richg Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just had another decent day today on beans (drilled ten days ago) finished on 98 plus 2 crows. Have shot the last four Wednesdays (my day off) bags are 193/170/200/98 thats a total of 661. average 165. all shot with home loaded steel, 23.1/2 grains Vectan A1. plaswad. 27grams 5 shot. seeing huge numbers of pigeons at present, dont know where they are coming from. Roll on next Wednesday. I know there will be disbelievers out there but i can live with that. i have witnesses. I have to say its the best run i have had for some years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well done Rich, it`s all about putting it in the Right Spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Nice one nothing wrong with useing some steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Just had another decent day today on beans (drilled ten days ago) finished on 98 plus 2 crows. Have shot the last four Wednesdays (my day off) bags are 193/170/200/98 thats a total of 661. average 165. all shot with home loaded steel, 23.1/2 grains Vectan A1. plaswad. 27grams 5 shot. seeing huge numbers of pigeons at present, dont know where they are coming from. Roll on next Wednesday. I know there will be disbelievers out there but i can live with that. i have witnesses. I have to say its the best run i have had for some years. Super!! I DREAM of having days like that. (Lead or steel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nice one nothing wrong with useing some steel as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Using either....Lead..steel...bow and arrow...catapult...I would be very happy nailing those numbers my best ever day was using steel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 That's some good going. My best run was back in 2011(Oct/Nov) when I bagged a total of 807 pigeons in 4 outings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 cracking days there rich more pigeons over there then over hear keep dropping them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 A very fine run of good bags. I am not one of the 'disbelievers'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nice shooting, whereabouts in Lincs you shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nice shooting, whereabouts in Lincs you shooting? Mostly to the west of Lincoln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nice keep at em ! When your on a roll just enjoy it makes up for the winter rape blues , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 That's some good going. My best run was back in 2011(Oct/Nov) when I bagged a total of 807 pigeons in 4 outings. What was that shooting over motty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDES EDGE Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Good shooting Rich just as a matter of interest why did you not use the fiibre cups we are discussing in my other thread, that amount of shooting put a lot of plastic wads out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Just had another decent day today on beans (drilled ten days ago) finished on 98 plus 2 crows. Have shot the last four Wednesdays (my day off) bags are 193/170/200/98 thats a total of 661. average 165. all shot with home loaded steel, 23.1/2 grains Vectan A1. plaswad. 27grams 5 shot. seeing huge numbers of pigeons at present, dont know where they are coming from. Roll on next Wednesday. I know there will be disbelievers out there but i can live with that. i have witnesses. I have to say its the best run i have had for some years. It's the huge numbers of pigeons I find had to believe, although things are less bad down here now and I've seen the odd blue field!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 What was that shooting over motty? Its hard to think, must be like an assembly line for woodies wherever it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 What was that shooting over motty? Barley stubble. Hopefully i'll have more of the same this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Good shooting Rich just as a matter of interest why did you not use the fiibre cups we are discussing in my other thread, that amount of shooting put a lot of plastic wads out there. At present the cost of the fibre wads is too high to shoot in high volumes at pigeons. if you are just loading for wildfowling or inland duck it not so critical, you just factor it into the cost of your sport. But the cost of the fibre wads will not reduce unless manufactured in millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 At present the cost of the fibre wads is too high to shoot in high volumes at pigeons. if you are just loading for wildfowling or inland duck it not so critical, you just factor it into the cost of your sport. But the cost of the fibre wads will not reduce unless manufactured in millions. +1 its all about economics. the fibre cups cost a fortune, may as well just shoot factory at those prices. BUT, there is one fsc and its gamebore. i proofed a pigeon load but it ended up being expensive, but thats what it is. speed, cost money. fibre wads, cost money. everything costs money. currently, now shot and powder are on a par with each other, both are expensive. sooner or later going to steel will change the game. the factory price will adjust. but you will be groaning at the "increased cost of changing the tooling" to accomidate the cost of steel china buying up all the "steel" so price of shot has gone up. there is no steel available so shot is expensive powder shortages of "progressive " or less digressive powders.... price of steel shot should plummet as more and more users of steel shells. but one question was always bugged me. why did the price of steel shells go up, when the price of lead increased?. when told that shells were going up due to the price of lead.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Easy one. Most convenient excuse people might believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 A very fine run of good bags. I am not one of the 'disbelievers'. You mean that we have people who do not believe the reports on the premier Pigeon Forum, does that include pictures??? Richg , just keep shooting and enjoying it , are you shooting steel so you get a better return for your birds when sold??? Do the increased costs give you a better return??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Yes there are sceptics, especially when there are no pictures posted. (Are you up early because you are 'doing the horse?'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 how on earth do pictures prove anything? gosh this was laughable in the old shooting news in the 80's people were freezing down rabbits and hares so they could photo their lurcher with many 100's claimed to have been taken in just one session on the lamp. take people at their word if they have no reason to lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Yes there are sceptics, especially when there are no pictures posted. (Are you up early because you are 'doing the horse?'). I've been up since 06.00 waiting to go and "do the horse" I've got the game dealer at 10.00 so I can clear the garage floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 how on earth do pictures prove anything? gosh this was laughable in the old shooting news in the 80's people were freezing down rabbits and hares so they could photo their lurcher with many 100's claimed to have been taken in just one session on the lamp. take people at their word if they have no reason to lie I learnt from the Angling Press in the 70s that if you lie about weights/ numbers you are only fooling yourself at the end of the day you know the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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