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There is one that I know of although you usually have to wait for someone to die before you even get a look in. Send Deny Essex a PM, he will probably be able to help.

I feed both my springers on Dr Johns Gold medal now, The pup was on Beta Puppy but now she is a year old she has moved on. They both seem to love it and do well on it.

Looks like someone needs to have some lessons from his girlfriend doesn't it?

Woo Hoo, Mission accomplished

Surely you you don't mean, "might of struck a never"? Shouldn't that be "Might have struck a nerve"? Still I am not going out with an english teacher so what would I know? Now what was that saying about people in glass houses?

I disagree entirely with your statement, just because someone is a good shot doesn't mean they can tell you how to be one. If they have won something it means THEY can shoot well, look at Catamong for example. He apparently had an England team badge back in the day before sliced bread was in the shops yet he never helps anyone. He just slags them off all the time. Michael Alldiss has never been world champion as far as I am aware, neither has Robert Radcliffe in Colchester but both of them will get you shooting well.

But that really is the secret isn't it? If noone knows when the shoots are being held how can they turn up. If you know Phil Moss and can contact him tell him to sign up on here and let us know when they will be on. I know lots of people who will be looking for a fix at the moment.

If it is excuses you are after send this guy a PM, he has them by the bucket loadClicky Clicky :lol: :lol:

What not all 5 of them surely?

I doubt it, unless they are offering huge cash prizes.

Well I have nothing else on the 6th so perhaps I will take a wander over, If I am allowed of course.

Thanks The one in Almshoebury is pretty much where I went for a meeting yesterday, I was at Todd's green. There was a driven shoot happening while I sat in the car. It is about an hour and a half from me so it could be worth a look

Got any proper addresses? I would like to see how far it is from me

Now that is FUNNY :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

How do you guys dry your shot? I put my last lot in the oven on baking trays but for some reason her indoors didn't go a bundle on that

There we go, Timps has hit the nail on the head. You northern jessies don't worry about having a gun fitted as you all shoot gun up. Try shooting gun down with a gun that doesn't fit and see what sort of a mess you get into.

Of course it shows the effectiveness of licensing. It shows that more crime is committed with unlicenced guns. But as nothing is going to convince you I won't even bother any more.

Some people are such hard work, The one that is in Barfield Road opposite the fire station. The Mill used to be on Mill Road (Funny that)

There was only one

You also name the three most well known atrocities that were comitted with firearms, what you fail to mention is there is hardly a day goes by where there is not a criminal act that takes place with a firearm of some description.

Don't waste your breath Mungler, the elite are only interested in shoots if they think they can win a pound. That is why Cat has to keep going abroad. He can't cut the mustard in the UK anymore, too many people keep beating him. He will secretly be hopiing that MGman will stick a score up for high gun and then he will weadle his way to Essex hoping to pick it up. The elite have no concept of fun, there always has to be another motive.

I'm in as well,

Try to avoid somewhere that will insist on fibre wads as well if at all possible.

That is all well and good however what you need at a shoot like that is numbers through the door. I know of probably 50 or 60 local shooters who would support an event like this cash prizes or not. The essex elite can stay dashing from shoot to shoot trying to win a pound.

Avoid the 23rd July if you can, That is my 40th birthday and I will hopefully be holding my own clay shoot. I think it has been pretty much summed up, the shoot itself needs to cater for everyone. Especially if you want to make it an annual event. The catering needs to be good and reasonably priced as does the shoot. One local club a couple of years ago had their 75th anniversary, and so they held a 75 bird shoot and charged a high entry fee. They lost out as not many people shot it due to the cost (and the fact it wasn't well publicised) If they had done a 40 or 50 bird shoot for a tenner most people would have had 2 or 3 rounds. You can fleece anybody once, but if you want them to come back then you can't. If you have ever done the Young Farmers shoot at little Braxted they have the right idea, charge a tenner a round Give cash prizes to 4th or 5th place and you get the Essex Elite shooting round after round to win the cash. They will happily spend £40 on entries plus cartridges to win £50. Also the catering is edible and reasonably priced. I believe the key to it is publicity, and plenty of it. A pool shoot and a have a go stand all mean extra traps, clays and manpower as well as space to be safe.