GADWALL41
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Ah well Richie10,
doesn't look like were going to hear about too many Big Bags ! .
I imagine Its somehow , un gentlemanly to speak about such things . Kind of Like 007 , not talking about How many Martina,s , oh , sorry Martinis , he has shaken and
stirred, or the Size of Ones Gun .
Ah well , just have to Break out RPG ,Ralph Payne Galway or Col Hawkers Diaries again Id guess, Big bags there , but Too big in fact , for my taste at least .
Besides, one man can only carry so much , I for one don't venture out on a Gator or a quad, just Shanks Mare ,
Bon Chasse !
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Teal ,
Italian made decoys for the American Market . As per the previously posted pic.
However I find that the Extra , white Stripe certainly Helps at Dusk even to Draw In Wegion , when only Teal deeks are carried .( MORE DEEKS LESS WEIGHT)
Teal can vary a bit in the White Regions, please see the link below. Slightly! off topic North American Teal, Eurasian cross Teal also carries over to Wegion, as I found out 2 seasons ago When I shot a Drake Wegion , North American - Eurasian cross, quite distinctive.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/03/distinguishing-green-winged-and-common-teal/
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Hi CBL ,
thank you for your comments .
I am quite sure there are many , Great , funny and perhaps a few Stories of Survival out there to , twud be great to hear some .
Great Shooting there Penelope and very well written to . So what about you Richie10 , wheres your story or 2 ?. Or will we find a New " Wildfowling Anthology " Vol 1 and 2
newly published on Amazon in about 3 months ? lol.
I usually shoot alone , though with my son when he is Back home from college.
To be honest I seldom , never fail to get a shot at something, while out after Duck , though I often return empty handed .
The best bag I had with another gun was about 5 years ago . An evening flight with my 18 month old Springer , Clint , the guy in the pic . Not much wind and no great expectation , out went the Deeks , up went the hide and in came the Teal . At the end of flight after several cracking shots , the Bag was 18 Teal and not a Bird lost , credit a young dog who had great fun on the evening .
That was a great Night and now , its over to the forum .
Yes the 2 on the right , are Jack Snipe and yes It is legal to shoot them where I live . I usually Shoot between one and six most seasons .
The multi coloured cases I picked up after other "shooters".
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RED LETTER days ?,
Well, Im Inclined to think , that means different things to some of us .
Allow me to tell you what comes to mind , when I wander back down memory lane , Sorry I mean across , the SLOB , MUCK and OOzze !.
Last season , well pre Christmas , A single Teal comes From left to right ,( I Hate L TO R) out of a creek , Screaming across the Sky about 45yds out and 30yds up .
1st shot way behind , so with a conscious push swing right threw him and a 50 yarder tumbles stone dead .
A few weeks later , another Big BLOW , But things were slow , then a Single Teal , wind in his Tail again , tearing threw the sky , I mount the gun fire the second its in my shoulder and another Teal is dead in the sky , only this time its still going , must have been 30 or 35yds later before the Wind dropped it from its grasp , Splash and another Superb retrieve from that little Pixie face Springer you see beside my handle here on page side.
Mallard that I shot , L and R etc , sure I remember them and the Wegion and the Missed pintail , well I got 1 , yes in mind , BUT IT ALWAYS SEEEMS TO BE THE SCREAMING TEAL SHOTS , that stick with me . As I was wearing a vid cam I have the last Teal on video , what a shot a Stunner .
But to be honest , its not big bags that I have Red marks in my Diary for , its days like these ! .
Four seasons back , awaiting the flight , I hear a distant call of a bird I haven't heard in real life before ! on tv yes , surely not , it cant be . Oh yes it was , as the Full moon rose , ice crinkling underfoot , the Unmistakable shape of a Crane comes into view , then another and another , 13 in all .
I was stunned . they landed in a field across the pond from me , stayed a few minuets and rose , flew across the Face of the LOW MOON , if you've seen the movie ET , well it was just like that . Etched into the mind until death .
Another year , more than 10 back , in the height of a Storm , as dusk turns into nightfall , I find myself on a dyke bank . lying in the reeds and grass , as the Rains gushes across my cheeks . One of those nights when it is actually too bad to shoot , I see at eyeball level a small bird coming towards me ,
? whats that ,a snipe perhaps ?, the wind blows it up and down and left and right wobbling in flight , God what an awful night . It passes me within reach , though I of course let it go on its struggle for shelter . What was it ?, a Kingfisher , a Beautiful Kingfisher.
