...on the crows again.
I knew it was going to be busy on this maize stubble, the farmer was texting me how the whole field was covered in them!
I built the blind in the dark the evening before and returned just as first light was arising. I put the deeks out in the dark got in the blind and loaded the charged Pedersoli 70's made sxs.
I also had a breech loader with me anticipating it being busy!
The Pedersoli did some amazing shots and some silly misses but that's OK. I was shooting #5 shot out of it at around 1&1/8oz loads.
The shooting for the first 2 hours was frantic. I had to for go loading the muzzleloader half way through the sequence and grab the unmentionable. A strict concentration was needed to resume loading in a lull of activity.
I think I only got it wrong once with discharging a blank . Loading cost me many birds really but hey, nothing beats a muzzleloader for grins
I started shooting just after 7, it steadied off around 9, the birds slowed down to a stop between 9 and 11am so I packed up.
95 birds down and a squirrel.
I do like to see a filthy muzzleloader .
All the gear was away and gun cleaned just gone 12pm.
I knew it was going to be busy on this maize stubble, the farmer was texting me how the whole field was covered in them!
I built the blind in the dark the evening before and returned just as first light was arising. I put the deeks out in the dark got in the blind and loaded the charged Pedersoli 70's made sxs.
I also had a breech loader with me anticipating it being busy!
The Pedersoli did some amazing shots and some silly misses but that's OK. I was shooting #5 shot out of it at around 1&1/8oz loads.
The shooting for the first 2 hours was frantic. I had to for go loading the muzzleloader half way through the sequence and grab the unmentionable. A strict concentration was needed to resume loading in a lull of activity.
I think I only got it wrong once with discharging a blank . Loading cost me many birds really but hey, nothing beats a muzzleloader for grins
I started shooting just after 7, it steadied off around 9, the birds slowed down to a stop between 9 and 11am so I packed up.
95 birds down and a squirrel.
I do like to see a filthy muzzleloader .
All the gear was away and gun cleaned just gone 12pm.