Aled_cky Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 bought a Browning Citori yesterday(thursday) at my local gunshop. Browning Citori O/U 12g 1/4 1/4 28" 18years.. about 100cartradges gone through it :blink: purchased it yesterday.. had a rabbit at 72yards last night and a few pigeons at 60yards today. very nice gun. only cost £450 though.. bargain price.. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 had a rabbit at 72yards last night and a few pigeons at 60yards :blink: Who measures these distances out for you Aled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 need me some of those golden pellets ?????? where do i shop ?? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 If there was a bloke in me back garden with 20 Browning Citori's and he was giving em away , i would'nt even bother to open the window to one let alone 20 of em . Bag o poo them guns . all the best yis yp :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 If there was a bloke in me back garden with 20 Browning Citori's and he was giving em away , i would'nt even bother to open the window to one let alone 20 of em . Bag o poo them guns . all the best yis yp Why not YP when you can shoot rabbits and pigeons at twice the range of other 12 bores? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 The beers in but the wits out .... I take your point ern .. lol .. If it was a butt naked lady then and only then would i take this magical gun off her ... But she would have to offer some fine services , to help me along with my decision ! all the best 70yrds out yis yp :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Aled, You really are asking for some serious mick-taking claiming the distances you have. Are you a bit vertically challenged i.e a short ****, and could your strides be less than a yard long, making you think you've shot things at further ranges than they actually are ? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 I had a thought about this sniper along your lines of thinking . As we have learnt over the last 6 months , the education system , just is'nt what it used to be . Can the young fella count ? 1,6,9,17,23,42,57,69,70 ... Woohoo . a 70 yard shot ! all the best yis yp :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Aled Irrespective of the virtues of your new piece of Browning Bling; you have me quite worried. Are you making spurious unjustified claims with the intention of winding up certain members of this forum? Do you know what a yard is? ie 3ft, thats a little less than 1 metre. Are you just an absolute ploncker, who wouldnt know an Imperial yard from a ship yard? Having read various posts on this forum how do you justify shooting quarry with a shot gun a ranges that would test a mediocre shot with a rim fire. I can only suggest that you borow a long tape measure or surveyors wheel and measure some distances and place sticks into the ground. Then return to the start and determain just how far 25; 35; 40; 45 & 75 yards actually are. Visit the BASC web site and read the varius codes of practice. If you carry on shooting in an irresponsible manner, and making posts about it you may well find that your posts go unanswered. Could you think why? webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Last engineer To locate identical pellets to Aled, you must forget Cabelas. Do an internet search for cloud cuckoo land. their shooting section stocks all manner of mythical equipment. Just one draw back; you may find that you need to be on a different planet to the rest of the forum members before you can make a purchase. Rumour has it that Aled has cornered this market anyway; and entrance to planet Zogg is highly selective. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 YP Ive just looked up Aled profile, he hardly old enough to be an apprentice. He reminds me a lad I was once given to train, nice lad, just could not measure. It didnt matter what he measured it was always exact. Exactly wrong, but always by an exact amount, one thousandth of an inch, one eighth, one inch even on a couple of occasions one foot, but never a yard. Given Aleds age he may not actually know what a yard is, because I doubt that he will have been tought imperial measurements at school. I wonder if his shooting mentor is also similarly aflicted, or is he just a fisherman? webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 YP, at least he's consistent :blink: PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdev Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 72 yds,, is a hell of a long way. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Browning Citori O/U 12g 1/4 1/4 28" 18years.. about 100cartradges gone through it 18 years old ? 100 cartriges through it :blink: Hell of a salesman at your local gunshop I'd say. Maybe it was the same salesman that told you it would shoot rabbits at 72 yards ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 i think your all being a little harsh on aled ,i think if you work out the,air speed velocity of the african sparrow in full flight on a monday afternoon with a light lunch onboard then why cant he shoot 72 yards down hill ,ie off beachy head like the 0-60 mph of my old moggy 1000 3 secs of a bloody cliff he can probably take out a black bear with a .177 dart at 350metres offhanded haapy hunt/dreaming aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 dad walked it and it came out to 70yards.. or 69 or something.. used magnums. the gun was only used for fox's by the person who had it before. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Aled Can I suggest that you obtain a long tape measure and get your dad to do 10 of his best paces. Then measure the actual distance travelled. I seriously doubt that you will find that one of his paces averaged 3 feet or 1 yard. By doing this you will be in a position to advise us as to your amended distance for your long range shot, and you will then know for the future that say 12 paces equals 10 yards, or what ever it works out at. You should also repeat the excersise for your own pace, although you will need to go through the chore untill you stop growing. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Were you using "hevi shot"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 It actually died laughing at the fact that Aled thought he could kill it at 70yds. Aled, no one really cares at long range shots. What does appeal to people more is if you have stalked it from 100yds, down to 15. Next time, give it more of a sporting chance, dont use the magnums, and get as close as you can first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 aled we have a policy here in canada introduced by the newfies(as close to irish as you can get ) its a concervation thing for all the dogooders here in gods country ,(i'll get greif for that one) we call it the "ALBERTAN SHOOT AND RELEASE" this is the aproach to outdoorsmanshipything we take ,applied to goose duck bear moose liberal mp :*) and so on have fun son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 18 YEARS OLD --- 100 SHOTS, PIGEONS AT 60 YARDS, RABBITS AT 72 YARDS, HE TALKS MORE **** THAN THAT IRAQI GENERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM THE GUNSMITHS WHERE THE RESIDENT KNOW IT ALL WAS TELLING ME OVER AND OVER THAT YESTERDAY HE SHOT 180 PIGEONS OVER BARLEY WITH A 20 BORE. NOTHING OUTLANDISH WITH THAT BUT HE CLAIMED THAT HE HIT ALMOST EVERYONE AT A HEIGHT OF 65 YARDS.MMMM. IS MY GUN BROKE, AM I FIRING IT THE WRONG WAY ROUND? MAYBE INSTEAD OF SHOT THERE IS BLUTACK IN MY CARTS. jimDfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 depends what shot size you use.. i have only shot pigeons with 4's 34grams. havn't tried them on my size 8's yet. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Aled, I suspect a lot of what has been said about this subject has gone completely over your head. Having chatted to you in the chat room, I know you are no numpty. But I really think you should pattern your gun so you can see what sort of spread of shot your gun is capable of. Get some old wallpaper and draw a 30" circle on it. Now, using a good tape measure, put the circle out at 30 yards, against a suitable backstop, and using your usual cartridge, fire at the wallpaper. Repeat this five times, saving the paper each time. Now look at all the different groupings of the spread. If you are aiming to shoot at pigeons, imagine a pigeon in front of the holes on the paper. Look at the patches where a pigeon could fly though the pattern. If you have not got quite a few of the pellet holes through where the animal should be then your gun/cartridge/ choke is not up to the job. Now try this out to 40, 50 and 60 yards. I would suspect by that time you will have gaping holes in the pattern of your shot. If that is the case, is it fair to the animal/bird you are trying to shoot, to hit it with only one of those small shot ?? I think you will find a lot of people on here, who shoot pigeons, prefer No 6 shot. To me, No 8 are for clays, and No 4 are for much bigger game than pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted July 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 thanks for the info. i will try soon. i know 8's are for clays and 4,5's are game. but my boss is a big game shooter and has seen people knocking out high pheasants with 8's. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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