banjobill Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I was invited to a teal flight tonight. It was an enjiyable evening and 8 ducks were bagged my total was 6:18 But a brilliant evening and the dog worked beautifully. BB i used a steel compititon load and it caused terrible meat damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I am not up on steel shot but is that what it does?, or is it because they were close shots? Apart from that I bet you really enjoyed it, well done. :look: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisecobandit Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 What chokes, shot size and load where you using? For flighting you dont need anything much more than 5 shot steels and maximum 32 gram carts. You can get away with almost no choke given the short distances and steel patterning tighter than lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjobill Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Improved and improved. 24g 7.5 steel compitition load Distance 15-30 yards It was great fun and the have hust made a tasty meal too. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 No real suprise that you mashed the meat really using clay loads. Nothing like respecting your quarry and using the correct ammunition instead of the cheapest steel load you could find in the gunshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 glad you enjoyed your evening!!!! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 glad you enjoyed your evening!!!! :blink: Yep me too, Mashing up possibly the best eating duck there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift4me Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 24 grams of 7.5 steel through open chokes, and you accuse him of overdoing the load? Get off it man, maybe he just hit the targets, and who knows if he knows what a really shot up duck looks like. In the US, (I know you hate us, but we kill a few ducks over there), you can't even buy that load, let alone in the context of waterfowl hunting. It's only the internet. Glad you had a good shoot at the little *******. I call them bandits. We used to get the normal pairs and small groups, but often times in the rice we'd get groups of thirty to fifty birds in a little ball... almost deafening when they were really on you. Maybe the best table bird around. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Get off your high horse man, In the original post he states that it mashed the meat up. Who cares what the gung ho yanks do and what you can or can't buy or shoot over there. We are talking about the UK and respect for your quarry. The teal is the finest eating bird there is and waht is the point of shooting a duck if you are only going to mash it up and render it not worth eating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gddoodles Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) you would not mash a bird with 24 grams of steel shot , there is not a chance that could happen unless shot at extremely close range ,this load is not designd for game shooting , using that load is not man enough for ducks i would use 28 or 32 gream 5's as ducks take a fair bit of killing in comparison to pigeons , crows etc. Edited December 30, 2009 by gddoodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stihl Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Having never shot duck, although i know you need non lead shot, does steel do hat much damage, or was it because of range or a compitition load? Stihl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 24 grams of 7.5 steel through open chokes, and you accuse him of overdoing the load? Get off it man, maybe he just hit the targets, and who knows if he knows what a really shot up duck looks like. In the US, (I know you hate us, but we kill a few ducks over there), you can't even buy that load, let alone in the context of waterfowl hunting. It's only the internet. Glad you had a good shoot at the little *******. I call them bandits. We used to get the normal pairs and small groups, but often times in the rice we'd get groups of thirty to fifty birds in a little ball... almost deafening when they were really on you. Maybe the best table bird around. Pete Pete, a little context you may be unaware of to explain why he might be getting a hard time. The OP started a thread recently which many judged to be delusional with some Waltish overtones. He has since left in a huff. What you are seeing here is the aftermath of all of that, as his previous 2 threads have been closed by the mods. Oh and we don't hate you, we're just biding our time until recolonisation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I was invited to a teal flight tonight.It was an enjiyable evening and 8 ducks were bagged my total was 6:18 But a brilliant evening and the dog worked beautifully. BB i used a steel compititon load and it caused terrible meat damage. His words not mine, I only pulled him up on the respect for quarry and using the appropriate loads for each type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Careful, he's sure to return and call you all a load of kefj[1picm c]9089]^(&+R0= Whatever that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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