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

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.”

John Wiles is a partner in an Argentina estancia that has hosted several outdoor TV shows. This time he writes a first-hand account of what really goes on behind the scenes as the cameras roll for Tom Knapp and Colorado Buck. Check it out at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

Kim Rhode

Shotgun Life got an exclusive interview with 4-time Olympic shotgun champ, Kim Rhode. In it, she reveals her training techniques, including video games, as well as her committment to bringing more women and minorities into the shotgun sports. This is a must-read at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

Sign-up at Shotgun Life to Receive Daily Shooting Tips From the

Library of Gil & Vicki’s Optimum Shotgun Performance (OSP) Shooting School

PIKESVILLE, Md. – July 20, 2009 – Shotgun Life announced today the new Gil & Vicki Ash OSP store for their instructional books, DVDs and other products and services designed to help shotgun owners improve their game.

The new OSP store on Shotgun Life is the first online retail venture outside of Gil & Vicki’s own domain. The venture underscores the common commitment by OSP and Shotgun Life to make the shotgun sports more enjoyable and rewarding for shooters of all experience levels.

In conjunction with its new OSP store, Shotgun Life launched its free “Shotgun Life’s OSP 3-Minute Coach.” Subscribers will receive shooting tips via email Monday through Friday that are excerpted from Gil & Vicki’s many books and DVDs. Shooters can sign up now at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

The Shotgun Life OSP store is located at

http://www.ospschool.com/products_programsshotgunlife.html.    

“Shotgun Life helps shooters steer clear of the conflicting instructional advice that’s dished up in the all those online forums,” said Gil. “We saw Shotgun Life as an extension of our philosophy, and that’s to get new shooters started on the right foot and help experienced shooters figure out those little tics and quirks that drive them crazy.”

“As the first online magazine devoted to wing and clays shooting, Shotgun Life is in a great position to help Gil & Vicki reach as many shotgun owners as possible,” said Irwin Greenstein, Publisher of Shotgun Life. “Shotgun Life is free, timely and women-friendly – breaking down the barriers that have held back so many shooters and advertisers frustrated with the limitations of the six-times-per-year publishing cycle that still persists as the industry model.”

Through OSP, Gil & Vicki provide a complete instructional package. No other instructors in the world have the depth of products, knowledge and experience for successfully teaching clays and wing shooting. Each year, Gil & Vicki add new products and services so that OSP continues to meet the ever-growing needs of the shotgun sports community.

The Shotgun Life OSP store will feature Gil & Vicki’s best-selling books and DVDs.

The books include:

• If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It!
• Sporting Clays Consistency: You Gotta Be Out of Your Mind!
• The Coaching Hour Chronicles series

DVDs include:

• 14 Tips to Better Shotgunning
• How to Practice & Understanding the Move
• Strategy & How to Play the Game
• Perfecting Your Gun Mount
• The Three Routines in Sporting Clays
• Choke Selection Made Simple

Visit www.ospschool.com to learn more.

Shotgun Life

Shotgun Life is the first online magazine devoted to the best in wing and clays shooting. For more information about Shotgun Life visit http://www.shotgunlife.com.

Media Contacts:

For Shotgun Life:                                   For OSP:

Bernard + Associates                            Media Direct

Ryan Holmes                                         Kim Cahalan

(775) 323-6828                                    (309) 944.5341

ryan@bernardandassociates.com           kim@mediadirectcreative.com                     

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