:00. Winter: MO-FR 8:00-17:00 • ESP • John Rigby & Co Rifle Ranges 100 & 200 metre.
HERTFORDSHIRE
ATKIN GRANT & LANG
Mo closed. Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00. Su 10:00-13:30 agl-uk.com • 01582 849382 • ESP Registered Shoot on the last Friday of every month. Shop open until 5:30pm • Open until 20:00 on Wednesdays throughout the summer • ESP• Catering available Wed-Sun.
CODICOTE BOTTOM CLAY TC
Mo-Sa closed, Su 10:00-13:00 07941110381 • Open alternate Sundays. • ESP.
LEA VALLEY
SHOOTING ASSOCIATION
Su-Tu,Fri closed. We, Sa 10:00-16:00. Th 16:00-19:00 May-August only
lvsa.org.uk • 01992 552011 • ESP • Covered Shooting Points, qualified instructors, Have a Go and group sessions by appointment, catering Saturdays. Pay & Play Wednesday, Saturday 10:00-16:00, Thursday 16:00-19:00 May-August.
MORETON MASSEY GUN CLUB
Mo-Sa closed. Su 09:30-13:00 07855 403902 • ABT, ESK, ESP • Men’s and women’s toilets, canteen for for full English breakfast, sandwiches, tea / coffee etc.
NUTHAMPSTEAD SG
Mo-Tu, Th-Fr closed. Su 09:00-15:00. We, Sa 10:00-16:00 Sunday opening for competitions and practice, as advertised on Facebook and website. • nuthampsteadshootingground.co.uk • 07887 945350
• ABT, ESK, ESP, OSK, OTR, UT • Simulated game shooting for groups by prior booking. Layouts covered and on hard standing. Trap layouts are automated and operated by card machines for practice.
KENT
DARTFORD CLAY SC
We 10:00-16:00. Th 10:00-20:00. Fr-Su 10:00-17:00
Winter hours in effect from late October: TH-SU 10:0016:00 • dartfordclayshootingclub.com • 01322 311001
100 target ESP shoot every Sunday plus have a go stand. Private tuition and corporate events available Mon-Sat • martingorse.co.uk • 07932 638859 • Open to members and non-members. Supervised Have-a-go available. • Felt/Fibre wads only. • ESP.
WEST KENT SS
Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00. Sa-Su closed westkentshooting.co.uk • 01892834306 • As the light fades we will close 15:00/16:00 • ESK, ESP.
WILLOW FARM SG
We-Fr 09.00-17.00. Sa 09.00-16.00. Su 10.00-14.00. Mo-Tu closed
100 Sporting Competition every Sunday (Last Entry 12:45) Winter closing Tuesday to Saturday 16:00
• willowfarmshootingground.co.uk• 01233 758703
• CSP, DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK.
OXFORDSHIRE
GREENFIELD ENTERTAINMENT
Su 10:00-16:00
Open January to end of October. Regular 100 bird sporting. Most Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Fixtures on website. Open any day for lessons and private groups. • greenfieldentertainments.co.uk • 01869 354949 • ESP.
OXFORDSHIRE SS
Mo, Su closed. Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00
Registered shoot on the second Friday of every month
We are open for English sporting on the 2nd and last Saturday of every month • btshawlandscpsc.co.uk • 07729 733396 • ESP • Cartridge sales only to licence holders.
GATWICK CLAY SS
Mo-Sa closed. Su 10:00-13:00 gatwickclayshootingschool.com • 07769701842 • DTL, ESK, ESP • Shoots on Sundays, coaching on Saturdays by appointment • Disabled access to Sporting and DTL, but not to clubhouse or toilets.
