Well its about time I did a report on this shoot, now that I am at last getting over the kiwi flu. Thanks stickshooter keep your bugs to yourself next time.
This was my my first trip to NZ and love every minute of it. No thats a lie, there was 20 mins at the airport being question by a very large Māori looking fellow from customs as to why I had prescription drugs with my name on them,
no questions about any of the other stuff I had, like a bag full of 3d targets and a bag full of weapons
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The nearest town to this shoot is Pukekohe, which is less than a 10 min drive to the club. I stayed at the Best Western in Pukekohe and it would have to be the best motel I have stayed at for a long time. Pukekohe is about 30mins south of Auckland airport.
The club does take a bit to find if you turn up early and the sign is not out. The club ground are in an old quarry that now has a lot of large trees growing all over it and very thick bush in places. By Aussie standards the club is very small, with not alot of members to do the work that is needed. For this shoot the range they set was one of the best I have shot this year.
Not to may close targets on this range and some took some finding. 30+ targets and special targets as they call them on the range. The weather Saturday was great and I forgot the camera, Sunday well if you think Melbourne has 4 seasons in one day, these guys get 4 seasons in 5 mins. The weather was so bad that only one group did the full range on Sunday. The hardest part of shooting this range was staying on 2 feet, yes I ended up on my butt a number of times.
Was it a fun shoot? Well I had fun and would do it again. I think their next Trad Shoot is on the Australia day long weekend, and I am working on brownie points so I can make this one. They tell me the weather will be better
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I only managed a few photos on the range I was to busy trying to stay dry and upright.
FCA Trad Shoot 2012.pdf
