Reading the wind part 2 – windflags and ammunition batches Champion benchrest competitor, John Carper, continues his two-part discussion on shooting in the wind. This week he concentrates on windflags and ammunition. Read on for his expert advice and gain an edge over your competition. “Recognising stable conditions is a crucial step towards understanding
Anna Korakaki set to win with ELEY tenex air pellets ELEY is delighted to announce a new partnership with Anna Korakaki, the current ISSF world number one pistol shooter. Anna already uses ELEY's .22 ammunition, having used ELEY tenex to great effect. As part of the new partnership, she will now exclusively shoot the new ELEY
ELEY Outdoors is launched Dedicated to hunting, ELEY has launched a brand new social media channel, ELEY Outdoors. ELEY is committed to increasing awareness and understanding of hunting and conservation around the world. We are great advocates of safe and effective hunting practices for pest control. The relationship between shooting and conservation of the environment
Reading the wind part 1 - trust your sighters Reading the wind accurately and consistently can make the difference between winning and losing. Expert benchrest shooter John Carper gives his take on what’s needed to succeed. In part 1 he discusses how to make the most of your sighting shots. Check back next week
Aiming for perfection Benchrest is one of the most demanding yet rewarding of the shooting disciplines. It requires exceptional accuracy from the rifle, shooter and ammunition. Bill Collaros has mastered this sport, with Gold team medals in the WRABF World Championships. Here he provides this introduction for new shooters looking to take up the
Finding the balance Ken Parr’s family has heritage: Father Ken won two bronze medals in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Ken the junior has stepped out from his shadow to make his own history for Team GB. With three Commonwealth medals and a World Cup silver so far, Ken has successfully balanced
A new age of competition shooting is upon us ELEY ammunition and USA Shooting have teamed up to bring an exciting new e-limination 10m air rifle competition. This will be hosted by ELEY’s new online competition platform, myELEY. When the Portal e-limination match registration opened, all competition places were filled within a record 24
Equipment Last week we featured a Long Barreled Pistol primer from Mark Derbyshire. Here, Mark goes into detail on the pistol, holster and sights he used to win the Open Pistol Championship in 2017: “I shoot in the Open Division which has few restrictions on the equipment you can use. There are a number
Practical pistol 101 – competition The UK’s practical shooting scene is a fast-paced and highly competitive action target sport. The tools of the trade are lever-release rifles, mini rifles in 22LR, and semi-auto long barreled pistols (LBP) also using Rimfire ammunition. One of the UK’s top shooters in the LBP discipline is Mark Derbyshire.
The importance of the correct shooting clothing May Elisabeth Nordahl is this week’s shooter in the spotlight. The Norwegian rifle shooter has represented her country in Air, .22LR, and 300m disciplines. Today, May gives her opinion on the importance of the correct shooting clothing. “Shooting can be very tough on the body and cause
