Smokersmith Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Some fantastic shooting in a brilliant location. It’s a shame they didn’t show The Rock, where birds rocket and twist down towards you... not extremely far away, but very difficult. It’s always difficult to estimate range on camera ... but what are people’s thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Not printable I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Smoker, I am surprised that you posted this and asked for comments without expressing your own opinion. My own view, garnered from years of inexperience, is that shooting at birds at extreme ranges of 80 to 100 metres is inexcusable. The views of 'macho man' on another thread which was closed down were typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 There was not very many high birds dead in the air and guns had a large no of empties at their feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 It was estimates of range I was interested in … I reckon a lot of those shot were in the 65 to 75 yard area ….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Smokersmith said: Some fantastic shooting in a brilliant location. It’s a shame they didn’t show The Rock, where birds rocket and twist down towards you... not extremely far away, but very difficult. It’s always difficult to estimate range on camera ... but what are people’s thoughts? Not for me at all... targets might as well be clays...my opinion ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 its a difficult one this, but if you gear up with tight chokes heavy loads and you have the ability like dave carrie clearly has and you can kill them I don't see the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 As said, if you have the right cartridge/choke combination, and of course practice. Don’t see a problem. Looks like a lot of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Well I’m up for a day anyone got a team going with a spare place ? Pm if you prefer:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Smokersmith said: It was estimates of range I was interested in … I reckon a lot of those shot were in the 65 to 75 yard area ….. I would go along with that. I just came across this video on YouTube, and the ranges are exactly what I was looking at. There were plenty of birds here that I thought were shot at around 60 yards. Some fine shooting, but then again what would I know, I've never been shooting in my life.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Hard to tell range on screen but I wonder what state some of the birds are in when they hit the ground from that height, especially where there were rocks and slate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 42 minutes ago, Mightymariner said: Hard to tell range on screen but I wonder what state some of the birds are in when they hit the ground from that height, especially where there were rocks and slate. BUT, at least they will not be full of shot ! Amazing what a .410" can do ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Westley said: BUT, at least they will not be full of shot ! Amazing what a .410" can do ? indeed did i ever mention my 410 and the 50yd greylag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 If I could afford to shoot there I would, I would be shooting the middle height birds, the very tall ones to good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Most of us would never be able to afford to go on a quality shoot like the one above , if we could or did go on a shoot with that quantity and quality birds we would take on what would be a challenge for our standard of shooting weather it was birds at 30 / 40 / 50 or beyond , I would be more than happy to take birds on at 30 / 40 yds simply for the fact we don't have many higher than that and a 40 yd high Pheasant or Partridge is plenty hard enough for me . D C do a huge amount of game shooting up and down the country at most of the renown shoots and by all accounts is a very good game shot , if they were 60 yard plus in the video then he look more than capable in taking the shots on , the ones I would condemn are the ones who take those sort of birds on knowing it would be a lucky shot if they ever connected with one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I am sure I read somewhere that he shoots 54grms No3 full/full chokes. The birds do seem to be at 60-75 yards at best, videos can distort distance.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 23 hours ago, islandgun said: indeed did i ever mention my 410 and the 50yd greylag... Bit close wasn't it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry2016 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Well I think the ranges were varied most 60 to 70 with some probably at 80... yes I would love to shoot there but i would pick the birds I felt confident with.. I once heard the saying "do not judge a gun by what he shoots but what he leaves high or low" and that rings true for me ..Dave Carrie is a superb shot many of his shots are down with one barrel ... I have no problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 With the right choke and size of shot along with big enough shot count we all know lead carries enough energy to kill humanely at 70 yards. If you practise on lots clays at the same ranges, then have lots of shooting game at similar distance your going get good in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzypigeon Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 I personally haven’t been to this shoot but I have been to a fair few of the other high bird shoots, Whitfield being my favourite that I have visited so far. All i can say about the high bird shoots is this, I enjoy them! I’m not going to lie and say I don’t, that the whole reason we go shooting is because we enjoy it, i shoot some average shoots and to be honest on a 50-100 bird day I may pick my gun up to a couple of birds but there are plenty of guns out there who do not have the ability to let a bird pass them no matter how low or bad the bird is. To me this is far worse than high bird shooting. I shoot 32g 4’s most of the year, on a few shoots I will up this to 36g or even 40g 4’s but there are not many places I have felt the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perazzishot Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 The video's are DC's problem. He never misses! Trust me he does, as much as most of the good game shots out there not editing videos. Well Said Fuzzy pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Few of the clips show one bird falling as if its first shot, but 2 barrels stuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 These videos are very bad for the shooting fraternity. Pattern 40gm 3s (or any load the posers use) at 80 yards and then tell me you'd be confident of hitting a pheasant's vitals even if you could put the centre of the pattern on the bird every time. And this doesn't even allow for a 3 dimensional shot string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSoanes Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 I enquired with Martin who runs the shooting on this estate about a day next season. As of next season the days will be based on 2 shot counts, not bag size. You can either have 2100 shots or 3200 shots. if I was to tell you the 2100 shot day works out at around £10 every time someone pulls the trigger it's certainly not your average days shooting. So not only are the birds out of my league so is the cost!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 That is one expensive day. Charging by shots fired. The guns would have to collect all their empties and count up after every drive. Very open to being ripped off, who when shooting counts shots when your on a peg. Thinking on though, take a team of good shots take only 30 to 40 yard birds and you could shoot hundreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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