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Great job Jdog, that young chap won’t forget that in a hurry!
I had a cracking first afternoon on a flightline we shoot every year, perfect conditions for such an outing yesterday afternoon wasn’t it. -
36 minutes ago, Weihrauch17 said:
The Taxpayers pays for hospitals, they should not be charged again to park on what they have paid for!
Absolutely, the last thing someone going to hospital should have to bother with too!
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4 minutes ago, Fargo said:
Justcartridges sell
Just had a quick look and you’re right but they’re out of stock. Sadly they were also £100 cheaper from where I used to get them (what made them so attractive)!
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Not seen any as yet touching the rape, but after a poor year on it last year it’d be nice to have a busier one this time round!
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23 hours ago, BrowningDJC said:
RC2 competition would be my choice for a good value pigeon load if I still shot a 12 bore regularly, Italian 7.5 which as mentioned is a UK 7.
I think 7 shot is overlooked for pigeons and game, I’ve found it does the job perfectly at normal ranges.Up until a year or so ago when a small local gunshop closed, they used to sell the RC2 competition line in 6 shot for just over £200/thousand (cheapest shells ever) but so damn effective on pigeons! Used tens of thousands of them over the years, down to my last few slabs now and it’s a shame I can’t seem to get any more.
Moved back to Hull Superfast pigeon 29 now which are a good shell too! -
Cracking Jdog! That must have been a tough invite to turn down.
I spotted a good number on maize stubble last week, but alas a bit late as I’d been busy working and rain prevented me going when I could go!110 is some sport in a couple of hours 👍🏼
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6 hours ago, marsh man said:
Our Beans like many others on the forum were no interest to what few Pigeons about this year , Why ? , same with most crops some will produce and others will be of no interest , as already said it is mainly what is in the area at the time and what the Pigeons have been used to , if you have got Pigeons about and your Bean field(s) is the only one on mainly arable land then there is a good chance you will get some shooting , whereas if you are surrounded by grain crops and say a few Pea fields then you might get a few on the odd field that is left alone but the timing window is fairly short , we have shot them once the pods turn Black and Beans start dropping out , then once cut until the first leaf germinate , mind you by then the land would normally be pulled up with another crop either in , or about to go in. MM
Beans often produce good bags here due to them being one of the last crops cut and the other stubbles being long gone by the time they do (the later cut the better generally). Obviously as you say this needs to be in an area that holds numbers of pigeons!
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Oddly I shot three great bags on beans this summer, beginning of September when we had the hot spell I shot 93 (would have been another 50 if I’d started a bit earlier and stayed a bit later).
The following week on another farm a good field I’d been watching when the beans were standing was combined and I shot 150 on the first visit and 140 the following week, they really wanted it…..being cultivated was the only thing that stopped me getting another bag!
Very much depends on area / field though as other fields were untouched.
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32 minutes ago, getthegat said:
That is it pretty much spot on. I don't want a big bag, just a pleasant few hours, which actually I always do have. I'm meant to be semi retired, but customers have different ideas and I seem to be working harder than ever, leaving little time, or energy for my shooting. Recon is almost non existent, consisting of a few minutes checking out the odd field, then setting up and giving it a go for an hour or three, almost never do I get a good length of time to look around to see where the best places are, good flight lines etc, it's more a case of rock up and give it a go. I'm sure the birds are wiser than in the past, or is that just another excuse. Perhaps watching the likes of Garrad and Crowman on YouTube adds a level of expectation, they spend more time building a hide than I get for the whole outing. I'm not one for giving up and will shoot as long as I can get to the fields and fire a gun. Thanks MM
Frustrating when they just won’t play ball (or turn up at all).
Reconnaissance really is key to getting consistent results though, without it you’d need to be extremely lucky!
It’s obviously much easier to find them when you’ve got bigger numbers to go at in all fairness, but even then you still need to know when to be there and where to put your hide / decoys. -
On 19/09/2023 at 15:48, yickdaz said:
Magnet 100%
Same. Personally never found the flapper particularly effective, although I’m trying to get hold of a couple of ff6 to give them another go.
On the odd occasion I’ve had the magnet pack up on a busy ish day the action has always noticeably slowed up!
Also as you mentioned in your previous post, every time this year when I’ve shot bags over 100 I’ve only picked up once or twice initially to get 20/30 out on cradles etc and left the rest scattered all over the place, belly up etc and they seemed to like it better if anything especially towards the end of the day when they’re super keen to feed. -
Cracking session that, it’s just great when you happen to have an area that keeps producing…..certainly narrows down where you need to look!
I find the same most years, usually when the right crops are grown in the right areas I shoot.
