Wilts#Dave
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What are all the 6&1/2 shot loads available out of interest? I used to use the eley pigeon back in the day that were 6&1/2 and brilliant but can’t say I’ve noticed many others?
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I’m guessing he may not have had to carry too far, but as you say flying solo that’s a lot of work to do at the end of the session what with picking, carrying off then sorting out at the other end. i’d happily take on such work if there were sufficient pigeons to shoot! Whilst I’ve shot over 200 at other times of the year, winter rape is the one crop pigeons just never seem to hit in numbers here no matter how hard I look, I’ve never managed over 100 even. Cracking bag, you always do well through the winter.
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‘Settle in settle down’. Iconic bullseye voice of Tony Green. RIP
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Here comes the narrative for taxing/taking your homes!
Wilts#Dave replied to discobob's topic in Off Topic
Funnily enough 2 bed bungalows don’t tend to get built alongside a double garage! Although you see plenty of bungalows sat on large plots so no reason you couldn’t find a bungalow with the room to build a double garage. As it goes what you’re after would be my ideal requirements too if I were in your position (would hate to give up my double garage). -
I’d say there was more than just a few using his rape, cracking bag 👍🏼
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Came across as a genuinely nice guy, enjoyed watching his exploits on tv. RIP Dave.
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Cracking stuff Jdog. Nothing like some flighting pigeons to get your eye in with a new gun!
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You certainly know how to find them Jdog. 27 in an hour and a half is plenty to carry back solo as you say, hard going across wet ground too! It’s often a waiting game for the right weather isn’t it.
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Yes, as mentioned steel bio-wad. I was invited on a corporate day earlier in the year and was handed two boxes of said cartridges, light as a feather and when I read the box thought ‘oh dear’. Just used one of the knackered school guns that didn’t fit very well but was amazed how well they killed all the targets on the 50 bird layout we did. Obviously not 50 yard plus midi’s etc but usual straw bale type ranges with one longer going away target and I dusted plenty. I would have dismissed them immediately had I been given any choice but was pleasantly surprised……for anyone starting out / recoil sensitive or just bog standard type targets they are absolutely fine.
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Absolutely smashing Jdog, I’d choose to shoot 58 pigeons roosting over 100 decoying any day. A successful outing!
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I must say, with the amount of cartridges they must buy I’m always a bit surprised at how expensive they are and why anyone would bother unless they lived a really long way from an rfd (who are always cheaper from my experience). The last time I went up to just cartridges was when they had a bin ends offer on that was a ridiculously good price, but this was a good number of years ago…..they never do them any more and just seem to charge top money for everything!
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Doesn’t seem fair does it!
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To magnet or not to magnet? That is the question.
Wilts#Dave replied to kitchrat's topic in Talk From The Field
Personally never found taking the magnet in to draw more pigeons, though as you describe some days the shooting it offers you is challenging to say the least. There’s not always a reason you can find as to why some days the same setup will pull every bird in confidently and others it just won’t! I do firmly believe the magnet/rotary will offer you more shooting over the majority of days than not using one. However on the right day in the right place most setups will ‘work’ ! Glad to hear you’ve got some to go at though, you’ll be having a bumper day before you know it.