Barry and Paul Simpson

Barry Simpson began shooting more than thirty years ago, he has a passion for game shooting particularly woodpigeon, which has been a lifetime quarry. In the 1980's he was nominated for the Shooting Times "Top Eleven" game shots.

Barry's many achievements in his competitive clay shooting career have included the following titles: World and European FITASC sporting champion, twice British sporting champion, English and British FITASC sporting champion and Classic sporting champion. He has represented England and Great Britain many times as a member of the Sporting and FITASC teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals.

In 1965 with his father Alan won the traditional Father & Son British Sporting Championship, and proudly repeated this in 1994 with his own son Paul.

As a former sales representative for GMK who import Beretta, Sako and Le Chameau as well as Leupold scopes he can offer a broad and in-depth knowledge of the shooting industry as a whole.

Paul Simpson has over ten years shooting experience, as an all round clay, game and pigeon shot. His titles so far include: European junior FITASC sporting champion, twice English open sporting champion, English and British FITASC sporting junior champion, Classic FITASC sporting junior champion and runner-up British open sporting junior. Also gained top six placing at English and British sporting overall-1999 including final six shoot-off (along with Barry) at Sandringham. Paul was second in AA at World sporting championships 2000. He has represented Great Britain as a junior, winning two team gold medals at FITASC sporting and was victorious in Home International four times.

Paul is a keen game and pigeon shot, having early success with a Beretta 20 bore on pigeon, and achieved over 5 hundred days by the time he was fifteen years old. His biggest bag being one hundred and fifty four.
Air rifle shooting has also become part of his life, regularly hunting rabbits, rats and pigeons with varying success levels.

Service in the shop

We like to think that the advice offered on clay shooting, such as the suitability of guns and cartridges, choice of glasses, hearing protection along with the technical know-how about how to shoot certain targets, matches that of any shop in the country.

Regular contact with local and national grounds provides the shooter with shoot event information.
For newcomers to the sport, advice on where to participate, and also the types and level of targets offered at grounds is also available.

On the game shooting side, advice is offered again on gun and cartridge suitability. Importantly the needs of the game shot are fully understood due to practical experience, therefore sound advice upon clothing and footwear stocked is very much a feature of the service offered.