Nimbusgb
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Managed a PB of 73 at an open shoot today, first time I've shot in the driving rain too. Well pleased with that.
On one of the stands, shooting through a gap in bushes and overhanging trees, over field dropping away in front of the stand, crosser low left to right on report slightly higher right to left, took the first two clays. Gun down, eject and throw the shells away, reload, gun up, check the mount, pickup point, just inside the bushes at waist level perhaps 8m in front of me. I'm just about to call 'Pull!' and a bloke walks out from behind the bush right at my hold point and straight across my field of fire!
Someone had mistaken the path and ended up walking in front of the row of stands set in the trees shooting out over the fields. I told the organisers at the end of my round and I believe they went and remarked the pathway. The ref had not reported the incident, there were several other ( incredulous ) witnesses. Looking back on it this evening I suppose someone ( me? ) should have stopped the shoot and found out what had gone wrong ( a simple and easily made error ) and fixed it right then. The benefit of 20:20 hindsight being what it is I would have been in deep doodoo if someone else had walked into my next discharge!
Could have been a very interesting day!
On one of the stands, shooting through a gap in bushes and overhanging trees, over field dropping away in front of the stand, crosser low left to right on report slightly higher right to left, took the first two clays. Gun down, eject and throw the shells away, reload, gun up, check the mount, pickup point, just inside the bushes at waist level perhaps 8m in front of me. I'm just about to call 'Pull!' and a bloke walks out from behind the bush right at my hold point and straight across my field of fire!
Someone had mistaken the path and ended up walking in front of the row of stands set in the trees shooting out over the fields. I told the organisers at the end of my round and I believe they went and remarked the pathway. The ref had not reported the incident, there were several other ( incredulous ) witnesses. Looking back on it this evening I suppose someone ( me? ) should have stopped the shoot and found out what had gone wrong ( a simple and easily made error ) and fixed it right then. The benefit of 20:20 hindsight being what it is I would have been in deep doodoo if someone else had walked into my next discharge!
Could have been a very interesting day!
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