Degalle79

I know this is a long shot, but is this gun still for sale?

New or second-hand, my brother thinking of buying g a bettinsoli, what are lanber like? Any other suggestions, he want an o/u game 12 bore preferably multi choke and fit for steel etc.

Does anyone feed it to pheasants, and what does it look like, any pics?? I have half ton to try but looks a bit dusty and worried it might block in springs and Wright feeders in winter. I am in a club run in our spare time, so it is essential feeders do not block regularly. I will post pic tomorrow.

Does anyone feed it to pheasants, and what does it look like, any pics?? I have half ton to try but looks a bit dusty and worried it might block in springs and Wright feeders in winter. I am in a club run in our spare time, so it is essential feeders do not block regularly. I will post pic tomorrow.

Cheers lads.

Folks, Just wondering what make and models people are using and pros and cons of each. Thinking about getting one, dont want to spend a fortune but dont want something cheap that is useless either.

Tawnys are not native to Ireland so I wud rule that out. Although there was the first recorded sighting in 2013 in co. Down (castleward). They reckon it was blew off course in storms??? Sound like a real threat though. Still no more casualties, we are having the best weather of year so far over here, great week to release birds. Tawnys are not native to Ireland so I wud rule that out. Although there was the first recorded sighting in 2013 in co. Down (castleward). They reckon it was blew off course in storms??? Sound like a real threat though. Still no more casualties, we are having the best weather of year so far over here, great week to release birds.

Thanks for replies guys.this happened two days after we put the poults into our release pen in the wood. We buy our poults 7wks old, clip one wing and the pens are not covered. Fortunately, this has been the only casualty so my initial fear that the culprit was gonna wreak havvic has not materialised. 3 mags were shot at edge of pen next morning, maybe the poult was dead and the mags or other poults stripped it......but the head??? Fingers crossed for the next few weeks!

Thanks for replies. Is crows any good for diversionary feeding

Just figuring out how to upload pics *** so apologies for the abruptness of the previous post, hopefully I get the gist, my thoughts are a buzzards, picking meat clean, no broken bones......but head gone too????

Poults in 2 days

Killing poults - what is it

Thanks for all the replies. Ours is a DIY shoot so we are all part time. checking the pens and feeders around pen each night an then big feed and check outer feeders on a sat. The springs are blocking with wheat and chaff, real pain. I have made a few wright type feeders out of bean tins so gonna give those a trial this weekend. I think we are gonna have to do something to remove the chaff a suggested.

As topic title suggests, it's a pain in the ***. Any tips?

Thanks. It is a very small 'hole' and there are no ducks coming yet, trying to entice a few but bit pessimistic about my chance, or do they have an uncanny way of finding it even if it not a regular place for them to feed? If they start clearing it I will get some proper barley or wheat.

Sorry only getting back to you's now. The med was Coccibal. Thankfully we got on top of it and the dealer replaced all dead birds and paid for the med, can't ask for more than that. It took a full weeks treatment to turn the tide. I will be Dosing for it as soon as we get our poults next year. I think with the late spring/late delivery of poults and this cocci set back our birds will be left until Nov before we start shooting, anyone else on same boat??

Anyone ever use rolled barley, it's all I could get today?

Can't think of the name of it but it is added to their water. We have cut the main water supply so we can ensure they are getting the med into them. I hope it works, will check the name of the med tomorrow.

Got our poults 1.5 weeks ago, 450. Lost close to 40 that we know of, they were dying in 4s and 5s every day. We are just a small DIY shoot. Took them to poultry/game specialist lab for testing yesterday, it was coccidiosis. Have stuff now to treat them but very worried we will lose a lot more!

I pan fried mr woodcock and a snipe this morning had it with toast and runny boiled egg, great combo........how do you do yours???

Shot one today, had two chances at a double in the space of 20 mins but it wasn't to be, fair play to them, they know how to work the woods. Love seeing them here. Seen 5 in total.

Brother shot one in Armagh on sat, friend seen another in same area.

That's it all sorted now, eventually. I hadn't got the proper tool to remove stock from action so I had done as much as possible including ejectors, which btw are so easy removed, thanks mudpatten. Gun shop sorted the rest for me, sprayed it with proper cleaning gear etc. happier now.

Thanks very much for all your comments, much appreciated.

I fell into a very deep drainage ditch and my gun was fully submersed in water for about 30 seconds while I scrambled out. I dryed gun off as soon as I got home, then broke it down into its three main parts and put in hot press, should I remove action from stock, it's a siler pigeon s.