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I am selling my traditional side by side 12 bore boxlock ejector as I don't do much shooting these days. It's a nice old English gun, maker unknown, serial number 6 or 9, I bought it in about 1986 from Dave Blackman of Overton, Hampshire. It's got 30" barrels that were Damascus at one time, although they have been sleeved afaik, the breeches are stamped to that effect. The walnut stock has a small silver insert for the engraving of initials, but I never did. There is some simple engraving on the sideplates of the action. Barrels are 1/4 choke and true cylinder as far as I can recall. A good gunsmith will be able to tell you straightaway. Barrels are nice and clean internally with no obvious pitting or rust; I have always done my best to keep my guns clean and well lubricated, with Young's 303 oil, smells great! I know side-by-sides are not as popular these days, but you will have some good sport with this gun and it won't let you down. Some pics to give you the idea. Collection only with your shotgun certificate from my home in north Norfolk NR28. £50 or thereabouts and it's yours; I paid £350 for it in 1986.

thanks man, appreciated, but I'm not up to manual labour anymore, only office work.

Ok, thanks for pointing that out.

They are indeed 30gm, apologies for any confusion. The cartridge length is 55mm 2/1/4"

I did indeed see it. I have tried to pitch the price competitively so they sell; I'm out of work and could use the cash, but I'm not giving them away.

Apologies, they are 30gm load as per the box label - what's 6 grams of lead between friends?

Interested, or just taking the ****? They'e actually 55mm 2/1/4" long cases _ what does it matter what kind of gun you have?

I don't do much shooting these days and have enough cartridges to meet my needs for the foreseeable, so I am selling a nearly complete case of Eley High Flyer 12g 30gm load No.6 cartrridges - plastic cases, 55mm 2/1/4" long, no doubt for 2/1/2" chambers(discharged length), lead shot, fibre wads. Ideal for pigeons, game and even clay/skeet shooting. I used one box on a small local pheasant shoot back in 2018; I was a beater, with my then dog and it was a beaters' shoot day near the end of the season. Nine full boxes of 25 in the case - total 225. Collection only, due to the weight, near North Walsham NR28 in North Norfolk. Please note, you will need to bring your shotgun certificate with you and show it to me before I can hand the cartridges over. A typical price for similar cartridges in bulk these days is £459 per 1,000 on Just Cartridges website, So let's say £90 or a very near offer for the lot. You can even pay by cash or internet banking on collection if you like and you can even fire a couple over an open field behind my house just to satisfy yourself that they work! I've got a few other bits and pieces for sale here - a two person camouflaged, showerproof. shooting and wildlife observation hide and an electric pigeon magnet plus decoys.

As I'm only asking £25 for it, I suspect that shipping it could cost more than the thing is worth, so I must say local collection only. Sorry.

Complete Larsen trap for catching magpies etc in Spring. Complete with perch and weather protection. Spring loaded doors.

Autumn is here and now is the time to get out on your local stubble field and thin out the woodies, who can't resist the pigeon magnet and its realistic circling flying pigeons coming in to land near your hide and decoy pattern.Solid metal construction with 12v motor and two rotary arms to mount decoys or even recently shot birds in lifelike poses.Also comes with more than 20 shell decoys to really bring 'em in. £70. I am in North Norfolk NR28, between North Walsham and Mundesley.Requires a 12 volt lead acid battery (not included) but I might sell you my spare for another £25), or you can buy smaller 8AH batteries online.Comes complete with cable remote speed controller. ask me to email you a short video of the pigeon magnet working or you can find it here

This pop-up hide in RealTree Camouflage forms an excellent base for observing and photographing wildlife, and field sports such as pigeon shooting etc. It is easy to deploy in just a few minutes and comes complete with guy ropes and pegs for greater wind resistance if required. The top panel can be moved back to improve the view and arc of fire, just by operating a couple of zips and there are numerous zipped loop holes in the fabric to poke out telephoto lenses etc. The whole thing is showerproof and quickly folds down into its own backpack. All you need is your chair, thermos and sandwiches and you're all set. Will accommodate up to three or four people standing. Measures approx 1.6m x 1.6m by 1.8m high at the apex. £70 - I am in North Norfolk NR28, between North Walsham and Mundesley. Local collection only.

Hiya. Sorry if I didn't make my location clear - I'm in north Norfolk NR28 near North Walsham. Too far from Nottingham I'm sure. Thanks for the interest, though.

Hi all. My FAC is up for renewal in July and I have decided not to renew it. So my Anschutz 525 semi-auto is for sale through a local dealer and I have some redundant ammo for sale. Would prefer to sell it as one lot, collection only and I will require sight of your current FAC, which must have an entry for this calibre weapon. I will make an entry on your FAC effecting the transfer and will expect you to do the same on mine. This is what I've got: Eley subsonic hollow point - 256 rounds Eley Scorpion high velocity - 99 rounds CCI 'Varmint' segmented hollow point - 200 rounds Total original price I reckon about £55-£60 (the CCI stuff was pricey at £7.75/50). I'm open to offers but let's start with £35. Please pm me if you're interested. Thanks.

Sold and gone now, folks - thanks to all for your interest.

I wish I had one for everyone - hate disappointing people!

