Underdog
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Not bad for a smoothbore.
(The flyers were me experimenting)
The one in the black was by drawing a finer bead.
Load was.
70grn fine black powder.
Thin card.
Two wet thin leather wads.
.440" ball.
Thin card.
50 good strides.
After went and got a couple of rabbits but loaded with shot.
One at 27 paces and one at 31 paces.
3/4oz of #7&1/2 shot works very well.
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3 hours ago, Deker said:
I may be in a position to help some here, if anyone is interested in some of these in 500 quantities ONLY, then I can get a few bricks for you at just £125.
Collection ONLY from Reading area and you must have the right paperwork!
PM please.
Cheers
Expecting a plague of mice Deker?
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51 minutes ago, Gav said:
I thought it would make more of a mess, looks a pretty clean kill pal
I'm being modest for the camera! Believe me, there is nothing left exit side!
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All the years I've been in the woods and fields, I never had a Bobby hop out of a bush and ask me what I was doing.
I supplied a gamedealer with rabbits harvested one stormy night from my Suzuki with reduced loads and surplus bullets in my 308 ( long gone now). Just under speed of sound they were.
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....shots testing the new load in the 45.
Ok, one was close but the other was a forty yard head shot so I was quite pleased. Considering it's a smoothbored!
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Shot many fox's with a 308 and a Swede.
Would plumb for them any day over 243 but that's just me. My 243's served me well, in fact I did amazing long shots with them but soon got bored of all that.
The 308 can be loaded from 110-200 grain bullets and is efficient in short barrels.
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The hw80 is a legend.
Is there a bad HW product?
As a kid I shot an hw80 in 17 on its open sights I bought off Ramsbottom over the phone and by cheque.
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2 hours ago, Baldcoot said:
Looks identical to mine ,a tenner from Whitby church indoor boot sale ,came up a treat using renapur ,must have been out in the same weather as Nath mines a bit tight around the waist as well
A tenner
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Mine was £8 with cartridges from Bourne's guns and tackle Newcastle under Lyme about 29years ago.
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1 hour ago, Gav said:
I'll take them books
I'll give ya the postage pal!
Got a wobbly table Gav
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Had mine on this Sunday. It's a bit tight these days.....think the weather has shrunk it!
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10 minutes ago, Longshanx said:
Not like us you mean
No no bud. Been out many a gale.
Rabbits still come out if they can find a sheltered spot.
Charlie will on a lea side of a hill or forest. I think it's not the cold or wet but that their senses are overcome and they feel vunrerable etc.
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Fox's lie up in this weather I find.
They are smart.
As soon as it abates they'll be out.
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Dropped there.
I do ok via local shoots.
Is it south facing?
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I will be surprised you see any mate.
Be careful!
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9 hours ago, wilbur foxhound said:
I’ve seen quite a lot of otters over the years and watched them hunting mice,rabbits and ducks as well as fish,they don’t have a great deal of power in there jaws,ive seen them on mull using stones to break open mussels,they don’t seem to be afraid or bother much about humans,that one in the picture looks like one of last years young,they do take a long time to grow to a good size,I remember being in Brian Nuttalls house and he had the head and tail of an otter mounted on the wall with the weight stamped on it 33 1/2 pounds,he also said a fully grown dog otter would be four feet long including the tail,Lurcher and some terriers can kill young ones single handed but not a fully grown adult ,however these bull crosses I’m sure could do it very easily that one in the picture doesn’t look like a dog has had hold of it ,wf
Interestingly there is a wood upstream that has a few pools, always has teal in them ....not lately! Ummmm
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Thanks all.
This was a youngster.
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Once up Scotland stalking I was stood by a wee burn and a little young otter turned up and had a clean and scratch not three yards away. Their paws are quite dextrous. That must be 20 years ago now!
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1 hour ago, Meece said:
It doesnt matter but is this post in the wrong forum? Wouldn't it get a better viewing in general talk rather than rimfire, centre fire and shotguns. Yes it is a young otter. I wouldn't have thought that hounds would have nailed it because when they approached it would have just dived underwater. They don't exactly wander about out in the fields.
Your right. Get it moved.
It was on a water course.
Fish and the river tern are near by..
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I don't think mink have such feet if I remember correctly!
I think it was in some kind of fight by the blood around its mouth. The fox hounds had been through there recently!
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Quite pleased.
The rain arrived on queue so headed for home content.
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And I was late! Stupid phone!!
I wanted to wait for a fox but needed to be in place before light. It never showed up and the pheasants were quiet so I moved off and got in the car to head off for rabbit country.
That didn't go well as not many were showing so I moved off again!
This time I found some and got a brace. Two bucks one a has a bobbed tail.
On the way out I had a plink.
Shooting at 45 paces the two top holes are my old load.
I have not been two impressed with that load just of late so I increased the charge and bingo!
Three on the right side of the handle, I was aiming for the centre of the handle.
The last shot was after I drifted the front sight and was perfect. Not bad for no rifling!
I next loaded with shot and on an old feeder at 25 paces just threw the gun up to test for gun fit in shotgun mode......
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The bolt head is adjustable for headspace.
That could be the issue, well, it's a none issue but if the bolt lugs are not contacting the barrel at all the bolt will be loose etc.
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Looking at the diagram below
https://www.remingtoncountrycanada.com/remen/replacement-parts-oem/remington/rifle/model-783.html
The safety appears to have a lever to intercept with the bolt!
I bet that trigger unit is a heck of a lot easier to work on than a 700!!
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2 hours ago, foxdropper said:
Yes it’s the budget version but safety is same as 700 .The bolt can be opened when rifle on safe which is why it flicked open on my shoulder ,twice ,whilst stalking .Im wondering if anyone has come across this and what they did to rectify if anything .
You could look to see if the bolt handle has a ball detent that is not working....I don't know if one is used but take a look.
Target shooting today.
in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
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Off hand mate.
Thanks.