On the 26th of August Southend Gun Club held their annual members 50 bird English Skeet Competition when members can battle it out for the coveted title of “Champion” and it proved to be an exciting competition for a number of reasons.
The weather proved to be a challenge on …
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Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships – 8th July 2018
It was a bright and sunny day at Southend Gun Club on the 8th of July for the Southern England Olympic Skeet Championships with many of the best shooters in the South East turning up to compete for the titles of …
Automatic Ball Trap (ABT) is becoming a firm favourite of the members at Southend Gun Club and many of the members are starting to shoot it on a regular basis.
For those of you that don’t know or have never shot ABT before I will try to enlighten you. In …
Southend Gun Club Annual Sport Trap Championship
It was a cloudy day but not dull which was excellent for our annual Sport Trap competition on the 25th of March. As Tony Mihill was due to be refereeing along with Trevor Smith, Tony Matthews, Roy Russell and Keith Murray he was …
Southend Gun Club Annual General Meeting & Prize Giving
On Sunday the 25th of February Southend and District Gun Club held their Annual General Meeting and prize giving.
A lively debate was held for a couple of subjects to do with the running of the club but all in all …
On the 24th of February Southend & District Gun Club hosted the first Essex based CPSA course in a while. Sporting has always been a popular form of clay shooting in Essex but English Skeet is becoming more popular and as a Skeet club Southend GC was the obvious choice …
Read moreSunday the 28th of January and what a glorious day for some clay shooting. At Southend Gun Club there was the usual English Skeet practice and Olympic (ISSF) Skeet practice with our Automatic Ball Trap shooters towards the end of the day enjoying some quick clays.
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Read moreThis last weekend at Clacton Gun Club was the Essex Skeet Doubles Championship and although not very well attended it turned out to be a great event. Shooting started at 09:00 with Glen Defreitas taking an early lead with a 92 out of 100 but he was not to keep …
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Southend Gun Club has a lot of traditions and one that’s probably the most fun of the year is our annual flurry day. This year Tony Matthews and Keith Murray put on a great day supported by Trevor Smith, Roy Russell and the money man Barry Dobbs.
The 2 …
FITASC Clay Shooting Championship at Southend Gun Club 2017
FITASC is commonly thought of as a style of sporting targets but with a more regimented presentation. It is run by and stands for the Federation Internationale de Tir Aux Sportives de Chasse which is based in Paris, France. Generally a …