Clay shooting is a fun and accessible sport, with many clubs all around the country providing clay pigeon shooting lessons for beginners and recreation for seasonal shooters. Shooters use a variety of shotguns for the activity and different shooting disciplines. Here we list some of the most popular shotguns that both beginning and seasoned shooters prefer. All the shotguns mentioned here are worthy of mention, from budget-friendly options to high-power shooting ones, we review the prices as well.

Let us take a look at the shotguns preferred by seasonal shooters and picked for beginner clay pigeon shooting lessons.

• Winchester SXP Trap

The Winchester SXP Trap is one of the most popular budget trap shotguns around. It has all the features you need for clay pigeon shooting lessons. It combines Monte Carlo stock and high rib for high-powered impact, double beads in front made of fibre optics, and a soft Inflex Technology Recoil Pad. You will like the slick pump-action if your shooting includes doubles. The SXP is an excellent shotgun for those who have to keep to a budget; you’ll likely use it if you are getting serious about trapshooting. The Winchester SCP Trap is best for the single, and double trap and is priced at £386.99.

• Beretta A400 Xcel Multi-Target

You can spend a ton of money on different shotguns for clay pigeon shooting lessons if you have little knowledge on shotguns. However, the Beretta A400 Xcel Multi-Target is the right gun to splurge on. The A400 Xcel Multi-Target is perfect for clay pigeon shooting as well as skeet, traps, and sporting clays. The adjustable design allows you to switch the configuration according to the requirements of each course. This Beretta shotgun is equipped with an adjustable rib, comb, and an oversized bolt handle – not to mention a balancing cap, and extended choke tubes. Made of standard material, the barrel size is either 30 or 32 in, and the gun is priced at £2,418.72.

• Blaser F16

Voted Shotgun of The Year in 2016, the Blaser F16 attracted a vast fan base when it was launched at a British shooting show. Since then, it’s been a real headache for the competitors in the shotgun market. A perfect and easy to handle shotgun for clay pigeon shooting lessons and veteran shooters alike, it is similar in design to its older and more expensive sibling, the F3. However, it has a better grip than the F3, is slimmer, and is semi-rounded. Barrel options are 30-32 in with standard wood grade, manual safety catch, and plain action. The Blaser F16 is priced at £2,550.

• Browning 725 Pro Sport

When the Pro Sport was first introduced, it was with the idea of competing with the more expensive and higher-end guns in the market that ranged from £4K to £5K. However, the new Browning 725 Pro Sport remains price competitive. The standard Browning 725 action has let it become a useful clay pigeon shooting lessons shotgun. It comes with extra barrels and stock weights, adjustable stock, and recoil pad. It also has a full set of chokes and fibre optic sight beads. This shotgun is approximately £2,600.