Tom Sykes - Pigeons Shooting with Alan Wood and SHOTKAM
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
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Tom Sykes joins his old friend Alan Wood as they have a record day on the pigeons.
I was lucky to receive a kind invitation off Alan to join him in his hide on truly awesome day on the pigeons.
Some people may remember or recognise Alan from pigeon shooting DVDs, which he stared in back in the 1990's and 2000's. He is a renowned shot on the pigeons and once held the World Record for shooting the most pigeons in one day.
This film follows Alan and I during the first hour in the hide on a exceptionally good day. We used two pigeon magnets and a handful of dead birds to bring the pigeons in range.
The hide is actually made from a fishing shelter with a camo net in front of the opening. This allowed Alan and I to shoot the pigeons comfortably, as they rarely spooked as we jumped up to shoot.
Alan shot with a Beretta Teknys, half choke and Hull Super Fast Pigeon 29g 6s (fibre) cartridges. I shot with a Beretta Xtrema, half choke and Gamebore Black Gold 30g 6s (fibre) cartridges. Both guns belong to Alan and the each have a custom made Hushpower moderated barrel to reduce the noise levels. As Alan would say, "the mod reduces the bang by a good half", which really does save the ears!
The Shotkam bonus footage at the end of the video was filmed with Alan shooting my Beretta AL391, with a Kicks half choke and Hull Super Fast Pigeon 29g 6s (fibre). This was filmed with the Brand New Shotkam 2018. It gives a real understanding on how much lead is required to shoot birds decoying and flighting past.
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we had some fantastic days Alan.really missing decoying pigeons probably one of the best field sports going.Thanks for taking me grouse shooting an amazing experience which I'll never forget.hopefully see you soon x
I'll pass your message on to Alan!
what a red letter day! terrific when they come in like that and show such a variety of shots
This is one of the bestpigeon vids on utube and have watched it many times .
I only shoot hushers and love em .
Keep up the excellent work.
Thank you! Be sure to check out our other videos!
Great video and great shooting, thanks for sharing.
Best Hushpower action on The Tube. Amazing number of birds, bordering on a swarm. Great fun. Great Video
Harry Harpics & Sons Ltd. Thank you very much!
Great footage that Tom we all live and dream for them days. Alan showing you how its done.
Andrew Kilby Thank you Andy. It was a great day and I'm happy to learn from one of the best.
Hitmen for hire, seriously great shooting lads, can't beat the pigeon shooting, keep it up
Thank you James! 😃
@@WildWeatherWarriors you're welcome keep the vids coming, I shoot pigeons in co loais Ireland, and it's such a adrenaline filled adventure everytime we get a great day, a few 150 days,
Really enjoy your videos Tom, thanks for sharing them. A real treat in this one to see a true pigeon shooting legend in action.
What a killing machine! Amazing shots both the guns and the cam!
Great shooting guys , really great day out.
Thank you for an awesome video Tom.
Geoff.
Fantastic video, great to see Alan wood in action again I have not seen him about in years. would have been great to have seen a longer video.
BRYDENGTA08 I have another short film with him from a week or so ago to go on at some point and I'm filming with him tomorrow hopefully. We are also looking at doing a grouse day together too!
Shooting like absolute champions, boys!
Wonderful shooting
Greats shots!!!
Thank you!
Some awesome footage, especially with the shotkam...New subscriber.
Thanks
Absolutely fucking brilliant pigeon shooting video 1 of the best bits of footage and good shooting ive ever seen well done fallas
motohunter I'm glad you like the video. It was a pleasure to film and share it with everyone.
Alan is just a legend
like your stinky mother?
why would you write that
Hi Tom!very good barel is a 18.4 in diameter or overbore 18.8?very hight shouting
Great shooting men.
Antaine Ó Dufaigh Thank you!
Buenos tiros !
Are these 24 inch barrel semi autos with hushpower mod added?
@@stephenhothersall3655 Hi Stephen, I am not sure how long the barrels of Alan’s guns are underneath the Hushpowers. I have a Hushpower on a Benelli pump action, which has a 24inch barrel. However, I believe they can add a Hushpower to any size barrel. I hope this helps, Tom
@@WildWeatherWarriors big help thank you I have toyed with the idea of getting a 24 inch barrel semi auto & adding the hushpower mod myself to widen the choice of guns available
@@stephenhothersall3655 I am glad that I could help, Tom
great vid, not enough footage of hushpowers on youtube, had to subcribe.
