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  1. Deker
    If your force will allow, .22lr and .223 etc this may be the way to go, if you have issues with the centrefires then they may look on the WMR or Hornet more favourably!
  2. Deker
    As others have said the .22lr is not a General purpose fox tool, although certainly capable in the right circumstances. If you think the usual centrefires may be an issue try a Hornet, and a WMR is pretty handy too, these are both excellent fox tools out to and past 100yards!
  3. Deker
    Thats a new one, I've never heard of anyone looking down on them, Hatsans are a heap of Dogs doings, nothing to do with gun snobbery. One day they may be ok, and they have already made a number of design alterations since the early models, I understand things have got a little better. But lets have a look at the facts....... Like it or not, and it has nothing to do with gun snobbery, Hatsans have a desperately appalling reliability record! Don't believe me, search this or any other forum for posts on the Hatsan, it stands out a mile from anything else with problems! Mine B
  4. Deker
    The 452 is the tool but the 453 popped up and now the 455. If you are able consider carefully the 455 (whichever model you like or can find) otherwise a 452. We all have our preferences and some like heavy barrels/rifles, I don't for field work and I have yet to find a reason for carting around all that extra weight around for miles, accuracy simply isn't an arguement, there is no advantage. ATB!
  5. Deker
    The HMR is a good round for what it is good at! The Sako is also a decent rifle, and unless there is some issue with yours you will be very unlikely to buy another field tool you will find to be any more accurate. A Heavy barrel will not help accuracy in the field, it will just tire you out quicker carting it about. Many like/prefer heavy barrels and get on with them, but that is simply a personal choice and not born out of any intrinsic accuracy benefit. It sound like you do just want a change, so a very difficult one to answer. Some models of rifle are no longer being chamb
  6. Deker
    No you couldn't, sorry. I have to agree!
  7. Deker
    Normal Laser Rangefinder would be useful.
  8. Deker
    how the f**k can you see a rabbit at 600+yrds . what glass he got on the rifle? To be fair you don't need anything all that special to "SEE" them at 600 yards, you do need something pretty reasonable to have a chance of hitting them at that distance though, and half decent mounts, and ammo, etc etc etc!
  9. Deker
    That is impressive! I've had many a V Bull down the range at 600 yards but no rabbits in the field anything like that distance, certainly an achievement far greater than range shooting
  10. Deker
    Whatever you want, Beech is common, easy to work and can even have some decent grain sometimes! Are you looking at a natural finish or do you intend a paint job, etc?
  11. Deker
    Spend whatever you want or can afford on a scope for any tool. Simple fact is there are some perfectly acceptable dusk/dawn scopes available at sensible prices that can deal with rimfires ranges perfectly adequately. It is not all optics either, the construction of "centrefire" scopes is generally better and the weight usually goes up, this is not required for rimfires as they are much kinder to scopes! At the end of the day nobody will stop you putting 2lb plus of Nightforce on your rimfire if you want to, but even if I was Bill Gates I wouldn't! ATB!
  12. Deker
    This is a tricky one as I always advocate gun cleaning, but these are rimfires, not centrefires, this sort of damage to a rimfire is not common, and you will have noted many on this site NEVER clean their rimfires or take their mods off!
  13. Deker
    I think everyone else has said it but another vote for SAK!
  14. Deker
    Baiting almost always works. Choose your spot and the time, commonly mid/late evening, depends on time of year, location, etc. Rabbits often work but then so to does a bowl of dog food, and this gives you time for the shot while he eats it rather than picking up the quarry and running off with it. They can also be trained to turn up at quite specific times!
  15. Deker
    Near standard, forget the top its a .17HMR. Then 2 x.22lr and finally a .22WMR. Nothing more required, they are tools, do the job and work!
  16. Deker
    Yes, when he gets to 17, as long as he is under your control and you are the occupier, my lad often used any and all of my tools right up to .308 before he had his own FAC/SGC! It's a bit of a read but worth it, Shotguns and Rifles. The LAW...... EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO HOLD A CERTIFICATE Shot guns Section 11(5) of the 1968 Act allows an individual, without holding a shot gun certificate, to borrow a shot gun from the occupier of private premises and use it on those premises in the occupier’s presence. The presence of the occupier is normally taken
  17. Deker
    Again, this has been subject of no end of discussion. The general consensus is that the spirit of the law, where it states "land owner or his agent" refers to someone who has the right to shoot over the land, so someone that the holder of the shooting rights has given permission to shoot qualifies under that. It doesn't have to be an employee, as long as the holder has permission to shoot over the land. The term generally used for this is "Occupier"
  18. Deker
    You will never get a consensus on this one. Scopes, reticles and magnification are so personal and also influenced by land, distance, quarry, ability, experience, etc, etc. I shoot a fair bit with a variety of tools at assorted quarry. I don't go looking at vast distances and the majority of my shots are under 200 yards with a handful between 200-300. 300 yard plus shots are very rare for me except at the range. For day or night I am easy with 6x out to 200 yards and very rarely shoot any distance over 8x or 10x, even 600 yards at the range. It gets so personal, a pal use
  19. Deker
    Specific sections of the firearms Acts have been quoted on this several times historically, I'm sure a search will turn them up. The answers above are the precis versions and accurate. As always it's in the detail but go for it!
  20. Deker
    Over the years I've done this several times with various tools, including, .22lr, HMR and centrefires....and 2 pheasant with the 12g. I've only knocked down 2 rabbit with the HMR once, they were about 30-60cms apart and offset. The 17g bullet fragmented and a piece fluked the other rabbit.
  21. Deker
    Some may well (perhaps a lot) but certainly not all! ATB!
  22. Deker
    Life goes in cycles, sites, forums, sections, come in and out of favour, and this field work we do has a tendency of being unpredictable. The same questions get asked time and time again. People drop in and out! Who knows!
  23. Deker
    My first was a breakdown Shotgun Cabinet, absolute pain in the arse and soon got a sensible cabinet!
  24. Deker
    It's common, very few have a dedicated shotgun for every discipline!
  25. Deker
    It doesn't matter what the tool, there are always those that want to push the boundary...actually most of us if the truth be known...... Know your limits and have some respect!
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