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My ferret is too fat!
A friend has given me an extremely fat ferret which hasn't been worked for several months. I read recently that I should put it on a cereal based diet. Do you agree? How can I get it back into working shape? What weight should an 'average' ferret be? Read more
Pigeon shooting solution
I read your piece about disturbance to pigeon roosts and the effect this has on subsequent decoying days. Instead of shooting the wood, would the disturbance still be the same if I flighted the birds half a mile away as they return home in the afternoon? Read more
I can't shoot quick enough!
I started shooting recently and love it, even though my scores are dreadful. My problem is I don't seem to have enough time between seeing the clay and swinging my gun to catch it up. What am I doing wrong? Read more
I'm always breaking my hide poles
How many hide poles do you go through each year? I bend and break no-end of them and I'm still searching for a really sturdy set that won't let me down. Which makes can you recommend? Read more
How bad are rooks for game birds?
Do rooks do as much harm to nesting game birds as carrion crows and magpies. If so, what's the best method of control? Read more
I want to re-blue my barrels
Is it possible to re-blue a complete barrel set with the kind of cold blueing compounds sold in gun shops? Read more
Swans on my flight pond
Last season I tried to attract duck to a small spring fed lake - but without success. I fed barley in the shallows, but apart from one or two mallard it only managed to attract three resident swans. Read more
How does trigger switching work?
In your gun tests you often mention a gun's trigger is switched to the second barrel by an inertia mechanism. How does this work? Read more
Semi-auto needs to be cleaned
I have a five-year old Remington 1100 20-bore semi-auto, which I use for all my pigeon shooting. It's been generally very reliable, but now it occasionally refuses to cycle to the second shot. What's the likely cause? Read more
Do waterhens kill mallard ducklings?
Do waterhens kill mallard ducklings? We have a lot on our flight ponds and the duck don't seem to stay long once their broods have hatched. Read more
Shooting UK News
Shotguns stolen in New Year farmhouse burglary
Two Baikal shotguns and one rare Sarriugarte shotgun were stolen from a farm house over the New Year celebrations. Read more
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