Jonjon79
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He's done a nice job Chally - it looks like it's always been there
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My thoughts exactly. Doesn't anyone throw bottles of piss anymore?Someone should have launched a pish pint at him.
Making that twat walk of stage would have been a better result.
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Your permission sounds a lot like mine Gtbaker - I hope it's ftuitful and you enjoy it
I have a friend that shoots full bore rifles. He always calls for a urn number when he's out.
I only shoot sub 12 air rifles. I check their power regularly, I've got insurance, I have written permission from the committee that runs the club.
I never phone the police to tell them I'll be there. If they do ever turn up, I'll deal with it then.
I may be a bit naive but, if I've done nothing wrong, I've got nothing to worry about. I've had conversations with my local constabulary about airguns - they've always been very relaxed and fair.
Atb
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Well hurry up and get your arse down here thenStalking rabbits for me , nothing finer that getting up close for the shot ,
Atb
I'm not going to keep shooting them in ones and twos you know
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I haven't had much experience with rats or squirrels yet ....
I picked up a small farmyard permission late last year - the eccentric woman said she was overrun with rats. We spent 4 nights there and didn't see a single one
I'm hoping to get some squirrel hunting soon - I've heard they taste quite nice. I can't wait to see the missus face whe she sees it on the barbecue
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We took another quick trip out again last night
It seemed to be all young flippers ......
As soon as we got there, Mark switched on his NV and there was one sat waiting for him. It was even nice enough to give him a perfect side on shot at around 40yrds. He hit it well and it did one almighty back flip into the long grass down a bank. We had a good look for it but, ended up leaving it for the foxes.
We moved round to a different spot where there's a warren up a bank, past a post and rail fence. I had this one at an absolute max of 25yrds. Again, a nice clean hit and a back flip followed by wriggling that took it into thick undergrowth. We couldn't find this one either - the brambles and bind weed were just too thick.
Mark stalked his next one into some mature pine trees where the ground is pretty clear. After a 20 minute game of hide and seek among the tree trunks, he took a close range shot that made this one jump straight toward him.
The shot was good, placed well. The pic shows the exit wound.
I spent a while watching another up a bank. This one kept dodging in and out of the undergrowth, not giving me a clean shot. I wanted to wait until it came well out into the open this time but, it seemed to be refusing.
After a while, I decided to have a quick look at the rest of the bank. As I panned round, I saw one. It was so close that it was blurry on my NV - I turned my IR down and had to reduce my PA to 15yrds. It was just sat there with it's head above the grass.
I gave it a little hold over because it was so close. The shot was spot on but the pellet passed straight through. This one went sideways and kicked like crazy in the grass. When I found him, his nerves were still trying to kick his legs off.
From what I've experienced so far, I think last nights active rabbits was caused by a mixture of shooting young 'uns and close range pass throughs. I'm happy to take opinions on this theory
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I asked this question on another forum about a year ago, just after I returned to airgun hunting. There was some interesting responses.
As this is mainly a hunting forum, I'm genuinely interested to hear everyone's answers
For me, because you can't beat hunting for the pot, second place has to go to either Rabbits or Pigeons ........
A tricky stalk and a clean kill, rewarded with a nice healthy rabbit, is very satisfying.
Also, a good clean shot on a Pigeon, when it just drops without a fuss. All the better if it's a big 'un with nice meaty breasts.
However, my 1st place goes to Magpies, the 'orrible little buggers.
I don't get much opportunity to shoot these but, I've caught a few harassing nests. When this happens and, I'm in a position to put a JSB Heavy in its chest, I'm a happy man.
I think I'm more pleased that whatever is in the nest can breath a sigh of relief when I'm done
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Sounds like a good afternoon
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I'd do all 3 ...... in a borstal greenhouse with a complimentary kidney punch for each of them.
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I'll give that a whirl and post up the results
You'll have to forgive my dimness but ......
Will that print on standard A4?
How many shots should I take at each target?
And, like Moley said, what distance should I shoot at?
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Nothing here - it's warm and sunny all day. It cooled down a bit now.
I do like a good storm
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Nice shooting
but i think you need to get back to the shooting range for some more practice
hitting them in the neck is no good and having to give them a second shot not good ether
of coarse iv never done that ever
:tongue2: atvbmac
:thumbs: Cheers Mac.
It was one of those shots that I knew was bad as soon as I pulled the trigger. That's why I scraped up my chest and stomach scrambling over the fence after the second shot
If it needed necking, I wanted it done asap.But, the follow up had caught it perfectly.
Mark was absolutely spot on. He had one of those nights where almost everything went his way
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Nice shooting lads. That's a couple of nice set ups theremail as well.
Atb and happy hunting
Bb
Cheers Bb.
We both use NS Viper nv kits. I think the glare does give me away sometimes but, that can be sorted.
They're a nice easy thing to set up and use but, I found they took a little getting used to at first.
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This is the fence along the archery field where we hang the rabbits until we've finished.
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This is Marks ones. I like his shot placement
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Well, I could either sit indoors sweating my tits off tonight or, go hunting ........ No contest
I met my shooting buddy and his S510 at the rugby club at 10pm.
It was a bright full moon tonight and the grass was dry. The first few rabbits that we tried to get within range of, either heard or saw us coming and ran for cover.
He missed one, I missed 2.
While I was stalking on the archery field (to no avail), he got the first one by the portacabins.
It was a good shot, right behind the eye, complete with obligatory backflip. When he got to it, it was sitting there like nothing had happened. It didn't make a fuss when he picked it up and finished it off.
We made our way round and checked a couple of other areas.
I ended up by the bottom end of the archery field. As I panned round, I spotted eye shine through the metal fence so, I got steady on the cheapo ebay stick, adjusted my scope for a clearer pic and, took the shot.
I actually hit the poor thing in the throat.
That new lever thingy on my HW100 made for a very quick reload and, within a few seconds, a second shot was threaded through the fence and, the rabbit was still.
Because of how long that field is, I went straight over the 8ft fence to retrieve it. It turned out to be a 35/40yrd shot in total.
By the time I'd tied it up next to the first one and got back, my mate had shot 2 more.
The first one just dropped on the spot - the one next to it didn't move. When the second one was hit, it flipped into the bushes where we couldn't find it.
We gutted them back at the cars - all 3 livers were nice and clear. Not a single white spot. Hopefully this means they're all on the up.
Rabbit & Stilton pie, here I come.
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I still like my idea Mark ........ take one of these and rake the treeline
You'll get all the pigeons, loads of fire wood and, no hold over to worry about
Nice permission btw
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What's it like to use?
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pepper pig sprayMy daughter will be moving here next month.... seriously considering giving her a can of CS gas now for when she's out and about.
Petrol and a lighter spray.
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Very nice
I do like those R10 stock. I'd have one on my HW100 if it'd fit
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A mother and 3 daughters have just been stabbed in france by a north african muslim for being scantily dressed,one of the daughters is 8 years old.
Scum.
It's boiling hot out today. Of course women in civilised cultures are going to wear less and enjoy the sun.
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seen an article where the cxxts kidnapped three russians and made demands they killed 1 of the russians.the kgb picked up 1 of the kidnappers family n posted body parts to the rest of the family,the hostages were released.end off
That's the way to do it
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Don't £$%^&*() just charge a lot of money for a little sticker?
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I've found Tinbum kits to be good and priced well.
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Informing The Police
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Fair comment. If it's a prerequisite of your permission, it'd be better to do it.