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    7 minutes ago I said there was only a few flakes .............................................................................. now a white out, seriously heavy snow. Well that has fcuked up a ratting session tonight Phil
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    The snow scene looks lovely but the burgers look even better, enjoy your snowtime. Only a few flakes here at the moment. Phil
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    I have tried the H&N Barracuda Hunter Extremes in .22 and .25 through my FAC rifles but to be honest they have not deformed much if at all but I am not too keen on chopping up the quarry to find pellets so it has only been pellets that were easy to get at that I have looked at. They do have quite some stopping power though but there again so do the pellets I normally use in those rifles. AA Fields .25, 25.4gr and AA Field Heavy .22, 18gr. In sub 12, .22 the best ratting pellet for me was JSB RS although I never saw if they were flattened. Phil
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    I must admit to a love of catching perch on ultralight gear and my go to lure for perch in the last couple of years in the SpinMad lures, they seem to be the top lure on my trips out. The action from the tail blade is superb, worth a try if you have not done so already. http://softplastics.co.uk/index.php?cPath=3_101_102&osCsid=bb6ebdeb8982bffcd0e78de44a22e16b Phil
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    The poppers were my top fly and used them all year round despite the experts saying they were only good on warm summer evenings. I admit you need some good fish holding spots for them to really work such as reed bed edges or pontoons etc but when all else failed..................................the poppers would catch. Phil
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    These photo's have just made me go in the garage and sort out my lure gear, it's time I went out again. Phil
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    Nice one. I used to fly fish for pike a lot from my kayak and boat but as there are few places here that I can fly fish for the perch and pike, I went back to lure fishing. If you can get hold of some, try popper flies, the disturbance on the water surface drives them nuts. A couple of my tied flies:- I sold all my fly tying gear now and do miss it a bit. Phil
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    One thing regarding regged FAC versions, as far as I know, few of the Mk2 FAC rifles are regged. I am the first to admit that I know very little about Rapid guns but when I bought mine, I did a bit of research and found the above info. Again, I was advised that I could have mine regged if I wanted but have not found the need to do so. I was going to take mine to a guru named on the Rapid 7 forum but he became very ill and was not taking on any work and as the old saying goes 'if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it' came to mind so I did not bother looking for anyone else to check it out f
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    I have the Mk2 with quick fill but I don't know the difference between the Mk1 and 2 other than the change in stock. Phil
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    Took the rifle out today and must confess that I am sold on these scopes, there will be another one going on my Impact for sure. Anyone interested in an MTC Mamba Lite or two........................... Phil
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    I completely agree with Viz, it is a sharp blast of air that is sometimes needed to clear the problem. £2 for a gun refill is bloody expensive, pop over to Redbeck Shooting, they will sort it for you. https://www.airrifleshop.co.uk/ Phil
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    Last night I fitted my new Hawke Airmax scope onto my rimfire, I went back to BKL mounts because I just love em. I went for the 3 - 12 x 50mm, side focus, IR with the AMX reticle. Now I have been using MTC Mamba Lite scopes for a couple of years and really like them but I keep picking up one of these in my RFD thinking how much I like the reticle so I took the plunge and bought one. I have been down on the range today to zero the outfit and I have to say I am very happy with it, a lovely crisp and clear image, a bit heavier that the Mamba Lite but not so much that it was noticeable and am
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    Quite a tool and the gun ain't bad either but what spoils it........................................it's a Daystate Phil
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    Pity you are so far away, otherwise you could have tried my Impact out and believe me that would put a smile on your dial matey. Phil
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    Short and simple, FX Impact .25, 47fpe or Rapid .22 30fpe. I have both and both are good but the FX is AMAZING. Some people say FAC Air rifles are not worth the hassle of getting a ticket....................................well usually from those who have never used one for hunting.........................they are excellent hunting rifles capable of more than you might think. Phil
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    I was going to try this method but after a fair bit of reading on the subject and getting square eyes watching youtube footage, I didn't bother as the pellets are working fine. I did note however that most of the guys who were lubing pellets were washing and drying them first to remove all the swarf. This aspect of the process seems to be very important from what I saw. Maybe one day Phil
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    A good start Steve, nice one. I am with big napper as my HW100 shot far better with Bis Mags than anything else but it doesn't matter just enjoy. Phil
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    You just reminded me that I have not done any paper punching this winter with the NiteSite fitted. Unlike you guys, I quite enjoy the cold dark nights for the ratting and bunny hunting but confess that I don't really feel the cold so much unlike my shooting pal who was frozen on Sunday night when we went ratting............whimp. Phil
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    Same but a smaller pellet Mitch, I thought you would have known that mate. Phil
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    To be honest Si, having looked at loads of thermal on youtube, I don't like it at all. I would have a thermal spotter in a heartbeat if I could afford one just to locate quarry or find shot quarry but from what I have seen, the image is very blurred compared to normal NV. I was talking to a guy in the RFD last week who had been shooting rats for the farmer, when he came out of the barn, the farmer's brother was there and asked if he had shot many. The reply was only a few so the brother gave him a Pulsar spotter to go back in with, he said there were rats all over the place that he had not see
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    Ooooh you are clever Si, I just fail each time I try with Chairgun. I might need a trip to Scarborough for some expert tuition. Phil
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    As most of you guys know, our Jimmy very kindly sent down his Photon 4.6 XT for me to have a play with and I am very grateful mate as it has saved me a load of money.......... I have been using both a home brew NV and a NiteSite Viper which have worked very well for me but fancied a change and the Photon having a very quick and easy zero change capability would be very handy so that I could switch ammo on either air rifle or on my rimfire. That was the main reason to go this route but to be very honest I found the Photon to be a total pain in the rear to set zero in daylight or at night i
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    Sportsmatch or BKL mounts. Phil
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    I have the XT 4.5 that Jimmy kindly loaned me. It is very much at test stage because of some time commitments and shocking weather. I must say this one is a pain to zero because I couldn't even see a 10mm spot target at 25mt. I am going to try again next week in daylight at 50mt rather than an indoor range. I am keeping an open mind but to be honest, the image quality is not a patch on the Nitesite. I do like the fact that I can have multiple zero points for different ammo. Phil
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    Well I am not a springer man but PCP rifles 1. Miles ahead of anything else I have owned, FX Impact .25 2. Ultra and would love to have one tuned with reg and longer cylinder. 3. HW100/ Rapid mk2/ Wildcat all similar but I have a soft spot for my T200 mk 1 My list could change if I buy the FN12 but will have to wait and see. If money was no issue, I would have a sub 12 Impact to go with my FAC version. Phil
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