Another post lockdown shoot set up by Brian’s team. A dry sunny day, with a strong gusty wind, provided some skittish targets which moved around. The strong wind was reflected in the lower scores. Well, at least that is my excuse. Short of cartridges, then remember DB Guns is open late on a Friday.
Simon 38
Keith 37
Mark h 36
Graham h 36
Wally 35
John w 35
Dan 34
Anthea 34
Tod 34
Paul 34
Jennifer 33
Adrian 33
Mark c 33
Logan 33
Dawn 33
Eli 32
Shirley 32
Tye 32
Bill 31
Warna 30
Geoff w 29
Steve 29
Geoff e 28
Jim 26
John a 26
Joe 26
Callum 25
Tim 25
Finn 23
Annie 22
Celia 18
Mike c 14
Michael h 12
Following the success of the previous shoot and the dedication of Brian’s team, our second post lockdown shoot was held at Quainton. This was held in a similar format as before. Again we were treated to some fine weather and a good set up. I heard several comments from shooters who thought the layout was good. A mixture of some easy birds, (yes the author did straight one stand), and far more demanding stands. Something for everyone. It was lovely to get out and see everyone enjoying themselves. A big thank you again to Buckinghamahsire gun shop DB guns for setting up the excellent shoot.
Graham H 43
John F 43
Adrian 42
Tod 42
Keith 41
Mark h 40
Wally 40
Logan 39
Simon 39
Eli 37
Mark c 37
Jennifer 36
Dawn 35
George 35
Steve 35
John E 35
Joe 34
Bill 34
Charlotte 33
John w 33
Paul b 33
Tye 32
Tim 32
Bryan 31
Shirley 31
Jim 30
Geoff e 29
Geoff w 28
Finn 27
Celia 26
Michael h 26
Richard 25
Annie 24
Steph 24
Graham c 23
John a 23
Lana 22
Joanna 22
Chelsey 17
Lewis 14
Mike c 9
Our first shoot since the start of Lockdown was held at Doddershall. The shoot was held in a different format than usual. Members-only and pre-booking were required to shoot. We were grouped into squads of six before arrival. On arrival, a short introductory briefing on how we were to proceed around the shoot, how to button and score the cards. Hand sanitiser was available on all the stands. There were 39 shooters, so six squads of six and three more to shoot after the six squads had competed.
After we had shot we immediately left, leaving behind Brian, Eli and Dawn to clear up. A really great thank you to DB Guns for running this shoot for us. The weather was good, it was nice to be out shooting in the pleasant countryside in shorts and tee shirt again. We must not forget the landowners who let us shoot on their fields. Without them, we could not pursue our sport.
The Scores
Tod 32
Celia 7
Annie 23
Chelsey 21
Bill 33
Joe 28
Wally 36
Shirley 37
Logan 36
Tye 33
Warna 40
John w 35
Adrian 41
Paul 32
Joanna 23
Bryan 28
George 30
Mark h 42
Lana 24
Callum 16
Richard 24
Tim 27
Finn 11
Michael h 27
Geoff w 23
Charlotte 38
John e 35
John f 35
Anthea 32
Geoff e 35
John a 28
Mark c 32
Steve 29
Simon 38
Jennifer 28
Dawn 36
Jim 30
Eli 29
After a break caused by torrential rain and waterlogged fields, it was good to be back shooting clays again. The rain mainly held off for the shoot, but a light drizzle did start before the end of the shoot. Today’s shoot was fairly compact, saving on walking and tramping across the wet fields. Will the numbers of shooters decrease when the older members have to start isolating themselves in the next few weeks? Time will tell.
Mark h 41
Wally 39
Logan 36
Geoff w 35
Paul 34
Jennifer 33
John A 32
Tye 31
Julian 31
Michael h 30
Steve B 29
Shirley 28
Bill 28
Geoff e 28
Simon 27
Dawn 27
Graham c 27
John w 27
Joe 26
Jim 27
Lana 22
Anthony 19
Tod 18
Lewis 18
A warm windy February shoot. Rather wet underfoot.
Logan 40
John E 39
Mark H 38
Keith 38
Graham C 36
Lee 35
Wally 34
Charlotte 32
John 30
Dawn 30
Joe 29
Mark C 29
John F 29
Tod 28
Shirley 28
Geoff E 27
Jennifer 26
Steve b 25
Anthony 25
Eli 25
Anne 23
Tye 24
Joanna 24
Bryan 24
Bill 23
Steph 22
Daniel 21
Michael h 20
Tony 20
Julian 13
Greame 11
Mike C 8
Guests
Chris s 36
Pete L 30
Paul r 25
Emma 23
Peter C 24
Derran 12
Lovely bright sunny and frosty morning brought out over 40 members and guests for the shoot. The cold weather did reduce the power of the radio transmitters, causing some technical issues. Stand four was demanding. The number of pickups on that stand was a testament to birds that got away.
