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Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:06 am
by thesquiff
So Basingstoke may be a crap town but at least its only half an hour from Bisley :-)
I started .22 shooting when I was 11 and now shoot in the Hampshire County XX. My fullbore dabblings started a few years later with the CCF and I now shoot a Musgrave action in a laminated stock for Northants, Leics & Rutland.
I'm currently investing in some reloading gear and learning the ropes to try and make practicing actually affordable again.
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:36 am
by Christel
Welcome to the forum, lucky you living that close to Bisley!
Hope you join in
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:57 am
by Mike357
Welcome. As Christle says, you are lucky living so close to Bisley.
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:34 pm
by thesquiff
Mike357 wrote:Welcome. As Christle says, you are lucky living so close to Bisley.
Very lucky being so close to Bisley, however not so lucky to be living in Basingstoke - you can't win them all!
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:05 pm
by Doz
Can't be that bad, you do have the (apologies - non-shooting reference coming up, look away now) Austin Ten Club national rally this year!
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:11 pm
by John25
Welcome, almost neighbour,
There will soon be enough of us 'locals' to have a party!
:cheers:
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:39 pm
by ovenpaa
Doz wrote:Can't be that bad, you do have the (apologies - non-shooting reference coming up, look away now) Austin Ten Club national rally this year!
Twice in my life I have gone to buy an Austin Seven and twice the woman I had with me pulled a face and said no way. I divorced the first one.
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:40 pm
by shugie
ovenpaa wrote:Doz wrote:Can't be that bad, you do have the (apologies - non-shooting reference coming up, look away now) Austin Ten Club national rally this year!
Twice in my life I have gone to buy an Austin Seven and twice the woman I had with me pulled a face and said no way. I divorced the first one.
An expensive habit you have there.
Is there not a small bore club somewhere near Basingrad?
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:30 pm
by thesquiff
There is a Basingstoke RC which is actually a little outside of Basingstoke.
Currently I'm still shooting with Southampton University where I graduated from 4 years ago. Helps to have a couple of old hands around to keep everything legal and ticking over smoothly.
Re: Greetings from Amazingstoke
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:42 pm
by ovenpaa
shugie wrote:An expensive habit you have there.
Divorce? Yes it is....