Weekday Evening Clay Shoots
Make the most of the lighter nights with weekday evening clay sessions now available throughout the UK.… Read More Weekday Evening Clay Shoots
Make the most of the lighter nights with weekday evening clay sessions now available throughout the UK.… Read More Weekday Evening Clay Shoots
Commemorating St Patrick’s Day 2011, The Big Shoot presents a selection of quick fire trivia all about the great Irish cities of Dublin and Belfast.… Read More Dublin and Belfast – Fast Facts
A brief look at one of Great Britain’s hottest prospects for shooting glory in the run up to next year’s much anticipated Olympic Games.… Read More Olympics 2012 – One to Watch
Some useful information regarding shooting event at the London 2012 Olympics…and some information that isn’t really that useful at all.… Read More Olympics 2012 – Need to Know Info
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Also known as Clay Target Shooting, this sport consists of shooting at specially made flying targets with a shotgun.
Although competitions involving actual live pigeons were made illegal in the UK in 1921, the term “pigeon” endures in the name popularly used by both clay shooters and the layman. The targets are still often referred to as “birds” and a hit is still referred to as a “kill” or “hit”. A missed target is often still referred to as a “bird away” and the machine which launches the targets is called a “trap”.… Read More Different Types of Clay Shooting