webber Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Despite the weather forecast it actually rained very little. Several new faces at the shoot, hopefully they will return on a better day. Mark stone from Gun Mart Magazine attended the shoot to give a new FIAT 4 x 4 a run out and put two of the new Brixia Shotguns to the test for an article which will appear in a few months time. He was impressed with the developments that we've made at the ground; impressed with the Brixia Shotguns and also gave the bacon butty and brew a big thumbs up! webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted April 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Tommo and I will be at the shooting ground today doing some jobs and making further improvements. Hotdogs for lunch. We could use some help. We'll be there from 9 ish to 3 ish. webber Edited April 23, 2017 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) did you get any help.shame your so far from me. Edited April 23, 2017 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted April 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 did you get any help.shame your so far from me. Sadly no; just Tommo and me plodding on. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted April 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Weather forecast for this Sundays shoot is OK. Cloudy with a low chance of any rain. Ideal shooting weather. 80 bird Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot. 8 stands + 2 Practice StandsNon Members Welcome Membership is open.Cartridges & Bacon Butties availableBASC Accredited Coaching & Have a Go Morleys Lane. Astley Near Leigh Greater Manchester M29 7EW www.astleygunclub.co.uk webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Cracking weather for the shoot yesterday. Super shoot very well attended. 4 new members signed up. We must be doing something right! Brixia Shotgun put to the test by interested potential customer. Definite sale once his SGC comes through. webber www.astleygunclub.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Weather forecast fr this Sundays shoot looks really good. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Weather forecast for this Sundays shoot is really good. 80 bird Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot. 8 stands + 2 Practice StandsNon Members Welcome Membership is open.Cartridges & Bacon Butties availableBASC Accredited Coaching & Have a Go Morleys Lane. Astley Near Leigh Greater Manchester M29 7EW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Weather forecast for this Sundays shoot looks good. We shall be stopping the shoot shortly before 10:30 to permit us to hold a one minutes silence at 10:30 to remember the 22 people who were killed and the many injured and affected by the Manchester bomb. The shoot silence will commence with one long blast on the stop shooting horn. Shooting may recommence following 3 short blasts on the horn. 80 bird Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot. 8 stands + 2 Practice StandsNon Members Welcome Membership is open.Cartridges & Bacon Butties availableBASC Accredited Coaching & Have a Go Morleys Lane. Astley Near Leigh Greater Manchester M29 7EW Edited May 25, 2017 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage10FP Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I'll be showing on Sunday! 👍👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I'll be showing on Sunday! If you've not been for a while you will notice a few changes. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage10FP Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Had a absolute shocker of a shoot!! A very technical course put on today by Webber and gang! Certainly enough birds put on to test all skill levels!! Just glad I was able to kill a pair on the simo rabbits!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Despite a couple of technical glitches during setup, we were ready for the usual 10am start. The weather was superb, as was the turn out. We had visitors from Texas and Rumania amidst several new faces. A few more new members and several lessons booked into the future. Phil and I are traveling to Cambridgeshire on Monday to collect 4 maybe 5 used Laporte traps which we shall refurbish in preparation for our move up to a 100 bird shoot when the necessary ground works are completed. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Phil and I completed an 11 hour round trip on Monday to collect 4 Laporte standard traps and a Laporte rabbit trap. The traps are in very good condition but will be completely refurbished before being put into service. We shall soon commence ground works in preparation for two new stands which will allow us to move up to a 100 bird shoot. We've plenty to do. Work party on Sunday. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Was at the shooting ground on Monday with JJ and Grandson Jacob for a meeting with BASC with regards to a couple of future projects. Despite the non stop rain, Jacob still got to shoot his air rifle by using the trailer van as a shelter. The trees have really put on growth and are now top heavy with leaf. Will need to stake them soon. The ground is looking good, a massive improvement from the field of weeds and mud that we took over just two years ago. Started the propagation of a couple of hundred Boxwood cuttings ready for planting out early next year. We now have a couple of thousand Boxwood cuttings on the go. The trial run commenced last year has worked reasonably well with most of the plants having taken despite a shakey start. Tommo will be shocked and impressed with what he sees when he returns from his extended holiday. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Weather forecast for this Sundays shoot is looking quite good. 80 bird Sporting Clay Pigeon Shoot. 8 stands + 2 Practice Stands Non Members Welcome Membership is open. Cartridges & Bacon Butties available BASC Accredited Coaching & Have a Go Morleys Lane. Astley Near Leigh Greater Manchester M29 7EW www.astleygunclub.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Superb weather for a great shoot that was well attended. One new trap put to test on stand 1 Members have now clocked the preparation for two new stands on a part of the ground which we haven't previously used. Young webber put his new Brixia Selvaggio 20 gauge to the test for the first time. The gun drew quite a bit of attention due to its unique engraving Sadly this gun is an absolute one off. I conducted 2 lessons with a new Brixia Raven 12 gauge, and did a demonstrator shoot with a Brixia 20 gauge. The casual enquiry will probably result in a sale. The tractor mower is bust. We shall have to make a new mower deck as I've been unable to locate a replacement. The new strimmer on wheels which replaced the stolen harness type strimmer was put to impressive use for the first time. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Weather forecast looks good for this Sundays shoot. We are having a working party on Thursday evening and hope to test out another rabbit - looper trap that we've recently refurbished. If it works fine I will work it into the shoot design for Sunday. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 Despite a BBC gloomy forecast the local MET Office forecast was spot on. We had a glorious day, and fantastic shoot. The new rabbit looper put many to the test, but was easily shot with the correct technique. A couple of technical glitches. One solved on site the other is now in the Norgas workshops and will be resolved for the next shoot. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Weather forecast for this Sundays shoot is good. We should have a couple of the refurbished Laporte traps on test. Grandson Jacob and I planted some bulbs and Lavender plants on Sunday. More Lavender and Buxus are currently being propagated. Some of the Willow planted last year has really taken off and are doing the intended job of drying out the land; the footpaths are now fine, even immediately after very heavy rain. More Willow will be planted in the dormant period. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) Ordered more clays today to discover that the price has increased yet again. 12 to 15% is more than we can absorb, we have therefore had to adjust our prices. 80 Bird Member £22 80 Bird NonMember £26. webber Edited August 7, 2017 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Weather forecast for tomorrows shoot looks really good. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Superb weather for a cracking shoot. More new members signed up. Dayna has completed her last shift as booking on clerk. She is moving on to a full time career at the university. We wish her all the best for the future, and thank her for her dilligent work. Now looking for a replacement booking on clerk. Please contact me if you are interested. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Grandson Jacob Tommo and I will be at the shooting ground on Sunday doing a few jobs. Including planting some bulbs and cutting the grass with our newly acquired tractor mower. It's the second one in as many weeks. The weather looks really good for both the Sunday work party and the Bank Holiday Monday Clay Shoot. M29 7EW www.astleygunclub.co.uk webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 The Sunday shoot at Rixton & Astley Shooting Club was well attended with several new faces. A number of them have vowed to return and take up membership.One young man tried the Brixia Raven that we use for coaching lessons.At about 10am on Monday morning he was in the Norgas gun shop to buy one for himself! I think that he was impressed with both the quality and price. Next shoot is Sunday 1st. October. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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