I shot 13 Teal and wegion that night , a fine bag A red letter day for me , Yes , but not because of the bag size , but because I saw a Small Animal battle nature on a savage night , as it had to and not like I , there by choice . Another memory Etched .
When you've seen a Peregrine , diving on Mallard , Black Tailed Godwits and on Lapwings , see the fight for life and death , the sunsets and the sunrises , the moon rises over the misty water and the look in your Dogs eyes when he swims back frozen and exhausted, having made that once in a season retrieve , how could 20 30 or 40 Duck surpass that memory ??,
a pic att... an evening flight and a morning flt.
quack quack
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Hi ,2 pics of deeks , I re painted after last season .
Leaving aside the arguments for and against Black silhouette V, painted Deeks , IMHO once you decide to paint it should be as close as possible to what you are
trying to Decoy in . Other than Larger White areas that is what I have tried to achieve .
I used Matt Humbrol model paints , Gloss will do and then let it dry for a few days and over spray with Matt vanish as per tin in scan . Protects the finish as well as the matt effect ,
works well for me . No Mallard Drake as I just discovered I didn't re paint since last outing , they will do for next season just fine . If you are using lots of White and Grey paint , household undercoat will be just fine and better when sealed with a coat of matt varnish ,
Enjoy !
Oh , last thought , Paint the Eye Gloss black , after you have sprayed the Matt varnish over the whole Deek .
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I use an A400 Xtreme and have been Wildfowling for 45 years .
Started shooting with a S/S and a 2nd one when that Wore out .I have shot my fair share with the S/S , but found I shot better when I moved over to an O/U.
Then I moved onto a Semi , a Fabarm Euro 3 and enjoyed that for 11 seasons .
I had a 391 after that and a Maxus for 3 years , both Problem Children . In between I bought a B725 and often use that on the Foreshore , especially when I intend to shoot a few snipe there also .
I have had quite a few O/Us in between also , all 12g and have never been Happier than when using the 400 xtreme in optifade camo , a Joy to use .
So nice that this Feb , though I ordered it in late Sept , I got an A400 20g , what a lovely Gun , I feel like Micky in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. I also Bought 2 Ext chokes from the USA , for it . Only type that makes these for the 20 are Comp n Choke.
So , yes The Semi Auto 12g , is without doubt the best Gun to Use on the Foreshore IMHO. I enjoy using my O/U also and will never use another S/S in the field ,
Quack Quack ,
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Hello Mighty Prawn ,
well done on your Build .
Plastic , some form of , would be my choice at this point .That being the case, of the Plastics Boats out there, I like this one .
http://www.marinerevolution.com/av3500.htm
Big Al,
you will find a Dealer in your Home county , in Portrush, details here .
http://www.marinerevolution.com/dealers.htm
By the way Im on the same Island as you , only way down South , in Co Cork .
FMS , Flood Marine up in Tyrone have some fine small boats . I was up there last year and John Flood is very helpful . I get all my Outboard engine
service parts in the post from him .
Islandgun ,
thanks for the info , you are right , the 400 Linder is great for A to B , runs and light Fun jobs , when things get , Interesting on the Water ,
leave your linder at home . The beam on this is quite wide which makes rowing for me , a bit difficult . A 6ft tall , younger gent , should be ok in that regard,
both of which I am not .
P.
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Thanks Islandgun ,
I bought the linder for ease of maint , had both Timber and grp boats previously.
A few pics of the 400 Sportsman . Well able to travel at speed , but unnerving seeing the Flooring Flex underneath you , keep thinking of Rocks! .
Also at anchor , being so light it will push over to the side easily as you move about , not a stable gun platform .
Cant get into the shallows I want to , that bow gets stuck really well .
Gadwall41.
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Hi ,
well firstly I hope you enjoy using the gun , it certainly looks the part .
However , my experience of using one over 3 seasons is this .
Easy to strip and easy to clean , I did so after each and every trip out , fired or un shot , cleaned , my army training never left me and that's coming up on 40 yrs ago.
What I don't like most about this gun is the Magazine cut off kept getting caught and knocked on , or off . If you don't notice this and you get a few birds overhead , you will only have one shot . The butt pad shape , concave , didn't suit me I changed mine to a Browning 725 flat pad and it was a perfect fit . I have a 725 also. My main problem was I just couldn't shoot straight with it . I raised the comb , lowered the comb , cast off cast on more cast off still not to my liking .
