A couple of years ago I took my holland & Holland 16 bore hammer gun out.
It was the windiest day of the year - blowing a howling gale and as soon as the partridges lifted off the ground, they streaked skywards at speeds and angles one could only marvel at.
The only option was to totally concentrate, lose yourself in the moment and swing the gun as fast as possible, really pushing the swing and lead as far as you dare before the birds were away and out of range.
When the drive was over, we picked up seven dead birds behind my peg - I had fired seven shots. I have never shot like that again and doubt I ever will.
