gottsy boy Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 hi all am new to site so hello all; i've been doing some pigeon shooting at my permision in norfolk and at about 6pm lots of ducks fly over, if it is the right time of year can i shoot them? if so what shot is best i'm using a 12 gage with 28-32 gram of six for the pigeons would this doo the trick? i would think i'd need something larger..they don't seem much higher than the pigeons i shoot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 you'll nead something larger and non toxic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 you'll nead something larger and non toxic Depends where he shooting doesnt it? Yes you can shoot them as long as you have permission from landowner to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Quarry duck and geese are currently in season, and since you are shooting in England where the non toxic regs. are species rather than land type based as in Scotland, you will most definitely need NON TOXIC shot. Just a thought mate, as a newcomer to shooting you might want to visit the BASC website where you can obtain all the info. you need for free. You can also check out whether the birds you are talking about are actually quarry species. I`m not suggesting for one minute that you would, but it can be very tempting not to use non toxic shot. The downside to that is that, if caught, you will just hasted the abolition of lead across the board. Good luck with your duck shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) The inland duck shooting season lasts from September 1st to January 31st. You will have to use bismuth, hevi- shot , tungstun matrix or steel cartridges. Steel is by far the cheapest , but in a 2 3\4 chamberd gun has a fairly short effective range , Not more than 40 yards. You also must have 1\2 or less chokes or you risk barrel damage. Use Number 3 shot in steel or 5s or 6s in the other non - toxic shot. Edited September 30, 2009 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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