bakerboy Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I went for a ride round this morning looking for pigeons, nothing to be seen. Got a phone call from a friend and he was having the same problem . Went home and earned some Brownie points, then mid afternoon found a bit of time to spare so went to an area I have been watching for a while. The pigeons seem to like this patch in the late afternoon, so I decided to give it a go. Layed the pattern out in the usual horseshoe, used a magnet a couple of floaters and a couple of peckers, and in they came. Initially I shot like an idiot, I then started hitting some but not bringing them down By now I was getting frustrated, spoke to my mate and he asked what chokes I had in, the suggestion being to tighten up a bit (spare chokes at home). I then decided to calm down and only shoot at those I was positive I could hit, and down came the birds. I still tried the occasional distance shot to no avail on most occasions, but was rewarded every now and then. I ended the day with 53 birds all picked, for 119 shots , so pretty pleased with myself at the end of the day; just wondering whether tighter chokes or a heavier load would have made any differenence, I was using 28gr 7.5's. I took a picture of the first 23 I shot as the phone was out of charge and felt best to have a little in reserve just in case. My friend is covering the spot for me tomorrow and I wil be back on Thursday afternoon. In conclusion I am feeling pretty good, it has been a long time coming, lets hope it continues for a while yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Good to get a result after long dead winter , good on yer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean44 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 carnt fault you buddy nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 You haven't posted about your forays for a while now so it was good to read about yesterday's outing and that you have not given up altogether. A good bag for an afternoon session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well done, Bakerboy. I'm glad you had a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Top darts Terry! AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Nice 1 terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Good day, well done! As for your choice of load, when I have trouble getting them in close enough for a good shot ( round here they are "magnet shy", I think and tend to pull out at 40+yards) I use 32 gm of No5 shot. That knocks them down and they stay down!! 1/4 and 1/2 choke in my s/side so I have the choice. can even load no6 shot in the 1/4 choke for birds that do decoy well. Anyway, keep up the good work!! I went for a ride round this morning looking for pigeons, nothing to be seen. Got a phone call from a friend and he was having the same problem . Went home and earned some Brownie points, then mid afternoon found a bit of time to spare so went to an area I have been watching for a while. The pigeons seem to like this patch in the late afternoon, so I decided to give it a go. Layed the pattern out in the usual horseshoe, used a magnet a couple of floaters and a couple of peckers, and in they came. Initially I shot like an idiot, I then started hitting some but not bringing them down By now I was getting frustrated, spoke to my mate and he asked what chokes I had in, the suggestion being to tighten up a bit (spare chokes at home). I then decided to calm down and only shoot at those I was positive I could hit, and down came the birds. I still tried the occasional distance shot to no avail on most occasions, but was rewarded every now and then. I ended the day with 53 birds all picked, for 119 shots , so pretty pleased with myself at the end of the day; just wondering whether tighter chokes or a heavier load would have made any differenence, I was using 28gr 7.5's. I took a picture of the first 23 I shot as the phone was out of charge and felt best to have a little in reserve just in case. My friend is covering the spot for me tomorrow and I wil be back on Thursday afternoon. In conclusion I am feeling pretty good, it has been a long time coming, lets hope it continues for a while yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well done, result . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 That sounds like a cracking afternoon. What were you shooting over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 OSR or what was left of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm out at 6 in morning and yes I am just putting my other chokes into my bag after reading this it's something you don't think about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 119 shots for 53 birds. you need to visit a good coach. He He.He. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little.bob Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I went for a ride round this morning looking for pigeons, nothing to be seen. Got a phone call from a friend and he was having the same problem . Went home and earned some Brownie points, then mid afternoon found a bit of time to spare so went to an area I have been watching for a while. The pigeons seem to like this patch in the late afternoon, so I decided to give it a go. Layed the pattern out in the usual horseshoe, used a magnet a couple of floaters and a couple of peckers, and in they came. Initially I shot like an idiot, I then started hitting some but not bringing them down By now I was getting frustrated, spoke to my mate and he asked what chokes I had in, the suggestion being to tighten up a bit (spare chokes at home). I then decided to calm down and only shoot at those I was positive I could hit, and down came the birds. I still tried the occasional distance shot to no avail on most occasions, but was rewarded every now and then. I ended the day with 53 birds all picked, for 119 shots , so pretty pleased with myself at the end of the day; just wondering whether tighter chokes or a heavier load would have made any differenence, I was using 28gr 7.5's. I took a picture of the first 23 I shot as the phone was out of charge and felt best to have a little in reserve just in case. My friend is covering the spot for me tomorrow and I wil be back on Thursday afternoon. In conclusion I am feeling pretty good, it has been a long time coming, lets hope it continues for a while yet Hi mate i know that you have a lot more experience than me but if you dont mind i have a suggestion for the distance birds move closer well done mate glad had a good day speak soon Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Well done BB , I cant really see that going tighter on the chokes would of helped with the misses , and the loads you hit but did not bring down , well you would perhaps killed them or on the other hand missed them altogether . having said that I do tend to shoot a tighter choke than most for decoying and find it very effective with the 7 1/2 s Edited April 19, 2013 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 it was more than 1 I hit and did not come down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Ok I have edited my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Nice write up Terry Sounds like a good day!! Cos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 686 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 119 shots for 53 birds. you need to visit a good coach. He He.He. Yes mate I would get on to Basc websit you will find a fantastic coach From Basc. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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