Thread: Opening 2022

Originally Posted by dannyb

Yeah I'll probably use half a slab maybe less but there's always someone who "forgets to buy ammo" still would be nice to know how one is supposed to comply surely I'm not expected to buy a massive steel lock box to lock my ammo in whilst I'm in my vehicle whic is basically a big steel lock box on wheels. To be clear I'm not talking about leaving it unattended just for my road trip down to where I'm shooting where it will be locked up in his safe till the morning.

Steel military surp ammo box with a pin welded to it that takes a padlock and cable is the way we have gone. If its good enough to hold the govts ammo ... takes care of bolt and mag storage too

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Steel military surp ammo box with a pin welded to it that takes a padlock and cable is the way we have gone. If its good enough to hold the govts ammo ... takes care of bolt and mag storage too

I have one of those, wouldn't even go close to fitting 2 slabs in it.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Holy shit Danny, what size shot gun are you using? You do realise 10 gauge is as big as you are allowed don't you?
I've seen some pretty big army surplus ammo tins. Way bigger than than usual 50 cal ones.

Punt gun

Originally Posted by Cigar

There is more chance of getting more ducks if there are lots of people out shooting, because it keeps the ducks moving around from spot to spot. Opening weekend would easily have the most people out shooting.

Thank you. It `s kind of like rabbits drive eh? Good luck for your guys in this weekend.

Good boy

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have one of those, wouldn't even go close to fitting 2 slabs in it.

They do come in different sizes and nowhere do the rules state you can only have one. A big case / box would prob hold 1000 rounds

How did everyone go yesterday?

We got 25 mallards between us in the evening and will be going back again this arvo.

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have one of those, wouldn't even go close to fitting 2 slabs in it.

@dannyb Checked this morning, the square grenade boxes hold 14 x boxes of 25 shells. They are only about a foot square. Have a fold down carry handle each end. All my shotty ammo is in one.
The normal double wide type ammo box holds six.
Get them at GC or army surplus

Originally Posted by Louie

How did everyone go yesterday?

We got 25 mallards between us in the evening and will be going back again this arvo.

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170 parry’s 18 black swans 10 geese and 8 mallards today we had to work for it we had some cracking shooting yesterday

57 for the day yesterday.

23 today.
3 parries.

Fairly even numbers of drakes to hens.

Doggo got a good work out that is for sure

Originally Posted by Louie

How did everyone go yesterday?

We got 25 mallards between us in the evening and will be going back again this arvo.

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We got 144 ducks and 10 geese on Saturday and another 55 ducks on Sunday, I think about 33 parries in the duck count and 1 spoon hen.
All in all a great weekend but a lot of work

I felt bad for the old girl missing out so I bought her along this opening after missing a few now . 4 dogs 2 golden labs my Brittany and the old heading dog. This heading dog use to be a bloody machine on the ducks I left her in the Ute for the morning and went and got her at 10am when the birds slowed bought here down to the lake for lunch and she disappeared setting about collecting the missed birds from the young bucks 17 years old and still eager to please. Excuse the average photo it’s a screen shot from the video and cropped to get the file size down

4 yesterday and 1 this morning. We missed a few including a couple of B-52's.
There are some new idiots occupying a maimai at the end of the lake, starting to shoot at 6.20 in the morning and taking shots at anything that flies between 50 and 80 m ruining it for every body else. Not impressed at all.

Just nowhere near those numbers (!), but a good day out. First time shooting on public land and first time shooting from a maimai. Luxury!

2mallards,2 geese yesterday on public lake in hunly ,1 mallard from raglan this morning,banded to boot,way down on last years total but fog didn’t lift till 10.45 on Saturday making for hard going.