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Seeing a few leaving CPSA (EE) and cropping up as Scotland (SS) despite, in my counties case being near other end of country, anyone privvy to any perceived benefit of ship jumping?

Not wishing to be rude etc heres a few shooting related wishes for 2024. Scorers call is final, no pestering / badgering for hits.🤥 No more wanted nor unwanted advice given / hollered / shown to shooters mid stand. Not quite a 🤫 but its getting worse All score cards (part & full) get handed in...

Have the sad news to share with those of you that knew him that Martin Tipper aka Tiptop passed away yesterday 19th October after a long illness, lovely chap, had strong but fair opinions on shooting matters and he will be missed.

Am not familiar with steel shot, let alone steel loads for clay, those of you that do is there a non plaswad cartridge at prices not eye watering for the clay market? Virtually all the clubs and grounds local to me have a “fibre only” policy which may impact business etc

Not for I but has anyone shot it? if so could you answer a q on how they are classifying entries, a few names I know have, yet from current CPSA period I’m seeing AAs in B, As in AA and Bs in A? Not that any are placed currently in prize list mind so no melt downs on horizon with these, but...

Hardly a week goes by without me receiving some SM about “the future of shooting” and its main theme is to invest ( spend heavily) on the youth of today. Can’t say I feel that’s where the long term viability of all shooting is, in my view it’s economics, this is an expensive hobby and it’s...

Between Chipping Norton & Deddington, and what a fine looking fellow he was too, with luck he will bring joy to more tired old codgers 

Now I know you all know that Teague knock out some impressive chokes, me I have an old MK38 which a choke had well and truly “stuck”  how long you ask, er over 6 possibly 7 years and yes I and a smith had tried numerous methods to shift it, and she wasn’t coming out. Wednesday by chance bumped...

Admit have not been out and about much at all these last few months, having recently picked up my old MK38 after having a bit of stock work and so very keen to try it out called into Coleys, oh the place is undergoing a major development, a big leap of faith by its owners. Having shot quite a...

Oft thought that this is a taboo subject on here, it is after all peoples careers. Having seen BenH of this parish raise the subject on FB (some may have seen, apols BenH for hijacking onto here) there have been quite a few replies, most aghast at the higher rates ( £75+ per hour) that can be...

Been donkeys since shot FITASC and no I didnt do any prep nor practice a full gun down set up, heading for a fall is understatement. Shot in the afternoon, blisteringly hot and arc weld bright, had a pair of near blackout Oakleys and still had to oft squint a bit. Some chums in squad and will...

Yesterday saw the release of HSE Gov documents regarding the proposed ban on lead shot (for all shooting) did wade through a few pages (one being 200+) and it feels its inevitably going to happen, including clay only grounds and soon. The document, and will admit I’ve not waded through every...

Today is the first of the three days of shooting the main event, like many wish them all the very best of luck, watching a Nick Berry uTube video of an earlier day on the prelim course was struck by the overcast skies and sounding like a near gale blowing, seemed more like here in winter than...

Popped into Coleys Open Day, mostly to have a play with a CG Ascent, very nice looking gun which handled really well and was I felt most pleasant to shoot, now I’m a tall skinny ( based on average clay shooters dimensions ) chap who oft goes all barrel watching,  the raised comb & rib on...

Q, has anyone experience of using the above for his one -stop (aka remote) service for a new stock? Am curious as to process / cost of a (low grade wood) new stock for my MK38, as ever someone who has used may have more of a feel that the few U Tube offerings, thanks all

Now I missed this first time of reading, CPSA have announced that all of the major events for 2021 will be competition only. 

As title, seen a lot of DT11s whilst out & about this year, enough to wonder “what if” now Im old enough (but probably not sensible enough) to know a bright shiny new gun wont hit more clays than the dark sleek Italian princess I currently have but the seed was itching so the need to scratch...

Released on webpage 15th July by CPSA that in respect of registered sporting events that as from 19th July grounds can offer “squadded” or “turn up on day” entries. 

There is a online FB thread discussing how long a typical FITASC shoot takes and possible “solutions” Now I used to dabble and it was a combination of 1) the time a shoot took, 1/2 day 2) I’m rubbish that dulled the attraction and I simply stopped. What’s took my eye today though is the shoot...

Coleys yesterday, St11 first a l-r crosser fairly (for most) straightforward the report a big & quick battue, third pair I miss first target, think but don't 2nd barrel it then the report target breaks on release and is a no-bird, so called "no-bird, pair again first target established as a...