Old Boggy
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Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday.
On 19/04/2024 at 20:34, marsh man said:Haven't heard a Cuckoo or seen a Swallow yet , way to cold at the moment along the East coast , but as a compensate I do hear the booming of a Bittern , my hearing is not that good but I can hear it from a fair distance , and as a bonus , every so often I see it on the wing , never seen a young one or two flying together . MM
Hi John, I`ve never seen seen a bittern but have heard a few out on the marsh over the years.
Saw and heard my first cuckoo of the year yesterday.
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1 hour ago, JDog said:
Here we are 19th April and I have yet to see a Swallow.
Saw one, just one yesterday, but not heard a cuckoo yet.
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I got quite excited the other day as I saw from a distance a field of recently drilled maize covered in `pigeons`. On closer inspection it was very clear that they were mostly stock doves with only one or two pigeons down feeding. Most frustrating. That field has now been gleaned of all the maize on the surface and not a bird to be seen. They (whether pigeons or stock doves) don`t take long to clear whatever has been left by these modern drills.
Oh well, perhaps harvest time will attract the woodies.
OB
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Love the display cabinet.
Is there no end to your talent?
They look amazing and knowing your quest for perfection no doubt they sound spot on too.
Many thanks for sharing.
OB
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1 hour ago, ditchman said:
facinating....(i quite like the plainess of the boxlock)
Also a plain sidelock. Less is more in my opinion.
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Welcome to pigeon watch anyway
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That’s a cracking bag and a great write up.
Just shows that reconnaissance is everything.
Well done and thanks for posting.
OB
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The cream of pigeon shooting.
So very annoying when there’s so many stock doves about.
That’s a good bag so thanks for posting.
OB
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As had been said before, WOW !
What an amazing adventure.Many thanks for sharing and taking the time to post those wonderful photos.
OB
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I think that you’ve made a really good job of that.
Well done.
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Patent 330129 was taken out in 1915.
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17 minutes ago, Old Boggy said:
Just looked this up and it’s patent No. 330129 taken out by Charles Bowerman and Ernest Crump.
Will post details later.
OB
Attached details of the patent for the forward trigger safety.
Will advise the date a bit later when I`ve found it.
OB
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Just looked this up and it’s patent No. 330129 taken out by Charles Bowerman and Ernest Crump.
Will post details later.
OB
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That` s a lovely case, but sadly I`m one MacNab short and unlikely to be getting another any time soon.
Had it been for a single gun, I would have snapped it up.
Good luck with the sale.
OB
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The few times that I have been to Beccles, Robert Tilney’s shop has always been shut. It does look an interesting place to have a browse round and appears to be a haven of nostalgic memorabilia.
Mixed views on Robert I know, but apparently his father was a good gunsmith.
Still a good watch though.
Thanks for posting Button.
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42 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said:
Hello, It was a tongue in cheek remark so hope the PW members not to offended, is that his name OB ??, i watched the first series as it was new and interesting , not so sure now, , i have welded a few but many years ago but these were steel tines, i was always getting asked to fix some thing metal or replace a plastic item to metal, the favourite was on the rotary washing line dryers when they first come out on sale, any way perhaps Sussex Boy could up date on progress of fixing his favourite garden fork ??
Hi OPP, I realise it was a tongue in cheek remark but just checking whether that was the guy you meant.
I know that The Repair Shop is very orchestrated but still find it good to watch, especially that Suzie Fletcher, she could tan my hide any day
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Sorry to the OP for slightly derailing his thread.
OB
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On 09/04/2024 at 12:58, oldypigeonpopper said:
Hello, You could take to that man with the beard and works in an old barn 🤔😄, failing that if you do not weld try a local blacksmith
Do you mean Dominic Chinea?
He’d get it sorted in no time.OB
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4 hours ago, old'un said:
Always use a fishing brolly when its raining, a bitter wind or shooting blacks.
Pictures below, pigeon shooting and it was a bitterly cold wind but the brolly helped keep the wind off my back.
It certainly worked for you on that day.
Thanks for posting.
OB
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2 minutes ago, marsh man said:
In Kenzie Thorpe book The Wild Goose Man he recommend to cut the eyelids off a dead Pigeon , I know they have got good eyesight , but removing the eyelids is a bit extreme to say the least
Surely to leave the eyelids on a dead decoy would represent a pigeon having a nap between feeding and be more natural 🐦
I’m surprised you haven’t thought of that John 😂
OB
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1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said:
A mate of mine uses a large fishing umbrella, and drapes camo' netting over it.
I`m pretty sure that PC on here uses one in certain conditions.
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Have you tried Peter Dyson. They do the Dem-Bart range of checkering tools.
Setting out is the most important thing plus taking your time.
Their flexible setting out gauge is a must.
OB
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1 hour ago, TOPGUN749 said:
My first 12 bore was also a BSA Snipe,got it second hand for £13 in 1972,today I couldn’t even give away a gun like that! Yet then it was weeks wage to many adults!
If I recall, I paid £11 for my second hand Snipe which must have been in 1961. I remember saving up the money earned from selling stalked rabbits with the .410.
I`m not sure whether they wore that well as the action was some sort of alloy with a black coating.
OB
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On 04/04/2024 at 17:00, Rim Fire said:
Had this happen and got it stainless welded and it still broke
Job’s comforter comes to mind 😂
Sixty ninth anniversary.
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Many congratulations to you and your good lady.
OB