Finding the best clay pigeon shooting in Bristol is absolutely essential if you enjoy the sport. It is no secret that in England you simply must mind your manners when it comes to firearms. After several unfortunate incidents in the kingdom back in the 1990s, the government cracked down hard on firearms and your ability to own them. It was all rather tragic with the victims and such, especially the children in the school, but taking out the venom on legal owners certainly never sat right with me. I’m a sportsman and as such should be able to shoot and hunt at will.
What is one to do? Finding private lands on which to shoot wasn’t an option as most of my friends and family live in the city. We long ago gave up any lands we had in the countryside. That meant finding a shooting facility in the city that would meet my discerning needs. I looked about for some time because some of these clubs are horrendously expensive and extremely private. You can’t just walk in and start taking part in the club’s activities. In some cases you must be sponsored into membership by another member.
Then you’ve got public clubs that are quite nice, but often crowded and that really has a negative effect on your enjoyment of the facilities. That meant I had to spend an enormous amount of time checking out various places and carefully weighing my options, mainly between cost and accessibility. I found a marvelous clay pigeon shooting club that seemed to meet all of my demands and went down for a tour of the club. Perfect! I’ve gone shooting there many times now and it’s always been a perfectly enjoyable experience. I’m planning on taking my nephew down for a shoot and I know he’ll love it.