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Ive just got back from the Gun shop..window shopping until i get licence .... i did buy a cabinet... but i was really impressed with Andy the salesman.. I told him that i would like to look at the Barreta silver pidgeon range..... he said they were cracking guns ..but ..what is good for one person may not be for you.... he then said he would find the right gun to fit me ...... i had always thought that was for the top end of the market.... i was wrong.... so !! as soon as i get my licence ..I'm off to be fitted really looking forward to get back into shooting..and hopefully with the right gun john

thanks turbo and Matt.... he is a cracker ..thanks for the advice about the loud bangs..ive taken that one on board.... i also have a springer x collie of 13years old.. the little on does tend to watch and copy................. just got to taech him not to pick up the bad habbits john

We got ourselves, a Working cocker Spaniel pup.. we have had him 5 weeks..he is now 13 weeks old.... now !! he has done his puppy socalisation classes and is now doing basic puppy training.... the Sit command has been no problem weather it has been ..said..or hand signal or even whistle.. nor has the recall.... I introduced the whistle this week (211.5) he responded to it right away... 1 peep = sit 2 peeps = recall the one problem that he did have like 99% of puppies is the jump up at people when greeting..... i have started to give the sit command when people approach, so he can greet them without jumping up..i also do this when greeting with other dogs too .... (is that the right thing to do ? ) today i took him to a small game fair.... i was really pleased at the way he responded to other dogs... but i was a bit worried about taking him past the clay shot. as i didnt want him to fear the noise..... i didn't need to worry, we made our way slowly to the clay shoot area..the guns were going off all the time.. Kai didn;t even blink..infact he got to within 5ft and just sat.................. now i know he has to be 6 mounths old before starting GD training...but he seems to be doing things natuarly.... will this cause problems later ? he does get plenty of play time ..without any pressure at all regards john

many years ago in a small pub..where the ale was going down a treat..3 young men were slowly getting intoxicated as the serious talking had gone out the door, the banter had started.... by this time our eye's were slower than our mouth's we somehow started saying how we looked like people on telly....they said i looked like jasper carrot ........ from that night on i was known as jasper .................. mind you quasi-modo came off worse than me i started naming my boats and kayaks after that too..jasper 1 2 & 3 ...i left it at 3... or it gets confussing john

A very good piece of kit is a kelly kettle, this will let you boil water and cook food using fuel that can be picked up around you..... ie sticks, twiggs grass etc etc..the SAS book is a fantastic read .... a good survival tin can be bought at most surples stores.... i also do kayak fishing and have the odd night where we have a sleep over on a beach...the most important things are 1...get a fire going, 2 get a brew on then 3 get some food down... rig up a basha so everything stays as dry as possible........... you just can't beat getting back to basic's ps !!!!!!! don't forget the bog roll john

thanks for the great welcome... just been trolling through some of the threads ... some great guns and dogs... i can tell by some of the answer's to questions that i have found the right site fantastic

here is my little fella..Kai....really hope i can do him justice..a lot of hard work a head ..but hopefully fun john

Hi, I'm john, or jasper...just got a working cocker spaniel pup...he is going to start gun dog training soon.. we live in east devon.... always have enjoyed shooting and looking forward to getting back into it.... i have read some of the post's on here and can see its a great site...if not mad at times