tjm160 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi All I'm Tim from Chippenham in Wiltshire, returning to the sport after quite a break. I've enjoyed shooting from my first air rifle (BSA Mercury) at 11 to my first shotgun at 14 (AYA Yeoman) and full bore rifle in the army cadets and a decade+ in the reserve forces. Having previously only shot "rough" (around Bicester, Oxfordshire), I've joined Barbury Shooting school near Swindon where I'm greatly enjoying Sporting Clays and am fortunate to have access to ~450 acres nearby which presents Rabbits, Pigeons, Corvids and the odd Pheasant. I have a Browning B525 Sporter, Theoben Air Rifle and will be applying for a .17HMR (rabbits) and .223 (foxes) in due course. My hearing is badly damaged as a result of so much shooting over the years which sadly restricts the amount I shoot (and requires double ear defenders). However, I love the sport too much to not participate at all, particularly as no longer in the reserve forces and no longer required/able to shoot with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi , welcome to PW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlanelliRich Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hello and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young airgunner Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Where did you shoot in Bicester as I am from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hello and Welcome Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hi Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hi Tim. Welcome to PW. Enjoy your stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE_B Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hi Tim, Welcome to PW. Enjoy your visits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm160 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks for the warm welcome all and Middle Wretchwick farm James (some of the farmers land was sold to build Southwold on). The famer also had another ~600 acres at Straton Audley which offered some fantastic roosting, decoying and duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 hello tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sauce Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Welcome aboard Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Welcome to the PW forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi Tim, a few of us Cotswold lot shoot not far from you sometimes. Welcome to PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotGun1 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hi welcome to PW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwizard Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 hello and welcome . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tjm160 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thanks gents, I'm already greatly appreciating and benefitting from the perspectives and advice available via the forum. I hadn't shot pigeon's over decoys for 22-years and never previously on my own (I always went with the kind chap who taught me to shoot as a teenager). Tipped off by the farmer that he had just sown a field of barley and would like to see the corvid numbers reduced, I scoured the forum for crow decoying advice, watched a few videos on Youtube, picked up half a dozen crow FUD's and a token couple of other woodie types and popped up there for a few pleasant hours on Saturday afternoon. Not a single corvid came anywhere near (the hide camo unfortunately stood out too starkly from the sparse hedge I was backed up against and the crafty crows could tell something wasn't right from 400-500 yds away and steered well clear), but I was pleased to bag 11 (confirmed) woodies. No pics I'm afraid, but will take the camera next time. The farmer's mother is rather partial to woodie so I only saved 5 of the birds to freeze for future trips and mix in with the decoys, except the missus won't allow them anywhere near the freezer What do others do, purchase dedicated freezers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Welcome to the PW forum :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benn Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 welcome to pw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2-dead-in-the-air Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Welcome Tim from another local shooter.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm160 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks gents, great to see a few local lads on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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