aga man Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Always wanted a winchester but either never had the dosh or was unable to find the right one. Recently i sold my trap gun and had a bit of dosh due to working really hard before christmas. By chance i came accross this gun in a local gunshop. That was last week and i have had little chance to use it which has been frustrating. Pigeons here are on the rape as you would expect but with all the game shooting some areas are out of bounds and all the shooting is making the flocks 'twitchy' so i have not bothered trying to decoy them. With little work to do today and a good wind forecast i headed for a spinney which has rape growwing around it and birds have been holding up in. I managed to get my timings wrong with the forecasted showers and got slightly wet but once the rain stopped i put the magnet on the outskirts of the spinney and waited for pigeons to show interest. I wasn't waiting long and pigeons came into the tree's at all angles and with the wind made a real test for me and my new gun. The cartridge count wasn't the best but the sport was fantastic and i shot some corkers. The nearby game shoot was banging away but i knew where i would rather be! I shot for 3 hours and picked 15 pigeons and 1 unlucky Rook before returning home to the warmth. A nice way to christen the gun and i dare i will get on fine with it. . Edited January 16, 2019 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well done that man. That would have been some sport in this wind. What model is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks like a supergrade to me. I do love a Winchester. Perfect start 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well done on both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, JDog said: Well done that man. That would have been some sport in this wind. What model is it? Thanks J, yes great sport but bitterly cold. The gun is a 5500 sporter with multichoke 30" barrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Certainly look a nice gun aga man , it's always a good omen if you connect on it's first day of action , you will no doubt have good and bad days with your new gun , but after a good start on it's first day out you are unlikely to blame the gun when the cartridges seem like they are void of shot . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Great way to blow out the cobwebs and get the new gun into some action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 nice looking gun ...nice pics............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks like a very tidy gun, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 don't forget the shooting show , N E C in feb you might pick up a winny ther if you are looking for one, anyway well done It must fit you o k looking at that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryB Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Great report and pictures. It must be a good fit and an enjoyable session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Pretty much a perfect day in my books. top job. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Good work that man! And a nice gun, you deserve to treat yourself and I reckon it will account for a lot of pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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