The UK's Finest Independent Forum for Shooters and Gun Owners. Est 2010.

Surely the optimum solution would be covered firing points, even with temporary structures.

I have said that the last couple of days, just a simple structure. Four poles and a roof...

I have shot under a summer garden tent/gazebo thing before (A McQueen maybe) and I seem to remember seeing pictures of them being used at Bair Athol for an F Class competition earlier this year so they are in use. I would have no problem with such a thing as long as it was very securely pegged down, did not annoy fellow shooters and was of decent height so those under them can be observed.

I would like to know what some of the ranges feel about such things, Bisley and Diggle are two that spring to mind.

I have seen a number of clubs with gazebo style structures on the firing points over the years at Bisley. As a rule they are not the quickest of things to erect or dismantle so they may not be ideal if you were planning on shooting a number of distances.
If organising an event I know that you can book one for shooting the Mc Queen - often they forget.
The thought of chasing one around the common is clearly unpalatable and it would as mentioned need to be well secured.

DM

I believe they can use them at Diggle. Such a common sense idea, so that means they will be banned at Bisley :lol:

dromia wrote:Surely the optimum solution would be covered firing points, even with temporary structures.

The biggest problem i could see from this would be at the end day there would be a mass exodus from people who cant be bothered to pack the things away.Sadly there are people who literally just want to shoot and not be involved in anything else. :roll:

I don't know about you but I seem to be one of the shooters that always puts the frames out at BR and often puts them away again at the end of the day and I am always slightly miffed at people who shoot out to 1000 and them go without doing butt duty for the 1200 distance having announced there is no point as they shoot a .308.....

At least I get to choose the size of frames if I put them out and will happily put out 600y and even 300y targets for 1000/1200 given the chance

ovenpaa wrote:I don't know about you but I seem to be one of the shooters that always puts the frames out at BR and often puts them away again at the end of the day and I am always slightly miffed at people who shoot out to 1000 and them go without doing butt duty for the 1200 distance having announced there is no point as they shoot a .308.....

At least I get to choose the size of frames if I put them out and will happily put out 600y and even 300y targets for 1000/1200 given the chance

When we're at BR we put our own frames out,but the one thing which niggles me is sentry duty-there are some people who never do it and thats just not being fair on those who do.I mean you only do it for one detail and its only for around 1/2hr so no great loss.I dont mind doing my stint on long sentry as you can have a chat with the dog walkers.

Stay away from my Sloes on long sentry!!! :lol:

I also notice that some people would much sooner do sentry than haul a frame up and down, especially the BR ones which can be quite heavy. Personally I like meeting up in the butts to catch up on the latest gossip. The dog walkers are a nice distraction on occasion when sentry however first day RCO'ing at BR I had to call a stop stop stop twice due to dogs on the range.

I've never been in the butts while shooting is going on.Im told you can tell the muzzleloaders because you hear the bang then a short delay then the paper is pierced due to the slower speed.Yes the frames are a bit cumbersome especially getting them out of the store,but the damn huge splinters are worse! :lol: