Clay Pigeon Shooting
Discussion
I got a nice xmas pressie from my Dad this year. 50 shots to shoot me some clay. Its the first time I've ever done this or indeed fired a real gun.
After missing the first one, I had a success rate of about 80% and found it emmense fun, must be a guy thing
I'm seriously considering taking it up as a hobby when the time and finances allow.
So if you fancy something different this year, take yourself for a run in the country and find somewhere that does it. Its great bang for you buck....sorry
After missing the first one, I had a success rate of about 80% and found it emmense fun, must be a guy thing
I'm seriously considering taking it up as a hobby when the time and finances allow. So if you fancy something different this year, take yourself for a run in the country and find somewhere that does it. Its great bang for you buck....sorry
Yep. I have been target shooting for years. Have several target rifles and some old 303's, black powder, 44 mag, a couple of shotguns. All good fun.
Recently, the government here in Oz decided to clamp down on handguns. So I immediately went out and joined a pistol club. Having even more fun now.
I found this interesting review about a book that points out that as the UK has increased gun control crime has increased. www.hup.harvard.edu/contents/MALGUN_toc.html
Recently, the government here in Oz decided to clamp down on handguns. So I immediately went out and joined a pistol club. Having even more fun now.
I found this interesting review about a book that points out that as the UK has increased gun control crime has increased. www.hup.harvard.edu/contents/MALGUN_toc.html
Don, where abouts in Hampshire are you?
Thought of Bisley? They can provide you with a gun, it was how I started off, and you don't need to become a member either although it is cheaper.
If you do go for a lesson at Bisley, ask if you can go with Paul Beecher, then when you meet him say that I recommended him. He'll like that!!
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 15:30
Thought of Bisley? They can provide you with a gun, it was how I started off, and you don't need to become a member either although it is cheaper.
If you do go for a lesson at Bisley, ask if you can go with Paul Beecher, then when you meet him say that I recommended him. He'll like that!!
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 15:30
Have just re-started clay doos after a 4 year layoff.
Great fun but have gone a bit soft and prefer the 20b Rem SA to the 12b Laurona cannon.
Can't believe I used to lug that around and through most of the foreshores in Tayside and NE Fife. Still, good and pointable though and with the 3" chamber and Magnum proofing, twin selectable triggers etc pretty versatile. MoJo.
Great fun but have gone a bit soft and prefer the 20b Rem SA to the 12b Laurona cannon.
Can't believe I used to lug that around and through most of the foreshores in Tayside and NE Fife. Still, good and pointable though and with the 3" chamber and Magnum proofing, twin selectable triggers etc pretty versatile. MoJo.
Graham.J said: ...
I could shoot all day, it's the bruising would put me off
Pull the gun harder into your shoulder before you pull the trigger. That way there is to recoil into the shoulder therefore no bruising (found this out at 14 when I started however hav not shot for about 5 years. Great fun and for me a good way of getting rid of excess stress - go break something.
Bob
Graham.J said: Don, where abouts in Hampshire are you?
Thought of Bisley? They can provide you with a gun, it was how I started off, and you don't need to become a member either although it is cheaper.
If you do go for a lesson at Bisley, ask if you can go with Paul Beecher, then when you meet him say that I recommended him. He'll like that!!
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 15:30
Thanks for that, Graham. I'll look him up. Do you know if they do group things as well..for beginners. Might use it as a boys day out sort of thing for a few mates....
But also..I'd would quite like to get a few lessons and take it up as an occasional thing...
Paul's my instructor and also the head instructor at Bisley, if you mention me to him he should give you a good lesson. 
They do cater for beginners, Paul took me under his wing, so to speak, and I hadn't held a gun before, he really is a fantastic chap.
If you ring up, I'm sure you could possibly book a block lesson (say 3 hours) with you and 2 mates (about an hour each, normally equates to 100 birds each), there are plenty of guns in the Bothy (little log cabin) so you don't need your own.
