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  1. 2 3/4" Minimags are fine over decoys-no 3 does the job. Couldn't get them last year so used Cheddite 2 3/4 Elite 42g which work fine as well
  2. yanto

    Goose numbers

    Orkney is absolutely rife with them this year, and that's just the resident population-this is with egg oiling and constant culls as well. Local lad I spoke to shot 75 one morning last week. This was under special licence in case anyone is wondering.
  3. It will give you priming recommendations on the bag of levelling, but any building PVA or SBR bonding agent is generally compatible with cement based levelling
  4. First, check that the tiles are well fixed. If they are, patch in the holes with sand/cement(pva/SBR to prime), then scrub tiles to make sure there is no polish layers, then prime with SBR/water, let dry till slightly tacky and level with any cement-based self levelling compound, normally available at all builders merchants. You'll get 4-5m2 from a bag at 3mm thick. Remember that levelling compound will level so if the whole floor is off then it will want to run that way to a certain extent. Fill any holes with silicone first or it will disappear!
  5. Hi What is Orkney like? This is a serious question I've shot ducks and geese in Orkney since I was 10 years old, so I've never been taken out by a local guide-I shoot my own peedie(wee) watery bits, fields etc. Lately though, I've noticed that a lot of local farmers are not too keen on letting me shoot as they have an arrangement with one or other of the local guides. It's frustrating that cash is king, but I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised given the money that can be made, although I've heard that some local guides have written this year off due to Covid. So what is your experience/perception of Orkney goose/duck shooting? Cheers Iain
  6. yanto

    Orkney

    You are of course correct, although I think Udal laws are rarely acted on, and generally it would be a commercial case where money/rent could be made by the landowner. As I said before, best to ask the landowner.
  7. yanto

    Orkney

    I don't think there's a wildfowling club in Orkney. Shooting can be very good-ducks best early season coming into stubble at night. There's a large feral population of Greylag numbering about 60,000 and that is added to by around two thirds of the Icelandic group , so something like 120-150,000 over winter. There's a few flocks of Pinks as well, but they generally migrate further south to Mainland Scotland. Orkney has a relatively mild winter climate due to the gulf stream so grassland is of good quality and provides excellent feeding for the geese, much to local farmers' chagrain. There has been a cull during close season for the last couple of years and the goosemeat is processed by local butchers into sausages, so it's not going to waste I forgot to say that a few of the northern Orkney islands are very good for shooting, namely Sanday and Stronsay. 1.5 hours by ferry. There will not be the shooting pressure that the "mainland" has either
  8. yanto

    Orkney

    I believe that any shore below the high water mark is owned by the Crown Estate, so no problem shooting on that. Above that is the landowners, but they generally wouldn't be bothered by someone shooting there. I was pointing out that it was good etiquette to ask farmer if you intend to walk across his land with a gun in order to access the shoreline Not that I'm aware of
  9. yanto

    Orkney

    It can be a bit hit-and-miss(pardon the pun) shooting the foreshore in Orkney. If you can find a pond beside the shore, and get the right wind direction then there's a good chance of getting some ducks, and geese. Also flightlines on points can pay off. Around, or between Stenness and Harray loch can also be good for flights, but it's not really foreshore, although Stenness runs into the sea and has brackish water. If it's really cold and the ponds freeze up, small sheltered bays can be full of duck, especially wigeon. Most bays have farm roads leading down to them, and if you ask the farmer he won't mind you using it. Good areas for shore shooting include Deerness, Toab and Tankerness, also Kirkwall Bay, Rendall and Evie. Iain
  10. Victory Minimag 3's are nice soft-shooting cartridge. I couldn't get them last year so ended up with Cheddite Elite 42g 70mm in 3's which worked fine and not too rough on shoulder. I've got RC50's for using when the geese are wary of the deeks, but you certainly know all about it if you're using them!
  11. I would hire an electric or petrol floor scabbler. A day would sort that-it doesn't need to be set deep to lightly roughen the surface
  12. yanto

    Brass for sale

    Got any in a 36DD?😂
  13. The Yamaha digital piano range are pretty decent. Clavinovas(CL range are great but probably more than you want to pay) YDP 144 is good at around £800 I think. All weighted keys and sampled grand piano sounds. Don't know much about the rest tbh
  14. Spares are freely available-you just need to identify which model you have. The top one could be an early Hunter Hawk 4 with the contemporary door
  15. I'm pretty sure the second stove is a Coalbrookdale Little Wenlock, probably a Mk 1-the company was taken over by Aga Rayburn and are marketed as Aga stoves. Not sure what the top one is.
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