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Hi, I have for sale 5 full boxes of 10s plus 7 loose cartridges, £12.50 a box or £70 for all 57, collection from Billingborough, cheers.

geez @marsh man I knew I should of asked you to write something for me, that was lovely as usual! You'd better get another dog when the time comes as this forum would be a poorer place without your wild fowling forays, hope you're having a good season and merry Christmas 👍

Thanks mate I love being under the moon, don't always do very well but one night I shot 3 pinks, you always hope you're sending the dog in the right general direction but Ronnie made it look easy and he was soon back to me after his 3rd trip with 3 geese in the bag, he earn't his cheeseburger that night I know what you're talking about, because Ronnie had been by my side for 14 years I hadn't thought about life beyond, I think good genes and a good bit of luck combined helped him work till the age of 13, granted at a much reduced workload and me not normally near the geese , however it was just 'the norm' to let him out for the toilet before loading up the car, in the boot on the way there then always in the passenger footwell with the heater on for the journey home, more than one occasion at mcdonald's the staff would comment on how nice he looked whilst we sat in the drive through

Thanks again all, today has been better, coming to terms with it all but its amazing how things become the norm over the years, there was still a plate of leftovers on the side this morning which would of always had Ronnie's name on it, he seemed to have an extra yard of pace when he saw a plate of food compared to his normal dry food

@ditchman @JKD @Walker570thank you for your comments they are much appreciated and help a lot, he was indeed a nice looking dog in his prime, I did have a brief look to see if I could trace his relatives to consider getting another in the near future but I do have another dog who is in his first season on the shore 👍

thanks @harrycatcat1 its the dog walks I'm finding a little surreal, none of them run off like Ronnie did so walks are a bit more peaceful

@billytheghilliethanks mate, writing this has helped as I was thinking of which good times to mention 👍

I am currently sitting in front of the laptop trying to write this as best as I can as some sort of tribute to my old lab Ronnie who we had put down yesterday. The tears flowed Sunday when I knew the day was coming, then when the appointment drew closer I was questioning if I was doing the right thing, he was still eating fine but the incontinence was getting worse, getting up was becoming more of a challenge and the random falling over was getting too frequent, he was 14 years old in august, I have read countless times, "you know when its the right time" well to be honest I really didn't, because he was able to eat I thought about waiting longer but the weight loss on his rear legs was becoming more apparent, fast forward to yesterday when SWMBO and I travelled to the vets, I somehow managed to walk in and asked if they could carry out the procedure while Ronnie laid in the boot, the staff were outstanding and as I fussed him for the last time as he slowly passed the tears flowed as much as the tides in the creeks he swam in many times over the years. I will always feel guilty that I didn't do him justice, certain content isn't allowed on this forum so lets just say I honestly believed his KC reg name could of involved somewhere very hot and not too pleasant, he was so 'hot to handle' in the right hands he could of excelled but unfortunately for him he got me, we sometimes had a love/hate partnership, one example of this was dogging in some woodland, I was walking down a ride, he looked at me, I waved him to go left, he went right cue the hate, seconds later he flushed half a dozen pheasants back to where we needed them cue the love, that was Ronnie, able to upstage me without trying. In his prime his nose was outstanding, from finding shot woodcock which had seemingly disappeared in deep snow to finding wildfowl on the marshes which had carried on before perishing from an organ shot. I have gone over this a few times, still don't know if I've said enough or too much, no tears today just feeling numb at times although writing this and remembering the good times does help. Ronnie you were certainly a character and will be sorely missed, if there is a great marsh in the sky I have no doubt you won't be waiting for me you'll be off doing your own thing A few pictures of Ronnie from previous seasons This one I love, Ronnie's last season from November '21 during near 30mph winds, only one place we both wanted to be, aged 13. Final picture of the ol' boy from Sunday

quicker still, a thread with the title, 'anyone understand how ditchy's mind works?' should send the forum into meltdown

Thanks for posting@edenman, stunning scenery, did you have a good flight?

I understand where you’re coming from @billytheghillie but it can be a slow process to get that number of posts, for example someone might try to build a post count by starting a thread like, “can my gun take steel?” To be told to, “use the search function” or comments of, “this has been done to death”.

I find the remedy for any forum going a little stale is to start a thread with the word, “free”, usually gets a few folk out of the woodwork

now sorted

With Economy 7 you need to use around 40% minimum in the low rate to make it pay, otherwise it’s generally best to be on single rate

PM sent @pigeonbasher oz

Morning, I am after some 34g 3s or 31g 4s if anyone has some, cheers

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any Steel Powder they’re willing to sell? Cheers

People advertising guns with the word, 'bargain' in the description when they're the same price or cheaper on Guntrader 🙄, threads which go round in circles, tightchoke waiting in the shadows for cartridge ads, come to think about it not a lot has changed 😆

It’s remarkably easy to get it right if you’re responsible enough 👍

still looking

Bet you don’t forget one from your boot next time 🙂