Clay Pigeon Shooting
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Best thing to do is to find a local ground/club and ask. Where in the south west do you live? (I'm a coach...)
A couple of good places down that way are Southern Counties: http://www.southern-counties.com/html/home.htm and Newnham Park: http://www.newnham.co.uk/
A couple of good places down that way are Southern Counties: http://www.southern-counties.com/html/home.htm and Newnham Park: http://www.newnham.co.uk/
Edited by Bee_Jay on Friday 12th September 20:08
Bee_Jay said:
Best thing to do is to find a local ground/club and ask. Where do you live? (I'm a coach...)
I love PH sometimes. Post a question, and get a response from a coach within 2 minutes 
I'm in Chippenham. Found a couple of clubs, on the CPSA site, so might just go along and see what's occurring.
Was just editing the post above for a couple of grounds after looking at your profile and seeing "South West"
CPSA website is a good place to start, and joining is a good move as it gives you 3rd party insurance cover (though the BASC is just as good).
Go along and have a go - it can really get expensive if you let it and starting looking at the guns that cost the same as a half-decent car... (Beretta SO series are dreamland...)
However you can pick up some very reasonable guns for a lot less, a Beretta 686 30" Multichoke can be had for well under £1000 and is an excellent all-rounder.
However, you won't need to buy your own gun for a while, just use the 'club guns' until you are sure you want to do it for good.
Most people start with and stay with Sporting as a discipline which is OK, but difficult to mark your progess as each ground and layout is very different. Make sure you shoot some Skeet at some point - this is a great discipline to learn the principles of swing, lead and mobility and as it is always the same it is better for feeling some level of achievement as you improve.
Pay for some decent coaching to ensure that you don't get any bad habits from the start, otherwise they will just have to be broken again in the future when you hit a glass ceiling of scores because of them...
CPSA website is a good place to start, and joining is a good move as it gives you 3rd party insurance cover (though the BASC is just as good).
Go along and have a go - it can really get expensive if you let it and starting looking at the guns that cost the same as a half-decent car... (Beretta SO series are dreamland...)
However you can pick up some very reasonable guns for a lot less, a Beretta 686 30" Multichoke can be had for well under £1000 and is an excellent all-rounder.
However, you won't need to buy your own gun for a while, just use the 'club guns' until you are sure you want to do it for good.
Most people start with and stay with Sporting as a discipline which is OK, but difficult to mark your progess as each ground and layout is very different. Make sure you shoot some Skeet at some point - this is a great discipline to learn the principles of swing, lead and mobility and as it is always the same it is better for feeling some level of achievement as you improve.
Pay for some decent coaching to ensure that you don't get any bad habits from the start, otherwise they will just have to be broken again in the future when you hit a glass ceiling of scores because of them...
Zippee said:
Been wanting to try myself for some time now (used to shoot many moons ago as a teenager with my Dad).
Anyone have any recommendations around Beds/Cambs? I'm in St Neots BTW...
Check out the CPSA website (http://www.cpsa.co.uk/) to find a ground near you - give them a call and see what happens.Anyone have any recommendations around Beds/Cambs? I'm in St Neots BTW...
Some will be established grounds that shoot pretty much every day of the week, very professional and run as a business with coaches etc, some will be some guys that meet in a field or some woods once a fortnight (usually on a Sunday) and are not great for beginners as there will be no coaching.
For you, try this place: http://www.hhsg.co.uk/ Found on CPSA site, never been there though...
It seems to be Clay Pigeon night on PH tonight.
Good advice from Bee_Jay. The CPSA are good for club listings. Also Google searches work well. I have found a lot of fun, (if not hugely professional), local shoots that way. There are more than you think! Shotguns are loud but the sound doesn't travel too far.
Good advice from Bee_Jay. The CPSA are good for club listings. Also Google searches work well. I have found a lot of fun, (if not hugely professional), local shoots that way. There are more than you think! Shotguns are loud but the sound doesn't travel too far.
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