Cracking video
never tried moderators .We use 1400 or 1500 fps 1oz 7 1/2s for first shot the sound is more of a crack which does not seem to bother some birds following in-keep up the good work it will soon be september!
Absolutely fantastic shooting! You both did some fabulous shots & worked together brill wish you woukd explain your decoy layout & hide setup thou atb sv
ShooterVermin Hi. I'm glad you like the video. I hadn't shot with Alan for 10 years so I thought the team work went well. I've been out filming again today which shows more of the decoy set up and hide. Watch this space...
@@WildWeatherWarriors Hi Tom, Did you get round to doing the set up video? I have shot pigeons for about 40 years and never used a fisherman's shelter. Never too late to try new stuff so I would like to know what make/model it is. Seems like the ideal solution when we can't get into shadow and top cover. Thanks, Milo.
@@myleschilton3473 have a look at our blog and video on this link www.sykesmedia.co.uk/blog/pigeon-shooting-with-alan-wood
I have done full articles on this style of hide for Sporting Gun magazine but never filmed it.
@@WildWeatherWarriors Thanks, Tom. Some of the blog photographs show that you had bright sunshine at times. We always struggle in those conditions without top cover or a Batley style hide. The latter can be a a pain sometimes so we'll definitely give the fisherman's kit a go. I can imagine it might have problems in a wind but we go out bungee heavy! Don't suppose you know which make he uses? Could save us some trial and error.
👍👍👍👍 good video
Thank you!
Excellent vid Tom!! Those tall stakes that the netting hangs from...where do you get those?
Great video, when's the next one?
We are working on it. Unfortunately, we have concentrated on the photography aspect on most of our recent outings. There are a few more on our channel to keep you entertained until we can upload some new videos!
Wish I was half as good a shot
That chair seems like you are not in the field but playing a 3d computer game
Hi Tom, Cracking video and shooting.
I have a Beretta Xtrema, could you point me in the right direction for someone to custom make me a moderated barrel please?
Rhys Matthews Thank you.
Alan had his done through Hushpower.
Brill, thanks Tom, I will drop them an email and see what the damage is!
The brolly hide looks great. What type / model do you use?
Roger Hurren thank you. I can’t remember the make of Alan’s brolly. I bought mine from Gerry’s fishing www.gerrysfishing.com. Those lads are shooters too and will be able to guide you if you explain you have seen Tom Sykes on UA-cam.
Thanks Tom
Is there any aiming bead on them guns
Yes, they have a small metal bead. I added an Easy Hit Bead on mine to help pull my eye onto the target.
I would never use supresor in a shotgun, that is just me
Voyagerss77 is there any particular reason why you wouldn't?
Never seen moderator on a shotgun this side of the pond
Darrell Middleton Alan had them custom made.
What is the name of the supressor? thanks
hushpower
I noticed you had to manually operate the bolt sometimes can you please tell us what was happening, why you needed to do that?
Shahroze Khurram The guns we were using have seen a lot of action over the years and to be honest were worn out. Alan admitted that he hadn't had chance to clean them prior to the days shooting which will have had a massive difference.
That explains it.. I noticed weak ejection maybe that's too because of the guns were not cleaned
Good stuff. Quite a few failure to ejects I noticed. Do you plan on getting a hushpower barrel?
bruce6341 Those guns have seen a lot of action in there lives and a bit worn out. Alan admitted they needed a good clean too. I am actually thinking about getting one. The downside is that the barrel is too big for the Shotkam.
You are known for your ingenuity so I'm sure you could work something out! Please get back on the crows!!
silencer, which model?
It is a custom made Hushpower.
It's a Hushpower Conversion to a Beretta Semi-Auto
some great shooting . what guns where you using ?
david hooper The guns, ammunition and other equipment used are all described in the video description.
Them beretta's certainly like to jam and dont cycle well atall do they
motohunter They were in need of good clean and absolutely worn out. I wouldn’t like to guess how many shots Alan has put through them over the years.
@@WildWeatherWarriors thought so i hope to see more videos of you both very soon getting bord watching the same videos over and over again now lol
motohunter We were planning on doing some more with Alan this summer but we will have to see what happens with the lockdown etc. Hopefully we can get out soon and to make more films.