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    20g lead ban.

    Heard a wee rumour that Southland has banned lead shot for waterfowl in 20g?
    Anyone heard anything?
    I wonder if fish & game will buy my 20g off me if it becomes policy in my region?
    Their support of ridiculous personal agendas may have put me off buying a licence this year, if true.



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    Sweet ! I want a cheep 20 g for quail !
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    whats the quail pop like down your way Munsey.20G are great!
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    better not come up to the waikato,i like 20g with lead shot

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    I struggled last season , and not from lack of trying . The season before last there where good numbers . Im hoping that this year they have breed and survived well . The quail are about but finding areas to hunt them is getting harder . The dairy farmers are farming right to the river beads now as land as they use ever scrap of land . The rough edges are really rough and hopeless to hunt . Before the dairying sheep used to graze the gorse and broom and keep it open and grass short . Quail don't do well in the thick rank grass . There are still a few wee spots but not like it used to be .
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    About time too ,why should 20g be exempt ? Seems like double standards to me.
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    Well looks like i'll be getting my 28g inserts out if I want to keep shooting. I ain't putting steel shot thru my expensive lightweight 20g U/O and I cant justify a semi 12g for a few times a year. Will just go back to clay shooting instead,

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    20g lead ban.

    Quote Originally Posted by mikee View Post
    Well looks like i'll be getting my 28g inserts out if I want to keep shooting. I ain't putting steel shot thru my expensive lightweight 20g U/O and I cant justify a semi 12g for a few times a year. Will just go back to clay shooting instead,
    What's 28 gauge ammo worth and availability like mikee?
    My boy is not up too using a 12 yet so may have too look at other options if this stupidity continues.


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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    What's 28 gauge ammo worth and availability like mikee?
    My boy is not up too using a 12 yet so may have too look at other options if this stupidity continues.


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    I brought some 28g Guagemate Gold inserts for my 20g from these guys
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    Field ammo from same place or Fiocchi from local shop at $200 per slab

    And freight to SI is apprx $20 for 3 slabs to Nelson Mainfreight Depot

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    20g lead ban.

    Cheers for that mikee.


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    20 gauge

    the worst part is same as the original lead ban, but even less so , has any hard evidence been produced to support the crusade??

    maybe you,d like to try driven quail one nite with me munsey

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Cheers for that mikee.


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    No Worries, I occasionally use them for sporting clays with the group of "gentlemen" i shoot regularly with. But they say I use a girls gun anyway so using a kids gun is fun too.
    Saving for a good U/O in 12g now, have you seen the prices of them, ouch

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    Quote Originally Posted by gsp follower View Post
    the worst part is same as the original lead ban, but even less so , has any hard evidence been produced to support the crusade??maybe you,d like to try driven quail one nite with me munsey
    Sounds interesting ?
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    So many changes in our second favorite sport. Some hands off would be good for a couple of years !!
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    I love duckshooting. But its not what it was in my time which is bad my times is only a few years ago. Thats how fast its chaning.

 

 

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