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#289835 08/20/12 07:51 AM
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http://www.vintageguns.co.uk/news/news-august

We just got back from the Free State, where we have been with Shooting Sportsman, hosting the readers & Writers shoot. Africa is a great bird shooting venue and we had a fantastic time. A lovely group dynamic and plenty of ribbing and laughs.

I was very happy to shoot with sportsmen from The US, Scotland and England, all of whom were safe, excellent shots and great company. We are off for another trip on September 8th. The photos give a taste of the action.

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That is great stuff!!!
What did you guys do hunt all day and eat all night?

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We got up at 06.45, had coffee and rusks, then went out to walk up game birds over pointers.

Return to the lodge for lunch around 12.15.

Out to shoot pigeons on the sunflower fields from 13.00 until 16.30 and then hunting game birds again until dusk.

We picked up a few ducks on isolated pans (ponds) and had a dedicated day snipe shooting and wildfowling on some big lakes.

Kiri was great at the brai - we ate some of everything and Alan shot a wildebeest to provide a change from birds. We did not eat meat other than what we shot all week.

A really good bunch of guys. One guy (Alan) shot faultlessly with a 23" barreled vierling (four barrels - side-by-side 16-bore with a .22 hornet above and a 8x57R below. Who says short barrels don't work?!

Life is short, we need days like these! A few more photos here http://www.facebook.com/diggory.hadoke/photos_albums

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Dig, I really enjoy your pictures, Thank You!!
I think I've solved my 16 gauge (Bore) problem with Gaugemates in 20 gauge so I am one step closer.
What was everyone else shooting?

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Me: J. Thompson (Trusty Rusty) 12-bore hammer gun.
Kiri: Browning o/u 12-bore
Alan: Vierling and William Evans BLE 12-bore
Ed: Winchester Model 21 20-bore
Ralph: Rizzini o/u 12-bore
Phil: Browning o/u 20-bore
Jack: Rizzini o/u 12 bore.

Three guns had mechanical faults during the trip. Not mine!

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Hmm, well the William Evans is English so that's good, the Winchester I would be surprised if it had mechanical problems, the Brownings I would accept as having problems but a Rizzini?
Must NOT be from F.lli. Rizzini!! smile

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Thanks for the pictures and report.

When is the new book due?

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Does anyone shoot shorebirds in Africa?I just got a new book that shows they have a lot of different ones there and I'm now making shorebird decoys for amusement and to burn up some cedar and cypress wood.

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Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing!

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Not sure about shorebirds. What do you have in mind? Our wildfowling was on shallow lakes called 'pans' by the locals.

Actually, I'm expecting the first copy of the new book through the door this morning. quie looking forward to seeing how it came out.

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