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    I bought one of the baby bean (8 x 11mm) moulds and experimented with bean ammo for quite a while. The shot I cast weighed around 4.5 grams so sat somewhere between 9.5 mm steel and 10mm lead - so quite a useful size ammo. I found it no more effective than a standard round ball on quarry. Accuracy wise.... I only shoot out to about 20m and it seemed fine at that range, provided it is centred in the pouch properly. I used 0.8 mm bands 25-20 for all my testing as this is my standard set up. Personally, I prefer 10mm lead/ 11mm steel ammo and have better results with those compared to the bean sh
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    Nice video, I enjoyed watching that. I still don't fancy eating squirrel myself though, they go straight in for the ferrets!
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    Good effort mate! How does the draw weight of the 0.8 flats compare to the tubes? Does it help with your injury? My shoulder plays up if I spend alot of time on the catch box and I've considered dropping down to a 0.7 band and 9.5 steels, to see if it eases.Trouble is I'm confident with the 11 mils and don't know how I'd fare with the smaller ammo?
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    Good shooting there bud ?
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    Top shooting mate. Out of curiosity, will the pup retrieve the shot birds?
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    Excellent shot mate....lovely looking bird too
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    Thanks guys. Tats, I agree with you regarding the heavier frame. I definitely seem to be more accurate with them, not really sure why but maybe they just stay more stable with the recoil of the bands possibly? You should have a go at making your own frame. It doesn't work out that expensive and it's always nice taking game with something you crafted yourself plus, you can taylor it to your exact requirements.
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    I had a couple of days out in the shed and made myself a new catty. It's a 5mm HGH core from catty shack with linen micarta scales. After a quick go on the catch box, I headed off out after some game. My usual go to frame is another HGH so my accuracy was roughly the same. A couple of hours later, I had managed a nice brace of pheasants...now destined for the casserole pot!
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    Sorry Mr Wilkes....I feel like I've hijacked your thread!
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    The more I'm hearing about this cross the more I'm liking it!
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    All sorts mate. Ideally I would like it to work and retrieve anything you can take with a catty and just be a general mooching companion. I know a pure spaniel would probably be ideal but i ferret as well so something crossed with a runner is really what I want.
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    Very nice, she looks spot on. You can defiantly see the spaniel in her. I don't recall ever seeing that cross for sale before so like you say, getting another would mean breeding your own.
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    Have you got any pictures of the dog? I'd like to see how she looks.
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    Coming on a treat. It's lovely to watch them working a scent.
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    Excellent shooting bud, there must be plenty of em round your way? I'm not seeing too many at the minute and any I do see are away and out of sight before I've even got the catty out of my pocket!
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    Looking good mate! What do you think makes the best catty dog? Or is any breed up to the task and just requires the right training and introduction? The whippet dog I have at the minute isn't too bad, great at finding and marking but not so good at retrieving feather. He seem to mouth them alot and will only really carry them by their head! I lost my whippet bitch last year and she was excellent at both marking and retrieving. I'm hoping to replace her (once the ridiculous prices people are asking for pups comes down) and fancy a lurcher this time, I'm just not sure which cross? My mate uses a
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    Excellent shooting. Tough little buggars squirrels, the 1745's are obviously decent bands.
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    Thanks bud
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    I stick to a 0.8 band now with a 25-20 taper. There doesn't seem that much difference between brands but I tend to stick with either gzk or sheshou. The best ammo for the bands seems to be 10mm lead or 11mm steel.
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    Just had a stroll out and managed to bag a nice young cock bird as he was making his way to roost. The whippet put another two birds up as he ran in so I'm hoping they return another day.
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    The birds are still a bit naïve at this time of the year and if i take my time and hold the dog back, I can normally get within decent range when they are in the bottom of the hedges. As the season goes on they get more scatty like you have said and its time to try alternative methods ?
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    A mix, two with 11mm steel and one with the 8x11 bean shot. All under 10 yards with nice clean neck shots.
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    I rate 11mm the highest ( using a 0.8 band cut 25-20mm). Good combination of speed and hitting power, but they may not be everyone's first choice. The best thing is to get a few different sizes and give them a try. Just keep in mind that you can't always use the same band thickness/ cut for different sizes of ammo.
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    Just back from a mooch down the lane with the dog and finally managed a few pheasants. I haven't seen any about in weeks but tonight I spotted half a dozen at least so, looking good for the future.....hopefully
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    That's a bloody good idea, time to get planning I think.
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