ELEY is proud to sponsor British Shooting’s Schools Pistol Championships for another year. Supporting the brand new remote element of the competition. This is the first time in the competitions history that a remote element has been included. In these difficult times, this is an effort to move the shooting sports forward, in a
Earlier this month, USA Shooting announced that Matt Suggs has been selected for the role of Chief Executive Officer. Starting his duties on August 1st, Matt will be responsible for implementing USA Shooting’s new strategic plan. Bringing with him an 18-year competitive rifle shooting career, Matt has had multiple National Championships and World Championship
It has been four months since the global pandemic was declared by WHO. Then, just a few weeks later we received news of the cancellation of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. With localised and national lockdowns subsequently enforced, our team ELEY athletes had to stop shooting and put training on pause. When there's no
Outdoorsman and ELEY ambassador, Mick Garvey, has been feeling reflective during lockdown. No longer able to spend time out in the field with Zeva Blue has got him thinking about what part of shooting he misses most. And the answer may surprise you. “Having used many calibre rifles for hunting and many more rounds
A couple of months ago, Martyn Buttery, test range manager and GB Talent Squad coach, discussed the importance of dry fire practice. The benefit; you can do it anywhere. That makes it more important than ever given the current circumstances. If your local range is closed, you can easily set-up a space at home
First things first, put simply practical shooting is a shooting discipline where competitors combine precision, power and speed to score as many points as possible during the shortest amount of time. It is also commonly known as action shooting. Whilst practical shooting sports such as steel challenge and rimfire challenge is already huge in the
With more time on our hands than we know what to do with, ELEY Outdoor Ambassador Mick Garvey has been reflecting on how he developed his love of shooting as well as his recommendations for those wanting to start. “Being in the unusual position of having time on my hands during this COVID-19 lockdown
Martyn Buttery, ELEY test range manager and GB Talent Squad coach, is back with his latest hints and tips. This time, exploring how you can improve your standing position for rifle shooting to gain greater scores. As Martyn notes, the standing position is arguably the most difficult. This is because you’re relying on only
The perfect gun dog is trained, not born. However, training a gun dog requires a lot of hard work and patience to develop the right skills. Yet, many hunters don’t know where to start when it comes to training an effective gun dog. ELEY’s outdoor ambassador, Rob Collins, has trained many a gun dog
The new dates have now been confirmed for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Taking place one year later, the Games will now start 23rd July to 8th August 2021. The new Paralympic Games dates were also decided, getting underway 24th August to 5th September 2021. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee
