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 …
This 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 …
Sunday the 9th of July was a glorious day for a number of reasons the most obvious being that the sun was out and the shorts were on but it was also the day of the South East England Olympic Skeet Championships hosted by Southend and District Gun Club. The …
Read moreAt Southend and District Gun Club there are many enthusiasts of English Skeet and this is why the Club English Skeet Championship is always a hotly contested event this year it was run on the 9th of April. As always the members who like to shoot other disciplines join …
Read moreSouthend and District Gun Club has for many years shot Skeet (English & Olympic) and Automatic Ball Trap and every year held its own championships for each shooting style and 2017 was no different. On the 9th of April it was a bright and sunny day and the annual Automatic …
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