fenboy Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I had a text at work yesterday from Wigeon man from the forum asking if I would be about for a flight this morning . As it happens I had booked the rest of the week off work so the answer was yes . With big tides this morning (8.4 m) we were rather limited on where to go but decided on a spot to try and met up at 4.30 am On reaching the car park there was another young lad already there , I asked him where he was heading and he said he was fairly new but was going to go to a spot his friend had suggested where they had shot before which was a long walk along the sea wall and then a good way out on the marsh. This surprised me somewhat and I told him once the tide go going there would be nowhere out there that would not be under several feet of water , I further pointed out he had no dog and even the shootable spots were going to be 3ft wide or so at best with water both sides ! So we decide it best that we take him along with us to both prevent him from drowning and so that we could pick anything he may shoot. Things were slow but once the tide got going there were a few duck about , first chance I had was at a small bunch of wigeon that came across but behind me ,I saw them too late but they were still shootable but I decided as they were heading straight past the newbie and wigeon man (Brad) I would leave them , for some reason the newbie did not shoot and when Brad put the gun up it failed to fire ! , as it happens his gun had suffered some damage in the trigger group and would not function , he could do nothing but sit the flight out as a spectator including watching some teal have a swim around his decoys The newbie missed a couple of shots in the meantime and I was still waiting for a decent chance , eventually it came when a pair of pintail came nicely over me , My first shot connected but as the duck was dropping I could see its head was up so I elected to give it another shot on the way down rather than go for the second bird , it left a simple retrieve for the dog and I had my second pintail of the season . I would have had a widgeon too if I had my gun in my hand rather than my phone taking pictures for PW Edited September 29, 2015 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Nice write up and well done for taking the inexperienced lad with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Can't wait for my first coastal trip. Likely to be up your neck of the woods. Nice pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Up there this weekend actually, hopefully meet some of you chaps in the car park or Rose and crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Up there this weekend actually, hopefully meet some of you chaps in the car park or Rose and crown. I am not sure what I am doing this weekend yet don't think the tides are great either off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Saved the lad a lot of trouble then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Saved the lad a lot of trouble then The tide ran in very fast today once it got going , he would certainly have been in trouble , from what I could gather this was only his second trip wildfowling and his first alone , I would also question his friends thinking in telling him to go out there without checking the tides I am guessing he is fairly new to it also. I had to have six accompanied flights when I joined my first wash club as a inexperienced fowler , but not all the clubs insist on that . Now into my third season I still tend to err on the side of caution than risking getting into difficulty when alone. Hopefully we sent him away a little wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darno Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Well done for taking the new guy out. I bet he was made up when you offered. And I bet he will remember it and return the favour one day when he is the experienced one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Nice photos and a very nice gesture Fenboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I hope that he learnt a valuable lesson. The tide ran in very fast today once it got going , he would certainly have been in trouble , from what I could gather this was only his second trip wildfowling and his first alone , I would also question his friends thinking in telling him to go out there without checking the tides I am guessing he is fairly new to it also. I had to have six accompanied flights when I joined my first wash club as a inexperienced fowler , but not all the clubs insist on that . Now into my third season I still tend to err on the side of caution than risking getting into difficulty when alone. Hopefully we sent him away a little wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice write up and well done for taking the inexperienced lad with you. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 As Fenboy has said it was an 'interesting' flight. I had several chances at duck , mallard to start with , gun went up and no click, nothing???! Shucked the shell out and loaded it again, another duck, up went the gun.......nothing!....... Now a pack of wigeon, star bursting over me from Fenboy, nothing! Bloody hell!.............. Well managed to unload gun, dissassemble, and have a look, put back together now bolt will not open!....... Meanwhile I am sat up on top in full view trying to fiddle with my gun with duck about! Sleeved the gun, called the 'newbie' over and figured I might as well get him some shooting and point out some things, quarry/other birds/different species....... Called some wigeon over for a look , at the call they slid round behind us and headed upto Adrian who took a nice shot and managed to fold a hen pintail out of them! So thanks to all the pigeon watch massive for the phone calls and jibbing! Lol.......haven't got my RSPB badge yet, just a stuck gun Gun was Gold 10ga..... Note to others, two grub screws in bottom of trigger group 'can' unwind they then bind hammer springs/guides, it affected the safety, blocked the bolt etc.... All put right now and sorted, no damage and gun worked a treat, had some birds afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Having seen one or two people slating them for being " stuck up" it is also worth mentioning just how helpful Elderkins of spalding were in sorting your gun out for you Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 As Fenboy has said it was an 'interesting' flight. I had several chances at duck , mallard to start with , gun went up and no click, nothing???! Shucked the shell out and loaded it again, another duck, up went the gun.......nothing!....... Now a pack of wigeon, star bursting over me from Fenboy, nothing! Bloody hell!.............. Well managed to unload gun, dissassemble, and have a look, put back together now bolt will not open!....... Meanwhile I am sat up on top in full view trying to fiddle with my gun with duck about! Sleeved the gun, called the 'newbie' over and figured I might as well get him some shooting and point out some things, quarry/other birds/different species....... Called some wigeon over for a look , at the call they slid round behind us and headed upto Adrian who took a nice shot and managed to fold a hen pintail out of them! So thanks to all the pigeon watch massive for the phone calls and jibbing! Lol.......haven't got my RSPB badge yet, just a stuck gun Gun was Gold 10ga..... Note to others, two grub screws in bottom of trigger group 'can' unwind they then bind hammer springs/guides, it affected the safety, blocked the bolt etc.... All put right now and sorted, no damage and gun worked a treat, had some birds afterwards! So you have to remove the trigger grouping first to get to the screws or are they external? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 You would need to strip trigger unit out to fix it, including hammer etc. so it's a gunsmith job really....... But you can see two grub screws in bottom of floor plate, under cocking rods if you take the unit out. Just pointing it out as it has been noted on these guns, if yours are loose, mild locktite will stop you having this issue. This was a brand new gun from browning! Working perfectly until the other morning! It now has a complete new trigger plate, screws etc curtesy of Elderkins of Spalding who sorted it for me in 10 mins that very morning, enabling me to get back out with the gun and save me a ruined trip! So thanks to them as Fenboy said! This is in no way a flaw on the gun, they are solid guns and mine has been doing sterling work so far this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 My pal also uses a Gold 10g on Lindisfarne and he too has had the same problem with his. His failed one morning as literally 1000s of pinks flew over him at telegraph pole height. He still has sleepless nights over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Well done on helping that newbie you will have saved him,not just this time but now he has seen your marsh at large high tide he may think twice in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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