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  1. Feltwad
    I am sure no one knows when the GL will be back it maybe days or weeks or not at all. NE issued two sweeteners of individual licences one for crows and one for pigeons which kept most of the membership of the shooting organisation's of their backs ,but the main one the GL which pest officers need to cover several farms against rooks jackdaws and other corvids against the spread of disease and health and safety and also crop damage to date is not forth coming Feltwad
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    Ditto to the numbers it keeps me active for my four score years , I still prefer to use a black powder shotgun or sxs muzzle loader Feltwad
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    I have always found that on windy days birds that turn in a second and if shot a certain amount fall fifty to hundred yards away from the decoys .This in turn draws birds away from the decoys also it is bad practise to leave the hide to pick them up because crows can see you from a great distance which can reduce your chance of a good day . Feltwad
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    My mistake entered my reply in the wrong forum should have been Todays Shoot please move Feltwad
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    Windy days' I find are not good they can turn and be out of shot in a second when over the decoys . Feltwad
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    I always carry a fisherman's priest for dispatching them their talons can also give a nasty wound . Feltwad
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    A good two day country show the rural sports tent was well attended both days . Feltwad
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    Maybe some of the older members remember other Nobel powders such has Nobel 1 and 2 , Nobel 60 62, 64 78 , 82 all good powder some were specially for wildfowling. Feltwad
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    It has been a good breeding season for both rooks and jackdaws they have been giving the barley a lot of damage and I have made some big bags in the last few weeks . Feltwad
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    The Noble series were good powder but the powder I like the most and I still use it today if I get hold of it is Greenbat powder by Greenwood and Batley of Leeds . Feltwad
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    If you want advice on loading black powder cartridges enclosed is the following If the cartridge cases are new and made by cheddite which will be 209 primers they are OK . For a 2.1/2 inch case the best load which is a volume load is 2.3/4 drms of black powder to 1.1/8 oz of shot For black powder loads the best cases are paper case which can be reloaded you will find that plastic cases melt holes in the case . The method of loading a standard 12 bore 2.1/2 inch case is has follows If new first the powder then a 1/8 card wad then a Klenna 1/2 felt wad followed by another 1/8 card , then th
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    I understand this person how he feels about sxs I am the same with me I started shooting 68 years ago when sxs were the thing you only rarely saw a o/u in the field Feltwad
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    This gun was built approx. 1885 -90 at his Darlington shop , he also had shops at Stockton , and Middlesboro I had the gun restored and nitro in 1990 for which it has served me well . Feltwad
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    For me it is always a sxs hammer gun for both game shooting and pest control using both nitro and black powder. Feltwad 20 bore sxs by Smythe of Darlington
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    It seems has though you have had a good day at partridges using black powder it is more rewarding than using a modern over and under , to me you seem to remember every bird you shoot . I am a sxs shooter be it any type of ignition Keep your powder dry. Feltwad
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    I did have some Papes in the past such has muzzle loaders , pin fires and breech loading hammer guns I did have a good hammer gun that was sold from Papes Sunderland shop but they were Birmingham made with Papes name on them I went more for Newcastle makers such has Gardner , Burnand , Allon Feltwad
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    What is the maker of your hammer ? I go for my local gun makers of the area . Feltwad
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    I have seen many good shots using a black powder hammer gun on driven days , but with a double barrel muzzle loaders on such a day it is best for two shooters to a peg , One pheasant, partridge shot with a muzzle loader is worth ten with a modern over and under ,they are days you never forget Feltwad
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    Loaded a couple of small batches of black powder cartriges for driven partridge in 24 bore and 28 bore with number seven shot.For the 24 bore a load of 1.3/4 drms of medium black powder to 7/8 oz of number 7 shot, and for the 28 bore 1.1/2 drms of medium black powder to 3/4 oz of number 7 shot there is not much difference in these two calibre loads. Feltwad
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    Tpph powder is good for rifles it is the powder the Proof House use, I have never used it in shotguns the best powder for shotguns was the Curtiss And Harvey black powder but sadly it is no longer made. Feltwad Old powder tins images from up
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    Yes Swiss is a very good powder and is mostly used by competitive shooters of muzzle loading rifles and pistol it also is very expensive double the price of coarse black powder. If you do use Swiss then you must reduce the powder load . Feltwad
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    For a 8 bore breech loader it is best to go for coarse powder the loading of the cartridges varies to the chamber size , most come in 4 chamber sizes .The loads that are recommended are has follows ,for 8 bore using a 4 inch case in a 4 inch chamber the standard load is 7.1/2 drms powder to 2.1/2 oz of shot, for a 3.3/4 case 7 drms to 2.3/8 oz shot ,for a 3.1/2 case 6.1/2 drms to 2.1/2 oz shot , for a3.1/4 case 6drms to 2.1/8 oz shot Always remember these loads are for coarse powder if you use medium powder drop your dram load of powder. Good luck Feltwad
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    Just loaded a batch of 12 bore black powder cartridges ready for the driven pheasant days starting in November .For the high pheasants drives a load of 1.1/8 oz of number 5 shot, for a drive of average high flyers 1 oz of number 6 shot and 1oz of number 7 shot for the partridge drives Feltwad
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    Disappointing turnout of exhibitors in the Countryside tent Feltwad
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