oldypigeonpopper Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) hello, just joined the forum and reside in south oxon, getting back with a shotty after a 15 year break and them woodies on my friends farm, now 65 i started shooting at 12 with a D/B hammer 410, 12 bore at 15, now undecided on a semi auto or O/U but my last one was a Lanber sporter, i then had all the gear and use to cycle to the farm, oh and my book, pigeon shooting by archie coats, all different now with modern fudds/ plastic camo nets, i made my hide stakes when i was an apprentice in the local engineering company. look forward converse with members on modern pigeon shooting stuff, my first thought is lofting poles, found a company in UK selling ally tubing so working out cost, my friend bought a job lot of deeks/nets etc including a wooden deek. thanks to scott (MAD1) for his kind help, i also do vermin shooting with a .22 and .177 PCPs and a passion for trout fly fishing, cheers for looking. Edited April 19, 2015 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mad1 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Welcome to the site bud ..loads of helpful people on here ..... enjoy your stay Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oldypigeonpopper Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 hello, just joined the forum and reside in south oxon, getting back with a shotty after a 15 year break and them woodies on my friends farm, now 65 i started shooting at 12 with a D/B hammer 410, 12 bore at 15, now undecided on a semi auto or O/U but my last one was a Lanber sporter, i then had all the gear and use to cycle to the farm, oh and my book, pigeon shooting by archie coats, all different now with modern fudds/ plastic camo nets, i made my hide stakes when i was an apprentice in the local engineering company. look forward converse with members on modern pigeon shooting stuff, my first thought is lofting poles, found a company in UK selling ally tubing so working out cost, my friend bought a job lot of deeks/nets etc including a wooden deek. thanks to scott (MAD1) for his kind help, i also do vermin shooting with a .22 and .177 PCPs and a passion for trout fly fishing, cheers for looking. hello, just joined the forum and reside in south oxon, getting back with a shotty after a 15 year break and them woodies on my friends farm, now 65 i started shooting at 12 with a D/B hammer 410, 12 bore at 15, now undecided on a semi auto or O/U but my last one was a Lanber sporter, i then had all the gear and use to cycle to the farm, oh and my book, pigeon shooting by archie coats, all different now with modern fudds/ plastic camo nets, i made my hide stakes when i was an apprentice in the local engineering company. look forward converse with members on modern pigeon shooting stuff, my first thought is lofting poles, found a company in UK selling ally tubing so working out cost, my friend bought a job lot of deeks/nets etc including a wooden deek. thanks to scott (MAD1) for his kind help, i also do vermin shooting with a .22 and .177 PCPs and a passion for trout fly fishing, cheers for looking.Thankyou and only to pleased to help others on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hello and welcome from sheffield hope you enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Welcome to PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TommyB Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I just found Archie Coats - Pigoen Shooting on Youtube Nice to see another shooter from South Oxfordshire, I was starting to think they were a rare breed! Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Welcome , there may be a few more gadgets around these days but the basic principals of pigeon shooting remain the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leeds chimp Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Welcome to the PW forum :welcomeani: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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