Start Shooting On A Budget

[@joetruth5924]

I have been shooting trap and skeet for 55 years. I would think nothing about shooting 100 birds weekly but those days are gone. Ten years ago you could catch target load on sale at Bass Pro shops or Cabelas for $20 for 250 shells. Five years ago it was $50 for 250 shells. Today it is $110. I now shoot 50 birds twice a month. The saving grace is that all of my shotguns and associated clothing and accessories are sunk cost but the recurring cost of shells is killing the sport for the average shooter. I would start reloading again but components (primers) are expensive and hard to find.

[@sturisa]

Well done David, I've been shooting for years and use all of those things. Good way to get someone started in the sport for a reasonable amount of money!

[@hammyh1165]

Cartridges have gone through the roof in the past few years , a slab of 250 costs what we used to pay for 1000.. It's still great fun and yes you can set up on a budget , cartridge costs are hurting though.

[@llewelynchapman2104]

old second hand Miroku very cheap will outlive you lol

[@paulreader842]

Great video David. I started shooting in January. Been having lessons and decided to go for one with David. Had an amazing time and walked away from the Oxford gun company with ear phones, glasses and having put a deposit down on a gun, only problem is they still have the gun as I’m still waiting for my certificate to be granted. As mentioned the cost on ongoing lessons is prohibitive and you feel like it’s costing a lot but your not progressing as much as you should be because you can’t get out and practice on your own.

[@TommyboyGTP]

If you could do a video on the skeet vests from budget to bougie that would be great

[@andycarless9069]

Great Tips We All Had To Start Somewhere !! You forgot to mention the gun cabinet 👍👍

[@GG-jw8pt]

With one gun, lawfully you are not required to own a safe 👍

[@michaelplank8966]

I do everything on a budget escort semi auto 300 had mine 15 years great gun

[@jordanquinton6177]

Came down to the oxford gun company for the shooting festival with my father 3rd time having a go, certainly not the last was on have ago 3 shot 24/25 then 22/25 on stand 2 .very welcoming environment will certainly be back very soon to get some more knowledge and to start a new sport

[@stevemartin641]

Plenty of Sunday shoots about. All enthusiasts keen to engage the newbie. Can't do much about cartridge prices but most are happy to share spare kit - including gun - and the advice is free. Typically £5.00 for 25 clays makes for a cheap morning out

[@bestestusername]

In Australia best bet is a second hand overunder or side by side, slab of winchester target shells and a box of clays can be had for undera grand

[@richardpenticost5695]

I took my grandson to a have a go session at a local ground, whole experience lasted 22 mins and cost £68. He shot one target only, a teal, this is not the way to encourage youngsters into shooting, he’s only 11, but thanks to my local club he’s found the help and encouragement he needs. As for the shooting school which is a Premiere ground, they were disgraceful

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

We are so sorry about this if we can be any help please let us know thank you for your comment TSC team.

[@dave_724]

Old lanber would be the way i would go they will still hold there own against modern guns all kit can be had reasonably affordably from skeet vests to every other essential bits of basic kit you could get all the clothing and protective equipment for under £150

[@stuartbingo]

Thanks David, I started in January with a rough Lanber and had such a good time i decided to buy a used beretta silver pigeon 1. A friend of mine has been using the lanber and has just applied for his license. He wants to buy the lanber as he likes it and is shooting well with it 🙏

[@pelvi3a]

Just bought my lanber trap, looking forward to seeing how she shoots

[@welditmick]

If you are on a tight budget, you cannot afford to shoot full stop. A 100 reg event will cost on average £80-£100, inc fee's, cartridges, fuel and food - A bit cheaper if you live close by. Even your local Sunday club shoot (50 bird) is going to cost around £25-£30 just to shoot it (Fee + cartridges)

[@chrisroberts2]

Hi David don't forget to mention, licence and cost of Dr's letter .

