IPC Shooting Industry Awards 2011

Ok, This is probably going to stir things up, but here goes anyway!!!

I recently attended the IPC Shooting Industry Awards Ceremony in Beaconsfield and have to say that it was a most enjoyable evening, with excellent food, wine and met with some very high profile people.

However, i had sent in my New Shooting product "Stock Aid" to be entered into the "Shooting Accessory" category. Seeing as though i had received a invitation i hoped i might be in with a shout!! but alas i didn't get anywhere..

What really got to me was the winner of this category which was the "FUD Folding Pigeon Decoy"!!!! Which while this is indeed a good product and worthy of a mention i can not see how it was allowed to win??? For example,

1) The product was submitted by GMK one of the two approved importers / wholesalers by FUD
2) It is a foreign product from America
3) Not submitted by the owners
4) Is only a variation on existing products ie any pigeon decoy

So, the winner of this category has the right to use the "IPC Awards Logo" which is fine, so surely then all of us in the UK, Myself, Sportsman Gun Centre (the other approved wholesaler) and every retailer in the country should have the logo to use as well??? or am i just being stupid and very short sighted and lack of understanding???

Don't get me wrong, i am not conceited enough to think that my Stock Aid product should win, although it was very highly praised by Shooting Times!! but at least Stock Aid is all New, Innovative, Excellent Quality, Made here in the UK (Northampton) and is Safety Related!!!

Ok, i am now hiding under my desk awaiting the flack!!! It's been nice knowing you all!!! ha ha ha

Look forward to hearing from all

Phil
Field and Moor

Warming up for your shoot day.

Having recently been one of the many who suffer from a bad back and have regular visits to the osteopaths, i have noticed how none or very few people you see warm up before going out to shoot. You can very often see our golfing counterparts with a club across there shoulders doing some gentle exercises prior to the tee off, so why is it the shooters don't seem to bother???

As mentioned i am a sufferer of back pain in my lower back which when "Locks out" results in days in agony, laid up and visits to the Osteopaths to get fixed. Let's look at a typical shoot day and hopefully you will see why it is a good idea to prepare properly like many other sportsmen and women.

The day usually starts early in the morning, we get up get ready in a warm house then outside in the cold into our vehicle where the heater is put on to get us warm and relaxed for the drive to the shoot. At arrival we will possibly go into a warm house or shooting lodge for breakfast. Then off outside again into the cold to get ready before departing in a shoot vehicle or walk to the first drive for a fun day of shooting......

As you will note we will be going from warm to cold environments 2 or 3 times which will have an effect on the muscles particularly the back especially when we start shooting. Shooting driven birds are usually taken in at height with you bent over backwards and with the recoil of the gun forcing downwards putting even greater forces on our shoulders and back, even worse it is concentrated on one side of the body.

So how can we all minimise these effects??
Well firstly start with some gentle stretching of the back and legs when you first get up and again when you arrive at the shoot, especially if you have had a long drive, no matter how comfortable you consider your vehicle. After breakfast, when you are getting your gun ready do the same again. By now your back will be in a far better way to absorb the rough road to the first drive and be more flexible when you start to shoot.

Is it worth it?
Yes definitely, you will be able to move around better and enjoy your shooting so much more, who knows you may just be able to get a few more left & rights due to being more relaxed, flexible and comfortable. Also these days are not cheap so make the most of them and enjoy them more.

In addition to making your day better one of the other areas which can cause great fatigue is having to stand holding your gun all day, so why not invest in our New Shooting product Stock Aid, this will take the full weight if the gun in a upright position, so being safe, and in the correct position to bring the gun into your shoulder to shoot thus making your last shot of the day as fresh as your first.

Stock Aid is made from high quality leather here in the UK and will give you many years of service. See our website www.fieldandmoor.co.uk for more information and the review form Shooting Times.

Thank you for reading this and feel free to leave your comments.