Hold tight - you're #3 in the queue so let me see what the others are saying first. Thanks

Moving house and having a tidy up. Bought this high seat to shoot rabbits in and from the garden, but haven't used it a lot and left it out in all weathers so it's got a bit rusty and could probably do with wire-brushing then painting with Hammerite and maybe a new seat base fitted - original was only shuttering ply-grade anyway. Structurally sound and I have just dismantled it into its five main pieces - three ladder sections, tree brace and seat section. I found one of those ratcheting load straps was ideal for securing it to a tree, but remember to slacken it off and re-tighten every year at least or you'll find the tree starts growing into it and it will be as tight as a drum and you'll have to cut it - yes, it happened to me! The seat section has hanging hooks so you can hang your rifle by its sling as you climb up and down. It also has a wire basket on one side, handy for ammo, sarnies, binos etc. There is a foam-wrapped rest that runs around the seat giving you a 180+ degree arc of fire with support for your arm and rifle. The ladder treads have some grippy mesh welded to them so you don't slip. You will need to collect it from me in North Norfolk - NR10 5DJ until the 27th, then NR28 9SZ thereafter. Please don't ask me to ship it because I can't - sorry. I paid £115 for the seat but I'll accept £25 as I think that reflects its condition and the work you will probably want to do to it and the fact that I live in nowheresville! Need it gone asap, so don't hang around.

Hi Folks. I have a two-gun Boxx brand full-height cabinet for sale. It has double locks and two sets of keys and is in excellent condition. I'm selling it now as it won't take a rifle with scope on, but will take a bare rifle c/w moderator. Two double-barrelled 12-bores fit in it fine. Offers in the region of £60. Buyer must collect from NR10 (north Norfolk). Thanks.

As a professional I expect you are the exception - most people are just shooting as a hobby, so an ordinary magnet will probably last them years, don't you think?

Hi Terry. Just bought the latter version in a good value package deal from ************ Build quality not bad, although one of the crimped on spade connectors dropped off and the packing quality from the vendor shockingly bad *and* no instructions. I think the people who make these things assume all shooters instinctively know how to put them together. "Other vendors are available" though not sure if they are all doing the package deal - I wanted the decoys with the spinning wings and they certainly do fool Woody. If you go for a deal, invest in a 2nd battery, as one won't last all day - about 4-5 hours I reckon, if you're using the speed controller to run it at a sensible rpm. Cheapest battery is on ebay. Ditch the connectors between controller and motor and hard-wire them together terminal block will do - it's much simpler, then you only use croc clips to connect to the battery. I did go to Maplin to buy some polarised connectors but then thought: what the hell - what could be easier than 'Connect the black croc to the black terminal and the red croc to the red terminal?! There are some other threads from wiser heads about where to locate the magnet - in amongst the static decoys or on the periphery in the landing zone. Hope that helps. Good shooting! Peter

Hi Dan. I'm also new to Da Forum and also reside in Norwich. As Bill Bryson (who now lives near Wymondham) so memorably said: "I come from Des Moines. Well, somebody had to." I moved up here in December from a former fishing village in Essex and a lovely C17 timber-framed cottage, to a new build flat near Mousehold (it's a long story but hopefully not for ever). I am missing the country air, to say the least. Just secured a little pigeon shooting to the south of our "fine city" - 35 acre rape field. How are you doing? Peter

I've just been given permission to shoot a 35 acre winter rape field and have been out on it over the last two weekends. I've been shooting pigeon for many years and I'm no great shot, but the sizes of the bags some of you are reporting are amazing - 50, 100 and more - I've *never* seen any field that busy, anywhere, anytime since the 1970s! This particular field has been hammered thoroughly by Woody - only healthy patches are around the gas gun and some spinning scarers, the rest looks like it's been nuked. First day out I had no decoys so just waited under a tree, camo'd up, on the flightline - score 2, very little traffic. Sunny and breezy. Second day, with a friend, put out new camo pop-up hide and 12 decoys - score 2, but sky largely empty. Sunny and breezy. Gave up at 4pm. Third day, on my own, with hide, 22 decoys + new (first ever) pigeon magnet - flurry of action - the magnet really does work - score 4, but skies emptied by lunchtime and they never came back. Sunny & breezy westerly. Packed up when magnet battery died. Fourth day, ditto - absolutely *****r all - skies empty for miles around. More gliders and light aircraft than woodies, I kid you not. Mostly cloudy and very windy westerly. Gave up after three hours and went home. But first drove around the area to see if Woody was visiting anyone else's fields - not a sausage. Now, this field is not shot every day, hence decimation of rape - pretty randomly as far as I can tell. It goes uphill slightly (this is Norfolk) towards a roosting wood at the top and I've seen them spud in there at lunchtime - I have a theory that Woody likes a siesta, returning to roost while he digests his morning's grub before heading out again for the afternoon - anyone agree or disagree? But... you can only shoot Woody if he's around and no decoys can deliver Woodies if the skies are empty and this field gave me a 270 degree view for about 3-4 miles radius. Of the four I shot in the late morning on day three, two had empty crops, which was a mystery. So, where do the woodies go on days when the skies are empty - how far do they wander in search of food? Where I lived in Essex - never got any shooting in four years lviing there, incidentally, farmers all paranoid about ****** and hare coursing and poaching generally and what shooting there was all sewn up by local wildfowlers - there would be an area-wide pigeon shooting day in February when *all* farms would have guns out. So no matter where Woody went, the lead dispensary was open for business. That suggests Woody will travel some distance to avoid being shot at. I will return to the field and the wood at roosting time and wait for Woody to come home after a hard afternoon's rape and pillage (geddit?). Maybe this is just one of mysteries of pigeon shooting and one of the reasons why Woody is unlikely ever to be an endangered species - he's just too damned clever and he's got wings to get him out of trouble faster than he gets into it. Comments, commiserations, shared misery welcome!