Results
Paul B 40
Lee 38
Dean 38
Warna 35
Jennifer 34
Adrian 34
Graham C 34
John W 33
Logan 33
John A 32
Eli 32
Tod 32
Steve B 32
John F 31
Shirley 30
Tye 30
Wally 30
Tim 29
George 28
Simon 27
Daniel 25
Michael H 25
Joanna 25
Jac 25
Anne 25
Bryan 24
Dawn 24
John Wren 24
Julian 22
Geoff E 23
Chelsey 23
Jim 22
Anthony 21
Mike C 15
Geoff W 15
Finn 9
Guests
Charles 40
Paul R 39
Chis 30
Paul 28
Emma 23
The practice shoot was held at Ludgershall. Wet ground conditions meant parking on the road. No rain and a gentle breeze. Some of the clay targets were quite demanding.
Adrian 43
Keith 40
Mark c 37
Lee 36
John w 35
Jennifer 34
Graham 33
Tod 33
Dawn 32
Bill 31
Paul b 31
Dean 31
Tim 31
George 30
John A 29
Bryan 29
Wally 28
Geoff E 28
Tony 27
Emma 26
Simon 26
Logan 25
Steve b 23
Julian 23
Shirley 22
Anthea 22
Geoff w 22
Anne 21
Daniel 21
Joe 19
Tye 18
Anthony 17
Allan 14
Finn 5
After the weeks of rain, it was decided not to allow unnecessary vehicles on the shooting field. Instead, we would meet at Ludgershall village hall and be transported to the field by a vintage tractor (1980 Fiat) and trailer. Two trips were required. We can thank Jim for arranging this mode of transport. It was a fun start and end to the shoot.
Awaiting us at the shooting ground we had five stands of ten birds each. These were beautifully set up by Brian and his team, along with festive Christmas names. This was also the first outing of new safety cages, strong and light. As you can see from the picture, the field was truly waterlogged. Despite the cloud, there was no rain to spoil the fun. The breeze did add a chill to the air, 8C feels like 5C.
Wet Wet Wet
After the tea and coffee break, (please remember to bring your mug), we had a flurry shoot. Teams of three were randomly picked and shot the flurry. Deceptively slow at first, putting you at ease, until two fast, demanding flurries at the end. The final two stands of the fifty bird shoot then completed the shoot. In all 36 members and friends shot.
Village Hall and Lunch
Back at the Ludgershall village hall lunch had been prepared. An excellent buffet meal of meats, salads, baked potatoes and desserts. A big thank you to Celia, Shirley and Ann. After the meal, the prize giving.
KCRC Scores
Paul b 43
Wally 40
Charlotte 40
John e 40
Tod 39
Graham c 38
Jennifer 38
Bryan 37
Dawn 37
Logan 36
Jim 35
John w 34
Jack w 32
Andy e 31
Eli 30
Geoff 30
Anthea 30
Steve b 29
Tye 29
Tony h 28
John a 28
Simon 28
Shirley 28
Steph 27
Joanna 27
Joe 26
Julian 25
John w 23
Stuart h 22
Daniel 21
Bill 20
Anthony 19
Richard t 20
Peter e 18
Celia 17
Iwona 15
High Gun
High Gun – Paul B
High Lady
High Lady – Jennifer
High Junior Under 18
High Junior – Charlotte
Fred Dymock Trophy
Fred Dymock Trophy – Tony H This was a handicap award. The handicap based on a few previous club shoots. The Trophy was not present to be awarded.
Three Man Flurry
This was won by Tod, Jim and Joe
TodJoe
Our younger members
Finally, thank you to DB (Dawn and Brian) Guns and their crew for setting up an excellent shoot. A special thanks to Celia, Shirley and Ann for organising the food.
The weather for the shoot was lovely, slight breeze no rain and the sun shone. We did hear from Brians crew that it was still raining when they set up. Luckily at Quainton, we can walk on a firm solid surface. The picture I have chosen shows the substantial amount of standing water on the field.
James C 40
Adan C 39
Eli 39
Joe 39
George 39
John A 37
Logan 36
Geoff e 35
Paul b 35
Tod 33
Jennifer 32
Wally 31
Shirley 31
Steve b 31
Julian 29
Daniel 29
Dawn 29
Simon 28
Bryan 28
Joanna 25
Anthony 23
Tye 23
Bill 19
Anne 19
Tony 15
Celia 14