Phil
Field and Moor

Accucover in your sight

Here at Field and Moor we often come across new shooting products, some good some bad and some excellent. Ever since we launched Stock Aid we have been shown some of these unique ideas from people all over the country and like many new things only a hand full are successful and i can assure you Accucover is one of them that deserves to succeed.

I met the man behind Accucover approx 2 years ago and have to say i thought this product, even back then, was a superb idea. We kept in touch and only this week (August 2010) i got the phone call from Nic to say that all had gone live and he had released Accucover to the masses which was excellent news. Two days later a parcel arrived in the post and as promised where 2 Accucover's for me to test and to put on our online store for sale. Thank you Nic.

So what do we think?
Well firstly, with more haste than is good for you i tried to fit the wrong size onto my rifle scope and thought RTFM........(Read The Flipping Manual) Phil and dually fitted the correct one. this task took only seconds and once lined up correctly I put the gun into my shoulder and immediately noticed a difference in aligning the gun correctly to give me a more straight viewing through the scope and thought......This really works, not that i was doubting it in any way.

Viewing through the scope you really do notice the high visibility arrows but not in a way that puts you off on the task in hand and only enhances the operation.

This product is unique and really works, it is like our Stock Aid you don't realise you need it until you do the "Touch, Feel, Smell" Bit then you wondered how you managed with out it. Whether your a master or a novice this Accucover could make your shooting better, quicker and more enjoyable due to hitting more targets and spending less on ammunition.

To buy yours now click here and go straight to our online shop.

Hope you find this use full and what better way to have confidence in a product than from someone independent.

Well done Nic for bringing this to market.

Phil
Field and Moor

Stock Aid get high praise from Shooting Times

We recently took the plunge and decided to give Shooting Times magazine one of our All New Stock Aid's for them to review. After approximately 6 weeks, well am guessing they are busy, a call came into the Field and Moor office asking for hi resolution pictures as it was being featured the following week!!! Pictures supplied and now the nervous wait for the outcome, especially as they are totally independant in their views and yes they will give a low score and review if the product is not upto scratch.

The next week i was away in Cumbria in a very bad phone signal area. While out walking the dogs in the middle of a 100acre woodland, much to my surprise my phone rang!! it was a very good shooting friend of mine in West Sussex who had just picked up his copy and read the article, all i mamaged to hear from him was;

"Score of 9/10 and Pick of the Week! hope you have got lots of".......................and the phone went dead, now Paul, to say the least is quite a joker! so was not sure if he was telling the truth so had to wait till i could get to the shop and see for myself.

Well as you may be aware he wasn't joking, a fantastic review by Alalstair Balmain, Editor with comments like:

• "A well-made and clever solution to a tiring problem"
• "Field and Moor has come up with this ingenious and simple device"
• "Beautifully made using high-quality leather"

When you get this type of review it does make all the hard work and expense that much more worth while.

Need to know more and see better pictures look at Field and Moor

Many thanks and please feel free to leave a comment.

 Phil 

Stock Aid gun rest for Rifle shooters

You may or may not seen the all NEW Stock Aid designed by us at Field and Moor. We designed this with the driven shooter in mind, however, as with most things, we have been selling the Stock Aid for those of you who go rifle shooting. Using a Stock Aid while out with your rifle helps to get onto your quarry far quicker then if you where to carry the rifle over your shoulder on a sling which is a big advantage.

Using the Stock Aid enables you to be always ready, easier to carry and safe too as the barrell of your rifle is pointed up above head height.

Author Standing with rifle in stock aid with shooting sticks.

Author standing with rifle on sticks.




The action from Stock Aid onto sticks and into your shoulder is very smooth, quick and easy.

This product is made from high grade leather sourced and manufactured here in England by our chosen leather company based Northampton, the home of leather manufacturing. Therefore giving you many years of use and making it very cost effective.
See our latest advert in this months Sporting Shooter Magazine out shortly and soon in the review section of Shooting Times

Your comments are always appreciated.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Phil