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The Shooting Show – dramatic driven ducks at Cefngwyn Hall

Posted on 08/10/2019 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

We’re with Gerwyn over in west Wales, at Cefngwyn Hall where owner Charles Grisedale has spent 30 years perfecting a driven duck shoot. It really is something unique – though the ducks are put down, they fly just like wild…

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The Shooting Show – duck flighting triple bill

Posted on 17/12/2018 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

We’re out at the ducks in Yorkshire – not once, not twice, but three nights in a row. Ian and Nick are our resident guns, one shouldering an old side-by-side and the other a nifty Browning 28-bore o/u. But regardless…

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The Shooting Show – gale-force duck flighting in Ireland

Posted on 19/12/2016 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

Jason Doyle has promised us a duck flight to remember – the winds are up on the foreshore and the ducks are flying at supersonic velocities. We make haste across the sea to find Jason and shooting buddy Aaron Pickard…

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The Shooting Show – last duck flight of the season

Posted on 01/02/2016 by Colin Fallon — 1 Comment ↓

It’s duck flighting over a pond at Audley End estate, with Geoff and Justin Garrod taking up arms and swapping their usual pigeons for something a little different. With an evening flight in the last few days of the season,…

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The Shooting Show – Highland grouse and duck PLUS testing Norma ammo in Namibia

Posted on 02/11/2015 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

First, we’re in the Highlands as Mark Shone shows us the Glen Etive method of grouse shooting. The heather is high and the grouse are few – but we’re going to walk them up. This is as rough as grouse…

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The Shooting Show – ultimate .22 subsonics test PLUS the Clay Shooting Classic

Posted on 29/06/2015 by Colin Fallon — 3 Comments ↓

Taking six brands of .22 subsonic ammunition, we’re considering what makes a good rimfire hunting round – and we’ve harnessed all the technology we can along the way. With a Meyton electronic target, we subject each round to a 40-shot…

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The Shooting Show – goose shooting with the experts

Posted on 15/12/2014 by Colin Fallon — No Comments ↓

Byron and Devan are shooting geese with David Virtue of DV Sporting. Last time out, first-time Scottish sportsman Devan was shooting from a grouse butt – this time we’re doing it the traditional way. In between the fast-shooting action, we…