HORNE CLAY PIGEON CLUB
(CLAY & COUNTRY SPORTS UK)
clayandcountry.com • 07711 332097 • ESP • MonSat, open for lessons, company days, stag/hen, private events, simulated game. Sundays, open sporting events as follows:
GATTON BOTTOM SG – Su 10:00-15:00
COURT FARM SG – Su 10:00-14:00
See fixtures page on website for details of all our open shoots and directions to the shooting grounds.
crowshallclays.com • info@crowshallclays.com • 07851489936 • 50 target sporting and 2 sportrap layouts every other Wednesday 3.30pm - 8pm - April to September. 50 and 70 target sporting plus 1 sportrap layout every other Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pmFebruary to October.
MILL FARM CLAY PIGEON CLUB
Mo-Sa closed. Su 09:00-14:00
We are open once a fortnight on a Sunday • 07790 498435 •ESK, ESP, STR • Can put together layouts for novice and experienced shooters and cater for groups of up to 100.
MILL FARM LURGASHALL
First weekend of every month. 10.00-12.30 ESP • 01798 861218 • info@millfarm-lurgashall.com • www.millfarm-lurgashall.com/sporting
POLOWOOD SG
Mo closed. Tu 10.00-15.00. We closed. Th 10.00-15.00. Fr closed. Sa 10.00-15.00. Alternate Su 10.00-15.00. Late night Tuesdays to 19.30pm May - Sept. • 100 ESP, 5 STR & 3 SSP layouts • info@polowood.co.uk • 07818 203871 • Fibre Wad Only.
50 Bird Sporting every Sunday except month end which is Sporting 100 • lecqclaytargetclub.com • 07797 717940 • ABT, CSP, ESK, ESP, STR, UT.
ISLE
OF MAN
AYRE CLAY TARGET CLUB
Mo-Fr closed. Sa 13:00-16:00. Su 10:00-14:00 ayreclaytargetclub.com • Practice Wednesday evenings April-September – Please check our website and Facebook pages for updates • ABT, DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, OTR, STR.
ISLE OF MAN CLAY PIGEON SC
Wed 12:00-16:00. Sat 10:00-13:00. Sun 10:00-16:00 www.iomclays.com • 01624 827756 • Open Practice Wednesdays and Saturdays. Competitions every Sunday as per fixtures. Non-Members welcome. Beginners area. • ESK, OSK, DTL, ABT, ESP, STR, ProSporting.
SCOTLAND
BISLEY
AT BRAIDWOOD
Mo Closed. Tu, We, Fr-Su: 09:00-17:30. Th 09:00-20:00
Open to 20:00 on Thursdays in summer only, ceases in September. Monthly club shoot – please see events on website. • bisleyshooting.co.uk/bisley-at-braidwood • 01835 870280 • CPS, ESP, FSP, STR.
E.J. CHURCHILL, SEALS COVE
Mo-Tu: Closed. We, Fr, Sa: 9:00-17:00. Th 11:00-20:00. Su: 10:00-17:00
ejchurchill.com/aberdeenshire • 01224783920 • Competitions twice a month, every other Sunday, from Sporting, Super Sporting, Sportrap & Fitasc. • Late night summer opening hours from 11am - 8pm on a Thursday, ceases in September. • Air rifle range, open for practice for Sporting, Sportrap & Skeet • CSP, ESP, FSP, STR
WALES
RED FIELD SPORTS
Mo-Sun 10:00-16:00
Open Practise • redfieldsports.co.uk • andy@redfieldsports. co.uk • 07812035531• bookings by reservation only.
FAUXDEGLA SG
Th- Su 10:00-17:00. Mo, Tu closed. We 10:00-dusk
We are open in the winter 10am to 5pm. Summer times are the same but we stay open late on Wednesdays until dusk. • fauxdegla.co.uk • 07951 951526 • Corporate hospitality, functions, group parties, tuition, we have all disciplines for practice and everyone is welcome.
• ABT, CSP, DT, DTL, ESK, ESP, OSK, OT, STR, UT.
FERNDALE SC
Mo-We, Fr, Su closed. Th 12:00-19:00. Sa 09:00-16:00
Open Practise • ferndaleshooting.club • 07771 603989 • ESP.
