Outfitter Blixt & Co. has gone to extraordinary lengths to bring authentic, traditional English driven shoots to the U.S., and Shotgun Life brings you into the fold for their first ever weekend. It takes place at an altitude of 6,000 feet, outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the luxurious Lazy Triple Creek Ranch.

The food is incredible, the accommodations are pure Ralph Lauren, and the birds are flushed over our heads by an army of beaters marching through the sunflower, corn and wheat fields that serve as natural habitat for the pheasants. These are no mere birds in a box, but pheasants nurtured by the Blixt gamekeeper who reverts them to a feral temperament. These plump, strong beauties soar 40 mph – making for phenomenal shooting. Truly a special occasion, we’ve celebrated it with our slide show of nearly 20 photos that bring you right there.

Check it out at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

Nick Sisley brings you the breaking news on Remington’s Hypersonic Steel loads for 12-gauge shotguns. This breakthrough solves all the problems of non-toxic shot through improved density, higher speed and lower recoil. The key is a revolutionary wad design that looks extremely unconventional from the drawing we managed to obtain. Check out Shotgun Life’s timely story at http://www.shotgunlife.com/.

Heidi Kaser launches her new column on Shotgun Life that takes you on a shotgun journey from the FBI Academy to her current role with the NRA where she is creating a Women’s Leadership Forum. Sponsored by Randolph Engineering, Heidi’s column will address the role of women in the shotgun sports. Shotgun Life has the highest percentage of women readers of any shotgun publication (34%) and we are proud to serve women involved in wing and clays shooting. Check out Heidi’s column at http://www.shotgunlife.com .

With 3 sporting clays courses, heated 5-stand, the Terrible Teals, the Progressive and Two-Man Flush the new clays-shooting facility at Seven Springs Mountain Resort is the new hot destination for folks who love to shoot clay targets. Shotgun Life covers every aspect of the place including pub food in the club house (how about a Beretta burger) and fine dining at Helen’s, plus plenty of activities for the kids. Check out the story “Clays Shooting Bliss at Seven Springs” at http://www.shotgunlife.com/.

We were the first ones outside of Ithaca to shoot their new -gauge over-under code-named Phoenix. It turned out to be the softest shooting gun of its kind that we ever shot. And it’s pretty cheap and high quality. This gun is 100% American made, down to the tiniest spring. You need to support the American men and women who make this gun and you can start by reading the story at http://www.shotgunlife.com

 The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) expanded its online efforts to protect the rights of hunters, trappers, anglers, and scientific wildlife management professionals with the addition of a new forum.

 The forum is the group’s latest Internet resource in advancing the public dialogue for the ongoing preservation of America’s hunting heritage.

 In support of the organization’s mission, Shotgun Life donated the technology and ongoing administration by creating a special forum for the USSA in its own Shotgun Life Forums. These forums are available at http://www.shotgunlife.com/forum. Shotgun Life has also provided a banner-ad link to the USSA forum on its home page at http://www.shotgunlife.com/.

 To participate in the new USSA forum, simply go to http://www.shotgunlife.com and click on the Forum tab in the top right section of the home page, or click on the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance banner-ad link. Once you are in the forum, click on the link that says “Join our Forum. Register Now!” This will give you access the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance as well as the other forums. After that, click on the “New Topic” button to start your own discussion about guarding and preserving our right to hunt.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) provides direct lobbying and grassroots coalition support to protect and advance the rights of hunters, trappers, anglers, and scientific wildlife management professionals. The USSA is the only organization exclusively devoted to combating the attacks made on America’s sportsman traditions by anti-hunting and animal rights extremists.  This is accomplished through coalition building, ballot issue campaigning and legislative and government relations. You can find the organization on the Internet at http://www.ussportsmen.org.

Great How-to Article on Argentina Wingshooting

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who knows more about high-volume wingshooting in Argentina than John Wiles. He has more than 20 years experience as a client and outfitter and loves to share his knowledge with fellow hunters.John gives you the low-down on every possible aspect of what it takes to have a successful wingshooting trip in this world-famous destination. Travel, tips, ammo, guns, food – nothing is left untouched in this exhaustive and entertaining work.

This story was just posted and is a must-read. Go to http://www.shotgunlife.com and scroll down a bit to “Argentina Wing Shooting 101 – OR a Practical Guide to Volume Wing Shooting.”

Shotgun Life has data and images about ClayTracker, the new sporting clays app for the iPhone & iPod Touch!

Introducing ClayTracker

The days of fumbling around with a pencil and score pad are gone forever! Introducing ClayTracker, an exciting new scoring app that allows you to effortlessly keep your scores, track your percentages and review the history of all your previous rounds on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Scoring Has Never Been Easier

ClayTracker’s intuitive interface allows for quick and easy one hand touch screen scoring. Courses can quickly be added and customized, then stored in memory ready for your next round.

Each shooter’s scores, stats, and shooting history are stored to track your progress.

Available on the iPhone App Store

ClayTracker is now available on the iPhone App Store. Add a whole new dimension to your shooting experience with this exciting new app.

Check it out at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

In a new review, Shotgun Life set down harsh ground rules to push the reliability of the Browning Silver Lightning to its limits. During a 3-day summer downpour, Shotgun Life shot 500 rounds through the gun without drying it or cleaning it. In fact, the online magazine actually left the gun out in the rain, action open, before shooting it. Did the gun stand up to the beating? We can’t give away the answer, but go to http://www.shotgunlife.com and scroll down to the story “Peer Review: Browning Silver Lightning.”

Shotgun Life just posted the most in-depth review of the little-known SKB 3-barrel set consisting of 20/28/.410 on a 20-gauge frame. In the Grade II model, the entire set cost $5,000 and was considered a great value especially compared with a Browning Citori. Check it out at http://www.shotgunlife.com.