The PH Gun Cabinet - Shooting Matters

[tertius]

Jem0911 said:

After a couple of years shooting a Caesar Guerini and enjoying the progress with my Ellipse Evo Ascent.
I have treated myself to a new toy

Its a 32 inch Multi choke Parcours.
I have added some weight to the barrels as it was abit whippy on steadier targets.

Edited by Jem0911 on Tuesday 8th November 13:34

That looks awesome. I was admiring a Krieghoff in Park St recently, but somewhat out of budget sadly.

Very nice to see the way they have allowed for the fore-end to be stored separately.

[joshleb]

Anyone got any clay grounds around London?

Been too long without firing anything and if feasible I would like to get back into it.

Unfortunately my Beretta is still at my parents house, do these places have guns for hire?

Cheers

[Mannginger]

I went here the other day for a couple of hours: http://www.acsportingtargets.com/

Seemed a fair set up with decent people.

Edit - there was also a much fancier club on the road just before these guys. Again they were nice folks but I definitely got a sense that they knew I wasn't going to be shooting with them!

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[z4RRSchris]

joshleb said:

Anyone got any clay grounds around London?

Been too long without firing anything and if feasible I would like to get back into it.

Unfortunately my Beretta is still at my parents house, do these places have guns for hire?

Cheers

I started a list a while ago.

the only 4 worth going to:
EJ Churchill - Amazing ground, caddied.
Bisley - best in the UK I think, promate system - awkward opening times in winter
AGL - Getting better and promate system
Fennes - Not too bad, promate System

The list...

Bisley is 36p a clay (delay) high cranes etc
Dartford is £28 per 100 sporting (delay)
JJ's ???? have asked about lone shooters
RBS do not allow lone practice
West London £47 per 100 sporting
AC Sporting ??? allow lone shooters, george digweed teaches there
sporting targets £28 per 100, no sporting but have a tower
a1 sporting 32p a clay, no game carts, 7 second delays, bring cert, open wed - sat 10-4 (6 in summer) sun
EJ Churchill. £50 per 100 sporting - caddy setting the targets
fennes clays 28p a clay. have a tower and 14 stands
Stag and Hounds Windsor ??? any info?
Hepworth hall ??? any info?
west kent . 50 traps sporting with clay mate 32p a clay
Gardwick clay 50 bird sporting ???
lea valley???? any info
wallers ash. 6 stand 50 bird sporting . £3pd plus £12 per 50
maulden gun club?? any Info?
valley view 100 clay sporting
Northall clay club??
chalky hill . 50 for £14 next 50 is a tenner
Oxford gun company 25 £7
owls lodge??? any info???
The Big Shoot (Luton)???
Hertford Clay Pigeons ???

[Jem0911]

z4RRSchris said:

I started a list a while ago.

the only 4 worth going to:
EJ Churchill - Amazing ground, caddied.
Bisley - best in the UK I think, promate system - awkward opening times in winter
AGL - Getting better and promate system
Fennes - Not too bad, promate System

The list...

Bisley is 36p a clay (delay) high cranes etc
Dartford is £28 per 100 sporting (delay)
JJ's ???? have asked about lone shooters
RBS do not allow lone practice
West London £47 per 100 sporting
AC Sporting ??? allow lone shooters, george digweed teaches there
sporting targets £28 per 100, no sporting but have a tower
a1 sporting 32p a clay, no game carts, 7 second delays, bring cert, open wed - sat 10-4 (6 in summer) sun
EJ Churchill. £50 per 100 sporting - caddy setting the targets
fennes clays 28p a clay. have a tower and 14 stands
Stag and Hounds Windsor ??? any info?

Hepworth hall Competition Only Ground

west kent . 50 traps sporting with clay mate 32p a clay
Gardwick clay 50 bird sporting ???
lea valley???? any info
wallers ash. 6 stand 50 bird sporting . £3pd plus £12 per 50
maulden gun club?? any Info?
valley view 100 clay sporting
Northall clay club??
chalky hill . 50 for £14 next 50 is a tenner
Oxford gun company 25 £7


Owls lodge Owned by medalist Richard Faulds Sporting layouts some undercover stands Tuesdays and Thursdays plus some Saturdays


The Big Shoot (Luton)???
Hertford Clay Pigeons ???

[hantsxlg]

well I put my application in for my shotgun license a month back and haven't heard anything yet. Then I did some research and appears Hampshire is the 2nd worst county for applications, with average wait of 180 days!! If I lived 4 miles NE and into Surrey would take about 30 days. GGGRRRRRRrrrr. So no rush to get the gun cabinet installed as will be summer '17 I think before I can get a gun.

