The Sirmoor Simulated Game Shoot, run by Josh Brown of the Barbury Shooting School, took place at East Kennett on the Marlborough Downs on Saturday 27 September. 16 guns assembled at 0900 for breakfast at ‘The Farm at Avebury’ prior to heading out for the shoot. There were four drives of simulated partridge in the morning where we manned eight pegs with two guns – one shooting and one loading, changing over halfway through each drive. After the first two drives we had elevenses, including some sloe gin to help regain focus. At 1230 we broke off for a sumptuous lunch back at ‘The Farm at Avebury’ and then returned to man our respective pegs at 1400 for another drive prior to the team shoot in which teams of four, drawn randomly, shot ‘birds’ coming at all angles and heights, to end another fabulous Sirmoor event. The day ended with tea and cakes in the field. We witnessed some excellent shooting throughout but the ‘top guns’ (men and ladies) for the day (chosen by Josh Brown) were Richard Firth and Val Urquhart.
So ended a fabulous day with a great group of like-minded people, intent on honing their shooting skills at the beginning of the shooting season.
BCJ
Guns on their pegs for a ‘partridge’ drive.
The winning team called ‘the Poofters’ on account of their pink caps (left to right) Chris Rushworth, Richard Firth, Julia Bridges and Edward Mackaness.
Group photograph (taken by Edward Mackaness) of all the guns (from left to right): Richard Firth, Mike Berry (guest), John Swanston, Sarah Mackaness, Bruce Jackman, Nigel Blackwell (behind), Sean Crane, Sammie Crane, Tom Martin (behind), Julia & Richard Bridges, Val Urquhart, and a guest Paul Schreier (behind), Will Hacking, Chris Dowling (guest), Chris Rushworth and Will Rushworth.
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