Every year see’s floods of UK shooters joining Europes finest for the ‘Masters of Clays’ tournament.  Last years winner was Ben Husthwaite with a winning score of 192 ex 200

There is a 200 target FITASC sporting event, as well as a Champions League side event pitching the best shooters from across Europe in a battle of the nations.

I’ve heard lots of reports from this event, and everyone says how professionally it is run, with superb hospitality and facilities at this lovely ground.

Full details, costs, contact details  and location are in the attached pdf : Grandprix 2013 or at the website : www.grandprixdorhoutmees.nl

If you shoot at any of the following Clubs/Grounds and would like to take part then we are looking for teams of up to 20 shooters from each Club to take part in a series of 70 Bird Sporting Competitions. Teams can consist of 4 B Class shooters with the remainder C Class, Unclassified & Clubman shooters and non CPSA Members and as it is the top 10 scores from each team which counts a minimum of 10 shooters per team is required to stay competitive throughout the League series!

• Doveridge Clay Sports Centre – Saturday 8th June
• Nottingham & District Gun Club – Saturday 13th July
• Orston Shooting Ground – Saturday 10th August
• Bentley Clay Club – Saturday 7th September
• Normanton Shooting Ground – Saturday 12th October
• Warwickshire College Shooting Club – date tbc

CPSA sponsored trophies for the Winning Team, Runner Up Team, Individual High Gun, Runner Up, Class Winners (Teal, Crow & Rabbit), Ladies, Vets, Juniors & Colts.

We are also delighted to welcome Romero Insurance on board who are sponsoring the League with £300 for the overall winning team’s Club and £200 for the overall runner up team’s Club.

To register for your team contact your Club directly or if your Club would like to get involved then please contact Richard Worthington at HQ on 01483 485406 or via e-mail richard@cpsa.co.uk

Pigeon Watch North v South Charity Shoot – Saturday 1st June 2013 @ Grange Farm Sporting Clays

The Pigeon Watch North v South Charity Shoot will be at Grange Farm Sporting Clays in Leicestershire on Saturday 1st June 2013! The shoot competition will be 100 birds (Sporting discipline), and is open to people of all abilities. Last year the scores ranged from 24-96, and the total raised for last year’s charity (Different Strokes) was more than £4,300 with much of it raised on the day

• This year we will be raising money for Orchid Cancer who raise awareness, sponsor research and provide a range of support services to save lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers.
• The cost for the shooters taking part will be £50.00 – £15.00 of this going directly to the Charity   (the other £35.00 is what Grange Farm Sporting Clays charge per person).
• Bacon roll and tea / coffee provided when ground opens (included in price)
• Prize giving and charity raffle at the end of the shoot!
• To attend the Charity Shoot, you will need to send PAYMENT in advance this is now OPEN but will close a couple of weeks prior to the event. We suggest payment is made EARLY to guarantee a place.

Full details and a link to sign up are over on Pigeon Watch here : http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/242890-pw-nvs-charity-shoot-sign-up-now/

The British Grand Prix of COMPAK takes place over 125 targets, shot to European standards and rules on EITHER day – the event will be squadded and run like FITASC, but with the fun, fast COMPAK layouts that shooters are fast becoming excited by. One of the layouts will be 100% on acoustic release, supported by Promatic.

Grand Prix spaces are filling up fast – so it’s worth getting your entry form in fast for this – you can download from here. For further details – see this flyer : COMPAK BGP at Barbury

Alongside the Grand Prix – Porsche have stepped up to sponsor a 100 bird sporting layout, with a £200 HG (£100 for Barbury members), which promises to be an excellent event in its own right, and great opportunity to shoot a round at this lovely shooting ground.  Full details are here : Porsche_competition_Jun13

It is great to see new sponsors step in and help events like this – and the whole weekend is looking to be a great opportunity to shoot Barbury - and get involved with the fast and furious COMPAK discipline.

With a full days shooting – as well as breakfast and lunch – this sounds like an excellent opportunity to raise some money for a great charity, and have some amazing fun in the mix.

Prices are £250 per person, or £900 for teams – with guns, cartridges and all the trimmings included!

Full details are over on the Wooden Spoon website - as well as details of excellent sponsorship opportunities.

• High Gun Adam Cork 91
• Runner Up Nick Hendrick 90 by default
• Third Place Ben Husthwaite 90

AAA Class

•  1st unresolved (J Attwood, S Greenfield & S Leonard) 88
• 2nd unresolved 88
• 3rd unresolved 88

AA Class

•  1st Nick Harrison 89
• 2nd Dorian Evans 88
• 3rd Chris Baker 86

A Class

•  1st Darren Elliott 84
• 2nd Steven Thexton 83
• 3rd Rosie Brumby 83

B Class

•  1st Robert Bailey 81
• 2nd Richard Meredith 77
• 3rd Mark Bridge 73 by default

C Class

•  1st Thomas Booth 72
• 2nd Luke Ogden 69
• 3rd Derek Jones 68

Ladies

•  1st Rosie Brumby 83
• 2nd Cheryl Hall 81
• 3rd Linda Butler 71

Junior

•  1st James Attwood 88
• 2nd Rosie Brumby 83
• 3rd Jack Whitehouse 81

Veteran

•  1st Steve Brightwell 85
• 2nd David Whyte 84
• 3rd Brian Dunbavin 82

Colt

•  1st Taylor Hedgecock 69
• 2nd Joshua Bridges 69
• 3rd Amy Easeman 61

Disabled Sitting

•  1st Paul Bailey 57
• 2nd Adrian Last 56
• 3rd Colin Earp 54

Disabled Standing

•  1st Derek Ripley 64
• 2nd Simon Tynan 56
• 3rd n/a

Parent & Child Paul and Jack Lovick 163 ex 200

Side By Side Mark Ingate 82

Full score by class and category over at the CPSA site : https://www.cpsa.co.uk/userfiles/file/EO%20ESP%20FULL%20CATCLASS.pdf

As the competition season gets underway Just Choking, the exclusive UK Distributors of Muller Chokes, announce that they have just signed one of the most well known names on the domestic circuit to use their products: Ed Solomons.

