Goose shooting

[3175darren 1,102]

I am just above you toby, alot of pinks around at the moment,all my wildfowling is inland its strange really, I am a stones throw off the solway but stick to my ponds, will try and flight some of these pinks this year though,can I ask what shot size are you using for them,I like 4s over the pond for mallards,which seem big but this steel game,you need it,

[toby63 1,236]

i use 3inch no 3s or 4s darren

[barraboy 28]

Pilling is just up the road, the foreshore is MBWA most of the fields around there are locked down already. place is a magnet for pinks

[3175darren 1,102]

I have just ordered a new semi 3 inch mag from Mc Avoys,in order to get at them up here,the land I have got the birds feed on in and around jan, so looking forward to that but they do fly over alot of my ground so going to try and decoy some,first chance I get

[toby63 1,236]

hi darren what 3inch gun have you gone for

[3175darren 1,102]

Only a cheapie mate hatsan with two sets of barrels,I do a lot of crow shooting so just needed something functional.

[toby63 1,236]

dosent really matter what it is aslong as you can hit stuff with it darren.

[3175darren 1,102]

I agree I have had all sorts in my time,I have spent fortunes on guns, I have vowed not to do that again, I have a nice sxs 20 gauge in case I go pheasant shooting a semi 20 gauge that my boy insists on using when we got out,a sxs 410, then I will buy this hatsan as a work horse 26'' barrel for hide work 30'' for the bb's for foxes and any wildfowling I need to do,where do you get your 3 inch shells from mate???

[toby63 1,236]

any gun shops wil stock 3inch mate.

[toby63 1,236]

that benneli super mag has bin a great gun do all my shooting with that had it about 8yr now cant fault it .it wurnt cheap.

[Wildfowler 1]

By super mag do you mean a 3.5"? Is it a Nova or a SBE?

[toby63 1,236]

yea super black eagle 3.5"

[3175darren 1,102]

I never got on with the beneli,I have tried browning and shot the winchester sx3 but just wanted something I didnt have to worry about I remember years ago on the wash, at shep whites with my new barreta, I swear I was watching the rust growing up the barrel, I know I probably wasnt but and I was being probably paranoid,but this gun will get some abuse,I bought my 20 gauge semi auto midland three year ago and its been spot on,no jams as such reliable good to shoot,and resiliant in all weathers,worth the money I paid for it, I have not been able to fault it,it always boils down to personal preference,but getting the heavier shot for them is difficult,for the foxes,so had to go back to 12 gauge

[toby63 1,236]

yes darren theres more choice of heavy shells in 12g than 20g thats why i swaped over.i ad a 3inch rizzini 20g under n over i think i use to get shot size 4 for that.

[barraboy 28]

after much thought i opted for the Baikal for the marsh, 3" or 3 1/2" GB mammoths and its done the job so far. have Berettas for other stuff, but for something that spends most of its time propped up in a gutter cant fault it, not pretty but bloody effective.