Mossberg Hushpower 12g Moderator Cover

[Mr. Gain]

Update:

The mod. cover William made me is still doing a great job, but I've stuck a bit of self-adhesive velcro (the hook side) to the near end of the moderator to help keep the cover in place when handled.

I've retired the Chinese red dot in favour of the Eotech, as the latter is perfect for the job - and, for some reason, easier to use on flying crows too. It also puts a bit more weight at the back of the action.

My home-loaded shells are looking neater now, and I went up a grain on the powder charge without them becoming supersonic, but now need to reduce the shot charge or find some thinner over-powder wads to avoid over-filling the hulls.

The #4 shot gives nice patterns at 40 yds -and kills better than the factory #6s- but the BBs are a bit open, so there's a bit more fiddling to do there.

Finally, the other day I missed a crow that flew over my hide (in a clump of hawthorn bushes) and he didn't even flinch, let alone give an alarm call. As far as I could see he simply didn't realise he'd been shot at, despite the sound of the shot. I've had a similar experience at the pond, where I've killed four in a row -shot the moment they land- without putting off the others circling around. It was only when I nailed a magpie that had come to see what was going on that they decided it wasn't a healthy place to be!