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Sorry to hear that Dave is no longer with us, I am guessing that those shoots at Lakenheath would have been mid to late'80's..am I right..?
Cat.
Yes you are right, a lot of changes since those days. The club house was run by the Americans and if you were a member, the food and drink was discounted, and good stuff it was as well. The atmosphere was excellent, great fun was the order of the day. Still you know the saying "One door closes, another opens"
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Pim and Denise did run Lakenheath long before I started shooting, but I know Pim's claim to fame is that he taught Suzi Quatro to hit clays and never stops telling me !!!!!!
I also remember Dave Fletcher running 50 birders, though I did hear sadly that he passed away, but those were the days !!!!
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How are you getting on Norma, mother of Neil?
No not Norma, but I do know her.
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Of course not! I was merely making specific reference to those that had already commented in the thread! Everyone will be more than welcome when the doors are open!
Thanks, I was joking though, just tongue in cheek. Spoke to lots of people today with the good news, and all agreed we are looking forward to another shooting ground opening. It will certainly save us a few miles, and great to have a facility just an hour away! I am one of the shooters who remembers the great Lakenheath days.
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Great news..........when you say "when we are open for business gentleman!" Did you mean no woman?Good morning All,
Here it is from the horses mouth as so to speak!
Over the past few months we have been in negotiations with the landlord of the former Lakenheath Clay Target Centre, and are pleased to announce that yesterday we entered into our formal agreements, and are therefore now in a position to reveal our plans to re-open the ground! The grounds new name is Eriswell Lodge, as we felt it appropriate to re-brand the business so as to show an entirely new identity.
There will be some very extensive refurbishment and general works being carried out on the site over the next two months or so, so please keep an eye open for specific details about when we are looking to be open for business again!
We have a Facebook Page (Under our new name - Eriswell Lodge Ltd), and are also on Twitter - @eriswell_lodge. We do have a website up and running - www.eriswell-lodge.com - but has minimal content on it at present (although we are having some minor publishing problems for the moment, so please bear with us!)
Thank you one and all for waiting so patiently for this once great facility to re-open - the wait is nearly over now! I look forward to welcoming you to the site when we are open for business gentleman!
Regards,
Eriswell Lodge Ltd
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Thanks Ed,
I think anyone who hesitates too much will miss out by the sounds of it.
Susan
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Ed,
I see it states on their website 334 registered so far, but I wondered if there was somewhere where you can view the competitors names who have registered for the event.
Susan
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Hi Ed,400 entries in the first 12 hours of registration... Should be full by Friday!
Did you see this information somewhere, where anyone can look?
Susan
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As if !!!!! I would say you can check my bag any time, but as I have not idea who you are, I think a little decorum is required.
Old Woman
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Hull pro fibre, for all the normal stuff, anything extreem go for the Ely VIP fibre. Also choke 1 size tighter as the pattern opens marginally earlier. They are both slightly more punchy. This is from my experiance due to flinching more when using fibres. from Auntie.
Interesting points and nice to hear from a fellow lady shooter with regard to Fibre wad shells, I will take note about using more choke when using them. BlaserF3 has recommended an Express shell with low recoil, which I think I will try out sometime before the event.
It's great to hear all the views from other shooter's.
Good shooting in 2013
Thanks
Old Woman
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Beretta World Sporting – Fibre Wad Only.
Although I have been shooting for about twenty years I have never entered a ‘Major’ Competition where Fibre Wad shells are stipulated and have only used borrowed shells (my Hubby) once or twice where there was no other option e.g. the odd time I have been to a Game Fair; therefore I would say that my experience with this type of shell has been very limited. I use Express cartridges and would prefer to stick to what I know I like and purchase some Express Fibre Wad for this event, but it appears there are several different types to choose from, can anyone recommend any they may have used and also rate them on recoil etc. I’d be grateful for any advice as I only need to purchase a few, I don’t think price will be an issue.
Many thanks
Oldwoman
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A certain B class shooter in norfolk wont be very happy about this.since getting a krieghoff with release trigger he has gone from shooting scores in the 60s and 70s to the 90s.
bornfree
The B Class Shooter you are referring to has been a member of the CPSA for approximately 25 years and apart from once being in AA was always a very competent A class shooter until the ‘evil’ trigger freeze kicked in.....and is one of many shooters who has struggled to use a traditional ‘pull’ trigger for over fifteen years and it has been a major disability. You can no doubt imagine not only the embarrassment whilst shooting with comments from referees and shooters alike inquiring as to why he didn’t shoot at a target, but never being able to reach his potential with poor scores and endless disappointment week in week out, year in year out.
He had contemplated given shooting up completely until a friend whose problem has already been discussed on this forum introduced him to the release trigger.
Suffice to say people have now been able to see the ‘true’ shooter.
Unless you have suffered this ‘affliction’ or know of a friend who suffers, it is difficult to imagine what actually happens to a shooter who physically is unable to ‘pull’ the trigger and perhaps even more difficult to understand why it is easier to use a ‘release’ trigger.
We are at a loss to understand why this has now become an issue, and can only imagine the irrational fear of some referees who may have voiced an opinion, on what grounds we do not know. All shooters comply with the rules and never load a gun until they have entered the shooting position and are ready to call for the target and the gun is facing down range, irrelevant of the type of gun being used. You are quite right he is not a happy bunny.
Oldwoman
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Hear Hear couldn't agree more. Good luck Stuart, great to hear everything is going well.