Game Shooting - Documentory

[kpnut]

 

19 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

She is now spark out, not one toy on the lounge rug and refused an evening walk!

Great to hear. Finlay and I start again at the beginning of November and I’m sure his first post-shoot evening will be the same. 
Interesting you saying about toys on the lounge floor. Ours looks worse than when the kids were little. Always something in his mouth, brings to me, fetches the next one from the box in the kitchen. Then I fall asleep and when I wake up, there they are, all piled up round my feet! He’s learnt to carry them back and drop them in the box for me on instruction. He also retrieves his empty bowl and brings it to me by the sink. Tidy lad!

[BroadAmbition]

Purdey has been on another game shoot today. The gamekeeper said she is the best behaved and obedient dog on his shoot. She will now be sleeping for two days solid no doubt 

Griff

Btw - Pure bread dog 

[BroadAmbition]

I'll just use one of my toys and have forty winks right here

Griff

 

[ChrisB]

Oh Joy!

E-mail from my supplier:-

 

[floydraser]

Let me guess: it'll be 13%  

[BroadAmbition]

Thanks for the heads up.

It seems every time I visit my supplier, the price of my chosen cartridge has increased.  Pre Covid I was paying about £190 per thousand, last visit in December they had reached £260

I'm due another visit soon, dread to think how much they have gone up again

Clay target prices are on the up too but not monthly like cartridges seem to be suffering

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Phew, feel like I got away with one there.

Visited my cartridge supplier Thursday. 

24g fibre - £65:00 per two hundred and fifty, I wanted a thousand of em but he only had five hundred left so sold me another five hundred of 28g fibre for the same price = £260 a thousand so no increase since December.  That was a relief

Then I was given a free box (25) of Kent Velocity 28g fibre to try out, about £7 worth

I shall do so today as there are about fourteen of our group attending a one hundred bird clay shoot, that'll use up about one hundred and twenty five of em

Today we are also field trialling our new trolley that we use for team shoots

Griff

 

[BroadAmbition]

We had a fine time shooting today, some good scores too.

Growlers trolley passed field trials with flying colours and many compliments

Griff

 

[petersjoy]

3 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

We had a fine time shooting today, some good scores too.

Growlers trolley passed field trials with flying colours and many compliments

Griff

 

Shouldn't that be transport for the Pork Pies.

[BroadAmbition]

Team shoot Revaulx Abbey, thirty six teams. Griffs Growlers in action 

Griff

 

[Andrewcook]

Hi to the Griffs Growlers here's this question can they do any International Gun Shooting Abroad competitions? 

[BroadAmbition]

Whoever ‘They’ are, I’m sure teams will shoot abroad yes

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Saturday 13th and 'Griffs Growlers' were in action at the Whitfield Estate near Hexham.

The day consisted of seven drives.  Fifty two teams of four were in action.  We had two other teams with us, 'Bobs Boyz' and 'The Also Rans'  It is and always has been our 'Aim' to beat Bobs Boyz, they are our arch rivals with much mickey taking between us.  We mostly seem to loose to them by less that a dozen clays killed with tight scores

Saturday was gonna be different.

As team captain I needed to change tack to eke out a potential winning score so decided to put my trotter firmly down and properly took charge of my Growlers (Mysen included) with regards to tactics and discipline, then if it all went Pete Tong it would be on my shoulders alone.

At the end of the day Griffs Growlers came 14th overall (511) with Bobs Boys 24th (476) and the Also Rans in 36th (430)

We blew then outa the park by 35 clays - A memorable victory and the biggest winning margin ever achieved between the two teams.  They are mightily concerned they might never beat us again after this performance

Now to repeat the feat at the next team event

Griff

(I'm third from the left)

 

[BroadAmbition]

Griffs Growlers were in action today at Lambton minus their skipper as I’m onboard ‘B.A’ They lost by nine clays against Bobs Boyz. 
The next team event will see us back to full strength 

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

[MargeandParge]

1 hour ago, BroadAmbition said:

Mind the paint work. In a past life we had a rather nice MG B (if they made such a thing and out with my sis she put her hand bag on the wing a cry from me not on there and LIFT) lucky the lift went in as no harm done.

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by MargeandParge
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[MargeandParge]

That BMW is a lovely colour. 

[BroadAmbition]

Yesterday we visited the Grimsthorpe estate near to Bourne, specifically the shooting lodge / range.  This was an individual competition shoot but with one team flush competition.  Not only did Griffs Growlers triumph over our arch rivals Bobs Boyz, we only went and won the whole thing.  First time we have come first and received a trophy but more importantly the bragging rights are ours

Griff

 

[BroadAmbition]

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Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Annual Quarry Shoot today.  We get to invite along wives / partners family, friends etc,  Hog roast, bar. stuff for the little uns, dogs, the lot.  Which means I'm having to take along 2 x12g, 1 x 20g and the :410 for grandsons - Its a cracking little gun, under/over ejector model.

There is an individual cup to shoot for (I won it last year) and a team event so Griffs Growlers will be doing our thing too

Promises to be a good day, its one of those we all look forward too, Purdey is already hovering at the side of t van

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

A great day had by all.  Griffs Growlers came second in the team shoot by ONE clay 

The individual shoot, out of a possible maximum of 40, it was won with a score of 38 (Same as I got last year) by a young lad of just ten years old with a 20g.  He's going to be a possible shooter for the England team in a few years or so

I got two of my grandsons going on the practise stand with a :410 then they had a few goes with my 12g with me assisting - loved it

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Oh nearly forgot, after about an hour of everyone arriving we were overflown by a Spitfire - Marvellous

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Gettin - Just been informed I have won 1000 12g cartridges from a choice of about eight different makes loads etc. 

I bought two tickets for the draw at £3:99 per ticket

Can't quite believe it! 

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Here at Whitfield annual team clay shoot. Griffs Growlers in action

Griff

 

[Gracie]

I hope you manage to stand up the right way,  you'll shoot yourself in the foot 

Enjoy!

Grace x