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Thanks for all the encouragement I'll eat it up as per your advice youymm got some deeks today so hope to get some more!

got one at last thanks to all your help!

Thought some of you might like to see this it seemed to work Ok W

bit of a fiddle getting the gun back together but I now have a left handed gun Hurray. I'll fire some test paterns next

what'dya think!? I'll post how it comes out tomorrow... I'm a bit anxious... stock busted then its the end of my wee gun.... watch this space..

thanks for the tips I will get at least one choke opened when I have fixed this stock. I'm posting the youtube vid should be up in a min. ~I'll post the link here!

Might be wrong but I thought it was a kind of laser that fits in the mussel of the gun and aids mounting and aiming but they are quite expensive and I thought it might be possible to rent or have a go with one. Perhaps there something else completely? Any hows I guess pattern plates are cheap and do something similar I'll try that (presumably aim at a large piece of paper is the story here ). Thanks once again for all the help

can you rent a boresiter they look fantastic aids I'd love to have a shot with one. Your right I might not be aiming it correctly partly because I hve trouble getting over the sight line as the right hand stock is to tight on my cheek. I am currently converting my gun to left hand stock with an old kettle and milkbottle to steam it. it looks quite heathrobinson I'll post a youtube vid for you all to have a laugh at.... fingers crossed eh! Had to strip the lacquer though any advice on finishes I thought oil it would be simplest. Cheers once again never got into fishing forums but this is great.

Another thing that occurred to me I guess I am shooting left handed with a right handed gun, I'm right handed but always have shot of the left shoulder as I'm very left eyed. this might be a problem? Thanks once again for all your time

Once again thanks for all your input I have ordered up some 32g pigeon no6s (hull special pigeon) and I'm going to keep plodding on for a bit and than decide what to do I think I may be holding the gun slightly off vertical (sort of canted to the left forcing the barrels right) and shooting right a wee bit. keeping my elbow out at 90 degrees to my body seems to correct this although I have no idea if this is a good position or not? Cheers Will

Once again thanks for the advice as to getting the chokes altered if I get both opened up that £100 or so wouldn't I be better to swap/exchange for another gun already more open or spend £100 on cartridges and practice with this one! I just can't decide! I have bought some decoys so I'll try over them before i decide as this may be easier than rough shooting which is pretty close range sharp shooting stuff Will

Thanks for the advice fella's bit contradictory not sure which way to go now! Good advice about practicing though, I think I'll get some sort of clay thrower and go down the mud flats at low tide. according to http://www.hrwscothunt.ndtilda.co.uk/info/data.htm it seems there is not a massive amount of difference between the two choke options (leave alone and bore them out) 5-6 inches. Maybe this is significant I don't know, does changing to say fiber wadding cartridges improve the spread by say a couple of inches?

Hi Got an AYA yeoman which is highly recommended by this forum. Blasted 150 (250 shots?) clays with 7.5 shot (hand thrown clays I don't have a trap). I went pigeon shooting today and missed everything (6 shots) I know I'm a starter but is the choke on my gun to tight (full and 3/4) I don't want to sell the gun and buy another can I just forget about it and get used to it in time or should I get them bored out or somemat? Any help would be great Cheers