I struggled this weekend shooting pigeons.
Family duties stopped me from getting on the field in the morning, that was when the field was hot with birds!
So I had to settle for late afternoon and a few lone birds and no matter how I adjusted the deeks they would shy away for the most part. Alas I got eight down.
Sunday was the same, a late start but I had moved the blind the evening before which put me under a flight line with a large oak to my right.
Once again the birds would see the deeks, commit and then at the last moment change their mind and go to the tree! If I had set up 20yds closer to the tree I would had more shots!
That said, I did indeed have some shooting but today I was a lousy shot! I missed the first eight!
I had a think about it and came to the conclusion I'm leading to far in front so I trimmed the lead [leed] and voila they started to come down but by now it was near time to leave .
Before I left I moved the blind closer to the tree in case I get a chance tomorrow.
The Beretta performed flawlessly.
I used a mere 60gns of very fine powder and an oz plus of shot.
Saturday.
Sunday.
Didn't clean the gun last night but did just. Hot water only, simples.
Now which gun next.......
Family duties stopped me from getting on the field in the morning, that was when the field was hot with birds!
So I had to settle for late afternoon and a few lone birds and no matter how I adjusted the deeks they would shy away for the most part. Alas I got eight down.
Sunday was the same, a late start but I had moved the blind the evening before which put me under a flight line with a large oak to my right.
Once again the birds would see the deeks, commit and then at the last moment change their mind and go to the tree! If I had set up 20yds closer to the tree I would had more shots!
That said, I did indeed have some shooting but today I was a lousy shot! I missed the first eight!
I had a think about it and came to the conclusion I'm leading to far in front so I trimmed the lead [leed] and voila they started to come down but by now it was near time to leave .
Before I left I moved the blind closer to the tree in case I get a chance tomorrow.
The Beretta performed flawlessly.
I used a mere 60gns of very fine powder and an oz plus of shot.
Saturday.
Sunday.
Didn't clean the gun last night but did just. Hot water only, simples.
Now which gun next.......
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