BLAZE33 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Well I`ve just come back from holiday in northern France ,where we visited the county annual Chasse fete ( country sports fair). Low and behold was a guy selling his "Contraptions" for shooting pigeons. These consisted of a "LIVE" Woodie tethered to a battery opperated roller, on a long arm not unlike our magnet/ floater. when the battery connection was operated, the roller started spinning and the Live woodie flapped to keep its balance on the cylinder !! I`ve got some video on my phone but i`m too thick to put it on the site... help please.? You can check his site out at palombe-mecanique.com has anyone else seen these crazy inven tions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 i've seen the palmobier strings that they pull to make tethered birds flap, but never seen the machine you speak of. imagine the fury over here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZE33 Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 i've seen the palmobier strings that they pull to make tethered birds flap, but never seen the machine you speak of.imagine the fury over here! Hey nickbeardo, how are you? shot with you down at hodnet, ... also went out for a beer with travelling garyb..... oh and yes! the bunny huggers would have a field day with this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 all good thanks - i hope the same is true of you - funnily enough i was just looking at some pictures from the day! here's a vid of some - there's loads on YouTube if you search for palombiere. for some reason embedding ain't working - i'll look into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 It's illegal to use a magnet in France but the use of live tethered birds is OK...go figure! Mind you I wouldn't mess with the French when they've a beef on, blockades, burning piles of dead animals, road blocks, piles of **** outside their parliament building...they do know how to get a point across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 What will they think of next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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