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  1. Deker
    Well, it sure as heck isn't like me to say it but............. calm down lads. Things are at least a little clearer now on his FAC terms. ATB!
  2. Deker
    Thanks, seems to show why I'm struggling with this!
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    Why not? OP says land is passed for all calibres! Because if he has a closed ticket the firearms officer will have to check the land first to approve it However if your friend has an open ticket you could shoot under his supervision as long as you have the permission from farmer No he can't, he has to adhere to the conditions written on his own certificate, not his mates. exactly charlie …….the nominated land to which the certificate holder can shoot over will be named on his certificate , flout the conditions on your certificate you risk losing it Come on Charlie. He d
  4. Deker
    delswal Posted Yesterday, 08:16 PM " If tornados conditions state the certificate has been granted for shooting over NAMED land and is a closed ticket , he cannot use the firearms on any other land unless the conditions on his certificate are changed to do so , regardless wether the land is passed or not" And if as Walshie writes it says........... "land deemed suitable by the chief constable" he is fine. Perhaps you should calm down a bit, seems you are making assumptions as well, the advice given in this thread is sound, you have gone out on a limb making assumpt
  5. Deker
    Why not? OP says land is passed for all calibres! Because if he has a closed ticket the firearms officer will have to check the land first to approve it However if your friend has an open ticket you could shoot under his supervision as long as you have the permission from farmer No he can't, he has to adhere to the conditions written on his own certificate, not his mates. exactly charlie …….the nominated land to which the certificate holder can shoot over will be named on his certificate , flout the conditions on your certificate you risk losing it "Why not? OP says l
  6. Deker
    Help me out please someone, I know Ecolab are American but where are they actually based in England, the Pest Control division I mean, and who is the MD/CEO/Boss of the Pest Control side of their operation. I know quite a lot about them but just having an idle chat with some pals yesterday and it dawned on me I don't actually know the above info. Thank you!
  7. Deker
    Why not? OP says land is passed for all calibres!
  8. Deker
    Potentially correct, but it would seem he doesn't have an Open FAC, or have I missed that somewhere?
  9. Deker
    Which part of the world are you talking about, in mainland England/Wales a closed FAC is very common at first grant, and is associated with all calibres, not just the centrefires.
  10. Deker
    Only use the wire wool if you have to, start with a soft cloth and oil, you may well find that works, if not you may have to start getting more aggressive, as mentioned use a VERY Fine grade of wire wool or you will make the barrel worse!
  11. Deker
    In "very simple" terms it isn't................. For a SGC, you are entitled to one unless they can show good reason why you should not be granted one. For a FAC you can't have one unless you can demonstrate good reason why you should to them, that may well include your character!
  12. Deker
    Anyone who has stood in the Butts at any decent range will tell you about the boom as the bullet flies over your head! It is interestingly different to the boom you hear when you are actually firing the gun as the propellant bang is not part of the noise anymore!
  13. Deker
    The bullet goes through the speed of sound in the barrel, from the moment it leaves the barrel it is decelerating, it isn't any distance from the barrel when it breaks the speed of sound, it has already done that in the barrel. The fact is the air pressure wave becomes audible a few feet after the bullet exits the barrel.
  14. Deker
    That is certainly possible and can indeed happen, but the obvious question has to be asked if that is the case, "what conditions are you storing your ammo in?" I have never had a problem with split cases and I have had loads. Probably more likely is no primer in the rim, or no powder in the case!
  15. Deker
    So what, just because you don't know anyone your way, or even if a region will not condition a .22lr (or HMR) for fox (many actually condition the .22lr for AOLQ anyway, this is an ACPO recommendation now) so what? There are plenty of people on this site with Fox or AOLQ against their rimfires, are you suggesting their regions all have it wrong, and because you don't know anyone yours are right? .22lr stops foxes my way, and wherever I have tried them, perhaps your region needs educating. The new Home Office guide has actually acknowledged the existence of the HMR and seems perfectly hap
  16. Deker
    I'm not clever with metals or welding but I'd guess this is some sort of high tensile steel, I'd guess welding may be a problem. No doubt someone who knows more than me will be along soon. Are you actually in Newcastle, there is a RFD round here who is actually an engineer/tool maker as well, I'd guess he may be able to make one, but worth exploring RFD etc your way for someone with the right skills, or parts. ATB!
