Hi all,
Very exciting news, that is, exciting for me. Less exciting for the rest of you - I picked up my new (to me) rifle yesterday! Very happy with my purchase, worth the 250 mile round trip and the fact that i cancelled stalking to go for it!
I stopped off on the way home at my in-laws house for tea and to show off my new toy. My brother in law and his dad are both big target shooters, and they've invited me to Minsterley (The Bog) with them next week. Should be very useful the rifle needs setting up and zeroing and it will be good to have knowledgeable friends on hand.
Question is, what is Minsterley like as a venue? And what makes a range good or bad in your eyes?
Secondly, as this is my first experience of this type of facility, is there any etiquette (beyond obvious safety precautions) that need to know. I'm sure the in-laws will look after me, but I don't want to stick out as that muppet newbie who got it wrong and peed everyone off. The unwritten rules of the range, if you will.
Very exciting news, that is, exciting for me. Less exciting for the rest of you - I picked up my new (to me) rifle yesterday! Very happy with my purchase, worth the 250 mile round trip and the fact that i cancelled stalking to go for it!
I stopped off on the way home at my in-laws house for tea and to show off my new toy. My brother in law and his dad are both big target shooters, and they've invited me to Minsterley (The Bog) with them next week. Should be very useful the rifle needs setting up and zeroing and it will be good to have knowledgeable friends on hand.
Question is, what is Minsterley like as a venue? And what makes a range good or bad in your eyes?
Secondly, as this is my first experience of this type of facility, is there any etiquette (beyond obvious safety precautions) that need to know. I'm sure the in-laws will look after me, but I don't want to stick out as that muppet newbie who got it wrong and peed everyone off. The unwritten rules of the range, if you will.