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Sorry....no pics this time..this is more of a "speak easy" post....... as im starting to feel better...i felt the "pigeon urge"...(dont ask me its name ...i forgot).........i did my shopping and on the way back i could see 2 groups of 50 or so on the slashed rape stubble....so i thought i would have a go at that.............10 o'clock Jay mo turned up with his fridge handle...he was on a time limit..and we spent most of that talking rubbish..how time flies when you are enjoying yorself..anyway we fixed the fridge handle and he went off like a scalded cat as he was very late for his next appointment....shame ...we could have spent at least anothe 2 hours talking rubbish. so off i went to the theatre of operations...threw the net over the landy ..put 20 odd decoys out put my chair out ..loaded up the A303...then fired a shot to get the birds moving........... BLOODY HELL..........fired the shot and in excess of 400 birds got up , on the other side of the field....these birds were floating about everywhere......... It is 2 weeks short of a year , since i last pulled the trigger....i was using the auto as i didnt want my shoulder and neck "jagged"...it has been a long time since my neck and shoulder has been free of pain, so i didnt want it to start off again. Now ...i like my auto..but.... i have never been able to shoot well with it...as my little 26"boxlocklock is my go to gun............im not going to elucidate on the proceedings just give you an outline missed first 9 shots then hit one bird missed another 6 shots then pricked on missed 3 shots then hit dropped 3 birds one after the other followed by a period of missing this went on for some time...and no improvement.............the birds decoyed beautifully....but if i had decieded to shoot myself.....i would have missed When im shooting regular like...i am a tasty shot...im fast and dont take prisoners...i know i have killed the bird that micro second before you pull the trigger...and as the trigger is pulled my eyes are wandering , looking for the second shot..........................now that feeling is not there with the auto...i dont know why but it just aint there... so i packed up after 2.5 hours whilst the birds were still flying about picked up 14 birds for maybe 60 odd shots...the back of the landrover is like a maracess with the empties..... i had a loverly time i could breath and smell the harvest...i was in the shade...and just sucking up the vista............ im getting my mojo back and the little boxlock has been fondeled this morning... "the games afoot" oh one other thing ..................."at least i didnt run out of cartridges"