I recently visited the H&H Shooting Ground in West London for a corporate organised charity clay shoot in aid of the Trinity Hospice.
As a trap shooter I am unaccustomed to sporting facilities but I suspect the H&H ground is one of the more 'upmarket' venues in the country and I would wager is probably on a par with Augusta in Golfing terms?
About 15 teams of four turned out (mostly from the construction industry) and we were treated to 10 varied stands with 8 targets shot off each. The targets were mainly shot as singles with a second (usually a different target although some were the same) on report. One stand comprised an 80 bird flush from one of the towers, where all four shooters shot together. An optional pool shoot (£10) comprising 5 pairs of what looked like wasps (minis?) from the tower was also available for the brave (or stupid). Shooting that straight into the sun needed welders glasses to even see the 'wasps' and there was even a handy instructor constantly telling you 'your about 12 feet behind it!'. Overall the targets were fairly straight forward (as would be expected for such a mix of shooters (and non-shooters), with lots of going away or incoming birds.
Guns (mainly Berettas and Mirooks) were provided on each stand for those without their own and one stand provided the opportunity (at a cost of £10 per shooter) to shoot a Holland & Holland O/U Game gun, reportedly worth £100K !! Hmmmm? not sure about the valuation but it was beautiful.
I elected to shoot my trusty MX8 3/4 & full trap gun (except on the H&H gun stand where they awarded double points if you used their gun ). Didn't disgrace myself although I don't know my personal score but as a team we finished third overall. The winning team, 'Aston Martin Stratton' were well ahead overall and I suspect there were some serious shooters in that team.
The shooting finished about 1.00PM followed by a lovely three-course lunch, prize giving and an auction.
Overall a fabulous day out at a beautiful facility, made even better by glorious weather.
DT
As a trap shooter I am unaccustomed to sporting facilities but I suspect the H&H ground is one of the more 'upmarket' venues in the country and I would wager is probably on a par with Augusta in Golfing terms?
About 15 teams of four turned out (mostly from the construction industry) and we were treated to 10 varied stands with 8 targets shot off each. The targets were mainly shot as singles with a second (usually a different target although some were the same) on report. One stand comprised an 80 bird flush from one of the towers, where all four shooters shot together. An optional pool shoot (£10) comprising 5 pairs of what looked like wasps (minis?) from the tower was also available for the brave (or stupid). Shooting that straight into the sun needed welders glasses to even see the 'wasps' and there was even a handy instructor constantly telling you 'your about 12 feet behind it!'. Overall the targets were fairly straight forward (as would be expected for such a mix of shooters (and non-shooters), with lots of going away or incoming birds.
Guns (mainly Berettas and Mirooks) were provided on each stand for those without their own and one stand provided the opportunity (at a cost of £10 per shooter) to shoot a Holland & Holland O/U Game gun, reportedly worth £100K !! Hmmmm? not sure about the valuation but it was beautiful.
I elected to shoot my trusty MX8 3/4 & full trap gun (except on the H&H gun stand where they awarded double points if you used their gun ). Didn't disgrace myself although I don't know my personal score but as a team we finished third overall. The winning team, 'Aston Martin Stratton' were well ahead overall and I suspect there were some serious shooters in that team.
The shooting finished about 1.00PM followed by a lovely three-course lunch, prize giving and an auction.
Overall a fabulous day out at a beautiful facility, made even better by glorious weather.
DT