Migmac
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Me too. Only do it once year now when the club my son goes to has a family comp.
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Never understood why folks pluck them,I can skin one in under 5 minutes.
Barking Mat
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My brothers dog once got a pheasant, he made a pie out of it.
The only time in my life I've eaten pheasant, it was genuinely excellent.
The only time in my life I've eaten pheasant, it was genuinely excellent.
ronan
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The french are fond of their shooting and appreciate game i would imagine. What the situation over there about getting shooting ?
Barking Mat
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Most Wednesday and Sundays round here is kill anything which does or doesn't move.
Wild boar and deer plentiful.
If you join a clay pigeon shooting group you can have a six shot gun, don't know the terminology, and don't quote me too closely on this.
But if you're a farmer, you clearly own guns, as expected, occasional accidents, but none of the American bloodbaths you associate with arms ownership.
Any black powder cartridge guns or rifles, you don't even need a licence for. But they must stay at home, considered antiques.
That's about all I know.
Greeves246
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Used to beat on a local shoot for quite a few years. Brace of birds and a pub meal after every shoot and beaters day ( a free days shooting) at the end of the season. Also pigeon shoots after the season end.
Always a good day out, most of the guns were good blokes especially the ones who were “old money”.
Always a good day out, most of the guns were good blokes especially the ones who were “old money”.
Mick Annick
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Yup, sums it up well. Went to a bistro in the next village on Wednesday, a couple of neighbours in there grumbling, they’d had to pay for their lunch as they’d not shot anything
That’s one clever dog!
Gragson
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I'm a member of a club that I should go to more
Membership is £35 p/a
10 stand shoot, 100 clays is £26 for members - which I think is pretty ok given good / different stand challenges. (and its always more than 100 clays
)Slab of 250 cartridges at local gun shop is between £60-£70 for my level of point & puff.
I agree It does all add up a fair bit if doing regular..
I'd be up for a forum, shoot, I could lend a 12 O/U as well
Parm
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I’d be up for a lend of your gun if possible. Happy to pay for cartridges etcI'm a member of a club that I should go to more
Membership is £35 p/a
10 stand shoot, 100 clays is £26 for members - which I think is pretty ok given good / different stand challenges. (and its always more than 100 clays
Slab of 250 cartridges at local gun shop is between £60-£70 for my level of point & puff.
I agree It does all add up a fair bit if doing regular..
I'd be up for a forum, shoot, I could lend a 12 O/U as well
Gragson
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Yes to all of that as long as it's a private land club, mine does but insists on a loosely delivered FOC "safety session" for new shooters - which is more about getting your eye in
No problem, have a 28" and 30" - used to have a 32" broom handle, couldn't get on wit that.
Honestly - the food and beer after are the biggest costs
ronan
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I think its ok so long as you don't have a criminal record, or if you did, you'd been a good lad for a long time. Not that i would suggest you are that sort of person at all.
brightspark
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i used to let lads use my spare shot gun on private land with permission as long as i was present u couldnt lend a rifle out mind
blackolive (Ste)
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Thanks for the positive replies and nice that its inspired some conversation . Yeah shooting isnt a cheap hobby but what is nowadays, all kitted up for tomorrow, looking forward to it, oh and Im a dog grandad, Roo is coming for a bit of training
Parm
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Not an issue, even happy to make food. I’ve done it few times for a couple of the local shoots.Yes to all of that as long as it's a private land club, mine does but insists on a loosely delivered FOC "safety session" for new shooters - which is more about getting your eye in
No problem, have a 28" and 30" - used to have a 32" broom handle, couldn't get on wit that.
Honestly - the food and beer after are the biggest costs
