Bobba

I would like to acquaint myself as recommended but despite looking at the SACS website I cannot find the article / comments to which you refer. Are you able to provide a link or some pointer please? Many thanks.

My understanding of unannounced inspections is based on a discussion with a RFD. That having been said I could still be mistaken! I believe that the police cannot just knock on your door and say, for example, "I want to inspect your storage arrangements". They have to make arrangements for a visit the time and day of which is to be convenient to the gun owner. And, irrespective of whether or not you are a gun owner they cannot come into your home without a warrant, or have good reason to believe there is a crime in progress on the premises, or, you invite them in. With this in mind then like other comments there seems to me to be more to this case than we are being told.

Used this Thurs. 44 hits. They work for me. Regards

Will have a go at the weekend

I noticed a similar problem over a year ago. I put it down to right shape wrong colour. If you compare colour and patterns on the wing set with that of a dead bird the wing set are nothing like the real thing. I bought some acrylic artist paints and mixed my own colours to try and match real thing plus some fullers earth ( to reduce any shine). Seems to work. Two weeks ago 146, last week 65 between two of us. HTH.

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Tend to agree. I have never seen pigeons form regular patterns. Yesterday, for example, we shot over flattened barley. Areas of the field had been flattened by the weather. No scope for specific "v" or "comma" patterns or any other pattern for that matter. Our permission had agreed to a limited walk into a flattened area where we set up a rotary and scattered shell decoys randomly facing in all directions. We shot 146. I take the view that if what you do works for you and gives you confidence then go with it. Me? I'm more in the "Random" pattern camp.

I'm Bristol based and use Nigel Teague. Highly skilled and experienced. Well worth the mileage.

Thanks for this. Night time reading? Presumably the moderators will add this to the pinned section? I was bemused / concerned by the legal jargon restrictions in chapter 14.50 but BASC advise that being allowed to keep the rabbits we shoot is a "reward" which allows us to be an authorised person.

I modified a fishing trolley with 16" cycle wheels. Better mobility, less clogging. Works for me.

Many of us with our own permissions are lucky bunnies. If I had to pay £70/day (own kit) then I would be paying upward of £300/month if shooting once a week over 4 farms. That's where knocking on doors is well worth the effort.

As the matter has been resolved it's somewhat academic but what I was seeking was not properly explained by me and my question imprecise. By way of explanation, certainly the ACPO is identified and an extract from a document given. However, there are no document or file references or dates from which the quote was taken to allow others to refer it to their area police force. Moreover it states that the message is to go to operational police officers that this is legal but did it? If not, then there is still the risk that forces would act in the ignorance of the legality. Best wishes

I am not a closet grammarian but the words Assume and Presume both mean to believe something before it happens, but when you Assume you're not really sure. I would like to be sure before I pulled the trigger because if you are wrong then having pulled it is too late to find that out. If CharlieT could be kind enough please to identify "the powers that be" for you, you could then check with them to Ensure you're ok to do it.

Some may criticise my approach but I am relaxed with it. I never carry my certificate on the basis that if I lose it someone will know where I live and that I own a shotgun. In case I'm asked I carry a photocopy of my cert with the address blanked out. The photo on the guncert and it's number will allow the police to identify me if they need to. As an additional precaution I dry fire with snap caps and remove the foregrip which I store separately in the glove box. Co-operation with recognition that the police have a job to do goes a long long way to a happy outcome. Because, the police always have the upper hand should they feel unhappy with the situation.

I never let my other half know where the keys are. She is not a SGC holder. If she had the keys I would be allowing her illegal access to shotguns thus placing my own certificate at risk. The chances of being "caught" are minimal I know, but better safe than sorry.

Agreed. I'm often bemused by the false bravado and bruhaha. The scenario at worst could be:- shoot pigeon in back garden; one nosey neighbour; visit from plod; nicked; court; LOSS of licence - and try getting it back! I value my certificate so 4 woodies feed regularly in my garden risk free.

I understand from my RFD that it is necessary to degrease the area before applying touch up products. Using meths etc is no good as they leave a thin surface film when dry. The recommendation was a product called Birchwood Degreaser and not to touch the affected area between degreasing and applying the touch up paint.

You're only about 20 mins or so from Ian Coley shooting ground where, I believe, they do have a number of guns to try. Just have a go. They will give you ideas and budgets. But do not buy in haste. Go home and think about it. Then search on line for your preferred gun eg using, say, UKguntrader. then ask Coley's if they do a price match. A sale is a sale.

From a technical viewpoint what's the difference between pro flap and hyper flap?

AA S410 with Hawke MAP (multi aim point) scope

Done.

I did the same but added a "V" splitter from the rear which I attached with cable ties through the body and drilled a hole in the backside to take the rod of the rotary. Works well and can double as a bouncer if you don,t wish to use the rotary.

I have one with two arms and height adjustable which I engineered myself. The reason I like height adjustable is to be able to place it amongst crops when grown

There is an old poem respected by many fishermen which goes something along the lines that when the wind is in the south it blows food in the fishes mouth; when the wind is in the west the fishing is best; when the wind is in the east the fishing is least. Does wind direction have a similar effect on pigeons? I ask because last week I had a great day in southerly winds and today a cold easterly and not a pigeon in sight. (But, then again, the could have just moved to another farm!!!!) Bob

I always wear a full mesh cammo balaclava. So when looking over the top my white face is not seen for miles.