Category Archives: Springers

January Outings

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Fran

Saturday 7th Not a great day and not much about either. I managed only a squirrel despite having thought all week about a recipe for slow roasted squirrels that I had found somewhere. That’s gonna have to wait now for … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Fran

I was lucky enough to get my woodland permission renewed just in time for some Christmas holidays. I didn’t wait any further and right on Xmas eve I went out for a few hours in the wood. Awesome, the wood … Continue reading →

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Another stock upgrade: HW97

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Fran

I just can’t stand the standard finish of the beech Weihrauch stocks, makes me think of some sort of wooden toys. This time I fancied something different from the other ones I’ve done, I wanted a fully black stock, matt … Continue reading →

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Stock improvement to the HW80

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Fran

Before The stock before the upgrade After I finally finished the HW80’s stock. After stripping the previous finished and sanding as described in a previous post, I applied Birchwood Casey stain and sealed everything with oil. I eventually finished it … Continue reading →

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April Outings

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Fran

Saturday 2nd: 2 squirrels – HW97 Saturday 3rd: 1 pigeon – HW97 There was a massive storm today and I got soaked. I only got one pigeon. Saturday 16th: 2 squirrels, 1 pigeon – HW97 The wood is just fantastic … Continue reading →

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March outings

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Fran

I went out four times in March, my new job at Yell taking a toll on my hunting. The pigeons have completely changed behaviour now, they don’t move in large flocks like in winter and are more and more concerned … Continue reading →

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February outings

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Fran

Haven’t had much time to write about my forays since ages, so here’s a summary of February. Thursday 3rd: 2 Pigeons, 1 Dove, 1 Squirrel – HW80 The day started well, bagging a collared dove in my garden. I then … Continue reading →

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Improvements to the HW80 stock

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Fran

As the new HW97K was available to me as a backup, I finally decided to have a go with improving the pathetic finish of my 80’s stock. So as usual I used Nitromors to strip the existing finish and Birchwood … Continue reading →

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Weihrauch HW97K acquired

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Fran

I was asked to sell this by my brother in law and it turned out to be too good to let go. Really the gun was immaculate and had seen as little use as about one and a half tins … Continue reading →

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Late January Outings

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Fran

I’ve been out six times from the 21st to the 31st of January, with poor results really. Here they are: Friday 21st: 1 Squirrel – HW80K This was a beautiful and warm day. While strolling in the wood, I caught this … Continue reading →

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