Clay Shooting

Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month, taking place in August, by putting it on your calendar of things to do with friends and family.

Clay Target Nation debuts as the official magazine of the National Skeet Shooting Association and National Sporting Clays Association. Consider joining today for lots of reasons, including a subscription to Clay Target Nation magazine.

Benelli's first double-barrel shotgun delivers tough hunting reliability with the refinement of a European sports car.

Digital technology website Gizmodo wrote a flaming takedown of Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz and his handling of an over-under shotgun during a recent interview in Iowa. But our expert says Cruz was going overboard to show his gun was safe and empty.

This season, there were 268 teams and 8,600 participants, shooting at 165 ranges across the state. Hundreds of interested students were turned away, due to limited time and space at the local clubs.

With more than 8,600 student athletes representing over 250 teams, clay target shooting has quickly become a favorite sport of Minnesota's high school students. It's also one of the safest, with zero reported injuries or gun-free zone violations since 2001.

I recently visited the American Suppressor Association’s shoot outside of Nashville, Tennessee just prior to the NRA show. I walked away a sold-out fan of suppressed shooting, too.

It could be a good year for gun rights and gun owners. The state Legislature is proposing to make Florida one of the few states offering tax breaks for purchasers of guns, ammunition and gun club memberships.

“This is where the newest of hunters, shooters and outdoor enthusiasts can go out and learn how to do those types of activities," Nebraska Game officials say.

It's known as “golf with shotguns” to many, but to Ravenwood Sporting Clays owner J.D. Sadler, it's just plain fun.

Looking for a way to reduce felt recoil, stay on the range longer and feel better after a day of shooting? The ShockEater Recoil Pad may become your new best friend.

Already an excellent value for the money, MEC Shooting Sports is adding two models this year to its dependable line of clay target throwers – one for shooters on a budget, the other for gun clubs in need of a high-capacity ATA trap.

Long the standard for international competition traps and used by the world's top shooting grounds, Promatic's Super Sporter has been updated for 2015 with new design features.

The U.S. Open Sporting Clays Championship at the Claythorne Lodge in Cherokee County is expected to draw shooters from 47 states and several countries.

Shooting sports at the high school and collegiate levels are experiencing unprecedented growth, as witnessed by the recent Scholastic Clay Target Program Midwest Regional Tournament held in Sparta, Illinois.

This new bolt-action offers namesake flexibility to grow with a young whitetail hunter or to accommodate varying conditions for all.

Professional pheasant guides give an inside view of proper hunting etiquette that might just help you on your next hunt.

Hunters, especially duck hunters who are exposed to repeated shots, can suffer serious hearing loss even at a young age. Here are your options for preventing it.