Tondu Air rifle Club - Bridgend / Neath / Swansea

[piemanlarger]

Been a bit of a lull over Xmas as you would expect.

Still been shooting at various times but not much work at Tondu till this week.


However, due to floods Noah would have felt at home in I had to take a day out to do some culvert cleaning this week and now, somewhat King Kanut style I have sent the water back whence it came.
Or at least I have stopped most of the flood water streaming into the shooting ground and sent it off into the farmers fields!

Also put out our second zero / plinking range. Though not undercover, this one has various targets from 8 - 55 yards, but in Yards. Targets (mix of spinners and re-setters) with white kills are at every 5 yards, targets with yellow kills are at odd distances (ie 27.5 yards)
The covered zero range has targets set out at meter ranges (ie 40m, 45, 50m)
So now shooters (on a dry day) have the chouice of zero ranges to set up on or just plink away on.

Oue Gp level prectise course is of course out, a few more targets to be added to that next week.

Tomorrow hopefully we will make a start and indeed make good progress on our "Easy" Ft practise course.
This will be a set of targets set out at shorter ranges, mostly under 45 yards, perhaps a couple over that.
The idea is that it will be of an easier standard to do well on and thus encourage new shooters into Ft with perhaps more basic epuipment.
From small acorns grow world class ft shooters
The shooting lanes will be flat, thus they will also be shootable for those with a lesser mobilty and indeed the use of a Tabe and chair / along bench resting lines will also be able to take part. we already have a few members who like to shoot like this on the plinking range and I am sure they will enjoy the chance to have a go at some ft lanes.
We may then extend that to include a HFt peg in the coming months?


We are now looking to open the clu on Tuesday, wednesday, friday and Saturdays so plenty of time for shooting.

still have some more work to do on our lighting project so that we can shoot into the night



Be great to see some new or indeed old faces in 2013, membershipt is just £33.50 which it has to be said is a bargain to shoot such a varied ground and enjoy the company of a varied and mixed ability club.


cheers

Simon

[piemanlarger]

all being well club will be open from 10 - 4 Tuesday, wednesday and thursday this week.

plus of course saturday 10 -2

[welshweeks]

Hello Simon,

Hoping to pop over this week over my lunchtime break Wed or Thurs (between 12.00-2.00). Had my rifle for Christmas and not been out with it yet!! I'll probably just pop in without my rifle, just have a look around if that's ok? Would have come over on Saturday but have to take the wife to Cardiff this week (bugger).

ATB

Carl.

[piemanlarger]

Hello Simon,

Hoping to pop over this week over my lunchtime break Wed or Thurs (between 12.00-2.00). Had my rifle for Christmas and not been out with it yet!! I'll probably just pop in without my rifle, just have a look around if that's ok? Would have come over on Saturday but have to take the wife to Cardiff this week (bugger).

ATB

Carl.

Sorry only just seen this?

Was there yesterday and today, i guess you could not make it?

will be there saturday, pop in for 10 mins if passing?

if not will be there next Wednesday and Thursday too.

[welshweeks]

Hi Simon,

Didn't get chance this week after all due to work commitments, but will def pop over either next week or next Sat as I'm on shopping duties this sat

[piemanlarger]

Spet the day working yesterday at tondu, planning the Easy Ft course and the competion course for Feb 17th.

Ft Course will be a tough one, it uses 10 lanes from the 2012 Gp course. Saying that there will still be a gimmie target 1 in 5. everyone should hit those?
Couple of new lanes + angles on there too.

Easy Ft hopefully we will complete on saturday.