beeredup Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeah will see what the fun prevention officer has got planned for me lock stock as its my first weekend home of my leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Del T - I think we have our answer here: out of the 8 or so of us, we split into two teams - the ones who are more experienced and want to crack-on can form one team and the ones like you, your Mrs and me can pootle round, enjoy some banter and just see how many we can hit - all nice and social. This way we cater for all needs. How does that sound? Sounds like a good plan to me, although I think there's only 2 of the guns who are CPSA registered anyway, so I think most of us will be fairly relaxed. If people fancy it we could hit a pub afterwards? There's one not too far which does a belting Sunday roast Oh just to add, I've never seen anyone at Catton complain about B/O shooters, so I wouldn't worry about that. A lot of guns at catton seem to shoot B/O anyway. Edited December 11, 2012 by Wildfowler12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Yeah will see what the fun prevention officer has got planned for me lock stock as its my first weekend home of my leave Roger that My wife and I will be having a half-day coaching session from Beretta, our third with him (he is VERY GOOD!) but you'd be more than welcome to come round with us mate. Good think about Fauxdegla is you NEVER have to wait at any stand. Sounds like a good plan to me, although I think there's only 2 of the guns who are CPSA registered anyway, so I think most of us will be fairly relaxed. If people fancy it we could hit a pub afterwards? There's one not too far which does a belting Sunday roast Oh just to add, I've never seen anyone at Catton complain about B/O shooters, so I wouldn't worry about that. In fact, most of the people who shoot there seem to shoot B/O anyway. There ya go! Sounds good. Actually, one of the first things I did after getting my ticket was join the CPSA, so technically, I could register as a 'C' class at either of the registered shoots on the 23rd at Catton Hal or Worsley - but I'd like to improve a little more before doing that - maybe hit my first registered comp in the new year. Edited December 11, 2012 by Lock Stock & Barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeah I have been thinking about booking a lesson with beretta too after the new year will see how things go if I wake feeling ok on the 23rd and in enough time I might head to catton like I say it really does depend on how raucous the lifeboat crew Xmas ball gets the night before on past records I might be face down in a kebab on the beach lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 There ya go! Sounds good. Actually, one of the first things I did after getting my ticket was join the CPSA, so technically, I could register as a 'C' class at either of the registered shoots on the 23rd at Catton Hal or Worsley - but I'd like to improve a little more before doing that - maybe hit my first registered comp in the new year. L S & B, Regarding the entering as a C class, below is a clip I posted on the other forum a few weeks ago, a ground owner up-dated me be saying the "archaic process" is now done by the CPSA scoring programme that all CPSA registered grounds must have. "Sorry but that C class bit isn't right! Newcomers or those who don't have a classification don't automatically shoot in the lowest class. For registration purposes they are "un-classified" If they wish to enter the competition (as above totally separate from the registered bit) they should go through a process of "classified on the day". This is an archaic process were the ground identify a number of stands at random, keep them secret from the shooters and compare the un-classified shooters score against those (secret) stands. The shooter is then allocated a class, just for the day, based on the current CPSA classification averages." I went onto say the following; As you can see this is a complected task and I don't think there are many grounds which go through this palaver so they do one of the following Dissuade the the shooter from entering the comp & just shoot birds only As they are an unknown quantity enter them in the top class. Assume they are beginners and enter them in the bottom class. As above, non of these is correct but tbh my view is that the CPSA rules should be modified to exclude un-classified shooters from competition. I think it is a very common misconception among newcomers that they need to enter the competition in order to gain a classification. So Bren when you rock up on the 23rd, flash your new CPSA membership card and tell them it's "Birds Only" it will cost just the same as all the others, £25 (as opposed to £30 for a competition entry) and hand your card in when you've finished and you will be on your way to your first classification. When you have shot 300 registered targets you can ring the CPSA who will issue you with a temporary classification based on those 300 birds. Assuming your not some natural shooting genius that first classification will in all probability be C class and now you can start entering the comps. GOOD LUCK Mr Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Very good of you Mr P - thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Are we all still up for this? Martin and Baz have dropped out but there should still be a few of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm still good for it Looking forward to the meet up. Cheers, Bren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard V Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Weather looks awful for the 23rd, hope it's wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Good, there should be 6-7 of us then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 That's a good number - even if we have to split into two groups, we can still have the craic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Looks like we'll get wet tomorrow, I guess we're meeting in the carpark at 11:00? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Beeb says probably not - either way veranda probably a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Good idea. See you in the morn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Looking forward to the meet guys See you at 11.00 Bren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Right chaps, I'm setting off from home in about half an hour. Should take me about an hour to get there. I've no idea where I'm going. I hope people are still going. I don't know what everyone looks like, so if anyone see's a guy in a black disco looking lost, that'll be me. See you all soon. Steve Edited December 23, 2012 by caeser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 See you inabit, just look out for the PW badges under the veranda, you can't miss it. Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock & Barrel Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Well that was a great day out - very enjoyable - good to meet all you guys and look forward to doing it again soon Cheers, Bren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard V Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yeah myself and Cliff loved the day, and loved the fact that wildfowler12 used to live next door but 1 to where I live cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Most enjoy able day out - good to see all - and Rob, look after that hand! Edited December 23, 2012 by Yellow Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 good to see you all today , gutted im not able to shoot at the mo but enjoyed watching thanks Dereck will do mate catch you soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 good to see you all today , gutted im not able to shoot at the mo but enjoyed watching thanks Dereck will do mate catch you soon Evening Rob, must have missed you today, didn't get there till about half one after shooting Worsley but briefly spoke to Yellow Bear about an hour later. Heard about the hand, tough luck that mate, not a good thing to happen for someone self employed at any time of the year but halfway through the shooting season is adding insult to injury! Hope it's on the mend and you and the family have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. ATB Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Great day. Even the weather was on our side. I'd forgotten just how much fun clays can be. Good to put faces to names too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Had a good'n today fellas, hope to do it again soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Evening Rob, must have missed you today, didn't get there till about half one after shooting Worsley but briefly spoke to Yellow Bear about an hour later. Heard about the hand, tough luck that mate, not a good thing to happen for someone self employed at any time of the year but halfway through the shooting season is adding insult to injury! Hope it's on the mend and you and the family have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. ATB Andy Thanks Andy Best wishes to both you and the wife , have a good one and catch you in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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