Anybody entered this weekend's CLSTSA pistol/rifle comp?

[Headshotmike!]

You didn't win any medals then ?

Must have been a very stressful day Mike.

I'm sure worse things happen at sea, as they say!
I only posted it for the giggle factor (other peoples obviously!)
As I have said to many a stressed fellow parent irate a their offspring's performance on a badminton court, 'it's only a game'.....

Blackburn seems to have a nice setup, shame it's too far from Chester to make it a regular haunt... but certainly in range (no pun intended..) for a competition.
I must try and find a club near to home... I found a website for the Chester Rifle and Pistol Club, linked to the Home Guard I think, but it was last updated in 2011....
Anybody got any suggestions?

[silvershooter]

Hi Mike
Funnily enough there is a guy called Mike who is also from Chester who comes to our club in Wigan, (only open 2 nights a week).

Wigan Target Sports Club

http://www.wigantsc.org.uk/

but Altrincham might be closer and it's open 4 nights a week + a Sunday morning.

http://www.altrinchamtsc.co.uk/#!functions/cq4e

Cheers
Dave

[mikec4]

To Headshotmike - hoping this makes you realise you're not alone (from someone who should know better but whose overconfidence won over sense.)

1. Don't use a new pistol with less than a tin of pellets through it.
2. Don't shoot at 20 yds when all previous shots were at 10 m.
3. Don't fit a Rink grip the day before a competition and only dry fire to check fit, trigger position etc.
4. Don't expect 15 minutes and 20/25 shots to make everything right.
5. Don't be surprised when you only beat someone who didn't turn up.......

At least my car was reliable and got me there and back

I hope your experience of competition shooting hasn't discouraged you and hope to see you at the next CLSTSA shoot.
ATB
Mike.

[silvershooter]

1. Don't use a new pistol with less than a tin of pellets through it.
2. Don't shoot at 20 yds when all previous shots were at 10 m.
3. Don't fit a Rink grip the day before a competition and only dry fire to check fit, trigger position etc.
4. Don't expect 15 minutes and 20/25 shots to make everything right.
5. Don't be surprised when you only beat someone who didn't turn up.......

Guilty here of nos 1,3,4,5.

The other possibility of Headshotmike's problem - the previous user of the LP1 was shorter in height ?

Dave

[Inspector 71]

I agree. BR&PC is a cracking facility but is too far to consider membership.

I got off to a bad start on Saturday when my LP2 failed EC due to the trigger pull
weight being <500g

Still - the adjudicator himself sorted the trigger and I went on to enjoy my first ever pistol comp'.

I shot like a man plugged into the mains but still, a useful experience.

Many thanks to the hosts.

[silvershooter]

There is usually a comp there in September, last year it was 5/6 September.