Images from Sturdy House

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:32 pm

Just some of the brass at days end.

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All in all a cracking day out, with good company good shooting, good food and a brilliant Range Warden who worked very hard all day keeping the targets coming for us.

And an especially BIG THANK YOU to The Enfield Man who organised the whole extravaganza .

Joe

Post by **DuncaninFrance** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:14 pm

It's reports like this that make me wish I was back home - sometimes!

dhtaxi · Post by **dhtaxi** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:51 pm

I was there it was GREAT.

I would like to thank the Enfield man for making it possible I know he looks in now and again.

I got to have a go of Adams 03 sniper.

I was impressed I want one of those babies.

Darent ask how much one would cost.

Oh and thanks to Joe for giving up good shooting time to take pics and taking the time to post them.

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:31 pm

Looks like a top day.

Interesting firing line. Are there many like that ?

Vasco · Post by **Vasco** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:30 am

It looks like the sort of range you need a Stage 5 qualified RCO for - was that the case?

Post by **Niner** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:10 am

Great picture story as always Joe.

Good to see there are ranges in GB where you don't have to get down into a foxhole. Just walk in from the back.

dhtaxi · Post by **dhtaxi** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:25 am

There are about 8 firing points with two shooters to a point.

The range is very tightly controlled by the Range conducting officer in this case the Enfield man who is very good at what he does and stands no nonsense. You are briefed before the shoot starts on arc's of fire etc and the standard of range etiquette expected of you.

The targets will pop up any were in the valley at distances from 250 to 600 yards in any order so you have to be on the ball and watch your shooting angles.

If you cock up you are of the range and on your way home.

If you do not do what the RCO requires its good night vienna.

Its well organised safe shooting and its a blast.

Oh and the foods excellent cant wait to go back.

Post by **DuncaninFrance** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:32 am

Don't think we ever used that range when I was in the HSF and those firing points look fairly new.

We did have a great weekend which included a 'section in defence' range at Warcop which was THE greatest fun.

Have to satisfy myself with boring static stuff now.

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:51 pm

It is a Section defence range, behind the firing line positions there is a commanders position where he would have directed fire including LSW.

In military use there would have been three men to a position, we aren't that friendly.

Shooting stops on Saturdays between 12-1pm for the farmers to do whatever farmers do between 12 and one, at around 12.30 we are all lying around having been fed telling each other lies about shooting derring do we have been involved in when a bloody Roe deer lollops across the whole width of the range at around the 150 yrd mark, hell it was hard not to shoot. There were a lot of twitchy fingers but we behaved, didn't want let the side down you know. Now the Ghurkas well that would have been a different story.

Anyway I'm not a big fan of Roe, they are just too big to get in a pot and too small to be worth butchering, ho hum.

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:55 pm

BTW way Joe that is a nice G98, almost but not quiet as nice as mine. Fits in well with your Enfield and British rifle collection.

Dave had his Mas there, fitted with a scope this time, its still the ugliest SOB of a rifle I've ever had the misfortune to lay me eyes on.

Images from Sturdy House

Images from Sturdy House

Looks like a great day Joe!