Thread: Where to practise

Originally Posted by Sideshow

@charlie1991 I was lucky and grew up on a farm.
But once I moved to England there was no place to practice so I had to join a club or at least go along to clay grounds to practice.
You don’t need to buy an under and over. But I would recommend buying a chamber flag & a magnetic stick to pick up your spent cases. Nothing worse imo than coming to a clay stand where someone has left there spent cartridges all over the shop.
Chamber flag is to show that the gun is unloaded. Also a slip so that you can walk between the stands with the gun slipped.

For door knocking yes go for it. But make sure that it’s not in the spring calving time if a dairy farm. Also horse studs would be out.
Be clean shaven and cover any tattoos. Don’t use there driveway as a speedway. Be polite thank you etc. Before hand be prepared write down on a few cards what you will do. Ask the farmer to show you around when they have time, ask where he/she wants you to shoot and NOT shoot.
When you do get that permission always call ahead. Also if you spot something amiss on the land let them know. This will cement the relationship.

Now clubs aren’t such a bad thing. I shoot way better now than I ever did bumbling around on the farm back home. You will pick up good habits and learn a lot about sight pictures and good practice. Yep there can be dicks but most are good buggers that are just there to shoot clays.
Don’t worry to much about your pump action. If you have the chamber flag and magnet stick you will be fine.

Good luck

Cheers seems like good honest info. Yeah I'm lucky to live somewhere with a good community and local farms so fingers crossed aye.

A clubs not so bad I guess and your right could really hone skills maybe just the one I went too wasn't so friendly haha.

Thanks