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Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
Attend our full two-day classic shotgun shooting school in Vermont. Just minutes from our flagship store--along the famed Battenkill--you'll find the Manchester Wingshooting School, a world-class custom instruction course staffed with professional shotgun shooting instructors ready to help turn novices into skilled shooters, and skilled shooters into experts. Our Manchester shotgun shooting instruction has been turning out excellent wingshooters for generations. This shotgun shooting school and upland hunting school is your opportunity to learn from the best. Manchester, Vermont is known for its breathtaking scenery, beautiful country roads, and rustic covered bridges. Each two-day school includes lunch each day, all shells, use of an Orvis Gun, eye and ear protection, and custom gunfitting.
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5 of 5(100%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
Review 1 for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
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Great Experience,
August 4, 2010
By: Doverham
from Massachusetts
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"I just attended the two-day program in Manchester. Bruce Bowlen is a fabulous shooting instructor, and does an excellent job developing one's shooting skills over the course of the program. He does not overwhelm with technical details and is very focused on building up the shooter's confidence. Bruce also did a nice job tailoring the instruction to fit a planned hunting trip later this fall. Both my friend and I significantly improved our shooting over the course of two days.
If you want to improve your field shooting skills (and who doesn't), this is an excellent program."
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Review 2 for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
Overall Rating:
Great experience,
August 3, 2010
By: NHNATIVE
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"I just completed the Orvis Wingshooting School in Manchester, Vt and had a great time. All of the instructors were very knowledgeable and patient. They conveyed the shooting techniques in a straight forward style that was understandable. The atmosphere was relaxed, which led to a good learning experience. It will take some practice to undo a lifetime of bad shooting habits, but I feel that I now have the foundation to do so. I plan on attending another school to reinforce my learning, and have convinced my wife to accompany me and start shooting herself. Thanks Bruce, John and Kyle!"
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Review 3 for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
Overall Rating:
Excellent wingshooting course,
December 19, 2009
By: 3DogOregonGirl
from Oregon coast
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"My husband and I signed up for a 2-day course in Manchester (September 2009). I am a beginner to shooting but have 3 young French Brittany pointers. Before the course, I rarely hit a clay and never successfully hit a pheasant. The course with our instructors--Bruce, Lars, and Conrad--was wonderful. I gained confidence handling a shotgun and significantly improved my shot during the course. The instructors were patient, constructive, and extremely talented at teaching the highly diverse students. I particularly liked rotating among instructors and shooting stations so I gained a range of excellent feedback and shooting opportunities. I was also delighted to have the Orvis staff modify my shotgun to the individual measurements taken during the course. I highly endorse this course and would eagerly repeat it next fall. On my first hunting trip after the course (with my new confidence, experience, and properly fitted shotgun), I proudly shot my first pheasant. Thank you!"
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Review 4 for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
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October 22, 2004
By: M. Pozar
"I was fortunate enough to attend the school in Manchester at the age of 16 with my father. I had never shot at a clay target in my life. At age 31, the experience is still vivid in my mind and I am able to return to the skeet field after long absences and routinely score at least 21 without calculated leads and bizarre pre-shot rituals. This is the only shot-gunning method that makes sense."
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Review 5 for Manchester, Vermont 2-Day Wingshooting School
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September 17, 2004
By: R. Wakefield
"It had been 25 years since I shot a shotgun. The instructors at the school lead me through all of the safe procedures and techniques to become an effective wing shooter once again. The shooting grounds were excellent and the school guns made the course fun. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in wingshooting or sheet/clay targets."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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