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  1. I seem to have spent most of my free time on a Ford 5000 from aged 14 to 22, i remember driving a Ford 7000 with p/a steering and 'wandering' all over the road.

    Did a vertical 'jack-knife' when the back doors of a silage trailer failed to open.

    Kept staring at the sticker:-

     

    "In the event of an overturn......"

     

    :o :o :o

  2. Can anyone suggest a good coach for a half day lesson, I am prepared to travel a bit bit obviously the nearer to me the better (Lancashire)?

    I have tried a coach suggested on here before (not wanting to name names but at a club in the North West) and found him very good for beginners, I just feel there might be other options out there.

    Any suggestions would be great.

    Thanks.

  3. Thanks for the replies folks, it seems like you think the single stack unit should be avoided if budget allows.

    One of the reasons I was looking at the Bowman single stack was it was very quick at throwing clays, supposedly it throws a clay 'every 0.9 seconds'....most of the fast carousel units are around 1.5 seconds. I would like to be able to shoot pairs and I thought the single stacker would be the nearest thing I could get to this without buying two traps to fire at the same time (budget does not stretch to this). I think Bowman do a unit now that will throw a pair but it will be way out of my budget.

    Anyone used the single stack units, do they cycle that quickly or is there lttle real world difference between the single stack and carousel units for speed?

     

    Cheers.

  4. I am thinking of buying an automatic trap for home use/practise and wondered what people suggest as a robust reliable machine suitable for solo use. I am looking for something that holds 100 or so clays (more if in budget), is ok to be left out in foul weather now and again and is portable, as mostly I will lock it away at night. Ideally it would be great if it could throw a variety of targets and pairs and I would look to have it on a trolley or barrow and I see a lot of the makers actually manufacture these for their traps.

    Budget is about £1000 max, obviously cheaper is better.

    Specifically I was looking at the Bowman Supermatch One with 100 clay carousel but would love to get some advice from members as this is something I know very little about.

    Here is the trap I was looking at http://www.scottcountry.co.uk/products_det...?productID=1476

    Thanks all.

  5. Thanks for the replies folks.

    I have decided to avoid the VIP Sporting fibres as I expect they will be a bit thumpy for me and to be honest I'm not good enough to warrant them yet.

    I have ordered a slab each of Hull Comp X and also Hull Intercomps, both in 28g 7.5. Good things said about both so I thought I would try both. :yes:

    Thanks again for your replies.

  6. Following on from my earlier post on Eley VIP Sporting cartridges, who has tried Hull's Comp X fibre wad?

    I am now considering trying 1000 Comp X instead of the VIP's, specifically I am looking at 28g 7.5s (although I know a lot rate the 21g shell). How do the Comp X compare with Eley Blues and Kent Velocity, all in fibre wad? I have searched but not really found much info on the fibre wad 28g.

    Obviously they are for sporting clays.

    Cheers.

  7. Personally I find them much smoother than the Kent Velocity, but I think the KV's are 'thumpers' anyway. Not tried Blues in fibre.

     

    I personally find the velocity's a bit more thumpy than the Ely blue fibres. Just curious if the VIP Sporting is more likely to recoil harder given the supposed inrease in speed/performance.

  8. Thanks for the replies folks, I'm going to order anoither 1/4 choke for sporting and try shooting 1/4 and 1/4 as Chard and Browning suggested. Would it be worth getting a couple of skeet chokes or just take one of the 1/4 chokes out and bung a cyl choke in the days I am shooting skeet (which are not nearly as often as sporting to be honest)?

    It's probably also worth tryying some no 9 or even 8 cartridges for skeet as up until now I have just shot 7.5 for everyting (recently with Eley Blues).

    Cheers.

  9. I have a Miroku MK38 Sporter and very happy I am with it too....it shoots great, however I have noticed the top lever sticks a bit when I am opening the gun to eject spent cartridges. I bought the gun from new and have fired maybe 500 carts and have only really started to notice it, but it may well have done it from new. However I have just picked up on it and it seems to do it when you first try and move the lever through that initial bite point.

    Is this something that will ease with time (it could well be metal on metal causing it so use will help) or even something I can 'adjust' myself? I am pretty green with regards the workings of shotguns so any suggestions would be great.

    Cheers.

  10. Is it necessary to remove choke tubes on a shotgun and clean them internally each time the barrels are cleaned or is it a 3 or 4 times a year type job (shooting mostly once, occasionally twice a week)? Oh and do you remove the old grease and re-grease the threads each time?

    Cheers.

  11. I am fairly new to shooting clays and until yesterday had been shooting them with the gun pre-mounted. I had a lesson yesterday and the instructor said he shot with the gun down before calling for the target and was encouraging me to do the same. Do most clay shooters that get to a decent standard shoot with the gun pre-mounted or gun down (I am talking mainly sporting and normal skeet)? I can't help but think most of the pros would shoot pre-mounted so as to remove another possible variable from affecting their scores?

    Thanks.

  12. Following on from my earlier post on cartridges for clays I am thinking of buying some Eley Blues as I can get them at a reasonable price (28gm 7.5s), I have searched but there doesn't seem to be that much info on them. Anyone use/rate them? Are they lowish recoil, reasonably clean shooting?

    Cheers.

  13. Having got through 1000 Kent Velocity carts I am looking for some suggestions on carts to try in 7.5/28 gram. I found the Velocity carts to leave alot of fouling in the barrels (Miroku MK38 Sporter) and am looking for something that is a cleaner shell with reasonable recoil, it has to be a fibre wad also. My biggest problem shooting is lack of lead so perhaps a faster shell may help with this?

    Being fairly new to the sport I am trying to find a cart that suits and stick with it, any suggestions would be great.

    Cheers.

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