The PH Gun Cabinet - Shooting Matters
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Only just found this thread 
Been shooting since a kid although not done much in the last 10 years. Assortment of guns ranging from a little 410 single, through an old poacher's gun (long barrel 12 bore that folds in half to conceal in the poacher's pocket in your Drizabone), 12 bore o/u, a lovely 12 bore sidelock s/s, through to an unrestricted 12 bore semi auto (is yours restricted Chris?) through to a silenced .22 long rifle.
I really must get out and about again.
Mainly game, occasional clay.
Been shooting since a kid although not done much in the last 10 years. Assortment of guns ranging from a little 410 single, through an old poacher's gun (long barrel 12 bore that folds in half to conceal in the poacher's pocket in your Drizabone), 12 bore o/u, a lovely 12 bore sidelock s/s, through to an unrestricted 12 bore semi auto (is yours restricted Chris?) through to a silenced .22 long rifle.
I really must get out and about again.
Mainly game, occasional clay.
FUBAR said:
Only just found this thread
Been shooting since a kid although not done much in the last 10 years. Assortment of guns ranging from a little 410 single, through an old poacher's gun (long barrel 12 bore that folds in half to conceal in the poacher's pocket in your Drizabone), 12 bore o/u, a lovely 12 bore sidelock s/s, through to an unrestricted 12 bore semi auto (is yours restricted Chris?) through to a silenced .22 long rifle.
I really must get out and about again.
Mainly game, occasional clay.
Fubes, there is no way that this year a proper meet shouldn't happen. TVRs, firearms, rugby, food and booze - in that order sounds good to me!Been shooting since a kid although not done much in the last 10 years. Assortment of guns ranging from a little 410 single, through an old poacher's gun (long barrel 12 bore that folds in half to conceal in the poacher's pocket in your Drizabone), 12 bore o/u, a lovely 12 bore sidelock s/s, through to an unrestricted 12 bore semi auto (is yours restricted Chris?) through to a silenced .22 long rifle.
I really must get out and about again.
Mainly game, occasional clay.
Don1 said:
Is the 12 bore auto for 'practical shotgun' use? I'm new to all this, and only heard the term last weekend, but from two different areas. Apparently there is a club near to where I'm moving to, and I already have a FAC...Which club is it?
Jem0911 said:
skene said:
Are there as many rifle shooting clubs as there are shotgun clubs? Or does the increased strictness on firearms stop them?
Not as many for sure.But not being a rifle man I haven't researched the places to shoot.
http://www.nsra.co.uk/
And you can search for clubs here:
http://www.nsra.co.uk/index.php?option=com_sobi2&a...
You can't just walk in off the street and shoot, you have to apply to join as a member. Unless they have an open day, which they allow visitors to shoot.
Contact some ones local to you have have a chat with them. Not all clubs focus on the same thing - some do precision target shooting, others do stuff like gallery rifle which is more 'fun', so find out what they do, and it the kind of shooting that interests you.
FurtiveFreddy said:
You'd need more then 2+1 capacity for practical shotgun really. Probably best to go along to a club first as you'll need to give your FEO details of what you'd use a S1 shotgun for if you wanted to get a variation for one.
Which club is it?
Interesting, thanks. Apparently there is one outside St Albans - I say apparently as I don't know it, a friend told me about it.Which club is it?
Don1 said:
Interesting, thanks. Apparently there is one outside St Albans - I say apparently as I don't know it, a friend told me about it.
Have a look here too. Plenty of info about non-clay shotgun disciplines if you're interested in learning more: http://four4islands.org/Agrispeed said:
Jovial Joe said:
Use with confidence.
That would require me actually hitting the clays 
I bought 'english sporter' clay loads at £3.60 per 25 
it was stupid not to!Have some FOB for wabbits, they seem pretty good, will test them when it's not raining sideways...
Furtive Freddy - many thanks, very interesting.
OK, I picked this up two days ago. Cleaned it up and found the stamps - it's an AYA from 1931, with Eibar proofing. Pedro Gorosabal is the other mark on it, It doesn't look like it is proofed for steel shot, so that could be interesting.
Shot it today, and it's OK. Very light recoil and feels nice. I was shooting Kent Velocity... So the question I have is will the gun stand up to 50 clays shooting every once in a while? They have a 1400 velocity, and are not sold as 'steel', so should be OK?
OK, I picked this up two days ago. Cleaned it up and found the stamps - it's an AYA from 1931, with Eibar proofing. Pedro Gorosabal is the other mark on it, It doesn't look like it is proofed for steel shot, so that could be interesting.
Shot it today, and it's OK. Very light recoil and feels nice. I was shooting Kent Velocity... So the question I have is will the gun stand up to 50 clays shooting every once in a while? They have a 1400 velocity, and are not sold as 'steel', so should be OK?
Don1 said:
So the question I have is will the gun stand up to 50 clays shooting every once in a while? They have a 1400 velocity, and are not sold as 'steel', so should be OK?
Nice looking gun, presumably they are lead if they don't say steel, worth checking the chamber length though.Don1 said:
Will do, thanks. Not bad for £100!
Bloody amazing little gun for that much! struggle to get a Russian for that here. Really have a soft spot for SBS guns. Often they are marked under the barrel for pressure and there is a little stamp for steel proofing. wasn't there a alternative 'non-toxic' to steel that could be used in non-proofed guns? expensive though...
already started looking at .410 hushpowers...(I have some more land for pest control, but only SGL) this may get expensive..
Noticed some Odd ammo on the latest field sports Britain - cubes so they stack better in the cartridge, not sure it would be as accurate with fiber wads though.
Baikal and lanber.
Im reading a lanber is a good starting gun. Priced around £500 for a half decent second hand model.
Baikal. Made by the russians, will never go wrong, not as pretty as other guns. £300 for a mint s/h or £500 for a brand new with 5 year warantee.
Im not a poser. I want to bash clays once or twice a month. £500 starting budget. Very maximum. Imminent wedding.
Whats your thoughts chaps.
Im reading a lanber is a good starting gun. Priced around £500 for a half decent second hand model.
Baikal. Made by the russians, will never go wrong, not as pretty as other guns. £300 for a mint s/h or £500 for a brand new with 5 year warantee.
Im not a poser. I want to bash clays once or twice a month. £500 starting budget. Very maximum. Imminent wedding.
Whats your thoughts chaps.
sc0tt said:
Baikal and lanber.
Im reading a lanber is a good starting gun. Priced around £500 for a half decent second hand model.
Baikal. Made by the russians, will never go wrong, not as pretty as other guns. £300 for a mint s/h or £500 for a brand new with 5 year warantee.
Im not a poser. I want to bash clays once or twice a month. £500 starting budget. Very maximum. Imminent wedding.
Whats your thoughts chaps.
both pretty decent. as long as it fits you and fires shells that's all that matters Im reading a lanber is a good starting gun. Priced around £500 for a half decent second hand model.
Baikal. Made by the russians, will never go wrong, not as pretty as other guns. £300 for a mint s/h or £500 for a brand new with 5 year warantee.
Im not a poser. I want to bash clays once or twice a month. £500 starting budget. Very maximum. Imminent wedding.
Whats your thoughts chaps.
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