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I too used to keep airgun pellets in my mouth, i am nearly 60 and got my first airgun aged 8 and must of had hundreds and hundreds of pellets carried in my mouth over the years , i also did the lead splitshot thing and i am still here.

I dont think it is bull, it is an opinion and people are allowed to have them.

I would like to see a reload in the test, say pick a well known and published load and try that. I know there will be a difference due to loader error/skill/experience but it would give us a ball park figure.

Stock to the metal, i had both barrels go off on me years ago when closing the gun, me and the people around me were very glad i had closed the gun properly.

When i go out on opening day this season my main target will be Canadas i hope i can get a flight to go over me. I have had them in bolognese, sausages and burgers they taste great and you get lots of meat from them.

At least he will be someone who actively goes Wildfowling and not some Pheasant shooting hooray henry that thinks "Wildfowling" is shooting Geese in a field or Ducks at a fed pond. Lets hope he can make some changes in BASC they are needed.

Recieved the gun today, very pleased with it and the good service, i dont think this will be my last gun from Wabbitbosher.Great service.

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It would be nice to get some, i wonder how long it will take for the cartridges to be available here.

Tell Vauxhall what they can do with thier cars, i had the same sort of problem with Volkswagen and i will never buy a VW again, 2 weeks out of warranty and it was sorry that will be £500 for a known fault.

I have used smidge and found it works pretty well

I watched these videos on youtube today, a cracking watch a really good way to kill an hour and a half.

http://www.freelanceduckhunting.com/ Is well worth watching.

A couple of things that i think have Wildfowling a bit easier are being able to check out and plan trips using google earth i can look at where i might park my car and then use google earth to work out my route to the spot on the shore and the distances involved to walk there, you can also check out tidal pools at differing tide hights and see what might be worth trying out. Also tidal predictions can be checked up on the internet and outings can be planned to certain areas on tide levels that suit them. I have booked the day off work on opening day because the tide suits a certain stretch of foreshore on that day. And for the doom and gloom merchants i dont take tidal predictions as gospel i use them as a guide and dont wade out to dodgy areas or take chances

If you are looking for the pin try using one of the magnetic cartridge collector sticks work your way across the floor methodically and you should find it.

Go on to the Duckhunting chat forum and get yourself a copy of "High performance reloading for the 10 gauge" by BT Justice, he has a book that gives a whole range of 10 bore loads with speed and pressure listed. That will answer probably all of your questions.

Thanks for that, i use a Loadall too, i will get started. cheers..james

I have some victory cases that i plan to reload, do i use Cheddite or Fiocchi load data for them, they are 12 bore and 70mm long.

When i had it done it was £25 per degree of choke, full to 3/4 £25 full to 1/2 ,2x £25 made it £50 to take from full to half choke.

I have used Hevishot and if you open up a cartridge and look at the shot it looks pretty awful its all different sizes misshapen and nodules stuck to it but it patterns ok and kills very well. I have also used copper"shot" made from cut sections of heavy wire that was also pretty rough looking but it patterned pretty good.

Now gone.

I have been looking at some of the shotmaking videos on youtube, the Russians seem to make acceptable shot with very basic and easily made equipment, has anyone tried making shot with this sort of setup? I dont plan on making large amounts of shot, just a kilo or 2 in Bismuth. https://youtu.be/NqrudEcb3yw

I have a bag of z18 wads that i cant ever see me using, they are free to anyone who wants them. Just let me know and pm me you address and i will post them off to you.

Just 10 mins before i read his i was watching you video on trialing you headcam on a goose retrieve, she was a lovely looking dog that knew her stuff. I lost my spaniel last year in the same sort of circumstances, on the last walk i took her, i stood there amazed at the energy she had running up and down hills etc.That night my wife noticed he looked a bit down so we took him to the vets and were given the same devastating news you had.......it really really hurts. Very sorry to hear about you loss.