Took a break from sporting and had a run up to rugby for a play on the whirlies with Nicola, glad I did as at least Helice is under cover!
First time I've been to this ground (funny that, as its a trap club) a warm welcome in the clubhouse with excellent pig in rolls. We booked on then headed up to the range for some practice birds.
The weather was dreadfull with heavy rain and sleet squalls with a brisk gusty wind, not ideal for these unpredictable targets. Shot 4 practice birds for 4 first barrel kills using some Fiocchi Samfour shells that Nicola gave me (she helped develop these especially for Helice) first time I've shot whirlies for a couple of years so not a bad start.
Back to the club house for a cuppa while the first couple of squads shot. We were shooting "old system" A 20 bird competition in squads of 6, each squad shoots 6 birds in rotation 2 birds at a time. then next squad comes on. 3 sets of 6 then a 2. As it happened because it was so cold we did 2 rounds of 6 and the final 8 in one go, 4 birds on then the other 4 per squad to get through them a bit quicker.
A lot of GB internationals there but probably due to the gusty wind blowing l-r across the range and this being the first meet of the season scores weren't what you would normally expect. 18 won it and that was great shooting. Any bird going hard right from the righthand trap had to be nailed first barrel straight out the trap else the wind took the white over the fence (a loss even if you do hit it)
I shot 10 which I wasnt too displeased with. Only dropped 3 from my first 12 but then dropped the last 7 birds :angry: I blame the constant shivering and the gusty wind. Had a great Worm-Burner 3 inches above the deck which I nailed
Good fun day out with plenty of laughs, shame it was so damn cold.
First time I've been to this ground (funny that, as its a trap club) a warm welcome in the clubhouse with excellent pig in rolls. We booked on then headed up to the range for some practice birds.
The weather was dreadfull with heavy rain and sleet squalls with a brisk gusty wind, not ideal for these unpredictable targets. Shot 4 practice birds for 4 first barrel kills using some Fiocchi Samfour shells that Nicola gave me (she helped develop these especially for Helice) first time I've shot whirlies for a couple of years so not a bad start.
Back to the club house for a cuppa while the first couple of squads shot. We were shooting "old system" A 20 bird competition in squads of 6, each squad shoots 6 birds in rotation 2 birds at a time. then next squad comes on. 3 sets of 6 then a 2. As it happened because it was so cold we did 2 rounds of 6 and the final 8 in one go, 4 birds on then the other 4 per squad to get through them a bit quicker.
A lot of GB internationals there but probably due to the gusty wind blowing l-r across the range and this being the first meet of the season scores weren't what you would normally expect. 18 won it and that was great shooting. Any bird going hard right from the righthand trap had to be nailed first barrel straight out the trap else the wind took the white over the fence (a loss even if you do hit it)
I shot 10 which I wasnt too displeased with. Only dropped 3 from my first 12 but then dropped the last 7 birds :angry: I blame the constant shivering and the gusty wind. Had a great Worm-Burner 3 inches above the deck which I nailed
Good fun day out with plenty of laughs, shame it was so damn cold.
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