Hi, I'm new.

[Simongunson]

How often do you find you need to be out to keep your eye in?

 

[Will Hewland]

How often do you find you need to be out to keep your eye in?

Depends on what you mean by that. As a beginner, you will progress much more rapidly if you shoot once a week than once a month! Less than once a month and you will barely even remember what you learned last time.

For those experienced and serious about being on form in competition something more like three times a week is good.

 

[Simongunson]

I was hoping to get there either once or twice a week... Especially once I have my own gun. It's a fair amount to go for a training session.

 

[GazzerG]

As a new shooter, the more times the better. Quite handy being so close to Blackpool opening 4 days a week..... I would love to shoot a least twice a week, just for the love of it, but as I shoot with my son and it gets quite expensive paying for 2

I'm 7 months into shooting now, so the questions going round in your head are still rattling around in mine. If I was to go back several months,  I would...

• Not spend more than £1000 on your first gun, second hand top makes always the best route
• Try to shoot once a week
• Stick to 1 shell and 1 choke set up (1/4 and 1/2)
• After putting 1-2000 shells through your gun. Have a couple of lessons, worth every penny. I have a good contact who does 1/2 and full days
• Don't get caught up on shooting gear, put the word 'shooting' before it and it seems to add extra £'s, most fishing stuff works just as good. Aldi fishing bag for £10.99 is a perfect cartridge bag
  
• Keep reading the forums, as most of your questions will be on here 
• Enjoy the learning curve, remember your doing it for the enjoyment, not to become Mr Digweed in 12 months
  

Blackpool only 45 mins from me so may take a trip over soon to see what its like.... 

 

[Simongunson]

Loving the help and info Nothing better than hearing personal experiences!

How many of you go on your own?

I work as an Equine dentist, so I can be pretty flexible, especially at weekends. For going to the training sessions, It's cheaper to go with a mate but many of mine are a fair distance away or can't get the same days off..

 

[Bryn12]

Mostly on my own or with Mrs, lets us work away on our own things at our own pace if there's something we want to work on we work on it, we're lucky as our favourite ground is usually deserted when we go on weekdays.

As an addition the sheer variety of wildlife there is stunning with newts, all kinds of butterflies and dragonflies & damselflies, shedloads of different wild plants and birds, so once we've de-stressed busting clays we can chill even more by taking notice of our surroundings. Only downside to all that is the horseflies by the skeet range :growl:

 

[BTC3]

I try to go out once a week when I'm not away with work; I work from home so midweek works well. Best I managed was 3 grounds in one week. I tend to go with my brother who's based not far from me, and Liz (member here) shoots at my local ground and is kind enough to have me along every now and then - her patience with a newbie is exemplary!
I don't enjoy sporting as much on my own, but I find DTL works well on my own, a bit like a golf driving range vs being out on a course. And helice zz, which I tried for the first time a week ago and loved, would also work as there will inevitably be others there too.

 

[Simongunson]

There are things I do and don't enjoy doing on my own. I work for myself, so it's just me and when I get my gun, I'm sure I'll be fine, but as I said, I prefer going to the training with someone. It's also fun having someone to compete against, whilst you're learning

 

[Zulu Dave]

As a new shooter, the more times the better. Quite handy being so close to Blackpool opening 4 days a week..... I would love to shoot a least twice a week, just for the love of it, but as I shoot with my son and it gets quite expensive paying for 2

I'm 7 months into shooting now, so the questions going round in your head are still rattling around in mine. If I was to go back several months,  I would...

• Not spend more than £1000 on your first gun, second hand top makes always the best route
• Try to shoot once a week
• Stick to 1 shell and 1 choke set up (1/4 and 1/2)
• After putting 1-2000 shells through your gun. Have a couple of lessons, worth every penny. I have a good contact who does 1/2 and full days
• Don't get caught up on shooting gear, put the word 'shooting' before it and it seems to add extra £'s, most fishing stuff works just as good. Aldi fishing bag for £10.99 is a perfect cartridge bag
  
• Keep reading the forums, as most of your questions will be on here 
• Enjoy the learning curve, remember your doing it for the enjoyment, not to become Mr Digweed in 12 months
  

Blackpool only 45 mins from me so may take a trip over soon to see what its like.... 

+1 on all of this above. Although I would have lesson before 1-2K shells.  I would suggest 1 quite early to learn the basics, then try your own thing. 

Re: training with someone.  I definitely don't view it as training.  It is, but its more fun than that.  Practice? And once you visit a club a few times, you'll meet like minded people there, and things will take off pretty quickly I would guess. 

Enjoy it. 

 

[Simongunson]

http://www.laddsguns.com/shotguns/detail.asp?S_Calibre=12+Bore&sort_by=SG_Price&order_by=ASC&S_Bcfg=Over+%26+Under&S_Man=Browning&S_Cast=%25&S_Price=BETWEEN+1+AND+2000000000&S_Cond=%25&x=137&y=17&SG_ID=3396

Im just a little tempted.....

 

[Simongunson]

Something of that style. Would like to find something like that with an adjustable stock...

 

[Les53]

Something of that style. Would like to find something like that with an adjustable stock...

Plenty of guns out there that are similar and have adjustable stocks. Other than that, just get a gun you like and have the comb made adjustable! Simple!!! :biggrin:

 

[Les53]

Loving the help and info Nothing better than hearing personal experiences! How many of you go on your own? I work as an Equine dentist, so I can be pretty flexible, especially at weekends. For going to the training sessions, It's cheaper to go with a mate but many of mine are a fair distance away or can't get the same days off..

Have lessons on a one to one basis with a good coach. OK if you want to do practice sessions with mates thats all well and good, but get the basics right before you go. If your mates live a fair distance from you, well simply find a local club, you will soon find others to shoot with.  :biggrin:

 

[Simongunson]

Page 50 of the CPSA handbook, so far. 100 to go! Still waiting on any kind of reply/confirmation that they have received my application

 

[Les53]

Simon, use this waiting time to have tuition and check out the various disciplines....before you decide what gun to buy. No point in buying a sporter if you prefer trap! Try everything you can before buying a gun

 

[animal79thecat]

Again, thanks for the replies! Wish the licence process was quicker! I'm liking the look of the B525 and B425. Just need to see what fits me. What is the grading system about? The quality of the wood? Condition of the gun?

Do you ever get up to Crabtree ground at Lupton,near junc 36?

 

[Simongunson]

I haven't yet but defo going to start going to different places. Met a great person on here. Sound as a pound, gave great advice and helped me with picking a gun

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