matthefridgeman

The tracer is a great lamp...ive used one for years and if used with a filter can still be affective at 40 to 50m. but have doubled our bags when using a lamp man and a shooter. As the lamp man keeps the rabbit still through flashing the light beam across the rabbits eyes causing pupil dilation ie night blindness the shooter slips in around the side of the beam and has a little longer to steady there aim.

The car heater resistor will certainly slow the rotary down but the added circuit resistance will cause the battery to drain quicker. The other way is to supply the rotary with a device called a pulse width modulator which is basically an electronic switch which pulses the power on and off at a variable rate causeing the rotary to slow down but without draining the battery. Maplins do a kit or somtimes see these things pop up on fleebay..keep your eyes peeled for a PWM or pulse width modulator but make sure its current ratings within the motor you are using.

hi again....no i haven't used over-powder cards but will give them a go...theirs soooo much new terminology. :blink: have taken a box of reloads out for a test and getting a nice report and good pattern so im happy larry. like the sound of a wad punch though wheres best to buy one.??

ahaaaaaa....Overshot cards. ive just tried another reload and measured the crimp space above the shot and im about 2 to 3mm over the half inch specified so i sliced a wad to make a make shift overshot card and it crimped brilliantly.. your geniuses.. bit disappointed that my local and well stocked gun dealers hadn't got a scooby though. :yp: Cheers for the info im off to buy overshot cards

Hi have just bought a lee loader for 12gauge....having major problems with crimping..rang the guys in the shop and have had dumb struck answer as he admitted that he hasn't ever used one. cartridges are eley hb primers are cci 209 shot size 5 and 1ounce load which is bush 1 powder is green dot using bush .163 giving 1290fps fiber wads sold to me are 10mm fiber so i have to use 2 first stage of crimp looks great but second stage always leaves hole in center and isnt tight. ive messed around for a good while and still no joy. help appreciated.

ive just cut down a food grade blue bucket/bin bought of aution website for 3.99 and put it inside a camo all arms bergan i bought off same site for 8.00 and because the lids a circular lid its abitlike a swivel..it works vwell and if u buy the side pouches for the bergan they make great cartridge bags.

cheers for that id been lookin but never found this post..

Does any one have pics or plans i could use to build my own old school manual pigeon flapper cradles...ta

Thanks for the advice..i think il stick to nets..theres too many adverts in mags that draw u in..lol

im just buying my gear as im new to decoying and im wondering pro's and con's of popup hides over camo nets..popups seem to be quicker??

Ive recently bought escort and for the money its a crackin bit of kit for rough and hide shoots..Tend to leave the silver pigeon at home and knock around with escort..Have had a couple of jams but nothing serious.

If anyone has got plans id love a copy aswell, as im currently fabbing up a magnet and am intrested in build plans.

Cheers for that its the lenth i was more worried about so il work on a 6 foot span and make an adjustable angle gizmo..

Hi im new to pigeon shooting as im used to rough shootin rabbits ect...ive started to build a pigeon carousel but need to know how wide the arms should be from cradle to cradle. i also would like some guidence on the angle the arms should be set..