blade Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Been asked by the farmer to see if i could shoot this field being hammered by pigeons the hide will be at the bottom hedge only place i can set up as marked and the centre of the road is 250 yards away. There is a bit of a hill in the middle of the field but do you think the shot will reach the road. Will be useing 7 1/2 shot 28gram carts any help or views please . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Why not try it - get someone to stand on the boundary. The shot will be spent by then and only at 45 degrees would it possibly carry. I 've heard 300 yds but I reckon at 250 you are at beyond the limit of carry for 7's - best to test and quote if asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Why does the hide have to be there ?? , I would have thought there may be a chance that the shot could carry to the road unless your selective in what you shoot at, the shot will not do any damage to cars at that distant but if you sprinkle one and they report it it may be goodbye to your ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Should be fine. By the time the shot came back down there would be no power left. On the unlikely chance that the angle is just right to bring your shot down on the road, if you hit a car it would be like hail and they probably wouldnt even notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 yep i would shoot the field, wouldn,t worry about the road, shots fired directly at 90 degrees will fall short at that range, shots fired at 45 degrees will actually carry over it' could also set up at the middle tree to left as we look at it and put decoys to the left so you aint shooting towards the house in front of you any shots to your right will clear the road as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Should be fine. By the time the shot came back down there would be no power left. On the unlikely chance that the angle is just right to bring your shot down on the road, if you hit a car it would be like hail and they probably wouldnt even notice I don't think that is good advice , you always need to think worse case , what if they did notice ? he could be in serious bother. Edited June 22, 2012 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 If I were you mate I'd get down there see what direction the pigeons are coming from, which way the wind normally travels across the field and stay as far from the road as possible. Stay field side of the hill and pick your shots. but above all pal use a little common sense:) karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) The hide would have to be on that hedge the grass field around the field has a public footpath through it.And the field down from the house has horses in The pigeon feed all along the bottom hedge out to bout 50 yds were the rape is only a few inches high Edited June 22, 2012 by blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 The hide would have to be on that hedge the grass field around the field has a public footpath through it.And the field down from the house has horses in in that case you are right setting up in that exact spot, and i still would shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 The hide would have to be on that hedge the grass field around the field has a public footpath through it.And the field down from the house has horses in The pigeon feed all along the bottom hedge out to bout 50 yds were the rape is only a few inches high I wouldn't worry about shooting towards the road. I've shot hundreds of cartridges towards the road at that range. I also wouldn't worry about the horses. In my experience they take very little notice of shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 drop a charge of spent shot around an ani walking the road and you open a pile of deep do dah IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 find a different place for your hide, and if need be, put a rope banger at bottom end of field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Why are you deciding where the hide will be before you watch flight lines and see the wind direction on the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Just a small point, but 45degrees above horizontal only gives the maximum range in a hypothetical example with no air resistance. The more air resistance, the lower the angle becomes. For typical bird shot loads I think it something like 30 degrees (or maybe even sligtly lower?). I have seen people mention real world figures, but can't remember them exactly. Definitely noticeably less than 45degrees though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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