What puts you off shooting Field Target (FT)

[Ali-C]

Would like to try FT but being a short fat stumpy git i would look like a weeble wobbling about, spraying pellets everywhere like a deranged mafia boss

That is brilliant. You sir, have made my day.

[BANGALOOR]

im happy to shoot any type of competition, so long as im not pared with someone that thinks the world should stop and hold its breath, because they are about to take a shot.

the question of why hft'rs dont shoot ft is an old one ive heard often, as if ft is superior to hft or harder even, well i think the question should be why dont more ft'rs shoot hft, get yourselves a regular rifle and scope and join the real shooters get down and get dirty.

i shoot for fun, i dont take any of the discipline seriously i only shoot against myself and enjoy the company and banter,

[raisedbybrocks]

I'll be doing some waft's again in the winter, allowing me plenty of time to get my kit, pellets and clicks sorted. Any sport is gona take up allot of time if your setting out to win. But just to take part on a basic level HFT is much less time consuming to prepare for. Probably why i've done more SFT than FT.
Will

[RobF]

What's the deadman position? Is it that one where you sit with crossed legs and bend right over?

Careful! You'll be encouraging big Chris to have a go with talk like that

I'm still around, looking forward to some summer shooting in the week now... weekends are pretty packed for me these days.

[deano]

i always thought it was a little too regimented, i ,ay be wrong, but that is the reason i have never tried it.

not to say i wouldn't have a go.

[Rich]

The chap who came third in AA grade in SWEFTA last year finished with an average over 93% and he put in the top score on two occasions.

He shoots a Pro-T (£450?) with a mildot scope (£300?) and uses holdover, no dialling.

[Palmanda]

Nothing really puts me off my FT......I have half a half decent Rig......I have loads of fun and Im a terrible shot...

But I enjoy so I dont care

[MrGreengrass]

Just time and money.... sit in a 4x and shoot rabbits these days..that takes up those issues..

[Welsh Andy]

Distance to travel and the spec of equipment that is often used puts me off.

[Ravman]

Tried FT when I started - too much fiddling around for my liking - but the people at the club were very helpful. The sitting stance is very stable and I'll certainly use that when I'm shooting bunnies later this year.

Never tried HFT so can't compare.

[Andrew Richards]

I have the right kit for FT (S400 .177 with MTC Viper 10x44) but the only club local to me didnt make me feel all that welcome because at the time I shot with 22 (the wrong calibre apparently.)

Most of the shooting clubs I have belonged too havent been the most welcoming and because you may be younger than most of them and your kit doesnt cost thousands of pounds.

Im happy to plink away in and around my little plot of lad near to my stables.
I was trying to start my own HFT club a little while ago but I lost access to an ideal plot of land

I do miss a bit of company when I shoot though.

[danro]

I don't shoot FT, or HFT or plink really.

I've 6 shoots within 5 miles of where I live.
I can quite literally shoot at any time of day or night and compete against the very best - rabbits, woodpigeon, rats, feral pigeons, corvids etc.
From my understanding I'm doing what HFT and FT are recreating, but I've got to add to my shooting skills with field craft, knowledge of the quarry and land etc.
There are no orange lines pointing to the target, no pegs to tell me from where to shoot.
This agrees with me and my requirements.

I have no silverware on the mantle piece, but we had to buy a second freezer to hold the venison I have harvested.
I'm not disrespecting your sport, these are my reasons, that have been asked for in the title.
I accept some people do not want to hunt.
That's fine but me too.
But for me, person to person competition just does not do it.
I hope this helps.

Danny

[rubberhubby]

Interesting one this.
I am shooting my first FT in about six years on Sunday it's only a club shoot but last year due to work commitments I didn't have the spare time to learn range finding and sort out the twidling etc so I kept to HFT.

That said I will be using the mark one eyeball and using holdover/under on Sunday, HFT but with a little extra distance.

I do prefer HFT and the biggest reason is as long as I hit metal I can go home with a reasonable score.
On Sunday if I can score more that fifteen out of thirty I will be well chuffed

[Rich]

I'll say this. It wasn't until I started shooting FT about ten years ago that I started to get my head properly round the effect that the wind has, and I will admit that in earlier years I shot at pigeons and rabbits with far less consideration for the wind, and for that matter for the quarry either.

I'm not proud of that, and my advice to anyone who wants to go after live quarry is, spend some time on the range with the tin chickens first.

[piemanlarger]

I have the right kit for FT (S400 .177 with MTC Viper 10x44) but the only club local to me didnt make me feel all that welcome because at the time I shot with 22 (the wrong calibre apparently.)

Most of the shooting clubs I have belonged too havent been the most welcoming and because you may be younger than most of them and your kit doesnt cost thousands of pounds.

I do miss a bit of company when I shoot though.

Perhaps you should have joined us at Tondu Ar & Ftc then? The bit to note is Ar. Air Rifle. Any rifle (non Fac) and scope, open sights even. All you will recieve from us is help. Plus some Banter

I presume you went to Castleton? .22 is not the wrong calibre, but its easier to shoot .177 in ft for exampledue to drop, especially if your rangefinding is not spot on. It should have been explained that if your rangefinding is spot on, the pellet drop is not an issue.

If you want some company, pop down to Tondu on a saturday and have a chat + shoot, you have to be carefull how you say that