LEADBROOK HALL SG
Mo-Sa closed. Su 10:30-15:30
First gun 10:30, last entry 13:30 • leadbrookclays.com • 07977 624358 • ESP • Open every second Sunday and fifth Sunday.
Please note: hese fi tures are those recei ed y the y the deadline date specified We strongly ad ise that you check with the organisers efore tra el to ensure that shoot dates are correct and ha e not changed
Practise days and open events for grounds are not listed in the magazine but can be found on our website at cpsa.co.uk/events where you can filter your search for specific grounds.
TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
National Clay Shooting Centre, Surrey, 01483 797666, 100 ESK REG uesday , uesday ou les, uesday portrap,
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
Fareham Clay Target Club, Hampshire & IOW, , ,
Ian Coley Shooting School, Gloucestershire, 01242 870391, 100
https www iancoley co uk ook online reg/,
Kingsferry Gun Club, Kent, , and ractice,
THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
E.J.Churchill Group Ltd, Buckinghamshire, 01494 883227, 100 ESP REG,
FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
Kibworth Gun Club, Leicestershire, , ,
SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
Axminster Gun Club, Devon, 01404 , ,
Barbury Shooting School, Wiltshire, , elles up practice, cafe gunroom www ar uryshootingschool com ast entries ,
Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground, Yorkshire, , , ,
National Clay Shooting Centre, Surrey, 01483 797666, 100 OSK REG South East Olympic Skeet,
North Cornwall Shooting Ground, Cornwall, 07790 158109, 100 DTL REG Ray Best Day 2, Two Counties Call/Text entries to 07790158109,
Northampton Shooting Ground, Northamptonshire, 01604 642252, 100 Sporting REG. £100 HG (tel.entries prefered) 25 Sportrap Pool Shoot Comp. Open Practice,
Nottingham & District Gun Club, Nottinghamshire, 01623 883798, 100 AR REG Inc East Midlands Intercounties Pre bookings only (01623 883798)- Cafe open all day. Practice avalable too,
Old Glossop Clay Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 07508 363918, 100 ESP REG 100 Bird CPSA Registered Sporting Competition. £150 High + Cash Payout in Classes,
Park Lodge Shooting School, Yorkshire, 01405 861927, 125 STR REG £200 HG, classes according to entry. Telephone entries only 07956536089/07931554986,
Ranton Clay Target Club, Staffordshire, 01785 223621, 100 DR REG 50 Pair (100 Targets) Double Rise Staffordshire County Championship / West Midlands Championship,
Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground, Yorkshire, 01482 450285, 100 DTL REG, 50 STR REG Late night Registered- Call 01482 450285 to book on,
E.J.Churchill at The Swinton Estate, Yorkshire, 01765 357997, 100 ESP REG Squadded: Please call to book,
FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
Mickley Hall Shooting School, Cheshire, 07766 252438, OPEN PRACTICE FOR ESP & DTL. TUITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. 100 REG SSP PRE-BOOK ONLY SQUADS AT 10AM & 1PM,
Orston Shooting Ground, Nottinghamshire, 01949 851181, 150 ESP HK CUP HK CUP 2025 150 ESP / 2 COURSES / £2500 A/AA/AAA HG / £2500 B/C/U HG / CASH IN CLASS & CAT/ PREBOOK ONLY,
Oxfordshire Shooting School, Oxfordshire, 01608 690866, 100 ESP REG Fibre Wad Only Please call on 01608 690866 to book,
Somerset Shooting Ground, Somerset, 07860 561677, 100 FSP REG £150 high gun. Pre-booked entries only, via bookwhen.com/ somersetshootingground,