[@michaelplank8966]

I whent clay shooting at rocky creek my hang out they have a really hard course now i told you once before about my friends son who was 11 at the time he shoot in championship and come in 3 rd with a 95 i thought he was one of the best iv ever seen well this little 11old is beating him at 70 yds the clay leaves the trap at 70 mph it travels 4 feet and hes smoked it not one but a true pair he normally comes in second or wins iv never seen anything like it in my whole life its amazing

[@davemitcham1798]

Another great video David. I have had a couple of have a go's and love it . Am looking for the next step in to the sport. Its quite expensive start from nothing ie licence lessons and buying the equipment.

[@bumblesquatt]

I prefer clayclo to seeland, the quality is better, I have seeland one from when I started but the clayclo one is the best under £100

[@michaelmongey494]

I think what’s putting a lot of of David is the time there waiting for a certificate I put in for mine in February with the met police heard nothing from them very frustrating but I won’t give up

[@682GoldE79]

Compared to other forms of shooting it's cheap, just got my 6.5cr ammo down to £0.85p a round with home loading.

[@killerb5726]

In the states we’re about 9 pounds a box. And that’s for the cheap stuff….

[@TommyboyGTP]

Yep everywhere I look it's 10 dollars a box, used to be 5...

[@cornbread6158]

If the conversion is right ship me over a metric ton of y’all ammo because that is super cheap it’s like 12usd a box here

[@adriansams6066]

Cracking video chaps.. 🙂

[@kimberleyaxxxx934]

Thank you .

[@combatclifton]

Headphones 🎧 = Ear Defenders 😂 one day you might call them the correct name 😉

[@dantruscott3953]

Are you folks getting SGCs issued in a timely fashion? In my area they are taking 2 years atm...

[@kevindavis3133]

Obviously doesn’t include gun license fees / gun insurance / gun cabinet

[@bberlin9263]

Hi David. Thanks and well done. I’m interested to go for shooting club. I’m living in london. Do you now any club to recommend me. Thanks for help.

[@geec1389]

Hi David, I’m looking to take up shooting could you and Alex recommend a good shooting school around the S40 postcode area thanks

[@ScottH432]

where can you get those Litespeed cartridges in the UK for £6 a box?

[@leemorrison2142]

My local ground Kellbrook near skipton has just started selling litespeed plastics at £215 per 100. About £5.37 per box

[@courseiam]

Nice meeting you and team at the Game Fair on Friday, hope you managed to sell the XS Pro!

[@ВладимирЩеглов-ь8я]

Приятно смотреть Ваши ролики !!!!!!

[@MKChase-uj9vx]

I shoot and the honest truth is that clay shooting hasn't been cheap for several years now. Going once a fortnight to shoot 100 clays will set you back £130 - £150 a month. By the time you add fuel a couple of coffees and a couple of bacon butties it's the thick end of £200... just to go twice a month! Add to this the kit etc. and it ain't cheep. The only 'cheep' shooting to be had is on permissions where you are allowed to do a bit of rough walked up alongside some crop protection/ pest control etc. Shooting has never been a 'cheep' hobby... never has... never will be.

[@bumblesquatt]

I shoot 100 skeet twice a week, it's killing me but I'm so close to AA class I can't stop

[@MKChase-uj9vx]

@@bumblesquatt lol... best of luck to you fella... just have to see what comes first, success or divorce 😆

[@Jolly56Roger]

Nice one . very good advise as usual .👍🏻👍🏻

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

Thanks 👍

[@kimberleyaxxxx934]

How about the slip?

[@michaelplank8966]

I shoot like the big boys just tee shrits and jeans with big pocketts for shells that what the pros are doing simple easy to move cheap ear plugs most dont wear glases it hinders movment and no hat watch them on tv

[@BushmanOutdoors]

Don’t forget the gun safe.

[@karlosthejackel69]

Can I buy carts online? Or do I have to buy in person?

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

You can buy it in person and there are deals to be had out there

[@stevegale2289]

£6 a box of cartridges bargain? trouble with that is some shooting grounds insist you use their cartridges in which case more like £6.85+ and thats for 21gs?so unless this changes then people will pull away from the sport/hobby???

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

Most of the big grounds have the cheeper ones on offer The Oxford Gun Company do have them and if you go to the bigger grounds and they are CPSA grounds shoot plastic cartridges they are the best and cheeper then fibre thanks for your comment TSC Team.

