Barbury Pro One shoot for us today and we were roasting. I thought it a very good shoot, thoroughly enjoyable and I do like having the supersporting (?) stands to break it up. Stand 3 was a nightmare for me, driven and a bird Imfiund hard to read. I didn’t like that stand either I felt constricted seeing the two wooden posts. The last stand was also a nightmare, too hot, had to wait due to an issue caused by an idiot two squads in front who shot the stone wall having shut his gun with his finger on the trigger sending ricochet lead at people nearby including Tony Axcell who was reffing. Thank God painful but no injuries. I got to stand 9 low loopy thing and a going away and my gun had a double discharge, good job my stance was solid. Anyway got a straight. Onto stand 10 two double discharges so it was either carry on or use someone else’s gun. I didn’t have a choice so used Tash’ Kemen, 32 “ barrels, fixed choke, didn’t ask what chokes, thought it better not to and a stock a little too long and no raise in it. Missed the small orange coming down the bank which was inevitable as I would normally do that gun down to see it and couldn’t with hers. Happy on stand 11 to get two of the long crosser. Stand 13 also a supersporting 6 singles was happy to get the battue and the orange last bird. Stand 14 horrible bunny missed 1. Was very overheated by the end, felt a bit sick but happy not to have had a complete meltdown at using a strange gun. I had Cheryl in my head the whole way round having had my lesson with her on Friday. Remembered to do what she told me to do on the nasty orange quartering or going aways that I so hate. My score was nothing to write home about but I felt good, I felt I accomplished something using what she has been working on with me and I am so proud of myself for just picking up a strange gun and not entirely embarrassing myself. A good day.
