pete evans Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 a friend of mine (this is true its not me) has just bought a new shotgun and he took it to a wood on the farm he lives on to try it out on some roosting crows and pigeons. 91 shots for one pigeon and a squirrel, thats about six pounds of lead ive had some fairly ordinary days but would not admit to this. the squirrel was static pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I done a 50 card today and scored 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 i did the running boar today twice, scored 113 and 131 :*) made up for it a bit on the stalkers test, having the 3rd highest score, still no excuse though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneddie Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I started a similar thread due to a recent outing where I managed only 3 birds for 30 shots the other week. Well I was back out on a freshly drilled bean field on Saturday and managed 36 birds for 77 shots, so I'm back in the swing. I figure that when pigeon shooting I can be pretty happy with a ratio of about 2 shots per bird as the shooting can be pretty testing at times. But there are so many variables to a day that can mean one day is full of 'easy' shots and another day only fast crossers so there are no hard and fast rules. What do others consider a good ratio of shots to birds in the bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 44 birds for 150shells me and a mate mind you he only shot ten birds. still quite funny ripping the **** out of each other. we where working on a theory of scaring the birds away before shooting.just to keep defra happy. couldnt hit the ones coming into the deeks much but the hard birds i was picking up really well.impresed meself on times.oh well you win some you loose some.better luck next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Anything better than 50% is considered by most to be a good average, but it depends how they are shot. If you are flight shooting in a howling gale then 1 in 3 might be good, however if you are shooting over deeks, AND YOU HAVE PLACED THE DECOY PATTERN CORRECTLY RELATIVE TO THE WIND, (very important..!!), then you should average 60 - 70% if you are a half decent shot. Another factor is the time of year, (believe it or not), as in September / October time if you are shooting over stubbles you will get a lot of young first year birds that generally present easier shots and are easier to kill than a fully grown adult pigeon..!! My average on Sporting Clays is 82 - 84%, so I find them generally a tad easier than woodies..!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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