  17. Deker
    Without writing another chapter of War & Peace it is sometimes difficult for people to grasp posts. I am not advocating the .22lr as a daily 100 yard fox tool, this was an illustration to those who struggle to stop them with HMR. Generally if I was expecting them there, or there abouts, I would use the HMR or WMR, if they pushed out much further than 150 yards probably the .223 and so on. Mine is zeroed at 60 yards, it has a 4" drop at 100 yards, so on the still clear (daylight) evening the fox presented, and was ranged, I knew where to aim, I was prone on the bipod, squeaked him
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    :laugh: Assuming is bad, yes, I regularly shoot .22lr at paper at 100 and 200 with lots of different ammo, so I know, and why do lots of people have .22lr conditioned for fox? Obviously you don't have a lot of fox experience, they are quite easy to stop, just deliver it to the right place and they fall down, whatever your region and you think, the fox is dead, it took one shot with a .22lr sub and it was a decent size fox, argue as much as you like about it being irresponsible, its dead, it worked, and if the same situation developed again I would do the same and end up with another d
  19. Deker
    100yd shot on fox with a .22 ??? irresponsible shooting imo ……no doubt you will come back with some statement of how " if you did not feel confident you would not have taken the shot" don't matter how you try to gloss it over ………..IRRESPONSIBLE…… if it was a suitable rd for foxes at that range my FEO would put fox on my .22 rimfire …..he won't i wonder why ??? …….it don't take much working out why he won't :laugh: I think the dead fox showed it worked, that means either you and/or your FEO know jack, I also regularly use a .22lr at 200 yards, I know what it can do, and what I can
  20. Deker
    21lb and 20lb fox, both with .22lr and subs, the 21lb was 100 yards exactly! No, I don't get "way too many runners" with any rifle! I do a lot of Fox work, indeed my first pest control company was Fox Control, which is now part of my larger pest control company. I use the right gun for the job, sometimes that may be a little rimfire and sometimes a fairly hefty centrefire, every now and again a shotgun, whatever, I am not paid to miss.
  21. Deker
    Blowing eye sockets apart isn't the way to stop them. If you must put one in their head try here............ He stood there looking at me, that little dark spot on the top of his nose between his eyes, that's where the HMR V-Max went in and turned his brain to pulp, he didn't walk off anywhere! Like I said...... You were either aiming in the wrong place or outside of the rifles comfort zone.
  22. Deker
    Honestly, yes! and I wasn't the one who wrote I had way too many runners with a HMR anyway! Its about knowing your gun, selecting the right gun for the job and only pulling the trigger if you are confident. If you are familiar with the pic it seems a bit odd you should make the post you did then, if you knew fully well other people are perfectly capable of droping the fox with a HMR but apparently you are not! How about another then.....
  23. Deker
    I struggle to see how anyone can have the balls to come on a public shooting forum and admit such incompetence. You were either aiming in the wrong place or outside of the rifles comfort zone. That isn't a fault of the rifle, it is a fault of the user. Shot close to just over 100 yards, 4 shots, 4 fox, No runners, HMR 17g V-Max
  24. Deker
    Have to be very bad ammo to do so. Certainly surprised me. Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with HMR per se. It has it's place ie long range rabbit control, close range fox. Where it falls down is on ammo quality and that's down to the ammo manufacturers as I see it. If .17 can be made in other calibres including centre fire without neck issues then why can't it be made in .17 HMR? If it was base failings due to a weakened base due to it being thinner being rim fire, I could understand it, but round the neck, I find much harder to swallow as an inherent issue otherwise the nec
  25. Deker
    Who said that is impossible, any bullet from any calibre in any barrel can lodge in the barrel!?
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