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60 Seconds With Gil & Vicki Ash

60 Seconds With Gil & Vicki Ash

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60 Seconds With Gil & Vicki Ash

Gil, Brian, and Vicki Ash

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‍July 6, 2026

 

Balancing commitment with expectations is another point of difficulty. Many intermediate shooters expect to shoot as well as their advanced counterparts without an increase in commitment.

 

This tip came from the book “Sporting Clays Consistency: You Gotta Be Out of Your Mind!” by Gil & Vicki Ash.

 

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Longthorne Guns: Barrels Made From a Single Steel Billet for Amazing Accuracy

 

The barrels of a Longthorne Gun are made from a single piece of high-specification steel, including the mono bloc, with absolutely no soldered joints. The result is perfectly straight barrels without the distortion and metal softening problems of many conventionally made barrels. This design significantly reduces felt recoil and muzzle flip. This same cutting-edge technology also ensures that Longthorne Guns have a consistent point of aim and improved pattern over a greater distance. 

 

In 2015 Longthorne Guns was granted a U.K. patent relating to their innovative barrel technology and subsequently the United States Patent & Trade Mark Office granted a corresponding U.S. patent.

 

Longthorne’s bespoke side by side and over/unders, built with a true sidelock mechanism, are manufactured to exacting tolerances. From their factory in Northampton, England, James Longthorne Stewart aided by his wife Elaine and daughter Chloe and their small team manufacture the Longthorne shotguns entirely in-house tailored to their clients’ requirements. 

 

James is no stranger to making gun parts having done so in Australia. He is a highly skilled engineer who started designing his own guns with the aim of producing an innovative English shotgun of uncompromising quality. Longthorne Guns introduced their first model in 2010 at the CLA Games Fair at Ragley Hall and has since expanded their exclusive collection.

 

Longthorne has rapidly become a brand synonymous with quality and luxury, and this is acknowledged by way of the number of high-profile clients currently on its books, from Heads of State to Leaders in Industry.

 

Discover the innovation, excellence and tradition of Longthorne Guns at https://www.longthorneguns.com

 

Longthorne Guns are now available in the U.S. through Pacific Sporting Arms at https://pacificsportingarms.com, Orvis at https://www.orvis.com/sandanona-shooting-grounds.html and Griffin & Howe at https://griffinhowe.com

 

 

 

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‍Gil and Vicki Ash have been shooting sporting clays since 1982. Unlike other instructors, they are natural teachers who have studied and practiced not only shooting, but the psychology of learning and performance, and they have developed the most effective teaching approach in the industry. The Optimum Shotgun Performance (OSP) Shooting School's common sense teaching method helps students understand how their eyes, mind and body function together. Once this is learned, understanding why they succeed or fail when shooting a shotgun becomes simple! This powerful insight can be applied to all aspects of your personal life and business, making you not only a better shooter, but a better performer at everything you do.


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