Catamong Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 As this years Charity shoot has been postponed by Teal, (for quite understandable reasons), both Captains of the North and South teams have decided to go "head to head" in a truly international style, over the weekend of 12th - 13th May, at a very nice ground in the Netherlands, (Weert), just over the border from Belgium, (so I'm told)..! This is a 200 bird Compak Sporting event, shot over 8 x 25 bird layouts, we will actually be travelling over together in the same motor, for what I am sure will be a fabulous weekend of shooting. Lead shot has now been banned in Holland, so this event will be labelled the "Classic Steel Challenge", it also celebrates the 10th anniversary of the opening of the ground, and I hope to be able to post a full report of the event, (with comments from Mr Potter), after the event. This will be a truly international event, with a good few of the top shots from Europe taking part, so if anybody wants to join us for a fun weekend, see details below: https://www.schietbaandewildenberg.nl/en/matches/calender/news/News/detail/classic-steel-challenge-compak/ Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Cat, shoot well, don't come home unless you win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Sounds like fun. Hope the steel doesn't ruin your guns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Sounds like a good event, hope you both shoot well. What steel carts are you taking, or are you buying them at the venue? Looking forward to your shoot report, hope potter wins for the north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 What a great idea ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, figgy said: Sounds like a good event, hope you both shoot well. What steel carts are you taking, or are you buying them at the venue? Looking forward to your shoot report, hope potter wins for the north I'll be using Gamebore Black Gold 28g 7.5's, I have used them in the past for pigeons as all of my birds go to Falcon breeders, but I now buy steel loads in France, where I can get them for around £165/1000. Just look at the extra pellet count for the Steel load on the right v the equivalent lead load on the left..? Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Cat i used some gamebore 28g steel a few years ago through my semi auto and mixed them in my pocket with some lead carts and could not tell a difference when using them. All the people that slated steel carts cant have tried any decent ones. Anything close will be powder with that pellet count. Let us know if the targets are set different for all steel only shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 7 hours ago, figgy said: Sounds like a good event, hope you both shoot well. What steel carts are you taking, or are you buying them at the venue? Looking forward to your shoot report, hope potter wins for the north When I shoot FITASC Sporting in Holland I buy whatever is available, but I do try to avoid Black Gold as I mustn't be as rich as Cat??. One thing I have noticed is the lack of shot size 9 which is a shot size that can be quite useful when shooting Compak so I'll be taking 4 or 5 boxes of White Gold 28g 9's and take pot luck with what's available in 7.5 for the rest. Thanks figgy, I'll certainly try my hardest. Can't insult the soft southerners too much as I'm getting a lift from him and don't want abandoning on the ferry! As for setting the targets differerently for steel shot. Some of the FITASC Sporting targets I've shot in Holland with steel have really been extreme, 60+ yards and I've seen them broken! not always the most devestating of breaks but still killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) I had some good breaks at distance with steel 7,5 shot on clays showing belly. Best of luck to you both, looking forward to the report of your trip. How did you do in the FITASC potter ? You made the England team didn’t you. Edited May 2, 2018 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I'm currently in Cyprus figgy as a GB team member in the veterans (was Supervet) class starting this afternoon shooting the European Compak championship. I was in the GB team last year for FITASC Sporting at the World Championship in Italy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Well done and best of luck Andy, Cat must be scared you shooting for your country being on top form. Easy win for the north Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 To be fair figgy, Cat got the cap, badge and tee shirt a lot earlier than me, I had to wait to become a coffin dodger before I got mine?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 I'm sure Mr P will be on top form, with him jetting all around Europe to various competitions, he's certainly getting the practice in..! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Is it it true at the major compak events that you have a day or two to practice on the competition targets? Heard that last year about the world’s in Poland and didn’t know if I was being strung a line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 To add, if anybody who is a bit bobbins at fitasc and comes from the south and happens to be shooting at the fitasc Euro’s in Italy next month, we can carry on this north v south rivalry in yet another country, a proper global affair. You have to be proper bobbins though if i’m going to reperesent the north and flying solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, grrclark said: Is it it true at the major compak events that you have a day or two to practice on the competition targets? Heard that last year about the world’s in Poland and didn’t know if I was being strung a line. Yes, that's true, although there is no guarantee that the targets you shoot in practice will be the exact targets that are thrown in the competition, I would say typically that around 90% will be the same, but the organisers frequently alter the odd target to catch people out, and will usually always alter the sequence, so it's debatable whether too much practice before the event is of any real benefit..? Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, grrclark said: To add, if anybody who is a bit bobbins at fitasc and comes from the south and happens to be shooting at the fitasc Euro’s in Italy next month, we can carry on this north v south rivalry in yet another country, a proper global affair. You have to be proper bobbins though if i’m going to reperesent the north and flying solo. Sadly, I won't be doing the FITASC in Italy, I've even pulled out of the World FITASC at St Lambert in France, purely because the French have laid on another FITASC Grand Prix at La Cerisaille, just south of Paris the weekend before, and there's only so many shoots you can do..? Not only that, St Lambert is a lovely ground, but I've shot there every year for the last 5 years, and I like to do different grounds. Good luck to all that are going..! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Cat you make all these European shoots sound so much better than the cold wet snowy miserable FITASC shoots we have in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Does this mean I can pass on the wooden spoon from last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 23 hours ago, figgy said: Cat you make all these European shoots sound so much better than the cold wet snowy miserable FITASC shoots we have in the UK. Well, they are certainly better organised, far fewer trap breakdowns, dead batteries and the like, also the refs are qualified FFBT guys who really know their stuff. Also, the payouts are significantly better, at the last Compak shoot at Arras, they had a full entry, 120 shooters paying about £58 each for a 100 bird shoot over 4 layouts, High Gun was a Beretta Semi, others received a total of 18,000 Viri cartridges, not bad eh..? Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 That’s how it should be, I remember being told of a local fella winning a land rover years ago. Now in the Uk your lucky to get your entry fee back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 European Compak championship finished late yesterday afternoon with a good haul of trophies and medals for the Brits. I hope I don’t miss anybody out but here goes. Junior category winner ?? James Bradley-Day after a sudden death shoot off. ?? Ladies team won the bronze medals, men’s team were placed fourth. ?? Senior team (ex vets) won gold and ?? Glenn Hunt beat ??Tony Dean to the individual silver medal. In my catagory Vets(coffin dodgers) ??John Bidwell took the bronze medal after a three way shoot off on 25 awesome targets. I was fortunate enough to pick up a nice trophy for 4th place and as part of the ??GB team won a silver medal. A brilliant event in great weather (other than quite strong winds on the Saturday afternoon). Roll on this coming weekend and the mini North v South battle in The Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Well done to the Brits, hopefully we see similar performances through all the big international events this year. Well done to you too on 4th in category and also the team silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Well done Mr Potter, another victory for the North and very well shot young man..... from Yer Auntie,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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