South West Shooting School, Devon, 01884 243476, 100 ESP REG 100 Reg ESP 07453 790837 to book,
SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
Barby Sporting Club Ltd , Warwickshire, 01788 891873, 24 HEL REG Leicestershire County Championship,
Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 01889 565986, 75 OSK REG BGP OSK Practice All Disciplinelimited ESK,
Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, Wales, 07951 951526, OPEN FOR PRACTICE50 REG OTR AM - 50 REG ABT AM,
Ian Coley Shooting School, Gloucestershire, 01242 870391, 100 ESP LADIES OPEN COMPTETITIONVARIETY OF TRADE STANDS - RAFFLESHOOT OFF - HOT FOOD AVAILABLE,
North Cornwall Shooting Ground, Cornwall, 07790 158109, 100 DTL REG SW DTL Championship Call/Text entries to 07790158109,
North Of England C.T.C, Yorkshire, 01904 738120, 100 DTL REG DTL REG practice from 12.30,
Northampton Shooting Ground, Northamptonshire, 01604 642252, 100 Skeet Double’s REG. Practice 60 ESP, ESK, DTL & ABT Black Powder,
Orston Shooting Ground, Nottinghamshire, 01949 851181, 150 ESP HK CUP HK CUP 2025 150 ESP / 2 COURSES / £2500 A/AA/AAA HG / £2500 B/C/U HG / CASH IN CLASS & CAT/ PREBOOK ONLY,
Owls Lodge Shooting School, Hampshire & IOW, 07734 200280, 100 ESP REG SOUTHWEST INTERCOUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP - PRE BOOKING REQUIRED - PLEASE BOOK VIA THE WEBSITE WWW.OLSS.CO.UK,
South West Shooting School, Devon, 01884 243476, 100 ESP REG 07453 790837 to book,
Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground, Yorkshire, 01482 450285, 100 DTL REG North Regional Championship,
East of England Shooting Ground, Lincolnshire, 01406 540362, 100 ESP REG Sunday 14th August 100 reg sporting 100 Reg Sporting,
Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 01889 565986, BICTSF BGP Olympic Skeet - Tel Entries Only, Practice All Disciplines - limited ESK, Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, Wales, 07951 951526, OPEN FOR PRACTICEWEST MIDS 100 UT REG,
Garlands Shooting Ground, Staffordshire, 01827 383300, 100 ESP REG 9.00 till 2.00, £150.00 HG, cash in classes, staffs CC ,
Nottingham & District Gun Club, Nottinghamshire, 01623 883798, 100 ABT REG Inc Notts & L&R Champs, 100 ESK REG Pre bookings only (01623 883798)- Cafe open all day. Practice avalable,
Orston Shooting Ground, Nottinghamshire, 01949 851181, 150 ESP HK CUP HK CUP 2025 150 ESP / 2 COURSES / £2500 A/AA/AAA HG / £2500 B/C/U HG / CASH IN CLASS & CAT/ PREBOOK ONLY,
South West Shooting School, Devon, 01884 243476, 100 ESP REG 07453 790837 to book,
Spennymoor & District C.P.C, Durham, 7564075210, 100 DTL REG, Practice ESP,
Two Counties Gun Club, Devon, 01769 540501, 60 DR REG DEVON CHAMPIONSHIP (30 PAIR) ENTRIES 9.30-10.30,
The Castellani Cup 100 ESP, cafe & gunroom. www.barburyshootingschool. com. 01793 940 420. Last entries 16:30, Hornet Shooting Ground (CF), Buckinghamshire, 01494 883715, 100 FSP REG 100 ESP Oxford/BucksHerts FITASC Championship REG Limited Squads Tel Entries 07702243308,
Manchester Clay Shooting Club, Lancashire, 07761 409427, 100 ESP SHOOT CALL 07761409427 TO BOOK. COST IS £45 COMP, £40 B/O. THIS IS SQUADED AND FIBRE ONLY (WE SELL CARTRIDGES),
Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 01889 565986, West Midlands Area & IC FITASC - OLD SYSTEM Tel Entries Only 01889 565986 Practice All Disciplines,