[Dr Jekyll]

Did any British manufacturers ever produce an automatic pistol?

[aeropilot]

hantsxlg said:

well I put my application in for my shotgun license a month back and haven't heard anything yet. Then I did some research and appears Hampshire is the 2nd worst county for applications, with average wait of 180 days!! If I lived 4 miles NE and into Surrey would take about 30 days. GGGRRRRRRrrrr. So no rush to get the gun cabinet installed as will be summer '17 I think before I can get a gun.

I've read somewhere that Hampshire and neigbouring Wiltshire forces are now sharing some resources, which includes their dog sections and firearms teams among other things (maybe horses as well) and so that probably means they now have just one team covering both counties.....so twice the workload and twice the area for half the people that used to do it.

[Dan_The_Man]

Dr Jekyll said:

Did any British manufacturers ever produce an automatic pistol?

Not pretty

[Pesty]

Don't forget the semi auto revolver

[ChemicalChaos]

So, having gone on my first ever "big" shoot the other day (Fauxdegla in North Wales is a bloody good shooting ground btw!), I discovered that 100+ cartridges won't simply fit in my jacket pockets like my normal practise 25.

Can anyone recommend me a nice looking, practical and robust 100-150-sized cartridge bag please? Preferably under £50 would help, too

[Turn7]

Jem0911 said:

After a couple of years shooting a Caesar Guerini and enjoying the progress with my Ellipse Evo Ascent.
I have treated myself to a new toy

Its a 32 inch Multi choke Parcours.
I have added some weight to the barrels as it was abit whippy on steadier targets.

Edited by Jem0911 on Tuesday 8th November 13:34

32 inch whippy ? Really ?

I sometimes think my 30" Beretta is slow to swing......

[ChemicalChaos]

Turn7 said:

Jem0911 said:

After a couple of years shooting a Caesar Guerini and enjoying the progress with my Ellipse Evo Ascent.
I have treated myself to a new toy

Its a 32 inch Multi choke Parcours.
I have added some weight to the barrels as it was abit whippy on steadier targets.

Edited by Jem0911 on Tuesday 8th November 13:34

32 inch whippy ? Really ?

I sometimes think my 30" Beretta is slow to swing......

Jem0911, earlier:

[Jem0911]

Turn7 said:

32 inch whippy ? Really ?

I sometimes think my 30" Beretta is slow to swing......

Yes different to a Supersport.
Very light barrels.
They are 1330 grams compared to 1550 grams on my CG Ellipse Ascent
Long targets were no problem but I tended to shoot to far in front steadier targets.
Now it shoots very nicely for me with 120 grams added.

[Jem0911]

ChemicalChaos said:

Jem0911, earlier:

Odd looking skeet vest otherwise spot on.............

[Turn7]

lol

[RedLeicester]

ChemicalChaos said:

So, having gone on my first ever "big" shoot the other day (Fauxdegla in North Wales is a bloody good shooting ground btw!), I discovered that 100+ cartridges won't simply fit in my jacket pockets like my normal practise 25.

Can anyone recommend me a nice looking, practical and robust 100-150-sized cartridge bag please? Preferably under £50 would help, too

Almost any cartridge bag will take 250 or more. Anything from £5 onwards. Putting 100 cartridges in your pockets is madness and will not only hinder your swing but also slow you down.

[ChemicalChaos]

RedLeicester said:

ChemicalChaos said:

So, having gone on my first ever "big" shoot the other day (Fauxdegla in North Wales is a bloody good shooting ground btw!), I discovered that 100+ cartridges won't simply fit in my jacket pockets like my normal practise 25.

Can anyone recommend me a nice looking, practical and robust 100-150-sized cartridge bag please? Preferably under £50 would help, too

Almost any cartridge bag will take 250 or more. Anything from £5 onwards. Putting 100 cartridges in your pockets is madness and will not only hinder your swing but also slow you down.

Thanks, I'll have a look. I wasnt actually walking around with 100 cartridges in my pocket, I had to resort to finding a carrier bag in the car!

[ChemicalChaos]

Range Rover, naturally. As if you'd use any other vehicle to go shooting....

[anonymous-user]

ChemicalChaos said:

Range Rover, naturally. As if you'd use any other vehicle to go shooting....

I usually go in an air cooled 911...

My shotgun in a soft gun slip fits in the 'front boot' just fine

Anyway, I have a Beretta cartridge bag and I think they are very reasonably priced. Mine is fairly small yet I can easily fit in 4 boxes of cartridges plus another box loose, so around 125ish cartridges, and certificate etc in the side pocket.

Have a look here: http://m.uttings.co.uk/c539-cartridge-bags-pouches...

150 cartridge bag for about £38.