GBS Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Left Dickson's in 1920. Pigeons from a flightline and crouching behind a wall. A bit like budget grouse....... GBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Budget Grouse! Very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 looks like a perfect day to me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 A nice bag with a beautiful gun........but please, I may be teaching my granny to suck eggs?..........remember blood takes the blacking off barrels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 The title suggested that you had been out for a walk with Jdog.... Seriously, though, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Very nice gun. My own Dickson was made in 1865. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, motty said: The title suggested that you had been out for a walk with Jdog.... Seriously, though, well done! not quite motty ....i think the thread would start............"i ran out of cartridges again and had to blag some/ get some poor *** to walk back to the car../ nick............" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshirelad Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Great result, and a beautiful gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Nice day for it. I hope you were in the shade. We were baked in the hides today i kept putting my dog in the cattle trough to keep him cool. . Lovely gun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 What a lovely looking gun and a fantastic way to spend a few hours out with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 18 hours ago, London Best said: Very nice gun. My own Dickson was made in 1865. Lovely looking gun , I haven't been lucky enough to own a Dickson but I have got a couple of nice hammer guns , one a T Wild and the other a Midland Gun Company , nothing I like better than to sit in a bale hide on a Summers afternoon with just the basics out and giving the hammer gun a day out doing what it was made for . Not forgetting the good bag by the op with his stunning gun , nice to see them still in use in these days of modern firearms . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Good sport with a great gun! Very nice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Lovely gun and a decent bag. As said, there’s something special about spending a few hours with a lovely old gun and a bonus if you bag a few. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 This was the view from the 'butt' and the birds came at all angles from dead ahead at eye level, high and wide to both sides, just lipping over the wall and high driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted June 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thank you for the comments on the gun. The plan is to use it for everything over the next five years assuming lead shot is phased out. There was a really flat light the other evening which made photographing the, usually difficult, metal parts quite straightforward. GBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 That is a stunning gun …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 WOW! What a beautiful gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, GBS said: Thank you for the comments on the gun. The plan is to use it for everything over the next five years assuming lead shot is phased out. There was a really flat light the other evening which made photographing the, usually difficult, metal parts quite straightforward. GBS Beautiful engraving, thanks for posting. Will be a shame to retire her in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 A good bag , brings back old memories when looking at the land contour I did the same has they came into the forestry plantation. next time treat yourself to a change and use a sxs hammer gun and black powder cartridges Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 4 hours ago, MrPhantom said: Beautiful engraving, thanks for posting. Will be a shame to retire her in 5 years. Why would he retire the gun in five years? Standard steel won’t hurt it and bismuth certainly won’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Beautiful gun I aspire to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, London Best said: Why would he retire the gun in five years? Standard steel won’t hurt it and bismuth certainly won’t. I just assumed by the OPs comment of ‘5 years’ that he was only shooting it until the ban. I’ll be honest that I haven’t much experience of non toxic - can you even get steel / bismuth shells less than 2 3/4” at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Bismuth yes, steel no, but available in 2 1/2 inch in Denmark I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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