Fareham Clay Target Club, Hampshire & IOW, 07539 945490, 100 ABT REG and Open Sporting (Jerry Wilson Cup), Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, Wales, 07951 951526, OPEN FOR PRACTICE50 REG OTR AM - 50 REG ABT AM,
Mickley Hall Shooting School, Cheshire, 07766 252438, OPEN PRACTICE FOR ESP & DTL. TUITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. 100 REG ESP PRE-BOOK ONLY SQUADS EVERY 30 MINS 10AM2PM,
Normanton Shooting Ground, Leicestershire, 01455 888353, 100 DTL REG REG DTL & ESP PRACTICE, North Cornwall Shooting Ground, Cornwall, 07790 158109, 100 DTL REG Club Championship Call/Text entries to 07790158109,
North Of England C.T.C, Yorkshire, 01904 738120, 100 DTL REG 100 DTL REG DTL REG practice from 12.30, Northampton Shooting Ground, Northamptonshire, 01604 642252, 100 Skeet REG. 100 All Round REG. Open Practice,
Sporting Targets Ltd, Bedfordshire, 01234 708893, 100 ESP REG East Midlands Inter Counties 100 Registered English Sporting - Telephone Booking Only 01234 708893,
Eaton Hall Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 01889 565986, West Midlands Area & IC FITASC - OLD SYSTEM Tel Entries Only 01889 565986 Practice All Disciplines, Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, Wales, 07951 951526, OPEN FOR PRACTICEWEST MIDS 100 DTL REG,
Isle of Man Clay Pigeon Shooting Club, Isle Of Man, 07624 460 785, 50 ESP ENGLISH SPORTING 4, Kegworth Shooting Ground, Leicestershire, 07973 111650, 100 ESP REG - No Pre booking required Sundays, just turn up and Shoot, Meadowcroft Shoot, Somerset, 07802 467384, 100 ESP REG and Pool,
National Clay Shooting Centre, Surrey, 01483 797666, 100 DTL REG Regional Inter-Counties DTL,
North Of England C.T.C, Yorkshire, 01904 738120, 100 STR REG 100 STR REG £150 High Gun,
Northampton Shooting Ground, Northamptonshire, 01604 642252, 100 Sporting REG. £100 HG (tel.entries prefered) 25 Sportrap Pool Shoot Comp. Open Practice,
Nottingham & District Gun Club, Nottinghamshire, 01623 883798, 100 ESP REG Inc Lol Pinch Memorial Pre bookings only (01623 883798)- Cafe open all day. Practice avalable too, Nuthampstead Shooting Ground LLP, Hertfordshire, 01763 848172, 100 UTR REG SE INTERCOUTIES, Oak Lodge Shooting Ground, Durham, 07786 868691, 100 ESP REG Durham & Cumbria Championship ,
Old Glossop Clay Shooting Ground, Derbyshire, 07508 363918, 100 ESP REG 100 Bird CPSA Registered Sporting Competition. £150 High + Cash Payout in Classes,
Penrith & District GC Ltd, Cumbria, 07860 409365, 50 ABT REG 50 ABT, 100 DTL REG 100 DTL CUMBRIA COUNTY SINGL E BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP,
South West Shooting School, Devon, 01884 243476, 100 SSP REG 07453 790837 to book,
SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
Catton Hall SG Ltd, Cheshire, 01928 788295, 100 ESP REG,
East of England Shooting Ground, Lincolnshire, 01406 540362, 100 ESP REG Sunday 28th September 100 reg sporting. 100 Reg Sporting,
Eriswell Lodge, Suffolk, 01638 534045, 100 Reg ESP - SeptemberDusty Miller Memorial 100 Reg English Sporting,
Fauxdegla Shooting Ground, Wales, 07951 951526, DTL GRAND MASTERS - OPEN FOR PRACTICE - STEVE LINLEY SHOOT,
Garlands Shooting Ground, Staffordshire, 01827 383300, 100 ESP REG 9.00 till 2.00, £150.00 HG, cash in classes, inc west mids inter couty champs
Garlands Shooting Ground, Staffordshire, 01827 383300, 100 STR REG 100 re Sportrap pre book only, west mids area champs open to all text 07342338390 to book in,
