Practical shooting is a diverse shooting sport that tests not only your marksmanship but also speed and agility. Winner of ELEY's Speed Steel challenge, Chris Edwards chatted to us to explain how he got into practical shooting. Additionally, he also spoke about how you can find out if it’s the right sport for you.
No matter Why Snježana Pejcic won't be preparing for the next Olympics. An odd statement you may think. You’ve secured your place at the biggest sporting event in the world; you ought to start training straight away, right? However, Croatian shooting legend, Snježana Pejcic, thinks otherwise. And who are we
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
