One of the questions I’m often asked is ‘How do you choose a shooting instructor?’. Great question. Let’s break this down into three sections: You – what you’re looking for/where you’re at The Instructor – things to look out for My Recommendations You Clay or Game? Being a shooting instructor myself, the first question I …
Q: Can you recommend a way to reload a shotgun quickly that does not compromise safety? I’m all thumbs when the weather gets colder and was wondering if a stuffer or a reloading aid would be a good idea?
Q: I have started to struggle with hitting two birds on the trot with a slight gap between them. I often kill the first bird and miss the second, is there anything I can do that will help?
If you’re thinking about booking a gun fit, you might like to listen to this… a guest podcast with the Yorkshire Gent magazine – where we look at the ins and outs of the art of gun fitting. My interview starts at around about the 24 minute mark. You can also listen to the podcast …
Calvert Sporting’s Matt Smith was recently featured in the Shooting Times, sharing his secrets of success with grouse shooting:
Adam held a live Q&A session during lockdown, answering many of your questions about shooting instruction, gun fit and more. Despite the initial technical hitch, this is full of useful tips from one of the UK’s most well-known shooting instructors. Split into two halves as we joined the Thursday evening NHS clap half way through!
Recently published article in Fieldsports Magazine: UK Ambassador for Fabbri and Director of Calvert Sporting Adam Calvert considers the age-old debate of over-under shotguns versus side-by-side, and concludes there is a third option, the ‘inbetweeners’.
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Delighted to be featured on Tatler’s ‘The best private shooting instructors for one-to-one tuition’ article. From the article: Adam is globally recognised as one of the most dynamic and successful shooting instructors in the world, teaching globally including partridge shoots in Spain and dove shoots in Argentina. Working over 100-days a year, he has a …
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In his Expert Instruction column in the Shooting Gazette, this month Adam gives an expert view on the question: ‘I shoot with a multi‑choke over-under. Is it ever worth changing the chokes for high bird days?’ Expert Instruction (Shooting Gazette February 2017)
In his Expert Instruction column in the Shooting Gazette, this month Adam gives an expert view on the question: ‘In the last month of the season should I be thinking about increasing pellet size or shot load? Or is this a bit of an old wives’ tale?’ Expert Instruction (Shooting Gazette January 2017)
In his Expert Instruction column in the Shooting Gazette, this month Adam gives an expert view on the question: ‘When I get the dubious honour of being a walking gun or having a ‘roving brief’ at the end of the line I often struggle on long crossers, which are inevitable with no neighbours. Any tips?’ Expert Instruction (Shooting Gazette …
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