Hear Hear Marc!

Ah, the rest of the story...well the cock bird had nerves of steel and was actually obviously a lot cleverer than the other birds that took to the air. He looked up at me...and then walked off to my right to the next gun...and then into the woodland behind us both, never to be seen again that day! smile

Actually, my wife took a couple of other shots of me goofing around, it's really no way to treat a Purdey hammer gun but I just had to get this shot...sorry folks..I really do look after my guns, honestly!

Cheers

T