A pleasant day shooting, with a good mixture of targets. The day was dry, and a wind that varied. On the whole quite testing, well Graham didn’t make 40, so must have been hard.
Graham h 39 Logan 39 Mark h 38 Tye 36 Tod 35 Paul b 34 Adrian 33 John e 33 Jim 33 Warna 32 Charlotte 31 Steve 30 John w 30 Mark c 29 Geoff 28 Jennifer 28 Tim 28 Dawn 26 Wally 26 Shirley 26 Geoff w 26 Bryan 25 Bill 24 John a 24 Annie 23 Joanna 22 Joe 22 Finn 21 Lewis 20 Richard 19 Celia 17 Graham c 17 Callum 16 Mike c 9
Our Quainton shoot had a large turn out. All the shooting was from on top of the old railway embankment. HS2 are back, and access to the field we sometimes shoot from is now closed. This might have been the last time we shoot at Quainton. HS2 are taking over more land then was originally envisaged.
The weather was kind, and became quite balmy by the end of the shoot, with many members stripping of excess clothing to remain cool. Today’s shoot was a mixture. A couple of card filler stands to build confidence and some very demanding stands to destroy what remaining confidence you still had. How can a slow incomer be so difficult to shoot? The going away teal had to be shot quickly, otherwise, it was at the boundary of the field. Still, there were still some high scores above 40.
This shoot was also the first one since shooting resumed after lock-down where we were requested to help clear up. Not an onerous task for us, a quick pickup of the clays which we deposited next to the traps, and then the team did the rest.
Mark h 42 Graham h 41 Tod 39 Adrian 38 Wally 37 Paul 36 Jennifer 35 Logan 35 Steve 34 Simon 34 Dan 33 Mark c 32 Jim 32 Shirley 32 Dawn 31 John w 31 Tye 30 Joe 30 Eli 28 Geoff e 28 Tim 27 Michael h 26 Finn 25 Chelsey 25 Bill 25 Jade 25 Geoff w 24 John a 23 Annie 23 Celia 21 Richard 19 Lana 19 Mike c 18 Callum 16
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
This was won by Tod, Jim and Joe
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.
