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motty

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  1. Agreed. I had a good look around today. I saw a few fields of beans and barley with a decent amount of pigeons on. I will wait, though. They are unlikely to be shot by other people, but may get cultivated. As we all know, this doesn't necessarily mean that the pigeons will be finished with them. I have started to see the pigeons get more concentrated, as more and more stubbles are disappearing.
  2. Some of the fields I shoot, i am sure i am the only one that goes, but not the case for all of them. I saw a barley stubble that I can shoot, that was absolutely covered in grain. If it is left, it is only a matter of time!
  3. I have never had a gun fitted to me. It would be a good idea, and my shooting may improve if I did. However, most of my guns fit well enough not to worry too much about it.
  4. I still have a hell of a lot of stubbles to shoot. One in particular I am expecting a big bag from, if it is left for a week or two more.
  5. When I spotted these I though TC would have already been over to collect them! 😁
  6. I will take the cartridges off your hands.
  7. Crows need a good thinning out. Good effort.
  8. I have no real answer. Without spending some time there, it is hard to give advice. I would try to find the field that the pigeons really want. I am not keen on setting up when the odds aren't in my favour and the chances of a good bag are slim. I haven't set up much recently, preferring to bide my time.
  9. I'm intrigued. What kind of information are you looking to glean? I am a fairly experienced decoyer, but I still learn a thing or two from reading these pages.
  10. 70mm is 2 3/4". Also, it is you that is pricking the birds, not the cartridges.
  11. I understand if people want to lay birds out in rows, but many of us probably can't be bothered. If I had only ever shot a couple of ton bags I would probably present the birds differently for a photo, but after a good day I generally want to pack up and get gone.
  12. I think you'll find they do.
  13. Driving around and at work this weekend, I have seen a lot more youngsters. I am expecting some good decoying very soon.
  14. I personally consider pigeons to be pretty stupid birds.
  15. There will be some very big bags shot on harvested beans this year, don't you worry.
  16. I bet there are plenty of people in Leicestershire shooting big bags consistently. It isn't a small place. I have no idea how you think this could be even slightly plausible.
  17. The loads I have made are 36gm hw13 4s. That should prove plenty good enough for a few pinks on the marsh this season. The 3/4 and full choking is if no concern to me. I was slightly concerned by the thicker wads that encase steel shot (maybe a bit of plastic could get caught in the ports or baffles), but that soon passed after I had fired a few.
  18. He didn't develop the gun. He put a tin can on the outside of it. Anyhow, it sounds like more unfounded scaremongering or ignorance. I spoke to a chap who puts over 3000 steel shells a year through his moderated 20. That's proof enough for me! I have now put several through my 20, too, and have made myself some heavy tungsten cartridges for the marsh.
  19. There can be a change in the equation which means pigeons turn up where you have been looking for a long time. If you don't look, you won't know for sure. One example of this that immediately springs to mind is from 11 years ago. I kept passing a late cut bean field every day, waiting and hoping for pigeons to take an interest. After 10 days or so, they had finally got on there. They may not have, but they did. The resultant bag was 246.
  20. I am of the same mind as marsh man. We are allowed to do it because pigeons need controlling. If it were a case of firing a net over a field to catch and then kill them, I don't think many would bother! I shoot pigeons for the same reasons I shoot ducks, geese or pheasants. The fact that pigeons are on the GL is of no significance to me - it is all about sport/enjoyment .
  21. If you're happy to limit your range to 60 yards, then steel is fine.
  22. The lead and toxicity argument to me is moot. Steel is plenty effective enough. How far do you want to shoot?
  23. As much as I enjoy the whole wildfowling experience, for me, it would not be so good if shooting something was rare.
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