Down South

The frustration of pigeon shooting. There is no definitive answer to your question, every area is different. Let the farmer know you are available if he sees birds hitting the crops. This time of year, seeing large numbers of birds feeding does not equate to good shooting, the flocks move on and at best you can pick up a few birds that might decoy. Big bags in winter are usually due to hard weather and limited food sources. As others have said, be happy you have permission, it’s better to be out there trying than being at home watching day time tv.

Yikes! They’ve gone up since I last bought some. Thanks.

What prices have you paid for pheasant grower pellets this year, ton rate? Any prediction for next years prices? Thanks in advance.

Tooth paste or wood ash, not a permanent fix but it only takes a few minutes to clean the lens nicely.

Have you tried green tomato jam? Had some recently in France, yum, brought some home.

A bit like most fishing gear, designed to catch the buyer not the quarry. 😗 Less is more.

Aigle 👍

I have a s57el, well worn but keeps going, lovely handling gun. I think spares for these models are very hard to find now.

Ah! Wrong topic.

Very good guns, I have a S57EL that is my go to 12b. I think spares for these guns are almost none existent.

Very true, if you have ever been in a server farm that runs all these on line services you will understand the issues immediately. The processing power is huge and so is the amount of heat they generate. The rooms have to be chilled to keep the temperature at a level that stops the whole thing from overheating. The energy consumption is mind boggling just so we can use social media or shop on line. It’s not going away.

I’ll walk down to the local station with my old Brazilian machete and see what they say. Probably be along the lines of,“ you’re nicked son”. 😗

I read it as having a blade over 8” but no other features is ok, or am I wrong.

As soon as the combine has finished they will be out. They never do the proper crop protection, keeping the birds moving when crops are standing and soft. Blow everything out of the sky and don’t even clear up when finished. 😡

Beautiful gun, I’ve always wanted a best boxlock in 16 bore. Holts have a similar gun to yours in their sealed bid auction valued at £100-150. Someone will get a bargain I’m sure.