Jump to content

Deker

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    10,249

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Deker

  1. Deker
    Wind is notoriously difficult to deal with over even quite short distances, let alone decent length shots. What angle is it, is it gusting, what strength/speed, and is it consistent to target, almost certainly not. Anyone who has shot on the range on more than a few occasions will tell you tales of daft wind situations, the flags are incredible to watch sometimes, the wind potentially completely reversing during the bullets path to the target, over just 200-300 yards or less at times. Learn the basics for YOUR gun and ammo, generally best from field work, charts and graphs are good,
  2. Deker
    We have these sort of posts all the time and there is plenty in History. Frankly all of those you mention (and many others) are fine, and people will tend to recommend what they have or what they aspire to, that doesn't mean you will get on with them. I run a T3 Lite (.223), T3 Hunter (.243) and a 700SPS (.308), they all work!
  3. Deker
    Expanding factory ammo approx 50p upwards, FMJ a bit less, reloading is not that much cheaper. Just the same it is easy to pay £1.00 PLUS for ammo.
  4. Deker
    This is case size generally, not usually the bullet (but no guarantee) CCI 40g HP Subs always used to be very tight to chamber in mine. Try some different manufacturers and see how you get on.
  5. Deker
    :thumbs: ........ I never was very good with words, why couldn't I have said that?
  6. Deker
    Chaps I'm not trying to take this tread off topic or have a go at anyone, I have a LOT of different rifles/calibres and I take foxes in a LOT of different environments and at a LOT of different distances, hence why I feel reasonably qualified to suggest a rimfire IS the tool for the job in some situations, just as a CF is in other situations. I'm not trying to start an International incident and I refer you to my original comment in #2 reprinted above. ATB!
  7. Deker
    You don't need a centrefire to shoot a fox on the end of your barrel, (even though some here don't feel capable), after all they are only about the same size as a medium size dog, and if you can't stop that with a 30g V-Max at 322 ft lb then you need to take up knitting not buy a centrefire! You will be in CF territory if you want long foxes, as per my post at #2. Commonly the .222, .223 and 22-250 are quoted, the .243 with a light V-Max eclipses all of them though. Scope and mod will be down to the rifle/calibre you buy and your finances and personal preferences!
  8. Deker
    You have a FAC, you will just have a job producing it. Take a copy and if there is any grief refer the nice policeman to the National Firearms Database.
  9. Deker
    Yep, they are nice and easy to clean. I clean mine 2 or 3 times a year and have put thousands of cartridges through it. One thing you will notice, is after you have given the gas piston a good clean, the ejected cartridges will fly miles! :hmm: ALL gas operated semis are a pain to clean, my 391 gets cleaned every outing and if it has had a decent session it can take 2 hours to clean PROPERLY! I love semis but I hate the cleaning!
  10. Deker
    The difference here is that I do use the right tool for the job, I have a .223 and a.243 and a .308, those above were shot with the right tool in the situation! So were these! .22lr, .... just over 20lb! .22lr, ..... 20lb exactly! I take out the tool to do the job in any given situation, I don't have to use the same rifle for every fox between 7 yards and 300 yards!
  11. Deker
    Rimfire for bunnies centre fire for charlie. But the thats just my own opinion. They are not a proper Fox shooting tool,buy a .22 cf. I can't help thinking what you should really be saying is use the appropriate tool for the specific job! .22lr .17HMR .22WMR :thumbs:
  12. Deker
    Either or Neither, each bit of land is different and the odds are they will get used to whatever you use anyway. Haven't used filters for years, doesn't seem to make any difference, just use a Lamping kit with a dimmer, and USE the dimmer, either that or buy a NiteSite!
  13. Deker
    purchased and tested it out today, cycles all the carts i had 28 - 36 no problem !!! HAPPY DAYS.. people tell me to use 70mm only ?? It isn't a Hatsan, these should cycle pretty much anything you want to use in them, mine is happy with 21g as well!
  14. Deker
    Ok, ALL my rimfires are conditioned for Fox, but many regions will not have that, I have no idea how NI views this! Today I would suggest a WMR with 30g V Max as the option to go for in answer to your specific question! I paid £11 box for the last lot of this ammo, so its a very similar price to HMR and flies well to! Lots of people will have a view and many will suggest a rimfire isn't a Fox calibre, that is daft without further qualification, NO fox will survive a 30g V Max WMR within its operating range, if you want looooooong foxes then a rimfire isn't for you today! BUT, the
  15. Deker
    Unfortunately the post above is correct, a fox (or deer) could walk clean through the pattern of SG at 50 yards. These carts are awesomely devastating but you need to be real close! Not from my gun! They pattern pretty well through my beretta out to 50 yards, but the pattern does deteriorate rapidly after that point. A fair point you raised, but you assumed that I don't pattern test before I use on live quarry - a good idea for any shotgun user I reckon. That's forums for you! But I didn't assume anything, I made a comment based on experience of SG usage and the informati
  16. Deker
    Not many have the skills/experience to snare, or even trap if it comes to it, the obvious answer is a rifle, but that isn't an option here either apparently, life would be easy if it was simple!
  17. Deker
    Unfortunately the post above is correct, a fox (or deer) could walk clean through the pattern of SG at 50 yards. These carts are awesomely devastating but you need to be real close!
  18. Deker
    The debate continues... if the carts mentioned are No6 then that is too light in my opinion for 30-40 yards!
  19. Deker
    Sorry chap I have to take issue with that, after use I always clean my centrefires and their mods and reasemble the rifle/mod, it then goes back in the slip and straight into the cabinet, muzzle/mod down, ready to grab and use next time! NEVER had a problem, and neither would anyone else if they did that!
  20. Deker
    You were still thinking about what to write on your variation on 30 Dec and got your FAC back on 8 Jan?! Pity a few other regions can't do that!
  21. Deker
    Whatever floats your boat, there are thousands of scopes out there and we all have an opinion! You were right in an earlier post, you do not have to spend a fortune on a scope for a .22lr, but if you want to then fine. You can also have a big debate about magnification and reticles. Many of the inexpensiveve scopes have remarkably good glass these days but tend to suffer in the overall engineering/build quality! Just the same I'm sure you would have been happy with anything in your original list on top of a .22lr! ATB!
  22. Deker
    Someone said it above, LENGTH of cart is an issue with Hatstands as well as load. Get a longer cart and it may work, or get another make of gun altogether, Edgar Bros have a massive pile of Hatsan returns, but the newer models aren't quite so bad!
  23. Deker
    As others have said there are almost certainly better ways, but given your question...... A 12g is perfectly adequate close range with a decent load, my view is somewhere between 3 & BB, and 40 yard max, better at 30! I've put down rabbits at 60 with No5 but that isn't a fox! A light load is unsuitable at anything further than the end of the barrel, let go at a fox 30-40 yards away with 7.5-8 and the odds are you will prick it all over and it will run off to possibly die a slow painful death! I seldom use a 12g on a fox these days, actually I don't remember the last time, prob
  24. Deker
    It's like de-gloving a finger, the skin is joined to the rest of the tail, it doesn't just slide over the top of it! The detail and reason is not easy to explain but if you watch someone or try yourself you will understand much better! Even with the sticks you can pull and pull sometimes and then it just lets go, some are easy, same are a real struggle
  25. Deker
    I rather think you will struggle. Have a go and let us know how you get on!
×
×
  • Create New...