The Basics of Clay Pigeon Shooting

Shotgun Types

There are 3 basic designs of 12 bore shotgun, Semi-Automatic, Over and Under and Side by Side.

Game shooters traditionally use side by side shotguns. On a side by side, the barrels are next to each other.

Over and unders have one barrel above the other. Clay shooting favours over and under shotguns.

Single barrelled auto’s are often used by wild game shooters for shooting pigeons.

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