Milsurp After Hours

got a chance to use tthe browning over the past couple days it handles very well naturaly points the right way and good balance the only down side to it is me . I would have had pics from the shoot I was at but all you would see is rain some more rain and heavy rain for an encore.

I started off ok but as the rain got heavier the score got worse , dropped two on first stand three on the second two on the third and seven on the last all the last was easy shots that I would have normally got with my eyes shut but even after the terible score, I was still had a better score than with the older Browning .

Nice to see the weather's behaving itself back home.

Getting ready for the Hog Robert?

Have a mild sensation for me whilst your at it. Aw the best

My father taught me to shoot with an old BSA Supersport Five .22LR when I was 7 yrs old. We didnt have a scope in those days, but that was one good rifle. I pestered him to let me have a go with his shotgun but I was 8 yrs old before he let me have a go with it. At the time he only had a Greener GP 12 bore, it had a 30" barrel and was full choke. The action was Martini style. I still remember the first time I fired it, nearly put me on my back, my father only allowed me the one shot. A few days later we went to our local gunshop where my father purchased a Webley & Scott .410 sleeve for the barrel and a couple of boxes of cartridges. I had some fun with that shotgun over the next few years, killed a lot of rabbits on our farm. I still have the Greener and the .410 sleeve, dont think I will ever part with it, its just a fun gun to shoot. When I eventually got on to 12 bore my father bought a Zabala side by side with 28" barrel. That was a big mistake, after only about 50 cartridges through it, the safety stopped working and it developed a hair trigger, not a good thing on a shotgun. The Zabala was promptly returned to the dealer and my father purchased an AYA No4 side by side with 28" barrels. I still have that gun today. I used it for everything, but then took a real bad notion for a Beretta 687 12 bore. I eventually bought a Beretta 687 12 bore multi choke with 28" barrels. I used it for years for pheasant shooting and clays. Today I only have the Greener and the AYA. I shattered my shoulder in an accident a couple of years ago, so can't do any clay shooting, after i fire 4 or 5 shots the pain is unbearable. I probably will buy another shotgun for game shooting, but nothing tickles my fancy at the moment

Ian, try a 28 bore, beratta do a nice 686 with lovely swingable barrels. It is like firing a .410 but with the patterning of a 20 bore.

Not cheap but once bought never put down.

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The last time I shot clays a few months back I borrowed a mates Beretta 12 bore semi auto. It wasnt so bad on the shoulder, but I did have to stop after a while. For the ammount of clays I shoot in a year I can live with that. I have not done a lot of game shooting this past couple of years, spend most of my time with rifles and handguns. I am thinking of getting back into it this year, theres a small club I used to be in quite near my home, and they said I could get back in again no problem. Any of the pheasant shooting I do is walked up, and as you know yourself, you're not firing off large quantities of cartridges at the one time. I should therefore be able to work with a 12 bore. I still have a soft spot for the Beretta 687 and may have to purcase one. Having said that, you came up with a sound idea and I think I will make a few enquiries about the 28g, cheers mate!!

finaly got battries for camera hope these come out ok.

Robert

Very nice Robert, even if the barrels are on the wrong way

Whats the book? From the cover it looks like "The Famous Five Go To Bisley"

......I suppose you fit a new set every year regardless if it needs them or not

Get some re-chargables and hang the cost

Adam The book is the Hornady Handbook of cartridge reloading 3rd edition A useful reference book also good for propping up rifles and shotguns for photos.

Robert

Duncan

my problem is that I have sooooooo many cameras that I forget what battries each one takes, I have all different types including re-chargable ones .

Robert