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Did you know if you add petit pois to fisherman's pie to transform he whole dish to an Admirals pie ( pretty easy to do if I'm honest ) !!!!

I've had poor experiences with steel 4's yet no problems with 3's on driven/wild ducks and put it down to the oomph factor of steel over lead. 4's are fine for flighting

The deal breaker for me was they use standard blades; a must have in your tool box me thinks

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Has anyone got any pigeoning in North Wales / Lancs area? Let me know if you have anything available, thanks in advance

Youtube normally have the answer mate but try different search terms ie: setup rather than not connecting

People are different, I have friends that blow cash for the thrill/desire. . . . I but things that have value to me, either a nice piece of fish for dinner or a car that someone has already taken the hit. They can't work me out and neither I can work their ethos

I've even heard of sellers taking out HP between paying the deposit and balance so worth doing an extra HPI check if there is a few days delay and always ask to see their ID and a utility bill matches along with a receipt

May I assume that your MK a dedicated high pheasant gun because it's a more expensive grade to your widfowl or another reason? I probably do more ducks ( I presently don't fire at the high ones as I don't have a man enough gun to handle 36grms of HP steel )and on a descending order of pigeons, crows, high pheasants and only a few geese when they are around on a duck shoot I don't need a fantastic looking gun, just one that does the job ( and recon the Browning will suit unless you would say the MK is a better choice ) and I don't have to worry about what carts I can use and appreciate if you can add anything further to help me? Cheers

After a few more days of research, I've found out that Browning do a B525 ( wildfowler ) with 3 1/2" barrels, it came to the market last year. . . . I've never seen one never mind tried it but I wonder how people ( namely cenetrepin) would compare a MK38 sporter to it?

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I started as a sparky but realised quickly that if you increased the numbers of wires and decreased the voltage the wages were much better so as above gas boilers are an example of putting a twist on a particular basic trade. . . . . take a look who is busy and charging fortunes and there should be the answer

Nice one, I do enhance apple vodka with raspberry and it works really well

Gin enhanced with bullace ( or most dark fruit ) works for me. . . . going to have a go with elderberries this year as never tried it before

Thanks very much for your time, I already have the leather slip but don't go to the clays much as I can't hit them. . . . evidently I consistently shoot over the top as can't get through my think skull they are dropping and slowing down and always in need of carts! I'd be happy enough with a grade 1 as not bothered about looks just as long as the dangerous end is bob-on, funny enough like your son my 525 is 28" barrels and I can swing it for fun and most of the time I use 1/4 and improved chokes with 32gs of 6's ( pigeon, crow, ducks, partridge ) unless I'm on bigger/higher birds. I occasionally go goosing and get summoned from time to time to a local fishery to hammer cormorants hence the need for a punchy gun as they are a challenge to say the very very least.

I'm classed as a perfectionist in certain fields but obviously not those one where birds fly, don't get me wrong I'm happy enough with my guns and can stand my ground on a formal days, walked up with the lads, beating or standing on a peg picking up I enjoy it all and have been shooting since a child and a home made bow and arrows then an air rifle moving onto a 410 like most of us but I'm a creative thinker by nature and never switch off until it's gin o'clock which seems to be fastly approaching

As you clearly know more about guns than me, may I ask why the 38 in comparison to other MK's and why the 'sporter' ? Sorry for all the questions and it would normally easier to have this conversation over a pint ( you got 1 in the pump from me if we ever cross paths ) That's very interesting about the standard vs HP steel

I would agree in a way as I know a few gentlemen who have had their expensive old English SxS altered to take 32gms of standard steel but that's as much as they can take. I knew this could prove a hot topic and I'm just unsure as I don't know enough but do know there are alot of people on here who know the difference between an astronaut and a cosmonaut who would educate us all. If a Miroku 38 sporter is capable as Centrepin suggests then I'll buy one tomorrow as I think they are a great gun

Cheers, may I ask if it has 3 and half inch camber? Would you put in 50grms + ?

Thanks for the suggestions lads, but to come back to you all. . . . . I'm no gun expert but I see some very solid suggestions and a couple I've had a go with and like but to you all. . . . are they future proof in relation to chamber size as the way I see it; as we move forward towards non toxic loads to get the same killing power at distance the cart manufacturers 'must' increase the size of the loads because ( again as I see it ) they new style shot options aren't going to be as dense/heavy as lead. Therefore I posted this thread to you all as I've got a hunch that most of the guns suggested above won't be able to take new developments in carts. . . am I wrong or overthinking the issue because I don't like buying new kit that's not future proof to a degree? Thanks to you all so far

As the title suggests, I'm in the market for a new gun ( nothing wrong with what I have but have an itch that needs scratching ) anyhow, I love Brownings and shoot well with a 525, a Ultra XS and SxS for those nice days out when it's more about the gin and the crack than the shooting but am a little short on a longer range gun. Obviously whether we like it or not toxic loads are out and non toxic is the short term answer until shooting is banned ( probably won't effect most of us on here ) so have gave a tentative look at a Semi-auto Browning Maxmus not that I want a semi-auto for one minute but it does offer a good all round gun that will take those big heavy loads. So what do you all recon would be the weapon of choice with a upper budget of £4 - 5k ?

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Bribe the gundealer to put a sale tag on the gun you want and walk in proud that you landed a deal

God bless, I have a solid 5 year old black lab, was out for 30mins and 5am this morning, returned had a small breakfast and resumed normal lab behaviour once food had gone ( legs up and fast asleep ) got up listed, eyes started to roll and have a fit. promptly soaked a towel a towel on his tummy feet in a bowl of water and as soon as his tail waged gave him some peanut butter ( palm oil free ( I use it for him at a lunchtime on big days to help him in the afternoons in middle of winter in those icy duck ponds ) he has been fine all day but a nervous one! The synopsis I have concluded is although I have fit young dogs, set alarm clock early to allow a brief walk before before sun-up kept hydrated the best I could, the house id cool yet it still happened and I was fully aware. . . . . my good god how many must have dropped this week with people of ain't got a clue