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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363  
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I have been shooting and preserving the local countryside for 45 years and i shoot everthing injurous to other creatures and forestry, i also shoot game and deer. I look after two large estates and 8 farms which at this time of year sees a lot of Defender miles. I rarely shoot clays because they taste terrible and do nothing to help a game shooter as clays travel in a known trajectory and slow down the instant they leave the trap unlike driven or flushed game.
I have a fair collection of rifles and shotguns each of which has a purpose and use but i do love nice handmade shotguns and would never own a machine made factory gun. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS.. |
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27th Feb 2016 12:42pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471  
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Absolutely. As he says going through that kind of experience will inevitably have life changing consequences. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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27th Feb 2016 1:44pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1032 
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An advert for Blaser gun but the slow motion footage is certainly worth watching! Greg |
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16th Mar 2016 8:37am |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363
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The camera never lies but in this case it certainly did.....
The pellets stopped all around the clay even the ones that missed. I have never seen white smoke come off any clay i have ever shot. The sound of the gun closing is actually the sound of a well used Browning and not a tight actioned new gun. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS.. |
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16th Mar 2016 8:54am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1361
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I've been shooting 20 years roughly now,
I did have a break from it in my early 20's when life was about sex, drugs, rock & roll. I actually came 7th in the country in an under 16's clay shoot competion as part of the young farmers club (i was 15) I still have my trophy and certificate somewhere. I also still use the gun i used on that day to shoot. 12 Bore Miroku 6000. It's too small for me now but sentiment is strong and i still have it |
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16th Mar 2016 1:39pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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Took my 10 year old grandson for a taster clay shooting lesson recently and he loved it.
 Click image to enlarge 993 Varioram - Guards Red Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE |
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16th Mar 2016 8:14pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1032
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Great to see youngsters introduced to the sport , my first ever shooting instructor and friend was based in Hellingly , just up the road when I lived in Boreham Street!
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16th Mar 2016 8:52pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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Not Ian Black by chance ? 993 Varioram - Guards Red
Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE |
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16th Mar 2016 9:07pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1032
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The very man himself , was talking about him yesterday to my wife , how every time I raise my gun he is always over my right shoulder encouraging me
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16th Mar 2016 9:46pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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Small world, I live just up the road from where he lived and I too got the bug after a corporate day he put on for
Nat West Bank many many years ago. 993 Varioram - Guards Red Defender 2.5 300TDI 110 HCP - Keswick Green Defender 2.2 TDCI 130 HCP - Orkney Grey - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Corris Grey/Black Pack - GONE Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montaciano Red/Black Pack - GONE |
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16th Mar 2016 10:22pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1032
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Hr was a lovely man , miss him terribly
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16th Mar 2016 10:29pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1972
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I've only been shooting for a few years but it goes well with labs and Defenders. My 90 pick up is perfect for the job and even with standard Latitude tyres it doesn't get stuck. I just want one of those fancy MSS drawers now.......always something!
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16th Mar 2016 10:30pm |
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| Rudski Member Since: 13 Jul 2014 Location: Lake District Posts: 141 |
Got into it very late, 43 years young and by accident really, got a working springer pup that my farmer friend said he was going to train and never got round to.
Took it of him at six months old, green as grass thought I'll train it myself, made just about every mistake in the book. Luckily found a gundog club that did training once a month with a trial champion Darren Skidmore, he did more in five minutes than I achieved in 5 months. Thanks to him I've got a great working dog that I shoot over on a rough shoot, great crack, break some clays when I get chance at Lupton near junction 36 m6 and at coniston hall hotel, can take your gun and dogs to stay over. Even sold my Range Rover sport for the defender, and bought a second hand beretta 12 bore 687 special edition.
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16th Mar 2016 10:40pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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Im a member of a local clay club, there are 6 other clubs in the area that we shoot against. We were shooting at Garway nr Monmouth on Sunday stunning views.
Here is a screen grab from a slow motion video showing the shot leaving the gun, thats my old man shooting. Click image to enlarge Me, the old man and my two sons about to shoot DLT Click image to enlarge There are not many sports where the whole family can compete against each other on level terms. PS I came last  130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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17th Mar 2016 8:43am |
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