The feedback has been most interesting and one suggestion has been that instead of 18-guns shooting 100 birds as a walk-and-stand day, the number of Guns be be reduced to nine and the day be entirely driven. This would give a cost per gun of around £320.

Both formats are eminently possible and I will discuss days available with the Shoot Captain tomorrow (when I'm shooting there).

With sufficient notice, I see no reason it could not be made to work around teh auction dates in November and December (though there are no January auctions).

The aim would be to build the syndicate around vintage gun enthusiasts and give the days a real flavour of sportsmanship and tradition to pass on as new members join.

www.vintageguns.co.uk