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The tune was well worth it Mark, good on yer mate. Phil
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Let's face it boys, the rabbits were a bonus, you had a good crack I am betting. Great company and a few bunnies, NICE. Phil
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Do you have an A&M cylinder as well Jon by any chance, already missed the HW cocking lever by being a twat so if you have one, I will jump in before you put it up for sale Phil
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Oh my god, that is pretty bad..........................yep, I think you need another scope. Phil
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A while ago I did a load of pellet tests with my HW100, one of the pellets was H&N Baracuda Hunter (not the extreme) and at 25mt, they were very accurate, very small groups. Not the cheapest pellet but I am guessing they will have a fair old thump, I say guessing because I had completely forgotten that I had them....................until now, so I have just put the tin in my bag for the next time out. If I recall, they were the same zero as Bis Mags so shouldn't have to fanny around. Phil
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If you set the scope, most scopes to zero at a given mag setting, get it shooting spot on, then change mag, the zero will also change. If you put it back to the original mag, I assume the zero is spot on again or is that not the case. I have two sets of zero settings, one at 6x and one at 12x on my MTC Genesis scope. I just did a set for 12x if I was struggling to see. To be very honest I have never used the 12x (eyes must be better than I thought) and only did this as I remember when I first started learning holdover principles, it was stated that zero WILL move with different mags and I
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Are you thinking of buying it Jimmy Just been looking at some s/h landies, my god I had no idea they were so expensive. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/land-rover/defender-90?atcidk=knc-car-mckv!sbZ2GzoVi_dc!pcrid!!plid!!kword!_inurl%3Aused-cars%2Fland-rover!&gclid=Cj0KEQjwnKzABRDy2pb7nPSazdsBEiQAI4lZQE3y-b57kw7h8IUFQOIoN3nlVQcdgHvoSY4jiJmh5vQaAtRd8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIaFntDY7s8CFXat7QodrEgGOg Phil
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That is interesting, I have no knowledge on this aspect as I only picked it up last week and been plinking in the garden so not enough time spent using it. There are a hell of lot of them around and not heard of this issue before so from my point, only time will tell but in truth it isn't likely to get much use to be honest although it may go on my TX for a while. Phil
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Thank you matey.........................I can see this being my log in name before long........................................ Rez Phil
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Possibly for the money, a Nikko Mountmaster AO. The one I have just swapped a BSA scope for, whilst not having the best glass is still pretty good for the price. It is quite light, focus down to 10mt, recticle not too thick, easy to read mildots, 3-9x40mm offering a good hunting range. I was always under the impression that these were really crap scopes but they are not at all BUT and there is always a 'but', in my opinion, it needs a sun shade as it seems to flare quite easily and as far as I am aware, they don't make one which is a shame. Now I am going to make one from plastic drain pipe or
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I am going to get some .22 when the FAC comes through, just out of curiosity. I shoot rabbits because the farmer wants to reduce their numbers and that is all. Nobody I know eats them so mine are left for the foxes. Give me a healthy plague of rats, sport for kings and I would be a happy ole tart. Phil
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Now that is fcuking spot on. Ironically, only this afternoon I was looking at one in the village thinking that they HAVE to be the ultimate shooting / fishing wagon but that one is the business. If they were a little more kind to my pocket, I would have one in a flash. Phil
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Less than 2 hours to go Rez, go on get it bought, I would but cannot do without mildots or AO function. Phil
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Serious gun, serious scope, serious price.....................................no envy whatsoever. Phil
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Nice one Jon, I would love a rat perm, sooner have that than a rabbit perm to be honest. Phil
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There you go mate, just what you are after, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Simmons-Whitetail-Classic-3-5-10-x-50-Rifle-Scope/252588648841?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D37123%26meid%3D422dc057b1294b33823e75926afa943d%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D172376148806 Phil
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A little further south on the A1 at Bawtry, White Water Shooting Ground, no rush there. I have not been for some months as it is not on my doorstep but they used to be open wed through to sun and open all day. Skeet, DTL, compak and english sporting with a good cafe. Come off the A1 south at Bawtry and take the last turn off the roundabout, a little lane just before getting back on the A1 North, the shoot can be seen from the motorway and is about 500mt down the lane but take boots or wellies because it is prone to flooding off the fields. A well run ground. Phil
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I used to make the journey every year for the British Open Sporting Championship, super ground, used to put on a long long crosser every year and I never even frightened one let alone hit the buggers. I thought that ground closed some years ago. Phil
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Aaaarrrrrggggggggg
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Nah, you smoke em
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Well that is good to know guys.
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Have a look at Crawfords Shooting Supplies web site as the one he has is in very nice condition and they are only in Scunthorpe so not a huge distance for you. I think it is a .22. Phone number is 01724 846 000 I know it looks like I am plugging this RFD, I just go in there quite a lot. Phil
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Well I just have not had time to go to the perm or to the range only played in the garden with it and I must say, I like it very much. I have decided to buy another couple over the coming months to use on other guns. The weight is spot on, glass is spot on and the recticle is spot on, what more could I ask for. The only thing I don't know is what it is going to be like in low light, dawn and dusk because the Genesis is fantastic and that may be the only downside but we will have to wait and see with that aspect. Phil
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Thanks Matt, I am just pondering at the moment. Phil
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It might help if you state what your budget is. I use o/u shotguns for all my clay shooting and a semi auto for pigeon shooting in a hide and that is when they really come into their own. An o/u is safer both for you to learn on but also many clay grounds frown on semi autos as it is not so easy to see if the gun is still loaded. The o/u will be heavier than a semi auto but that is a good thing because as already said, it helps to absorb recoil which allows you more flexibility with cartridge choice but more than that, the heavier gun will help to keep your movement of the gun on a target mor
