[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Just to thread wander,Retlaw, and perhaps calm things down, did you ever compete with the police marksmen? If so how did you find them?
We were amateurs and thought we were good but they showed us we REALLY were amateurs!
What a shame the people safe with guns lost them, now only the villains have them.

I've never actually competed against a police team, never knew they had one.
In the 1970's a member of Blackburn Rifle Club (Fred Cooper British Pistol Champ) did used to instruct the police in pistol shooting, most of them were rubbish at it, some did later become members of the club, and becme quite profficient.
Never came across any police teams at Altcar either.
Diggle Rifle club used to allow the GMC police to use the pistol ranges at weekends, it was more like a Wild West show, I kept well back when they were there.
Retlaw