gixer1 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 ...or go back even further....an O/U instead of SxS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Semi-autos at game shoots... You'll be wearing designer eye-glasses next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Just to add another spanner into the works, for those that say it is unfair having 3 shots instead of 2. Do you also disagree with people double gunning on driven days. Because a good loader/gun team will be able to shoot alot faster than one person with an auto. I personally dont agree with using a semi auto on a formal driven day, although i have shot game with mine (my o/u was in the gunshop). My reason being that they arnt traditional, nowt to do with being unfair or dangerous. A O/U wasn't traditional until a few decades ago so you can't use that theory against the use of Semi-Autos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Flippin 'ek..whats the issue..if you join/get invited to a private club and there are rules you stick to them! Just polite and good manners, I don't see that as a problem. Now then...where is my tin hat?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepastew Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 i sent twoexpirienced guns home on the first day of the season last year due to them having autos on a driven day its just not cricket theres tradition and safety its striking the loss of etiqute there is in some shoots in some areas if theres no standard theres chaos we had one gun turn up it tracksuit so i asked him to sling his hook to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Personally if I'm shooting with anyone I don't know I'm wary regardless of what they are shooting with be it o/u sbs or semi. If theres no semi's allowed on your shoot go find one where they are allowed simple as that. I don't really get the issue here at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 what happens if a man who is a fervent sbs shooter has an injury(god forbid) and he is told to give up shooting unless he uses something which soaks up recoil like an auto,are you telling me he should n`t be allowed to shoot??? in my opinion a gun is a gun so long as safety is adhered to. as far as i can make out it is total gun snobbery. i shoot an auto and proud to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Personally if I'm shooting with anyone I don't know I'm wary regardless of what they are shooting with be it o/u sbs or semi. If theres no semi's allowed on your shoot go find one where they are allowed simple as that. I don't really get the issue here at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 maybe we're missing something with traditional pheasant shooting in the UK, after all this looks sporting name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>"> name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="385"> oh, my, god. i had to wash my eyes after that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 i sent twoexpirienced guns home on the first day of the season last year due to them having autos on a driven day its just not cricket theres tradition and safety its striking the loss of etiqute there is in some shoots in some areas if theres no standard theres chaos we had one gun turn up it tracksuit so i asked him to sling his hook to Obviously your shoot has a name for not being too fussy then, and someone just pushed it a little too far with the tracksuit? The whole shooting world never ceases to amaze me...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 and me I never knew it was the keepers place to send people home, unless by keeper you mean shoot owner / shoot captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covlocks Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 What a bunch of old women........... If a privately owned syndicate, who pay a lot of money for their pastime, have an agreement where no-one shoots with a semi-auto and they wear traditional shooting clothing, then you play by their rules - its their game and you are a mere guest. If you turn up looking like a walking tree, a can of lager poking out of your pocket and with a semi that looks like it been stored in the bottom of a lake then dont be suprised if you are asked to go forth and multiply. When you run your own syndicate then its your game and your choice of what to wear and how its run - but there will be people whining because they want to shoot with an air rifle or a crossbow. So you let them in and the knife throwers will whine ..... You have to draw a line somewhere - and its been drawn where the syndicate members want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I voted NO. I am afraid it is not just enough to be safe, you have to be seen to be safe on a game shoot. Flags do not cut the mustard. It is a shame as I would quite like to use one, especially as i get older! ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 and me I never knew it was the keepers place to send people home, unless by keeper you mean shoot owner / shoot captain The shoot I beat on the headkeepers word is final if it is a safety issue, not sure about the wrong gun or trackie bottoms though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 What a bunch of old women........... If a privately owned syndicate, who pay a lot of money for their pastime, have an agreement where no-one shoots with a semi-auto and they wear traditional shooting clothing, then you play by their rules - its their game and you are a mere guest. If you turn up looking like a walking tree, a can of lager poking out of your pocket and with a semi that looks like it been stored in the bottom of a lake then dont be suprised if you are asked to go forth and multiply. When you run your own syndicate then its your game and your choice of what to wear and how its run - but there will be people whining because they want to shoot with an air rifle or a crossbow. So you let them in and the knife throwers will whine ..... You have to draw a line somewhere - and its been drawn where the syndicate members want it to be. Whoever mentioned about a can of lager poking out of the pocket? in fact on the snobbery shoots you have your sloe gin or whatever so in essence you are under the influence, so why try and run down the people who shoot with semi-auto's. Yes I do run my own syndicate with my family and friends; I can assure you on my syndicate that we are as safe as any O/U or S/S shooter and we treat our game with as much respect aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covlocks Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 They are not snobbery shoots, just shoots where if you are lucky to be invited, you play by their rules or you dont get allowed to play. If I went to a wedding and the invite said "Formal Dress" and I turned up wearing a gillie suit do you think the ushers would let me in?? As you have your own shoot, then you have set your own rules as to dress, guns, safety and behaviour, exactly as I said in my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potshot Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 SO if a semi is acceptable why limit them to two shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 It's about respect for the game that you shoot and for your fellow guns and shoot captain. Some are very formal and other shoots relatively relaxed as long as you are smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Holy thread revival Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil smith Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I would bet that I could fire 6 accurate shots with an over and under quicker than anyone could fire the same from a standard semi auto. I remember seeing a guy with a 9 shot auto shooting a flurry and after the initial 9 shots he missed so many clays while trying to reload. Ill take that bet ! N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 SO if a semi is acceptable why limit them to two shots? Because it's the law of the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Can't believe i read throu the whole 5 pages only to realise the threads 3 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Can't believe i read throu the whole 5 pages only to realise the threads 3 years old You're not alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieh Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 that me be ollie but the point i was making is we still are part of the uk And long may you remain so sir Geordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeper1984 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes I allow them on my shoot 20-50 bird mini driven/walked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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