bagup-sam

I have a 12 bore side by side shotgun which was given to me, and i believe it to be Austrian and apparently it was swapped during the war by the person who gave it to me for a camera. I have all the numbers and details of it but am struggling to date it! If anyone knows about it then I would be very grateful of any knowledge given on it! On the underside of the trigger guard, it says FERLACH, GMF, AUSTRIA on the barrels it says: BOHLER-BLITZ STAHL (believed to be the steel used for the barrels) on the barrels: 12/70 (believed to be the gauge and chamber length) On the barrels: 38/1207 IT also has on the barrels a 'W' letter with a ring around it, and also the letters NPF in a formation of the N and P being large next to each other, and the F being small under the P. It also has what looks like to be an eagle with outspread wings. And there are a few numbers on the the stock where the barrels meet: 1728.53 It would be very interesting to know how old it is and whether it is worth anything. Thanks Sam

They are all in bedfordshire mate!

I dont know if any of you saw this in shooting times, where the guy shot over enormous decoys, which concluded in him not being sure as to how effective they were. Was wondering if anyone else has tried huge decoys with any success clearly due to the decoy?

i thought it was time to replace my old decoys, which were a mish mash of different shades of grey, and different shapes and sizes for the 3/4 shells on sprung sticks! Noticing the difference already with more confident birds coming in!

what exactly is the uv paint supposed to do to the pigeon and does it seem to be successful in drawing in birds? Also, has anyone ever had any noticeable changes for the worse in decoying as a result of using the Uv paint? Cheerss

Its very short around me, due to the drought, and obviously, there is fewer seeds in each ear and each ear is shorter too as a result. However, the pigeons seem very keen on dropping in the wheat where it is only a foot or so high on the sandy soils. I'm tempted to give it a go soon: but being in the middle of a field, I'm not sure how to tackle it. Do you think just setting up a normal hide in the middle of the field on a hill will work?

Does anyone know how good the HLS wild bird mix is at holding game birds during the shooting season? was wondering as am banking on it holding a few!

The rape around here is being swathed in the next two days! COME ON!

SWATHED RAPE!

what battery is best for about 6 hours or more for the magnet? and what would do the same for the flapper. currently im running a 12v 7Ah for the magnet and a 12v 1.2Ah for the flapper, both of which are knackered! any ideas?

do people actually think that the Uv painted decoys actually make a huge difference. im interested in whether they work and dont know if they a re worth buying. i am getting reasonable bags at the moment and so cant see them increasing the bag much..... what do you think?

but its still too damp inside so have stopped after a load

not when youv got to sit in a tractor all day and just watch the **** flying in in their millions!

cheers...il give it a go when they hit it more

had 30 odd pigs on the rape yestrerday afternoon in a couple of hourss came in nicely

you dont think they would be put off by a bush (hide) at the edge of a laid patch of wheat then in the middle of a field? cheers

bet your barrels nearly melted

do you just sit in the tramlines or in the wheat? i find its awkward to get the gun up and they often see you or do you set up somem sort of hide especially if the patch is in the middle of the field any help much appreciated! thanks

lots of pigeons about on two near fields of swathed rape and was excited as theres not much rape about that has been swathed yetwent out yesterday and they just werent comitted to come in only ended up with 20 or so their crops were full with just as much wheat as rape we have a small laid patch and i will give that a try allthough there havnt been many on it at all whats having the best results at the minute? il have to work during harvest so i wont be able to shoot when the fields are just doen which is normally the best time!

buy a quadbike!

seems yearrs since iv took the deeks out!

has anyone got any good and effective methods of making your own pheasant feeders? with spirals or whatever?

im looking into getting one. what do you think would be a good price for new and good condition second hand. and also, are they good guns? thanks

you put the bird on some toast and wack it in the oven. once its cooked, you chuck the bird away and eat the toast! magical.

cheers guys. some were quite good! iv got a couple of shooting teachers ya know! i did a project on a shotgun holder for a quadbike for gcse. got 100%! cant of gone down that badly!