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Sundays are best for me and a few other members. I have not shot at Worsley for many years. How well patronised is it on a Sunday?

 

Kelbrook is not too far, and not at all crowded on a Sunday.

 

webber

 

Hi its quite busy first thing bout 10.30 ish but it starts to quieten down round dinner time! never been to kelbrook! where is it? can make most weekends with a bit of notice. let us know when you are available for either worsley or kelbrook.

New Boy

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Kelbrook is inbetween Colne and Skipton. Its a marvelous setting with outstanding facilities.

 

McF, Lancslad and Lancsdad have all been there with me, and all enjoyed it, so would probably be up for another trip.

 

webber

 

Sounds like a plan let me know wot dates you are availible and we can sort something out! there is me and ashcmt would be up for it. any one else?

New Boy

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Sorry to sort of hijack the thread but what is the shooting like your way? I might be moving to Warton, Preston next july for a year and wondered what the shooting was like? I am also hopefully finance and other things permitted, planning on using the year to master the art of SG's and hopefully if poss get my SGC alongside a couple of SG's.

 

If I end up your way I will let you all know, as I will need some friendly faces! As you can see from my location its a long way from "home" and I have only ever been to Norfolk once (when 12) and blackpool for a 2day job interview. So really only spent a week or so north of london in my entire life, so will be expecting a MASSIVE culture shock.

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Sorry to sort of hijack the thread but what is the shooting like your way? I might be moving to Warton, Preston next july for a year and wondered what the shooting was like? I am also hopefully finance and other things permitted, planning on using the year to master the art of SG's and hopefully if poss get my SGC alongside a couple of SG's.

 

If I end up your way I will let you all know, as I will need some friendly faces! As you can see from my location its a long way from "home" and I have only ever been to Norfolk once (when 12) and blackpool for a 2day job interview. So really only spent a week or so north of london in my entire life, so will be expecting a MASSIVE culture shock.

 

 

mate we dont all wear flat caps and have whippets you know, we're all quite normal lol

 

shouldnt be too much of a culture shock for u lol you'll soon get used to having something moist with your fish and chips, gravy or peas :lol:

 

i havent been shooting long in all honesty pal, we've been on the clays, of which ther are quite a few grounds within an hour or so.

 

although as for pigeon/pheasant, we're hopefully just at the tip of the iceberg on that front, we've managed to get matey with new boys brothers father in law lol and we're helping put pens etc together, to get on some beating.

 

what brings you to these here parts n e way?

 

cheers

 

ash

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Sorry to sort of hijack the thread but what is the shooting like your way? I might be moving to Warton, Preston next july for a year and wondered what the shooting was like? I am also hopefully finance and other things permitted, planning on using the year to master the art of SG's and hopefully if poss get my SGC alongside a couple of SG's.

 

If I end up your way I will let you all know, as I will need some friendly faces! As you can see from my location its a long way from "home" and I have only ever been to Norfolk once (when 12) and blackpool for a 2day job interview. So really only spent a week or so north of london in my entire life, so will be expecting a MASSIVE culture shock.

 

Naddan28 - not badly served at Preston:-

 

Rishton - very good targets, superb food and really nice people who run it.

 

Bobbin Mill - Skeet and Compak

 

Dolphin SG - Sporting and DTL. Food and decent targets.

 

Blackpool - which is actually near to Preston and some way out of Blackpool. Very good Sporting targets and food.

 

Kelbrook and Worsley - not my favourite grounds. Both on clay counters. 30% of Worsley's targets face directly into the sun. Kelbrook is a massive ground where the shooting has been condensed into a very small area. At one stand, you could shoot targets from the stands at either side.

 

Toplands Farm, Woodplumpton, Preston - Decent sporting and food.

 

Brindle - good 50 bird sporting.

 

A6 gun club - DTL, ABT and Skeet - food and first class competition level targets.

 

Moorcock at Clitheroe, plus another just over the road.

 

There are quite a few more.

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Basically, I am taking a year out from my degree to work for BAE Systems as a accountant. At the mo I have a list of places to choose from and warton is a third of my list, which after dropping off glasgow and portsmouth becomes 3/7 of my list!

 

What is your FLO like? I want to get my SGC but will prob be in a rented houseshare, is that going to be a major problem? The only good thing with the house share is little bills leaving me a healthy disponsable income to get some clay lessons, gun, safe and SGC. It will all depend on whether my housemates mind the guns and also whether the FLO has a problem with me applying for one due to moving in a year and sharing a house? What is 15k like for a salary in your parts? Good or bad, I know down where I live its pretty crappy due to housing costs but I think the are a lot cheaper for you lads!

 

Another plus, is due to the hugeness of the site, at some other sites employees are allowed to shoot air rifles etc at rabbits after work. As obviously moving away means all my permission completely dissapearing for a year so no shooting :lol:

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we're down tomoro afternoon boys, see you there if your going.
ye we where there wish we'd met up. lots of trap problems today no birds etc how did you do.

 

 

Does anyone fancy meeting for a few clays at worsley any time in the near future? if anyone does leave dates and im sure we can sort something out Regards New Boy <_<
next week we shoot at rufforth nr york start 10 thirty am if you appen to come look for an old codger called pete with a big buckskin cowboy hat on wednesday next sorry we didn't meet up this time

but catch you later///PETE//

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we did ok today, didnt get round to filling the score card in tho today, just enjoyed it, fantastic weather.

 

 

had the odd one smash out of the trap but not too many, we shot 100 each, three of us, counter only came to 316 i think so not too bad.

 

 

 

we met up with a lad from the worsley forum, good lad, big ginger pony tail. dont know if u know him.

 

 

like i said was a lovely day for it.

 

Cheers

 

Ash

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we did ok today, didnt get round to filling the score card in tho today, just enjoyed it, fantastic weather.

 

 

had the odd one smash out of the trap but not too many, we shot 100 each, three of us, counter only came to 316 i think so not too bad.

 

 

 

we met up with a lad from the worsley forum, good lad, big ginger pony tail. dont know if u know him.

 

 

like i said was a lovely day for it.

 

Cheers

 

Ash

it was a cracking day ash I saw the lad with the pony tail he was just starting as we finished you will have past us three on the way round I wear a big brown leather cowboy hat.
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Hi all posters,

On the 2nd of June I am running a corporate day at my very own shoot in Macclesfield. Very informal and beautiful surroundings and we can adjust the birds to suit should you so wish. We have challenging rabbits and the most unique walk up ever.Give me a mail if you are interested.

Jim

P.S we are open on the second Sunday of every month as well

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its 9 quid for the Sundays and the price for the Saturday still has to be confirmed as we are putting on a barbeque as well or doing a deal with the local to geta meal afterwards.

£9 for how many clays ? let us know when u have the details for june im sure a few of here will be up for it!!

 

P.S Ashcmt if there is booze after the shoot on the 2nd of june you are driving!!!

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