Suffolk shooter

I only got invited at the last minute mate, but if it's any good, we can always go up next year, trouble is you really need six people to fill the quota. And you and I don't have many friends I think the lot I am going up with all go for the craic and the drinking in the evening anyway. If I have my way we'd be out allday and night. Don't worry about Sunday, mate, I enjoyed getting up earlier and the drive down. Actually got invited pigeon shooting in the afternoon on Melv's field. Had seven shots for none, although one I definitely hit (Feathers everyway) and yet it flew on, i watched it for about 1/4 mile across the valley and it still didn't fall.

I was up there weekend before last, and saw these, but you know what its like, if you've never heard of anyone using them, you tend to stick with other makes. I have a box of Eley Grand Prix, but i think I'll go back and pick up a box of these to give them a try. Cheers

Of course he has friends, but as for the reading part I'm not so sure!!!! Coz 'ere in Suffolk.......... We can't read and we can't write, but that don't really matter.... Coz we can do our A B C's and we can drive our Tractors.

Has anyone booked a trip through www.solwayshooting.co.uk? A friend of mine has booked on a four day trip (Thurs - Sun) in December and I was wondering if anybody has got any tips or experiences they'd like to share. Apparently the Geese are real high over the Marsh? We also get to go Rough shooting and inland Duck flighting. Cheers

Damn good idea, now why I didn't I think of that. Sometimes we miss the obvious answer. Just hope I can unload and reload quick enough with the BB if ol' Reynard makes an appearance.

I know both my wifes uncles have an attachable synthetic Stock, which gets over the question as to whether or not they are illegal, this is also helped by the fact that they have barrel extensions of about 2.5 inches to the end done by a gun smith. Stock extensions came as standard, with the folding stock being on the Police Force Models. You can buy Spaz's from Italy, but they come as standard 8 shot and need to be regulated for normal shotgun Cert. Very enjoyable gun to handle, and oh so little recoil as to be unbelivable.

Referring to Martin Cavie's earlier email, The Guy he mentions is my wifes uncle and not only does he have one but also one of his brothers as well. They bought them for practical shotgun courses run at Shotley, Suffolk, some 10-15 year ago. One of them actually made it onto the cover of the daily mail (or some such rubbish), when looking quite tanned and having tight curly hair, the Newspaper's title was "Terrorists train in Britain". Both have used their Spaz 12g for skeet, DTL, Sporting, practical shotgun courses as well as pigeon shooting, rabbiting and even on their fields for Pheasants, Duck and Geese. Admittedly an unusual gun, especially with that folding Stock Attachment, but I have seen them use it as both S/A and Pump to good effect. I know that they have both had solid slug and tracer through it as well as 28 grm No 9's. The only problem they have ever had with them is that some 28 grm loads don't cycle well and occasionally Jam. But both of the guys in question know how to carryout a full field strip and repair. The best thing is turning up to an open clay shoot, and watching and hearing people's faces and comments as they draw them out of the gun slips on the first stand. Comments like "You won't hit anything with that" and Arnie's "asta la vista baby" or "I'll be back" are soon stopped when they straight the stand. My father-in-law, their brother, shoots a Mossberg Pump (Adjustable Choke) and again, regularly gets told he'll never hit anything with that, but at the end of the day if your comfortable with your gun and it's safe, WHO CARES, they all go bang and spray lead. Oh and by the way he hits plenty, Clay and animal. The last one I saw for sale was advertised in Sporting Gun and was £450.00 ono. Don't see them very often!!

Just joined a Syndicate on a 1600 acre mixed arable field/woodland/cover crop estate. Anybody got any ideas what might be the ideal Cartridge (must be felt wad), shot size for walked up pheasant, partridges with the odd Hare, rabbit, fox and Woodcock? Loads and Loads of Pigeons too. Some Mags I've read suggest a 32grm No 5 others a 32grm No 6, but not really advisable for either Fox or Hare (Unless at really close range). Anybody, any thoughts?

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