5 of the UK’s Top Shooting Hotels
Filtering through endless amounts of hotels to find the best one for you and your love of shooting can be a very tedious task. Luckily, here at Gunplan, we’ve done the hard work for you. So, sit back, relax, and have a read of our pick of the top UK shooting hotels. 1. Tarr Farm Inn,… Read more →
12 Glorious Reasons To Choose Gunplan
The Glorious Twelfth marks the start of the new shooting season. Whether you’ve been shooting for years or are newly inspired, now is the perfect time to make sure you’re properly protected on your next shoot with specialist shooting insurance. We’ve rounded up 12 ‘Glorious’ reasons why you should choose Gunplan. Read More: The Seasonal Shooting Calendar… Read more →
How To Bag your First Grouse: Top Tips
Glorious Twelfth is almost here, meaning keen shooters the country over will be preparing their shooting bag in anticipation of a season full of grouse and partridge. But what happens if you’re a novice when it comes to game shooting? Luckily, we’re here to help, with everything you need to know to bag your first… Read more →
Glorious Twelfth: A Brief History
Ask any shooting fan what the most important day of the calendar year is, and there will only be one answer. The 12th August is a sacred date, dubbed by some the ‘New Years Day of hunting’, for it marks the start of the 121-day grouse shooting season – commonly known as the ‘Glorious Twelfth’…. Read more →
How To Organise A Charity Clay Shoot
In the off-season, the popularity of clay pigeon shooting always sky-rockets as keen shooters keep their eye in by scattering shards of clay across the fields. The only thing that could make the joy of clay pigeon shooting any better is the chance to do some good at the same time, which explains why charity… Read more →
The Tastiest Rabbit Recipes
‘Tis the season for rabbits. Whether you’ve just bagged your first thanks to our beginner’s guide, or you’re an experienced pro with the air rifle – there’s no better way to celebrate a successful shoot than by preparing and eating them. So, we’ve rustled up a list of some of our favourite rabbit recipes for… Read more →
Rabbit Shooting: Bagging Your First Bunny
We’ve already covered one way to beat the summer shooting blues with pigeon shooting. Today, we cover another popular way of keeping your eye in – rabbit shooting. The gun There’s no better place to start than with the gun you’ll use. We would steer well clear of air pistols. Despite being easier to transport,… Read more →
The UK’s Best Pigeon Shooting Locations
The grouse season is over. The pheasants are no more. But there is one incredibly popular bird for which there is no close season. One of the United Kingdom’s finest sporting birds, in fact. The humble wood pigeon. There are three methods for pigeon shooting; decoying, flighting and roost shooting. Decoying remains by far the… Read more →
The Best Clay Pigeon Shotguns
It’s hard enough to hit clay pigeon targets as it is, so it’s crucial that you’re using the best shotguns for the job. Whether it’s trap or target, these are the best clay pigeon shotguns around. Lanber Sporter Deluxe Many clay shooting enthusiasts have been singing the praises of the Lanber for a long time… Read more →