Mr gen Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Always top barrel first with 1/2 choke top and bottom for sporting clays, pigeon or driven game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 22 May 2020 at 01:22, Rob85 said: All my guns are double trigger, can't afford to upgrade to single or ejectors never Mind multichoke at the minute!...o/u and sxs so it depends on range and if it's incoming or outgoing. But in the real world you will go with the less choked barrel first Shortly after acquiring a single trigger ejector, you'll find it stays in the cabinet as you prefer the one you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 8 hours ago, wymberley said: Shortly after acquiring a single trigger ejector, you'll find it stays in the cabinet as you prefer the one you have. For going down the single trigger route I'll probably end up with a semi auto like a hatsan escort. All my guns are cheap but the only reason for that is it's what I can afford, I wouldn't be a reverse gun snob on people who love and buy expensive guns.... more power to them in fact! The old girl still worked today And this was on the bottom barrel haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob85 said: For going down the single trigger route I'll probably end up with a semi auto like a hatsan escort. All my guns are cheap but the only reason for that is it's what I can afford, I wouldn't be a reverse gun snob on people who love and buy expensive guns.... more power to them in fact! The old girl still worked today And this was on the bottom barrel haha Yep, if you can afford it, get it. If you've got it flaunt it. The thing is though, my post had nothing to do with snobs and their money or lack of it, but simply function. With the exception of high volume driven game or decoy pigeon shooting on a good, very good, day, I'll wager that after picking up 200+ empties an ejector (not to mention a self loader) begins to lose its charisma as does faffing about with a selector in a bit of a panic when you have left something at home that provides the instant cure. Function before fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 My Beretta has ejectors you can turn on and off simply with a screwdriver. Brilliant for switching between driven days and walked up etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: My Beretta has ejectors you can turn on and off simply with a screwdriver. Brilliant for switching between driven days and walked up etc. I remember watching one of the videos by TGS on YouTube and Jonny was reviewing/showing off a customer's EELL Beretta that had been given the custom works....can't remember who does it off hand but my word that gun was absolute filth! complete with straight hand stock and interestingly- double triggers, I really didn't expect that but it's lovely to see well respected maker still offering that option on an o/u custom job. Gorgeous stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rob85 said: For going down the single trigger route I'll probably end up with a semi auto like a hatsan escort. All my guns are cheap but the only reason for that is it's what I can afford, I wouldn't be a reverse gun snob on people who love and buy expensive guns.... more power to them in fact! The old girl still worked today And this was on the bottom barrel haha Yes! Another black and white vandal meets its maker! 57 minutes ago, Rob85 said: I remember watching one of the videos by TGS on YouTube and Jonny was reviewing/showing off a customer's EELL Beretta that had been given the custom works....can't remember who does it off hand but my word that gun was absolute filth! complete with straight hand stock and interestingly- double triggers, I really didn't expect that but it's lovely to see well respected maker still offering that option on an o/u custom job. Gorgeous stuff Was it an A A Brown "Brown Beretta"? Although for me an "English" over and under should use an Anson rod on the fore-end. Not an inlet catch. https://www.aabrownandsons.com/brownberetta.html Edited May 23, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, enfieldspares said: Yes! Another black and white vandal meets its maker! Was it an A A Brown "Brown Beretta"? That's the very one!! Such a lovely piece. Friend of mine was saying his neighbour lost a whole field of sown grass to crows and magpies becUse nobody was out over lockdown. They just lifted masses of shoots out by the roots, dug up seeds an all that. I went out today for a scout about in quite harsh winds and that was all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 https://www.aabrownandsons.com/79774-5.html AA Brown pair, lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rob85 said: That's the very one!! Such a lovely piece. Friend of mine was saying his neighbour lost a whole field of sown grass to crows and magpies becUse nobody was out over lockdown. They just lifted masses of shoots out by the roots, dug up seeds an all that. I went out today for a scout about in quite harsh winds and that was all I got. As I'm sure you know (but for PW members who may not) lie that dead one on its back and its family and friends will come to the funeral. Set up a hide as for pigeons. Then you can set about them. Edited May 23, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 9 hours ago, enfieldspares said: As I'm sure you know (but for PW members who may not) lie that dead one on its back and its family and friends will come to the funeral. Set up a hide as for pigeons. Then you can set about them. When I started shooting on my own licence back in 2003/4 My father in law had given me a few tips on shooting and his tip for magpies with a shotgun was if you were able to find the nests or juvenile birds around parents/older birds to shoot the young on the branches and the parents will literally almost fly straight down your barrel at you for doing it and you barely needed to do much more than fire the second barrel to get it as it came straight down the line of site. I took that story as a look back to his experiences and it happened to him at least once, not sure how much truth it would hold for shooting them regularly as they are a hard bird to get to shoot with a shotgun with how observant they are! Since my first shots with a shotgun as a teen with my neighbour that brings my magpie total to precisely 2! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 20:42, Old farrier said: Depending upon which one of the pairs I’m using number 1 gun is bored 1/2 ......cylinder number 2 gun is bored 1/4....3/4 Ah, 'Grouse guns' then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 Cock bored is also one name for reverse bored guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 I always use the back trigger/left barrel first every time. My gun is 1/4 & 3/4 choked and I only use 28 gram these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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