Does velocity impact on shooting accuracy? We all know that there are a multitude of factors that can have an influence over shooting accuracy. Barrel maintenance, air temperature, wind speed, ammunition type and even the shooter themselves. Understanding each element and its potential impact allows you to introduce measures to help limit these factors.
In total, Rajmond Debevec has won 139 medals at big championships and shot 16 world records. Averaging out that Debevec has won a professional championship medal or broken a world record every 99 days over the last 42 years! Ahead of the next ISSF World Cup in Munich this month, we caught up with
The world’s most consistently accurate .22LR cartridge, ELEY tenex, has secured 7 out of 12 medals at the latest ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Beijing. ELEY tenex and ELEY tenex air both remained a firm favourite amongst competitors. Thanks to its revolutionary design and engineering excellence, tenex remains the trusted brand for
Mike Babb has a long history in shooting sports, first picking up a small-bore rifle aged 12. He quickly progressed, working his way up the competitive shooting ladder. In 2002 he pocketed his first gold and silver medals at the Commonwealth Games. This was closely followed by a first place finish at the ISSF
The first competition in the ELEY Speed Steel series took place on Saturday (20th April 2019) with Nick Towndrow taking the top spot in the Mini Rifle discipline and Chris Edwards claiming first place in the LBP open division. Not only have they won themselves bragging rights, but they’ve also bagged £750 cash prize
Ian Chamberlain has been organising UKPSA approved competitions for nearly 20 years. So it’s fair to say he’s a good authority for discussing the role of a UKPSA Match Director for practical shooting events. We caught up with Ian to get his insight on being a Match Director as well as finding out what
Austrian shooter Thomas Mathis knows a thing or two about testing ammunition. Not only is he a world class athlete, bagging a bronze medal at the World Cup in Changwon last year… But Thomas also works as the test range manager at Fröwis, a shooting sports equipment specialist. In the role, he gets to
British Rapid Fire Pistol shooter Sam Gowin has bagged himself a gold medal at ISAS Dortmund 2019 - his first competition since joining team ELEY! Using our tenex pistol .22LR ammunition, Sam finished with a qualifying score of 572 - just a mere two points behind the top spot! This score meant that he
In America, the number of women who target shoot has shot up (…excuse the pun!) by nearly 70 percent in the last decade. This equates to nearly 6 million! This theme is reflected in the UK also, with more and more women taking to the range to get involved with different target shooting disciplines.
Paralympic athlete, Tim Jeffery has been mastering his shooting skills ever since he first took up the sport over a decade ago, aged 11. Competing in the R4 mixed 10 air rifle standing SH2, R5 mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 and R9 mixed 50m rifle prone SH2 disciplines, Tim has always wanted to
