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  2. Wintery Rough Shooting

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    On 14/01/2018 at 16:07, Big Al said:

    Great shooting Ollie. I shot my first woodcock yesterday in about 5 years. We do get plenty but as we have plenty of people around it can be hard to get a safe shot.

    Something nice about shooting woodcock in the snow.

    Thanks Al. Yes shooting in snow is brilliant, especially woodcock.

    On 14/01/2018 at 20:25, Cranfield said:

    Thats a nice bag in those conditions, never an easy bird to shoot, they just love to stick close to the contours, whether it be the landscape, or the tree line.
    Also masters of the backdoor escape.

    The background scenery was even more impressive with a covering of snow.
    Thanks for posting.:good:

    Thanks Cranfield. Yes, lovely countryside and we've had plenty of snow this winter. 

    On 14/01/2018 at 21:26, Gerry78 said:

    Some nice dog work and nice shooting but i stopped shooting woodcock years back i just like woodcock to much as well as hares so decided if came across any i wouldn't put the gun up But thats just me ollie not judging you by no means woodcock here in N Ireland have been plentiful

    I respect that. Like you I don't shoot hares, but I still like a rough shooting outing at woodcock.

    On 15/01/2018 at 15:58, welshgun said:

    Fine shooting again Ollie.. enjoyed that nothing better than the rough shooting on the woodcock a very testing bird indeed. 

    Testing bird & great work for the dogs. Something exciting about the flush & waiting to see where the bird will appear.

    On 17/01/2018 at 16:04, 7daysinaweek said:

    Some lovely ground that!

    atb

    7diaw

    Thank you

     

  3. 20 bore; yes or no

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    23 hours ago, FatFreddysCat said:

    Dead easy. 2 bolts to remove the powder/shot reservoirs, then pop the locating pins out of the side struts and lift off the the existing sizer/wad guide/crimp unit. Assembly is the reverse. Comes with fitting instructions anyway.

    Cheers fella 

  5. 20 bore; yes or no

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    15 hours ago, FatFreddysCat said:

    Down to personal choice really. Mine has 26" SXS barrels and there is no noticeable difference in performance when compared to a friends 30" O/U.

    On reloading, you won't save a lot unless you're loading heavy or loads that are unavailable commercially.  Henry Krank sells a 20g conversion kit for the Lee loadall.

    Yeah I know I won't save loads but there isn't a lot of firearms dealers in Northern Ireland and some of them probably don't even stock 20 bore cartridges. Also be a nice hobby for me. How much is the conversion kit? 

  6. 20 bore; yes or no

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    Thanks for all the replies. I think before next season I will be purchasing one. I was also considering going into reloading so I suppose this may cut the cost of the shells and mean I can make something to suit walked up or driven game.

    A lot of you mentioned 30" barrels; is that not very long in such a small gun? Or do the you need the longer barrels with the lighter loads? I have always shot with 28" barrels.

  8. 20 bore; yes or no

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    Hi guys, 

    I have been thinking quite a lot recently about getting a 20 bore over & under. As I have never owned one what are the pros & cons to it? Is the cartridges still as expensive as they used to be? I would be using it for summer decoying, walked up woodcock shooting and the odd outing on my pheasant syndicate.

    Finally which make & model? I have always been a Beretta man.

  13. Pheasant Shooting Ireland Nov

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    On 20/12/2017 at 07:51, Gerry78 said:

    Very nice mate great day in the countryside smashing looking wee dog would love to get into a syndicate living in belfast most of my local wee shoots are fully booked out some nice pheasants there bud:good:

    The off season coming up would be the time to try to get a syndicate. Or go out there & get some new permission and start your own.

    On 20/12/2017 at 08:53, E.w. said:

    Well done, some good work by both dog and gun, thanks for sharing. 

    thank you

    On 20/12/2017 at 13:51, Big Al said:

    Another lovely clip. Very appropriate music!

    It was a pity about the drip - can't be helped though!

    thanks al

  15. Pheasant Shooting Ireland Nov

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    Haven't been on a lot recently as I moved into a new house and have no internet yet.

    Anyway I made this video a couple of weeks ago and only got round to posting it. Footage from a couple of early days out on our syndicate. I was a little annoyed as some of the footage of my dog working hard was ruined by a drip on the camera. Loads more videos to follow when the internet gets installed.

     

  19. Outdoor CCTV system

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    Hi All,

    I will be moving into my new build next week and hopefully the dog kennels will be getting built in the not too distant future. Any suggestions on outdoor camera systems? I would like one to overlook the kennels, one for my drive and another at the side of the house. Would prefer something that doesn't require wiring to the mains and preferable something with night vision. 

    Cheers Ollie

  22. Crow shooting red letter day

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    On 13/11/2017 at 21:06, Big Al said:

    Some cracker shots there Ollie.  Good to see the corvids being thinned out.

    Thanks al, plenty of them about.

    23 hours ago, Gerry78 said:

    Ollie great shooting mate great to see another gun on here from N Ireland im not that far from you outside belfast nothing better sitting in a hide :good:

    I'm actually living in Glengormley at the moment. Moving back home to the glens in a couple of weeks.

  23. Crow shooting red letter day

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    23 hours ago, Cranfield said:

    Another awesome video, what a field day.:good:

    Some great shooting, with fast birds and high birds, those jackdaws can be hard to get on to when they come in fast and low in a mob.

     

    Thanks cranfield. The jackdaws can be difficult to hit sometimes.

    22 hours ago, billytheghillie said:

    great shooting and great vids Ollie, :good:what gun is that your using?

    Beretta391 tekny. I have tried all my mates semi autos & it's the only one I get on with.

    1 hour ago, old'un said:

     very interesting selection of Pigeons? we don't get any Hooded Crows around here.

    The majority of the pigeons were ferals. This farm has a factory that make chips & the factory sheds are covered in them. Hooded crows are our version of the carrion crow, they are really bad with pecking lambs eyes etc in the spring.

    1 hour ago, matty thud said:

    Well done great video :good:

    Thanks 

    1 hour ago, Me matt said:

    Another excellent video, always enjoy them ? liked the 3 for 3 shots and the proper high shot at 7.22  

     

     

    That was a nice high birds at 7.22. A good selection of shots was offered.

    Just now, welshgun said:

    Great shooting Ollie and a few decent long range shots once again enjoyed that what size chokes do you use ?

    I always use 1/4 choke, it very rarely comes out of the gun. Thanks for watching.

  24. Crow shooting red letter day

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    Only getting round to making this video now from the end of September. I had a day on barley stubble shooting corvids and had a great day passing 3 figures. Birds decoyed lovely and I shot decent also with lots of doubles as you'll see in the video.

    It was also memorable due to the amount of Grey Crows I managed to shoot in the process.

     

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