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2 drake pintail! You lucky sod, well done! That was the foreshore? Any pics pf the pintail?
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just general semi auto or similar??
tom1cameron replied to RussBoy's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
3 or 3.5" 12g semi, I would go for a second hand extrema or urika if you can get one, if not then maybe the remington. -
pheasants can do huge damage to crops, and to wild plants, an especially if at stocking versus wild densities. A farmer can apply for a licence to kill pheasants out of season if a neighbouring landowner is not taking steps to limit the damage released pheasants are having on his crops and/or habitat I say, speak to the neighbours immediately. Tell them you have permission to shoot pigeons for crop protection next door and tell them you will text them when you are going round. You can say that when you are there you will use your dog(s) to flush as many game birds back towards their land.
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Thats cos' there shooting steel at either large canada geese or mallards, saves switching carts, I use steel BB's for geese but prefer 38grm+ of 1's
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BB's????? Your kidding surely? A high bird for a tuftie would be 50yards, beyond that it is not sport but luck and a wide spread that leads to pricked birds crashing to the ground or flying off to die or become sick of lead poisoning (not the ethical way to aquire wild duck and can lead to the guy who does kill the bird next time eating a duck with high levels of lead in it's blood). Change your BB's to 4's or 5's and shoot 34grm or 36grm (try Victory fibre wad 35grm 5's), that is what I would call "an err on the side of caution" The 34grm BB's are a fox load!
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My problem is shooting 3.5" out of an extrema, they fly 8 feet! But I always go back to look for them and my scitty lab chases them and if not I can ask him to sniff them out! But I always make sure I take home more than I fire whether I can find all of mine or not.
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It all depends, if he has t he shooting rights for the land, that means he has the "legal right" to shoot the land either becaise he has a lease or written permission or he owns the land and the shooting rights, then yes you can shoot his weapon under his supervision, but I think there is a minimum age. If he only has verbal permission I am not so sure about it. You could, if you so wished, join BASC young shots or a clay club and apply for a shotgun certificate with that in mind. I.e. fit aan approved cabinet and apply and state that you are getting into clay and game shooting but you wa
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Blackdug and mark That is right, there are no, no shooting zones on the clyde (or many other estuaries) unless a local byelaw has been passed etc etc Current legislation means I can walk across any land with my unsleeved gun, perhaps even loaded(not been contested yet), but as long as I dont shoot then I am not breaking the law. However, common sense must prevail so best to use a slip. But to get back to the problem, the land on the foreshore in front of blackdugs land is shootable as crown foreshore......but it may not be practical due to high diversity of users etc. What is required
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I have a few of these building up, they are really good and I am not into reloading yet, and probably not for a few years. If anyone wants me to send them for reloading at the close of the season then drop me a postal via PM. T
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Listen mate dont take this the wrong way but given the type of questions you are asking it sounds like you are a real beginner. Who are you going to be shooting with? Do you currently help on an established shoot? If not I think you need the experience of that before you think about applying for a shotgun licence. I think you need to join something like BASC young shots programme and get involved in some of there free/discounted days out. Contact Jamie Scott at the South West office. I say this as you look a few years younger than me in your photo. If you get involved in an establi
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I use Eley fibre wad 28grm 7.5 or Rottweil 30grm PDP HV 6.5's with open choke over decoys and then 1/4 choke when flighting. Of course use anything when rough shooting.
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I thought it was good as well, would be interesting to push for some more programmes like this but made by us! Perhaps BASC's new media centre can help us. There is a difference between a duck flight at the end of days shooting on fed ponds and duck hunters hunting burns and estuaries for "wild" duck. Though most wildfowlers will happily do both (like me to fill up the freezer). I have to agree to not picking up with the dogs until finished as with those novice guns you have to wait until everyone is finished. Especially on that terrain when a clear shot for a gun lower down the hill could
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rabbit is the next one I think. At the end of the duck one it says that it will be rabbit next week!
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Unreal, of course the offending shell could be from anyone anywhere from Iceland to France but there is no excuse. I picked up a shell of just about every known no-tox brand on the tideline at Montrose last week. I lost one of my own having shot 5 but I took home 15! Why on earth did the goose attempt to investigate it!
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If you dont have i-player it is on youtube
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Thanks for this, I use the foldable spring steel and net pots, basically light but sturdy crayfish posts that cost £5.50 each. Very good kit, got lots of crab and lobster in wales last summer! Have you done this on any canoes?
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Looking into getting a boat this year, maybe a hunting canoe or small duck boat. I want it primarily for duck hunting on estuaries but also for crab and lobster potting in calm coastal areas. I am particularly interested in canoes. Anyone got one/used one? I have found the predator 133 and 150 series which looks good But also seen a good value coleman at costco T
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Thanks for the heads up, missed it but it is on the BBCi-player to download, will get the duck one tomorrow T
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To continue this steel support Shooting at montrose as posted in WAG's whats happening? topic. 1 greylag, 4 goldeneye, 1 wigeon and 1 teal. All shot dead in the air. The goose did move on arrival at the ground for a few seconds. All shot with steel 1's at a variety of distances (38.5gm and 43.75gm). Not one had damaged meat or broken wings. It was just that we shot well that day and when we performed, the steel performed!
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Which Semi-Auto To Buy?
tom1cameron replied to whippeter69's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
If the issue is about damaging meat then dont use a shotgun or become a better marksman. There is nothing wrong with a 20g semi, indeed a second hand browning, berretta or remi would be ideal. However, if you want this gun to be used for other activities as well, rough shooting or ducks, the I suggest you get a second hand 12g. The synthetics are very light. To limit damage to meat on rabbits, use very light chokes at moderate to longe ranges or very tight chokes at short ranges and keep that gun moving Best T -
Remington 2's (UK 1's) or BB, minimum of 1 3/8oz (39grm comes as 3 or 3.5") Can use nitro or sportsmans, favourite is 44grm 3.5" (1 9/16oz)
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Hi everyone Great hols in Aberdeen. First trip was our first fed pond as said above, next hit in a fortnight as now loads more teal due to frost. I went out with SAC, no nonsense and quite strict rules including bag limits etc. Will be putting something together for magazine, may like some comments from you SS so I'll PM you later. Loads and loads of geese at Montrose. 1000's of pinks, most stayed on the reserve all day, about 200 icelandic speckle bellied greys of which I was lucky enough to get under them. A huge beast. Will post a pic later asap. A small skein went over us abou
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Well done on the pinks, it looks like a nice gun, hatsan yes?
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well done on the pochard, I've been after a drake for ages. To update Shot our first evening on our first pond last tuesday, fed it tattites (peelings and par boiled and frozen) and wheat for about 8 weeks. I was placed in top position, got 8, mate got 3 and his FIL got 2. Amazing shooting, very fast and far too close to be honest. Used a danish shell (28gm 5's 1600fps 3" steel). 10 Mallard, two drake teal. Amazing inland fowling. Out on inland geese two days ago with aberdeenshire guide, all went pear shaped, saw thousands and thousands of geese, all went to a tiny little pon
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" i know they are nt lapwings or wading birds im not that thick" "Cough, arn't woodcock and snipe wading birds?" From everything you have now said I am thinking defo Thrushes (i.e. fieldfares/redwing) or starlings. As far as I can remember Starlings are on the general licence if you have permission for pest control on agricultural land? I could be wrong. But that presents one opportunity to find out! More fiddly is to have a look on teh ground where they were roosting. If you find any evidence of thick guey almost like dark jam type droppings then they are likely to be thrush