Back up at the shoot

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

21 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

Good shooting Ian, some of the steel I’ve tried have been absolutely shite with very poor strike energy. I’m eventually going to have to go down the same route with my ugartechea sbs as it’s half and full, but I don’t know if it’s worth it for the value of the gun?

I have the same gun ugartechea sbs half and full and love it .....what would it cost to re choke to half and half ?

[Stavross 15,203]

1 hour ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Commitment Did you get it , hope there was 4 backed up in a stop end

Still looking, using a bigger spade now

[Sausagedog 7,381]

1 hour ago, Stavross said:

Still looking, using a bigger spade now

Them rabbits dig fast your ways

[Sausagedog 7,381]

7 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

Just had a quick look at them - only thing that put me off is do they only come in plastic wad? IMO plastic wad is worse for countryside/environment than lead shot. 

Yeah, I never understood it really.

Everyone bangs on about plastic, single use plastic, recycle, recycle and recycle the recycled. Choked birds, micro plastic in sea life. Plastic burning, very nasty. Its bad stuff so ban it.

Oh, hang on err it's a by product from oil, oh year like diesel  is from making petrol. That's it. Petrol is good diesel is bad. So err what we going to do with the diesel and err for that matter plastic? Pretend it's not produced?

No no, we have plans for it but it's top secret shhhhh.

Shhhhhh, don't mention the fact diesel and plastic production doesn't stop because  everyone is now on petrol.....wait a minute, who's using lead?

Shooting folk. You evil b*****ds, that's disgusting! Use steel instead derrrrr,  yeah but, it needs a plastic wad! ......Doh.....

 

OK, I'm done.

[Stavross 15,203]

I give up, I can’t find it, how do I explain what I’ve done to their lawn

[Dervburner 2,549]

1 hour ago, Sausagedog said:

Yeah, I never understood it really.

Everyone bangs on about plastic, single use plastic, recycle, recycle and recycle the recycled. Choked birds, micro plastic in sea life. Plastic burning, very nasty. Its bad stuff so ban it.

Oh, hang on err it's a by product from oil, oh year like diesel  is from making petrol. That's it. Petrol is good diesel is bad. So err what we going to do with the diesel and err for that matter plastic? Pretend it's not produced?

No no, we have plans for it but it's top secret shhhhh.

Shhhhhh, don't mention the fact diesel and plastic production doesn't stop because  everyone is now on petrol.....wait a minute, who's using lead?

Shooting folk. You evil b*****ds, that's disgusting! Use steel instead derrrrr,  yeah but, it needs a plastic wad! ......Doh.....

 

OK, I'm done.

Good rant well ranted

[Dervburner 2,549]

3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

I have the same gun ugartechea sbs half and full and love it .....what would it cost to re choke to half and half ?

Hopefully Ian can enlighten us on that

[si brown 8,486]

8 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Therein lies the rub......

They’ve got some super eco steel shells in my local shop.. everything breaks down!

Fcukin wants to at £130 a slab

[si brown 8,486]

2 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Hopefully Ian can enlighten us on that

My mate was on about it other day and there’s a bloke local to us that charges £40 a barrel 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

3 hours ago, Stavross said:

I give up, I can’t find it, how do I explain what I’ve done to their lawn

Is that a moat to keep smoggies out of North Yorkshire?? 

[Stavross 15,203]

2 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

Is that a moat to keep smoggies out of North Yorkshire?? 

Take more than a bit of water to keep them lot out, they’d give the vikings a run for their money

[Stavross 15,203]

No wonder my birds are taking so long to feather up, I was up feeding and at 5:30 this afternoon and it was 19 degrees, it’s October for gods sake, I need some cold weather, I’m going to need to start shooting some soon just to stop them eating so much feed

also the bloody fallow have started bashing up the feeders, good job I learned that lesson a few seasons ago and started putting them in crates to stop them rolling them about

[BenBhoy 4,706]

1 minute ago, Stavross said:

No wonder my birds are taking so long to feather up, I was up feeding and at 5:30 this afternoon and it was 19 degrees, it’s October for gods sake, I need some cold weather, I’m going to need to start shooting some soon just to stop them eating so much feed

also the bloody fallow have started bashing up the feeders, good job I learned that lesson a few seasons ago and started putting them in crates to stop them rolling them about

That's a mint idea, that'd sheep proof them for me! 

[Stavross 15,203]

46 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

That's a mint idea, that'd sheep proof them for me! 

They are the crates that paving comes in, turned upside down and the bottoms cut out of them, we used to give them away or burn them at the farm until I worked out that a feeder would fit inside, you know you would find a sheep stuck in one

[ianm 2,594]

15 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

Just had a quick look at them - only thing that put me off is do they only come in plastic wad? IMO plastic wad is worse for countryside/environment than lead shot. 

They are plastic for now but in the new year they will be biodegradable. 

However, as a committed "eco terrorist" i don't much care about that, i am looking at killing ability only. Not only do they kill well they are cheap! 

I can hear the ears pricking "in't north east" as we speak.

10 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Good shooting Ian, some of the steel I’ve tried have been absolutely shite with very poor strike energy. I’m eventually going to have to go down the same route with my ugartechea sbs as it’s half and full, but I don’t know if it’s worth it for the value of the gun?

It is only thirty pound to have the bore opened up by a proper gunsmith in Sandbach. I sent Three sxs guns to be opened up ready for steel.