Sporting Gun

A family affair

Scotland is a game shooter’s paradise. Grouse drives on the moors have become a rite of passage for any serious bird bagger, while deerstalking in the Highlands has become a sport of national pride and entices hunters the world over.

It may seem, then, that clay shooting takes the back seat north of the border. However, the Christie family and their tireless efforts to create a world-class shooting ground proves the exception to the rule.

“We first opened our doors approximately 30 years

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