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[leon-b]

my uncle leads the shoot and its his land so i just went along, so red do you reccomend a 20 bore, i am a small 14 year old so i dont want anything to heavy, also are they loud ?
leon

 

[British Red]

All guns are loud mate - wear ear plugs or ear defenders (muffs) or you WILL end up with a hearing problem

Yup, the 20 bore is big enough for birds on the wing (which I don't rate a .410 for) but small enough for women and younger guys

 

[falcon]

Red's suggestion of a 20 bore is a good one...and make sure you brace it firmly into your shoulder to absorb the recoil upon pulling the tigger. If you're too hesitant and loose about it, the kickback will be worse....once you've fired one a few times and your confidence increases you won't even notice the business of recoil as you concentrate on swinging and pulling the trigger at the right time Get stuck in and you'll enjoy it...

 

[chrisanson]

hello leon,
just make sure you pull it into your shoulder, and lean into the shot.
If your uncle runs a shoot he should be able to put you right.
Chris
PS
Sorry I have not got any antler

 

[leon-b]

im sure my uncle will take me out and treach me the basics, i will get me some earplugs then, i heard something about lighter cartridges can anyone tell me about these, i am going to my nans tommorow and beeting on saturday so i will speak to her about it, we will go to the gun shop soon and ask them
keep the gun info coming
leon

 

[leon-b]

looked at the bird table and the food seems to be eaten, there is no food on the floor either
leon

 

[chrisanson]

im sure my uncle will take me out and treach me the basics, i will get me some earplugs then, i heard something about lighter cartridges can anyone tell me about these, i am going to my nans tommorow and beeting on saturday so i will speak to her about it, we will go to the gun shop soon and ask them
keep the gun info coming
leon

hello leon,
i have posted some more things to you this morning,they should be with you soon. as for lighter cartridges if they are anything like tracer cartrideges i wouldnt get any until you have got shall we say proficient. then they might, and i do mean might be of use to help you get onto target. but do not start with them. trust to you own instinct and keep both eyes open. bring the gun up to where you are looking and do no aim. i think you will find that you are much better than you think.
chris

 

[leon-b]

thanks very much for the info and i look forward to recieving your stuff
leon

 

[British Red]

looked at the bird table and the food seems to be eaten, there is no food on the floor either
leon

Fill it up again then mate - they'll get used to it soon!

 

[leon-b]

yes i will mate, my uncle will take me to the gun shop soon and help me choose
leon

 

[leon-b]

i just put some bread on the table, my sister said she saw a bird eating one of my hanging fat balls
leon

 

[Long Stride]

Hi Leon

You might like to visit this site, it is full of information on birds that might come to your garden and bird table.

www.garden-birds.co.uk/

If you click on a bird type on the list on the left it gives you a page all about that type of bird and also a sound file of its call.

Here is a short guide to feeding garden birds.

www.gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/wildflowers/wildbirdfood/index.html


Also try

www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/index.htm

 

[leon-b]

thanks mate
leon

 

[leon-b]

so any more info on shooting ?
leon

 

[leon-b]

woke up this morning, looked out of the window and there were 3 starlings eating from my table and hanging suet ball. sorry about the poor pics i had literally just woke up lol.

leon

 

[British Red]

Nice pictures mate - glad the birds are starting to come in for you!

 

[torjusg]

Starlings are by the way, excellent eating Leon!

 

[British Red]

Is there much you don't eat Torjus?

They are a pest species in a lot of ways mind you - huge flocks of them around where I used to live had to be "thinned out" periodically

Red

 

[torjusg]

Is there much you don't eat Torjus?

I don't eat their feathers, if that is what you mean...

 

[Neanderthal]

Leon,

You may want to check out the RSPB site at http://www.rspb.org.uk/ and be involved in this years Birdwatch survey.

In this months RSPB Mag it shows some common birds we may see in the garden, the only one I've not seen from the list is a Starling!

However we have had Red Kites flying over and a Sparrowhawk in the garden which makes up for it.

Enjoy your birdwatching.

Stu