[@stevegale2289]

@@TSCTheshootingchannel thanks thinking about it now in my area of Bristol its only really one club that insists on in house cartridges,the rest of the clubs as long as they are fibre wad you can use your own? maybe time for a new club?

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

@@stevegale2289 come see Oxford Gun Company we will help if you are not doing anything on 3rd September pop up to The Oxford Festival Of Shooting you can see lots there.

[@timheappey9488]

If you’re worried about 85p don’t leave the house mate.

[@stevegale2289]

@@timheappey9488 you only shoot 25 at a time do you 😆😆😆

[@ibelieve1468]

Find me a good cartridge for less than £200 per thousand and I will start back up.

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

If you give David a call on 01844 238 308 he will help you with this. Thanks TSC Team.

[@Frozzie33]

Yet again the cost of a license and storage cabinet missed off

[@KazeHorse]

All costs are dwarfed by the costs of the carts nowadays. Even good guns are cheap when compared to them over time.

[@bartram33]

I told my wife that I was going to shoot at a budgie, she said that’s cruel.

[@jimwhite1964]

12 months later when the SG certificate still hasn’t arrived…………………………

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

Glad you have now got it if you need help with anything give The Oxford Gun Company a call the team there will help you. Thanks TSC team.

[@karlosthejackel69]

Mine just did, took about 15 months. In Wiltshire

[@geraldtek]

I clicked on this video because I thought I saw George Constanza

[@iantunnicliffe4509]

Shooting is not cheap 🤔

[@tonymorgan3526]

6 pound a box, f#@k me they have gone up, thats why I gave up clay shooting

[@combatclifton]

£6 nothing is free nowadays. A round of 50 clays and carts at a top notch ground for less then a round of golf

[@tonymorgan3526]

@@combatclifton fair play I hadn't thought about it like that 😀

[@combatclifton]

@@tonymorgan3526 certainly know what I would rather do 👌

[@TSCTheshootingchannel]

@@combatclifton If you need any help please give David a call on 01844 238 308.

[@bobbythompson3544]

Cartridges are too expensive, shooting is back to being a snobs game!

[@timheappey9488]

Wow. I’m a bog standard, hard working family man from Yorkshire. I manage to clay shoot, be on a pheasant syndicate and deer stalk. Mate, it’s not that expensive. Let’s be honest, £6.50 for a box of 12g cartridges is reasonable for a twice a month clay outing. £20 for a box of .243 that’ll put 20 deer in your freezer is CHEAP. Pheasant shooting costs more but I’d spend that same on a weekend with the lads so why not have a day out doing something fantastic in the field.

[@johnhouldsworth985]

@@timheappey9488 well said sir,I'm from Yorkshire as well

[@timheappey9488]

@@johnhouldsworth985 God’s own country! Off to Skipton this weekend to sample that. Enjoy the weather while it lasts mate :)

[@johnhouldsworth985]

@@timheappey9488 shoot at penistone 9 quid for 50 clays,snobs game don't think so...enjoy your day out..

[@jamesdean5418]

cant shoot on a budget...... can start relatively cheap, yearly cost is huge, and if you wanna involve your child ....get ready to re mortgage you're house..... its a real shame how the world has changed

[@168dac]

Buying the gear is the cheap part, shooting clays is where the real cost is. With the average price of clays now anywhere between 30p & 40p each and cartridges at £240/1000 this isn't a sport that someone who can only afford to spend £500 on the kit to get started should even be considering. Shooting, unfortunately has always been said to be, a rich mans sport and never has that been more true than it is today. I'm sorry, but these are the facts. Yes you might be able to buy all the gear for £500 but what's the point in that if you can't actually afford to go out and shoot on a regular basis. The minimum cost that you're looking at to go and shoot 50 clays is £30 and that doesn't include the cost of getting too the ground. Making videos like this are pretty pointless really.

[@michaelplank8966]

Shooting on a budget is what i do 5 pounds ear plugs no glases no hat no jackett trousers with big pocketts dont even have a gun bag open the action and a grocery bag to tote my shells and water that it 6 pounds in all most American shooters do this no pomp here