corkycorksta Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hello everyone, useful site you have here ! By way of brief introduction - As a younger man I was an avid fan of Shooting and back in the good old days I owned a couple of shotguns and assorted air rifles. At the time I lodged in N.Yorks with a gamekeeper and his wife. The estate he managed was both varied and large giving me countless hours of pleasure, mostly helping with vermin. Ahhh those were the days My guns were sold some years ago after moving to Poole, during a period of personal financial "austerity" and also partly as I no longer had access to any shooting. I also handed back my SGC. Anyway last year, and now having a good size back garden in Ferndown,near Bournemouth ,I bought an Air Arms S200 just for target fun and a little vermin work. What a lovely little gun for the money, super accurate, light and well put together. Big smiles all round. This year I plan to try my hand at a little competition. I Have been considering Attending a FT event to get an idea of what it's about, any suggestions on anything fairly local would be appreciated. I visit Parkstone gun club occasionally as a guest just to use their range but find I would much rather be outside enjoying a bit of fresh air ! Of course it goes without saying, I would also love to do a little vermin control again. Seems to be hard to find though in this part of the world. Would be great to get a message from any members who live locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hello and Welcome . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 hello and welcome knock on them doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 hio and welcome, i am in bournemouth so a stones throw away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Welcome to PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE_B Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi, to PW! Enjoy your visits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BattleFieldRelics Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi. I live in Poole Christchurch gun club (Andy Grimes) have a decent air rifle set up, both an outdoor range and a woodland FT setup with the odd friendly comp. Theres also a good gun club on the airport of which I am a range officer: Hurn Rifle and pistol club. I've also got some pest control permissions locally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 i didnt realise there were so many of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSpadger Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I could probably wave at you in Ferndown from here :-) thankfully I can't see Nderfel from here. :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 silence heathen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamey Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hello and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkycorksta Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks for the warm welcome gentlemen, or I guess some of you could be ladies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSpadger Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nderfel is not a gentleman that's for sure :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hello and welcome. Just back from a few days on the Dorset coast. Some very nice countryside down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 cheesr Gordon- it is lovely round here - my only complaint, complete lack of shooting permissons available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkycorksta Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thanks to BattleFieldRellics for introduction and tour of the Hurn club today. Good facility and friendly people. Best I join them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Welcome to the PW forum :welcomeani: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2511bb Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Hi matey I'm in Poole. Loving the shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman91 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 hi mate. get out knocking doors and some rabbit permission will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 that's the plan duckman, that's the plan. I live in Bournemouth though so need to work out where best to get out to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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