If, when you ring up you can speak to Paul by ringing back later or catch him when he's on a break that would be better as he will tell you what is best for you.
I really should go over and see him as I haven't been for a while and I still have about 10 sessions left.
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 19:21
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 22:38
They do cater for beginners, Paul took me under his wing, so to speak, and I hadn't held a gun before, he really is a fantastic chap.
If you ring up, I'm sure you could possibly book a block lesson (say 3 hours) with you and 2 mates (about an hour each, normally equates to 100 birds each), there are plenty of guns in the Bothy (little log cabin) so you don't need your own.
If, when you ring up you can speak to Paul by ringing back later or catch him when he's on a break that would be better as he will tell you what is best for you.
I really should go over and see him as I haven't been for a while and I still have about 10 sessions left.
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 19:21
>> Edited by Graham.J on Sunday 5th January 22:38
Size isn't everything ! Ive been a shooter since the age of twelve. Started pigeon and rabbit shooting and then through beating and picking up on pheasant shoots, got some invitations at the end of the season to shoot on beaters days. I even became a keeper for a short while before joining the police. Took up clays about 15 years ago and got seriously into them. Sporting and skeet were my disciplines. Used to shoot average 98 X 100 on skeet (English not Olympic). High house station 2 was always my bogie bird!
Sporting generally used to average around 88%. The problem with clays is that to get right to the top and into AA class, you need to throw oodles of time and cash at it.
Since the timely intervention of the
CSA into my life, I can no longer afford the amount of cash required and therefore have not shot clays for the last 3 years.
I do occasionally get invites to proper game shoots in the West country where I can forget about everything that irks me.
Every bird I have over me has the face of some horrible local scrote that crosses my regular path, or particular politician that has pi55ed me off for whatever reason (real incentive to kill them). Even the odd Superintendant has appeared at 100 feet above me and came crashing to the ground at the twitch of a finger!
Mostly these days though, I have resorted to woodpigeon decoying and last summer regularly shot bags of over 150 per day. Best day was nearly 300 over rye stubble.
Good exercise, Good company and great stress reliever as well
Sporting generally used to average around 88%. The problem with clays is that to get right to the top and into AA class, you need to throw oodles of time and cash at it.
Since the timely intervention of the
CSA into my life, I can no longer afford the amount of cash required and therefore have not shot clays for the last 3 years. I do occasionally get invites to proper game shoots in the West country where I can forget about everything that irks me.
Every bird I have over me has the face of some horrible local scrote that crosses my regular path, or particular politician that has pi55ed me off for whatever reason (real incentive to kill them). Even the odd Superintendant has appeared at 100 feet above me and came crashing to the ground at the twitch of a finger!
Mostly these days though, I have resorted to woodpigeon decoying and last summer regularly shot bags of over 150 per day. Best day was nearly 300 over rye stubble.
Good exercise, Good company and great stress reliever as well
)"I have resorted to woodpigeon decoying and last summer regularly shot bags of over 150 per day. Best day was nearly 300 over rye stubble."
Good on you Madcop. It makes me laugh the way woodpidgeon shooting is looked upon in some circles, you won't find a more alert and hard to hit bird going. Apart perhaps from teal coming in to drop on water with a strong wind at their backs, little blighters can change flight in a second.
Yep it can cost big style if you want to get to the top in claydoos, I sympathise because (although on a lesser competetive level) thats one of the reasons I stopped.
www.wildfowling.co.uk if your interested.
>> Edited by MoJocvh on Monday 6th January 00:44
Good on you Madcop. It makes me laugh the way woodpidgeon shooting is looked upon in some circles, you won't find a more alert and hard to hit bird going. Apart perhaps from teal coming in to drop on water with a strong wind at their backs, little blighters can change flight in a second.
Yep it can cost big style if you want to get to the top in claydoos, I sympathise because (although on a lesser competetive level) thats one of the reasons I stopped.
www.wildfowling.co.uk if your interested.
>> Edited by MoJocvh on Monday 6th January 00:44
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