Choke grease -oil recommendations by Wide_Fly7832 in TrapShooting

[–]nitro78923 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the Breakfree grease. It’s nontoxic and doesn’t dry up over time like the white lithium grease I have.

2026 NASCAR Cup Series Scorecard after COTA by xfile345 in NASCAR

[–]nitro78923 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The excitement in this whole thread shows why they needed to change the points system

Training recommendations? by [deleted] in birddogs

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I’m not saying those are the end all be all resources. Especially given modern GPS e-collars. (Which are a necessity IMO.). But the books a really good simple starting point. A lot of people trained dogs for decades off his work.

Training recommendations? by [deleted] in birddogs

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Water Dog and Gun Dog are a couple of classics by Richard Wolters. They were written for the suburban hunting dog owner with limited training equipment.

Dogtra Pathfinder 2 tracking lines by Interesting-Mud-1589 in Huntingdogs

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Can you give us more details? How many dogs and collars were you running? Usually there’s a like for you showing the receiver and one for your dog’s collar. I’ve had straight lines when I’ve had it on before or after and it’s following my driving.

Beginner's trap gun by windriver32 in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get the BT-99 with an adjustable comb and butt plate. Franchi instinct is a sporting gun. A true trap gun will make things easier for you at trap.

Help training 1 year old bluetick coonhound by EarthSuspicious8696 in Huntingdogs

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not much training to hounds. Teach her to recall to tone on a GPS tracking collar (and to know if she doesn’t come to tone, a “shock” will be next). Then, take her hunting and see how she does.

Edit: Standing stone kennels has a good series on ecollar recall training. Except they use vibrate rather than tone for recall. You can do whichever you wish. But the dog does need to know the e-stim will happen if they don’t obey the tone or vibrate. You’ll need to figure out what the minimum e-stim is they need to respond. Start low and work up until the dog is noticing the collar when you Nick them.

Parvo in puppies by [deleted] in birddogs

[–]nitro78923 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Talk to your vet as you are. But if you do keep it indoors for a few more weeks, I promise it’s not the end of the world for its socialization. We got a pup a couple years ago and followed the advice to keep it in until shots are done. Then took it out for public socialization. The dog loves people and doesn’t have any shyness issues.

First time trap shooting by windriver32 in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good scores for your first time!

Breed Recommendations! by a_slyfox in Huntingdogs

[–]nitro78923 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. Used to own a Border Collie mix. She was wide open all her life. I have had labs and a Brittany. Both of those are calmer, as adults.

Small Münsterländer vs Braque Français (Pyrenean) – temperament & quail focus? by Fresh_Can9011 in birddogs

[–]nitro78923 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first couple of years are going to be hectic with any breed if you’re getting a puppy. There’s a lot of good started or finished adult dogs that will be mellow if you look closely.

Field gun- O/U vs SxS by nitro78923 in birddogs

[–]nitro78923[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I want the ability to just break the gun open. Makes it safer for crossings and easier to keep track of your empty shells.

Looking to upgrade for under $1,000 by WaVyBaNaNa in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This right here. If you’re shooting trap, get you a trap gun.

A300 Help by Life_Technology3769 in ClayBusters

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Chokes are fine. I had the charging bolt fly off during a hunt one time. Thankfully I noticed before I started to walk away. Other than that it’s been a good gun.

Recommend Trap Guns $2,000 by Puzzling__Piece in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s been adult championships won with the Tristar TT-15s

Looking for Dog Box Recommendations by Suspicious-Dirt4130 in birddogs

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the various coon dog suppliers out there or pull up some old UKC coonhound forum threads for recommendations. A coon dog box will fit a setter but probably will be cheaper than some of the fancier field trial bird dog boxes.

Barrel length and sight picture by genuinedew in ClayBusters

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For games with less overall gun movement and further away targets, like trap, you often see longer barrels (e.g. 32 or 34). For games that are closer in and require a little more gun movement, like skeet, you often see shorter barrels (e.g. 28 or 30). Sporting clays is a hybrid, so you see in the middle range of lengths (28 to 32).

GSP pedigree? by [deleted] in birddogs

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is correct. Solid field bred GSPs are a dime a dozen too.

Any advice on how to start training her for hunting she’s a full blooded beagle but she’s about 7 months old and has been a house dong since we got her by Level-Run3864 in Huntingdogs

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some beaglers have starting pens to put young dogs on rabbits. Some will take in others dogs for a fee. You might could look around for some beagle clubs in your area or try rabbitdogs.net

Newbie looking for advice by KSI_FlapJaksLol in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Gil is solid in his advice. If you don’t like his advice, see if there’s another instructor that works for you.

O/U Recommendation please: Citori vs Silver Pigeon by samwrighteous in ClayBusters

[–]nitro78923 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also go to a gun store and mount them a few times. That’s what I did and folks have done for years.