Beats a partridge / duck day value for money wise that’s for sure! -
Personally never shot as many over maize when it’s harvested early, usually little to nothing left on the floor…..worth a look though! How come your other perm is now a ‘no go’? Gutting that.
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I’ve had Le Chameau for years and not had any fall apart, shame as personally think they’re the nicest to look at (I find them comfy too) although have got stupidly expensive!
Perhaps I’ll try a different brand when I need a new pair. -
On 03/09/2023 at 13:03, Fargo said:
Hill high pheasant 25/6
RC Sipe 26/6
These, nothing else needed. The Sipes punchier with the High Pheasant super smooth and what I use 90% of the time through 20 and 28 bores (pigeon shooting mostly)
I’d take the Sipes if I was going pheasant shooting! -
Sounds like good work if you can get it.
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I’ve got a Hamilton Khaki divers watch which is a good quality watch for not too much money, around £800 (a brand worth looking at)
With watches, a bit like guns the difference in quality is quite apparent when handling them.
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You’ll need to machine polish to remove anything but very light scratches, but if you’re going to hand polish I used to do the following process….go over with a clay bar to decontaminate first followed by some cleansing polish, then use a mild cutting compound you can apply by hand (I used to use Dodo juice Lime) prime with a applicator sponge, wipe off with a thick polishing towel (hard work).
Then apply a good quality hard wax and buff off to seal in the shine. I tried loads but the Dodo juice range was always good for the money (I favoured blue velvet as my cars were blue/dark colours). -
48 minutes ago, marsh man said:
The time of the year would make a big difference , in the height of the Winter I have shot a lot of Pigeons at first light and would ease off after dinner depending on the weather , where in the height of the Summer the days are very long and you would shoot some Pigeons from early morning onwards but if you only had a limited amount of time then the afternoons are normally that much more productive , some might find otherwise but I find the hotter it is the later they leave the woods as they are no doubt in the shade and sheltering from the heat , that is only my findings and others might have there own prefered times . MM
Echoing that, I’ve always found in the height of summer nearly all my best days have seen the action hot up again come 4/4.30 and a steady afternoon can turn into a very busy last couple of hours when they’ll decoy better than they have all day!
The last good session I had was at the end of July on some peas, where I’d shot around 50 by 4 o clock and by 6.30 finished on 165 after a frantic last couple of hours.
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I bet the poor chap wanted to curl up and die! Was he shooting at birds too far away / flaring or just having a really bad day?
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Another good session Jdog!
I drove up through the wolds during the week and noticed a fair bit of uncut crops…..amazing that I’m not too far away and all our rape was cut weeks ago now. Good result, those two hour sessions are certainly fruitful when you know what you’re doing. -
Those fields that just produce / have good flight lines over them are the best….takes time to find them but when you do! Cracker 👍🏼
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19 hours ago, McSpredder said:
You are of course absolutely correct where modern central heating systems are concerned – they rely on electricity for controls, circulation pumps, etc.
Our previous home had a CH system, but there was also a simple gas fire in the living room - warmed up a big room in five minutes if we came home to a freezing cold house in the middle of winter, no electrics involved, and it could be used to make toast if you wanted a hot snack. That gas fire had been installed sometime before 1980, never needed any repairs, and it was still working perfectly when we moved out in 2018.
I was going to say “They don’t make ‘em like that nowadays”, but it seems that Flavel are still producing them at Stoke-on-Trent. Not sure whether you can still buy a toasting fork, probably outlawed by now, because one of those might be considered even more dangerous than a Swiss army knife.
Ahh, those fires whilst considered very out of date and old fashioned don’t half do the job! My parents always had one when we were kids, and I had a slightly nicer looking one in my first house built in the mid 90’s…..as you say will heat a whole room up in 5 minutes, couldn’t stand to keep it on high for long!
Perfect should there be power cuts. -
Try your local game dealer 👍🏼
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Cracking stuff. Love pulling them off a flightline, satisfying when it works!
I shot a cracking bag last year decoying on a grass field on the flightline to standing wheat, it’s amazing to see them decoying in when it’s clearly not where they want to be.
Well done, you had to use your knowledge to get a bag there 👍🏼
Not Been Out for Ages
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Great to hear you’ve been out again, and well done on the fitness regime…..commendable and hopefully you’ll be back out with the regularity you’re used to very soon!
Nice that BB invited you out, bet that was a nice phone call to receive.
Pigeons thin on the ground here aLao although I could have shot some big numbers on maize where I used to have permission frustratingly.
Shot a cracking 35 on my usual roosting flightline 10 days ago, if the wind and rain return again I’ll give that another go!