Isle of Man Clay Pigeon Shooting Club, Isle Of Man, 07624 460 785, 100 ABT REG ABT 4, 100 OSK REG OLYMPIC SKEET 4,
Jet Hall Sporting Clays, Yorkshire, 01302 864842, 125 STR REG £200 High Gun, North Region Championships, Telephone entries only,
Lakeside Sporting, Leicestershire, 01509 881714, 100 ESP REG Zoli Masters 100 Bird ESP REG SEPT ESP REG 100 BIRD ZOLI MASTERS AND OPEN DAY CAFE & GUN SHOP 01509 881714,
National Clay Shooting Centre, Surrey, 01483 797666, 100 OTR REG South East of England Olympic Trap,
North Of England C.T.C, Yorkshire, 01904 738120, 100 DTL REG,
Northampton Shooting Ground, Northamptonshire, 01604 642252, 100 Auto Sporting Shoot (tel.entries prefered) Practice 60 ESP,ESK,DTL & ABT,
Nottingham & District Gun Club, Nottinghamshire, 01623 883798, 100 ABT REG Inc East Midlands Intercounties ABT Pre bookings only (01623 883798)- Cafe open all day. Practice avalable,
South West Shooting School, Devon, 01884 243476, 100 SSP REG 07453 790837 to book,
Southdown Gun Club Ltd, Sussex, 01903 877555, 100 ESP REG, 100 CSP REG ESP & SE of Eng. Champ & Brian Newman Memorial Shoot ; SE Region Inter Counties CSP Champ,
Spennymoor & District C.P.C, Durham, 7564075210, 100 DTL REG Durham Championship, Practice ESP,
2026 Essex Gun Masters Date Monday 20th to Sunday 26th April Book Early to get day & time you prefer
OBITUARIES MIKE GAMMON
1940-2025
Mike died peacefully on the 12th of July 2025 at West Suffolk hospital, Bury St Edmunds.
Mike was a lifelong clay pigeon shooter from the straw bale shoots in his early teens of 1965 leading up to representing his country internationally across the world, winning gold on his England Debut in 1999 and silver for Great Britain in 2006.
Along with these achievements, he was also given the honour of becoming the captain of the England FITASC sporting clays team.
in his later years, he taught novices of all age groups, young and older taking pride in teaching the younger ones, believing that they can achieve the accolades that he has accomplished in his clay shooting career.
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Browning/Miroku models now available Models available: MK38/60/70/3800 325,424,525
New and used gun sales. Over 200 guns always in stock – trap guns a speciality. Custom re-stocking. Barrel re-blacking. General servicing. Short and long term gun storage. RC and Gamebore cartridges always in stock. The Fully Modular Stock System UK Agents
and reach CPSA members please call Sean McKeon on 01242 259246 or email: sean.mckeon@fellowsmedia.com
EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTION AND GUN FITTING
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & alternative Sunday’s.
Open at 10am all 4 days. Last entry is 2pm & close at 3pm • 100 Target English Sporting • 5 Sportrap layouts • 3 Super Sporting layouts • Shoot until 7.30pm on Tuesdays, May-Sept.
Coniston Shooting Ground
REFER A FRIEND AND YOU COULD BOTH WIN A BROWNING B525 SHOTGUN EACH!
JUST REMEMBER TO GET THE NEW MEMBER TO GIVE YOUR CPSA NUMBER WHEN THEY JOIN!
FROM 1 JANUARY 2025
We are excited to announce the launch of our new CPSA friends & family membership referral scheme for 2025 commencing 1st January. Refer a friend or family member who successfully joins as a Full or Clubman member and you will both be entered into a fantastic prize draw at the end of 2025, to win a Browning B525 shotgun each!
