Sporting Gun UK – May 2019

18 Sporting gun m ay 2019

in the field

Using a moderator

TH ED E TA I L

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co.uk

Tel: 01959573089

Email: [email protected]

Success on the ducks with the Hushpowered Benelli and Gamebore Bismuth

anEasyhitBeadhelpedtodrawmyeyemore
thanthestandardone.I ama bigfanofthese
beadsanywayandtheadditionofonetothe
silencerensuredthatI addedthecorrect
amount of lead onto the target.

Livefire
Iwantedtogetoutinthefieldandtestthe
gunina livefiresituation.I decidedtogive
it a tryonthepondsattheendoftheinland
seasonwithGameboreBismuth32g5s.
Althoughthegunisstilla multichokeand
hadhalfchokein,I wasadvisednottoshoot
steelthroughit.Thegunperformedwellin
trickyconditions,resultingina tripleout
ofthefirstbunchthatcamein.Thelower
noiselevelsoftheHushpowermadea huge
differenceasduckswerecirclingagain
momentsafterfiring.Thenightresulted
ina fewducksforthefreezerand less
disturbance to the environs.

Vermincontrol
Nowspringhasarrived,I amlookingforward
togettingoutandputtingthegunthrough
itspacesonthecrows,myintendedjobfor
it.I havealreadyhada coupleoftripsto
theestate,withsomegreatsuccessusing
Gamebore Black Golds 28g 6s. The lighter

cartridgesprovedtobequietanddeadlyon

waryspringcrows.I thinkthiscombination

willbea game-changerformelaterinthe

yearwhenwegetintothethickeraction.

I willhavemorefreedomtoshootinareas

closertotheestatecottageswithoutfearof

disturbingthepeace.Itwillalsoenableme

toshootearlyinthemorninginplacesthat

wouldhavenormally otherwise been out

ofbounds.

So, if like me, you have contemplated

AlanWoodandhis

modifiedBeretta

inspired Tom to try

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk

gettinga moderatedshotgunbutneeded

thatextrapush,I wouldhighlyrecommend

youcontactSaddleryandGunroom and see

what they can do for you.