Marki Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'm sat in Austria waiting for my last but one flight of the week and got to thinking about last weekend. A couple of weeks ago Mel b3 had a couple of guns for sale. I couldn't help myself and ended up buying one, this wasn't helped by the fact that Mel is a rubbish sales man and managed to knock the price down before I'd even opened my mouth ;-). The purchase included an offer of giving it a go just to make sure I was happy. This 'give it a go' was me driving to the back end of Wolverhampton and attempting to hit a couple of Pigeons, something I've always wanted to do but never managed. I really want to thank Mel for the opportunity. I've met him once and spoken to him a couple of times but this was a real generous offer. I'm a complete beginner but Mel was good enough to go through the basics with me, explaining a bit about decoying, best practices and even how to neck a wounded bird, hopefully without pulling its head off! End of the day I had a great couple of hours and shot around 10 birds although I ended up taking 20+ home. It was a weak effort against Mels 120+ but it mean't a lot to me. It took me about a hour to breast those damn pigeons and my garden is covered in feathers. Still worth it tho'. Cheers Matey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'm sat in Austria waiting for my last but one flight of the week and got to thinking about last weekend. A couple of weeks ago Mel b3 had a couple of guns for sale. I couldn't help myself and ended up buying one, this wasn't helped by the fact that Mel is a rubbish sales man and managed to knock the price down before I'd even opened my mouth ;-). The purchase included an offer of giving it a go just to make sure I was happy. This 'give it a go' was me driving to the back end of Wolverhampton and attempting to hit a couple of Pigeons, something I've always wanted to do but never managed. I really want to thank Mel for the opportunity. I've met him once and spoken to him a couple of times but this was a real generous offer. I'm a complete beginner but Mel was good enough to go through the basics with me, explaining a bit about decoying, best practices and even how to neck a wounded bird, hopefully without pulling its head off! End of the day I had a great couple of hours and shot around 10 birds although I ended up taking 20+ home. It was a weak effort against Mels 120+ but it mean't a lot to me. It took me about a hour to breast those damn pigeons and my garden is covered in feathers. Still worth it tho'. Cheers Matey. Sorted. Good post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sounds like you had a good time , perhaps you can answer a question that is always at the back of my mind ------------------Is Mel clothed head to toe in leather ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sounds like you had a good time , perhaps you can answer a question that is always at the back of my mind ------------------Is Mel clothed head to toe in leather ? Only in your dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 it was a pleasure to meet you mark , i fear that it may have given you the wrong idea of pigeon shooting though , they were bombing in like nutters on saturday , if i hadnt have had to leave to get sundays carts i would have been on for a 200 bird day , the reality of pigeon shooting is (usually) sitting in a hide a looking at an empty sky. you soon got the hang of the baikal and i hope that you have many years of trouble free shooting mate ,and , youre more than welcome to pop over for a day shooting whenever you fancy it. fenboy , whilst i am rather fond of my leather garments , i find that at this time of year they give me betty swollocks , for this reason i have the crotch material removed to improve ventilation , its very liberating yknow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 it was a pleasure to meet you mark , i fear that it may have given you the wrong idea of pigeon shooting though , they were bombing in like nutters on saturday , if i hadnt have had to leave to get sundays carts i would have been on for a 200 bird day , the reality of pigeon shooting is (usually) sitting in a hide a looking at an empty sky. you soon got the hang of the baikal and i hope that you have many years of trouble free shooting mate ,and , youre more than welcome to pop over for a day shooting whenever you fancy it. fenboy , whilst i am rather fond of my leather garments , i find that at this time of year they give me betty swollocks , for this reason i have the crotch material removed to improve ventilation , its very liberating yknow . Please be aware of the nettles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Lol, brilliant post marki. Mel and marki are two fine gents indeed. Well done all round :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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