The chokes Pattern way to wide for what they are marked , I usually shoot 1/4 choke and gram load , duck only no geese here , I had to up that to an extended 1/2 choke to get the same knock down power with this gun .
Sure some FTE, FTF issues most semis will do that to you every now and then .
Next issue , wouldn't fire , couldn't open the bolt . Back to the shop , back to Belgium and nearly 6 months later - it have lost a pin from the breach block jammed up in the slide.
Got it back shooting ok , until one evening a flight of Pintail came into a flooded field , 1 hit 2 misses , should have been a triple . I can hear the blame the operator not the machine song , sorry , enough time with it and got the Divorce .
Now I use an A400 Xtreme , no issues and shooting straight . All guns from all companies can give problems , I have had my Beretta problems to SV 10 PERENNIA , don't buy one .
2 guys in my club Bought a Max after me and one of those has been traded in also , he couldn't get on with it either .
I hope it works out for you ,
Cheers ,
Quack Quack !
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That FIREBALL , sure looks nice , with a Little Gerry Anderson type Magic , Some cockpit Coming , Clam shell hide doors, forward hatch - stowage and Ballast re a Motor on the stern .Some tracking strakes on the Keel , would also help reduce wear for beaching , a pair or rowlocks and a single on the stern for sculling ,A touch of Camo , or light grey or white paint and a guy could have decent Punt there .
Anybody got any ideas for a conversion ?, have you done one yourself.
Just don't have the skill set to make one from scratch .
Thanks for the ideas , keep posting any others please ,
Pic my dog , after a Triple on Mallard with a Maxus - which I got rid of after it had to go back to Belgium for repairs , stopped firing couldn't open it etc .
I clean all my guns after each and every outing . A pin detached for the Breach block and jammed up inside . Using an A400 XTREME now , no issues so far.
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GRP , would be my choice, moulded plastic might do .
Yaks , not good if it blows up , narrow beam , great if it works for you but my back wouldn't stand up to 2 or 3 hours of yaking.
will check out the Bic boats , thanks.
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Thanks for the Replies .
I att a pic of Mr Gilchrist in a small Dory , does anybody know what the make is ?.
2nd pic is my ideal boat for where I would be hunting ,
I might have the Skill set for some Woodworking tasks , making Cartridge boxes , gun cleaning kit boxes etc .
Setting sail in something I might produce would be beyond my comfort zone .
Some great boat work on site here though for sure ,
Gadwall,
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Hi, for sometime now I have been trying to find a boat suitable for Duck Shooting in estuaries and Creeks along the coast.
I already own a Linder 400 Sportsman , but find I cannot go as Shallow as I would like in this boat and at 13,2" engine dog and gear ,
rowing it, is a challenge.
So my spec would be , shallow draft , wide beam 40"-50" ish and between 10 and 12ft long , capable of taking a 3 - 5 hp outboard .
Some nice Sneak boat Vids on youtube from the States and Denmark . I have tried a European web search in Denmark , France etc care of a Translator
and cannot find a commercially available boat for sale . The Otter types I feel are not beamy enough and im not looking for a layout boat either .
Buying a boat in the USA and shipping it over with import taxes is beyond stupid monies.
So short of buying a Sailing Dinghy and converting it ( Has anyone done this ?), Can Anybody recommend a vessel for this task please ?.
I attach a few pics of the kind of thing I have in mind ,
thanks in advance for any Ideas.
Mirokou mk70 game 30inch barrels ??
in Wildfowling
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Hi ,
I went from an AYA Yeoman to an OU many years ago . It improved my shooting greatly .
MK70 reviews here , though I haven't used one I currently have a browning 725, among others .
http://www.gunmart.net/gun_review/miroku_mk70/
http://www.gunmart.net/gun_review/miroku_mk70_sporter/
Not wishing to impose on your choice , but the following might help you choose . Gunmart reviews on these guns are onsite to .
A Beretta 686 or 687 Sporter , or a 725 sporter would be a very good all round gun . However for walked up game I use a 28 inch gun which I then swap out the chokes on
when it goes to the coast , using extended after market chokes in effect giving me 29 or 29.5 inches . So you have more versatility built into a Single Gun .
Using a 30in gun on a 20yd woodcock is hampering ones shooting ,
good luck with your new Gun when you choose ,