Ultrastu Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 So bank august Holiday Monday is the one and only day of the year I get a full day shooting pass from the wife . So with my mate , we decided to go after the crows and give the pige a break . It's been a long while since I shot more than just a couple of crows .probably sometime last October. We set up in a field which can be a bit noise sensitive being around 350 yds from some houses the wind blowing towards them .so it was decided that it would be a .410 day .we got set up and shooting by 8am the crows literally landing in the pattern next to us while we were putting the deeks out . 23 plastic decoys /silo socks and a nice tucked into the hedge hide and we were off .sitting next to each other is the way to go with the single shot guns .as sometimes a bird may be hit but not drop so a second follow up shot from my mate finishes the job .taking it in turns to shoot first and the second gun goes on report works well . We had around 50 birds down by about 10.30 a mix of jds and crows .then the day warmed up and the action slowed .we expected a return of the numbers in the afternoon as we had on previous days ,seen flocks of hundreds up here later in the day .unfortunately today it wasn't to be they didn't really return and a look with the binos saw the main flock around 700 yds away around a farm. So we called it aday at 5 pm with 75 birds in the bag. Which is a record on the crows for us beating a previous 48 I shot with a 20b a couple of years ago. To do this with single shot .410s and using our quieter (weaker /less effective) carts than normal .we are very pleased . Hit ratio was again around 2:1 which is more than good enough . The .410s and a wind helping mask the noise allowing birds coming in around 100 plus yards away to be not put off while we were shooting . Cheers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeyealan Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 Well done sounds like a fantastic day I'm very pleased for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 Well done you. Good shooting with a .410. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted September 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Out for a repeat of the above With same location and set up and again the .410s . We shot till 12 from 8 am and got exactly 50 crows /jds and a single pigeon . the action was good and exciting with some lovely shots that really showed the potential of the humble .410 calibre . We had a couple of 40 yd kills and plenty around 30 - 35 yds . Cheers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 Always good fun with a .410, I bought a brand new KOFs O/U July 21 to replace a single shot. Cheap enough I could justify the purchase and so much fun if the cartridges were cheaper I'd use it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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