Wales Shoot Day | 20 Bore Browning B725

[@paullking08]

That looks a lot like a place that I fish, are you close to Corwen by any chance?

[@Cursonscountrylife]

Yes we were right near Corwen. We were in Carrog. Beautiful place.

[@paullking08]

@ It’s a pity that you didn’t meet the owner of the estate, he’s a real character!

[@malcolmbaker3801]

Where in north wales I live on coast

[@Cursonscountrylife]

We were in Carrog. Such a beautiful place.

[@andytg107]

Just wondering why you are both shooting on the same peg? Doesn't seem very sporting

[@ukpitts]

2 people, shooting at the same bird from one peg? Not sporting in my view.

[@Cursonscountrylife]

It's called double gunning, which is quite common and as long as it's safe. Linzi shared a peg on a couple of drives as she only gets to shoot once a year if she's lucky. Meaning she's not the best shot, and I mostly went for the more challenging birds, as that's what I went to Wales for. The keeper said "the bags the bag" and okay'd it. It's not like we were shooting 100 shots each on one peg.

[@ukpitts]

In my experience ‘Double gunning’ means a pair of guns being used by one person shooting from the peg with the assistance of a loader. The person shooting has a higer ‘rate of fire’ than if using one gun, but they still have a maximum of 2 shots at any given bird. It does not mean 2 people shooting 4 barrels at the same bird! Peg ‘sharing’ iS not unsporting as long as only one person is shooting at a time, 6 shots and swap works well. Peg ‘sharing’ is sociable, a good way to split costs & to coach inexpeprienced guns - done right it is a good thing.

[@ukpitts]

If somebody turned up at our shoot (av 150 bird days) with a pair of guns and a loader - they would not be allowed to use the extra gun AT ALL. It is only ok if ALL guns have been offered that option & if the difficulty of the shooting / agreed bag size warrants it. For driven Grouse it is the norm, excusable because the birds arrive sporadically in groups with long waits between periods of action. For 95% of driven Pheasant / Partidge days it is not normal to ‘double gun’.

[@Cursonscountrylife]

Appreciate your comment. We tried to do it so if my wife wounded or whilst she was reloading I would have a shot. Sometimes in the excitement of things we both might have shot at the same bird. Like I said before, it was fine with the keeper. This was a bought day and everyone was fine with my wife having a couple of shots on my peg.

[@ovepot]

Saying only come to wales to shoot high stuff,then end up smoking 25 yarders

[@Cursonscountrylife]

Sadly the day wasn't what we had hoped it would be and didn't get many high birds.