Ed competed at the recent World English Sporting Championships in San Antonio, Texas as part of the England Team and had the opportunity to meet Jim Muller out there and pick up his custom specification chokes whilst he was there. After patterning Ed’s specification chokes, Jim was so impressed by their performance that he made himself a set for his own K80 and intends to produce a Heavyweight line in the future. Further details of the entire Muller Chokes range including their new Waterfowl chokes can be found online at Just Choking.

Ed Solomons commented on his move : “I recently switched to a new set of heavyweight Mullers and have been hugely impressed with both the service and performance of the chokes. They were made to match a specific weight and set of dimensions which I provided, and this has been done to the gram. The coating on them makes them durable and easy to clean, with no build up of plastic/lead to worry about. The kills they create are unbelievable, targets were getting fully smoked out to ranges most people would be happy just to kill the bird. I am looking forward to many successful seasons with Muller Chokes and Just Choking, and can’t wait to get out and smoke some more birds!”

Jim Muller of Muller Chokes added : ““It was a pleasure to meet Ed in person at the World English. I was lucky to be able to watch him perform in the Yanks vs. Brits shoot-off and it was a pleasure to watch Ed smoke target after target faster than most.  The ink balls he was getting made me proud of my chokes and due to Ed’s personality and amazing shooting skills, Stephanie and I are honored to have him on our team.”

Nick Truter of Just Choking also commented : “We are very pleased to welcome Ed Solomons to the list of Just Choking sponsored shooters and delighted to be able to assist him in his continued quest for shooting excellence.  Ed’s feedback on our chokes is very valued and will enable us to ensure that our products continue to meet the demands of the worlds’ best shooters. Already in contention for a place in both the England Sporting and FITASC teams, 2013 looks set to be another phenomenal season for Ed and we would like to wish him the best of luck at the English Open this coming weekend”

Day One saw Steve card a near perfect 74 ex 75 – with a very solid 67 0n the toughened Sunday parcours to take the victory.

A-Class saw Paul Lovick, Kevin Jobling and Ed Solomons take part in a tense shoot-off for the top spots – Lovick took the Gold, with Jobling on Silver and Solomons taking home the Bronze medal.

B-Class saw Dave Asher take gold in another shoot off from Dave Carrie.   C-Class saw an all Lady podium, with Nicky Gryspeerdt taking gold from Becky McKenzie in Silver and Sarah White in the Bronze medal position. D-Class saw Linda Grayson taking Gold, from Dennis Watson in Silver and Georgia Moule in the Bronze position.

Congratulations to all the winners – and great shooting for everyone taking part.

Full results are here : Final Results UK Fitasc Championship 2013

ShootClay took the trip across to shoot at the UK FITASC Championships – over two days at the beginning of May 2013.   The ground is easy to find, only being a short 5 minute drive from the centre of Monmouth, which has a number of good accommodation and food options if you are travelling from further afield and want to stay in the area.

The site has ample parking – and a short walk into the main farm-yard will bring you to the clubhouse where a warm welcome awaits, as well as excellent quality hot and cold food at a decent price.  Whilst this might not be the most salubrious log cabin club house, the facilities are more than adequate for hardy shooters.

The ground is set on the side of a hill, with spectacular views back across a wide valley – and a variety of terrain to set the shooting layouts on.   As ShootClay was there for FITASC sporting we faced three layouts, all very different in their set up – there was a shooting over open fields, from tree lines and some creatively placed pegs that shot across paths and hedgerows into fields way below your feet.  I was really impressed with the target presentation, good variety with fantastic use of the topology to create interesting angles, and deceptive lines.

In terms of access – some pathways had been covered with gravel to make walking easier on the open field – and all of the paths inside the wooded areas had been neatly covered and edged to make access easy.  The whole site looked neat and tidy, despite 200 FITASC shooters wandering through the place,  I saw a handful of no birds over the whole two days of shooting, and any breakdowns or trap refills seemed to be handled quickly and efficiently.

Overall – whilst St Dials lacks some of the luxury of some grounds, it more than makes up for things with good targets, a warm welcome and a great atmosphere throughout its events.   I will definitely make the return trip for more shoots, and if you are in the area or fancy a change, I’d highly recommend St Dials.

The competition consists of:

• 30 target sporting
• 25 target COMPAK
• 25 target FITASC Sporting

Entry is £38 – and there are weekly prizes for HG – with all the HG’s being invited back for a free final in September. The competition will run in two classes for AAA – A shooters in one class, and the B, C, U/C shooters in another.

There is already talk of a ShootClay forum squad heading down, but I think this will be a fun competition for the summer.

Full details in the flyer attached : Sporting All Round Challenge