Vintage Bell target crowd

[Scott.]

Fantastic pictures and a great link to that AGW article, thanks Geezer
I just downloaded the magazine from the AGW digital archive and Ill read it later,

I just can't seem to get enough bell target history it's so fascinating because it was never really a thing up here and it's still relatively unknown/ ignored despite the skill and challenge involved in participation.

[EDIT]
A fellow wearing a big white hat in the middle of the crowd looks like Donald Sutherland in the top picture

[micky2]

Fantastic pictures and a great link to that AGW article, thanks Geezer
I just downloaded the magazine from the AGW digital archive and Ill read it later,

I just can't seem to get enough bell target history it's so fascinating because it was never really a thing up here and it's still relatively unknown/ ignored despite the skill and challenge involved in participation.

[EDIT]
A fellow wearing a big white hat in the middle of the crowd looks like Donald Sutherland in the top picture

There is a book about bell target shooting, called ring my bell. ,

[edbear2]

There is a book about bell target shooting, called ring my bell. ,

Not sure if these are active links but;

http://www.belltarget.com/resources/...rget_Story.pdf

http://www.frankspittle.com/shooting.html

ATB, ED

[Scott.]

There is a book about bell target shooting, called ring my bell. ,

Not sure if these are active links but;

http://www.belltarget.com/resources/...rget_Story.pdf

http://www.frankspittle.com/shooting.html

ATB, ED

Micky & Ed many thanks to you both for this information, Ive just downloaded the PDF and ordered the book from the links you supplied Ed

Scott

[rapidresponse1]

very nice pics thanks for sharing

[micky2]

Not sure if these are active links but;

http://www.belltarget.com/resources/...rget_Story.pdf

http://www.frankspittle.com/shooting.html

ATB, ED

Hi Ed, many thanks for reminding of his name l just couldn't remember it. and l used to live less than a mile away from his shop. old age strikes again.

[perlin]

Read somewhere a while back that the link doesn`t work and the book is no longer available.........may be wrong and would be interested to find out if this is so.
Anybody out there got a copy?
John

[edbear2]

Read somewhere a while back that the link doesn`t work and the book is no longer available.........may be wrong and would be interested to find out if this is so.
Anybody out there got a copy?
John

Hi John, one of my links above shows a good deal of the book contents I think...It is on the Bell Target site and has been for ages. so I assume it is O.K. to read / download and print.

ATB, Ed

[perlin]

Hi Ed, did read it (cheers for the link) and have also printed a copy but wasn`t sure if there was more content........
John

[Abasmajor]

Read somewhere a while back that the link doesn`t work and the book is no longer available.........may be wrong and would be interested to find out if this is so.
Anybody out there got a copy?
John

Hello John

I bought a copy many years ago now but a quick search on the internet didn't reveal any hardcopies being currently avaiable.



Brian

[Garvin]

Fascinating history, contemporary newspaper cuttings and an extract from Spittle here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....les/#post-1334

More cuttings here:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....any/#post-1178