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  1. Deker
    You can put down whatever you want. Be aware though it is very possible you will be questioned about your need for each calibre at the visit.....so, make sure you have an answer ready! Don't forget to consider expanding ammo and sound moderators when applying!
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    In my experience when food is plentiful they will tend to leave their own, but when needs must they have no problem!
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    Edit!!! ATB!!
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    Only just read this properly... ......"I heard if you leave your tooth under the pillow the fairy gives you money"!! ATB!! PS..keep it to yourself, Vets have been making a fortune for years treating "Domestic" rabbits against Mixxy.....and I've made a few quid from the tooth fairy as well!!
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    Cheers Good marketing material, sounds good but actually says nothing of course, except designed for use on Air Rifles If that has the acoustic wadding in it, I suggest it IS designed for air rifles ONLY! ATB!!
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    What Game Licence??? The Game Licence used to be sold at Post Offices and to Shoot used to cost £6. The Game Licence to shoot and to sell was abolished in England and Wales in 2007!! May still be applicable in Scotland/NI... Not sure!!!
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    On a slightly more serious note I have several sites from Maidenhead eastwards with these f*****g Parakeet. Noisy, destructive buggers, stick to the trees, NEVER seen any on the ground and usually stay high in the canopy! They are not going to be easy, as they are easily disturbed, but they are an ever growing menace! Suggestions as to how they arrived range from London Zoo escapees to Film set escapees to deliberate personal (pet) release! Whatever, they seem to be thriving and I am pleased to see them on the General Licence this year!!
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    Judging size in flight is difficult anyway, I remember taking my first Herring Gull, the odd year or two back now, out with the 12g for a bit of Pigeon, rabbit, whatever and a pair flew over! Swung and shot and it seemed to take about a fortnight before the thing hit terra firma, it kept getting bigger and bigger all the time, seemed the size of a helicopter by the time I walked over to it!! Lots of info on gulls on the web, have a look, there are none of us perfect but you need to do your best to "Know your Quarry" Cheers
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    A SGC is VERY different to a FAC! In principle you do not need a reason, you do not need land and you do not need to be a member of any club. In simple terms, you are allowed one and the police have to show cause why you should not have one! Life is never that simple though, fill in the application, get your cabinet and if asked, just tell them you want it for Clay work!! As long as you haven't been a naughty boy with a dodgy criminal record, or unsuitable medical history...Job Done!!
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    If you can find any spec on them, or links to websites I'd be interested to check them out! Can't seem to find anything on them...Oh yes...How Much?? Cheers
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    To be fair I'm not greatly familiar with their Semis at all! Used the odd one or two over the years but the only Baikal I have owned is a single barrel job sitting in my cabinet at the moment. I don't have any practical use for it and a pal is getting his paperwork together at the moment to take it away from me. My view on them is.....very few frills, don't go in for aesthetics, over/boldly engineered, solid and reliable, agricultural. If you want a sensibly priced gun to work and rely on, then I don't think you can go far wrong!!
  12. Deker
    its a trg,the brake stays on wouldn't have thought a moderator would make much difference in that cal apart from wieght,that said quicksilver have or or going to bring 1 out for 338's and 50 cals so if you no anything about them feel free to share.I always apply for moderators to match the rifle to save the£20 if I apply for a variation.cant think were I saw that about quicksilver Im sure it was on here wouldnt bother with a mod .ive used the .338 in the dtates .its an awsom bit of kit you need the brake on them youd never hold them on target otherwise mind dont forget the
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    Rob A .22lr sub with a big HP is an EXCELLENT fox stopper in the right circumstances! Lets not start this debate again...PLEASE!!!! Not all fox shooting is done at 200yards with miles of open fields around you!! .22lr is infinately preferable to a centrefire SOMETIMES!!! Urban foxes are smaller than their country cousins as well!! Cheers
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    To be honest, with the latest wording and the massive inconsistances that still exist between the regions, thats the only way to be sure!!
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    Tell me more about this mod please, not one I'm familiar with..Cheers!! I too have a 452 Style carbine with a Hogan moderator. At least that's what my rfd said it was! When I went in with a view to buying a new rifle, I saw this one and it had the mod on it already, purely to make it long enough to sit in the gun rack properly. In Shooting Sports magazine from May 2009, is a test on a air rifle mod called a Hogan Decimeater. It got a good report and the article said a proofed version for .22rf was shortly to be brought out. This is what mine is apparently, although there is no name, only
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    GMK supply Sako and you can buy any part you want from them for any Sako. What you want is just about guaranteed to take in excess of a year to get (I jest you not) and cost a fortune! I assume you are talking centrefires, Sako make em pretty well to start with, but people obviously do work on them. If you want to play a lot then perhaps the Remingtons are worth a look, lots you can get and do to them..and going to cost a bit less than Sako too!! I know a man who can do anything you want on the engineering side in Basingstoke area, not sure about coatings though!!
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    It's already been said, this has been discussed at length and ended up Pinned. I seem to recall the poll ended up almost a dead heat between, 223, 22-250 and 243! I have shot fox with many other calibres and shotgun, and I'm not at all convinced there is an answer! Each and every situation is different, and requires the appropriate tool!
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    That is a relatively new wording agreed by ACPO, it is being introduced across all regions to help clarify matters. IT WILL NOT! Quite simply because the wording will still be interpreted differently in different regions. The idea was to list a SINGLE Highest level quarry, and then add the new wording, ie you can shoot everything BELOW not above. Deer and other lawful quarry means, you can shoot deer and fox and rabbit and squirrel etc.. Fox and other lawful quarry means, you can shoot fox and rabbit and squirrel, etc (NOT DEER) See what I mean, it was meant to make li
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    I had the 3.5-10x50 WTC. Bought it in 1999 or 2000 I think, very good optics and very well built, still rate it as very good value for money. I traded it a couple of years ago, just as good as the day I bought it, and I got a sensible price. I hear the new ones are not as good, but never looked through one!! But, they used to cost £200-£210 for about 10 years, the new ones are around £130 I notice on several sites perhaps that says something!!
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    Gererally as others have already said, but a bit more.... Minimum .22 centerfire Minimum 50gr bullet Minimum 1000ft/lbs AND Expanding Ammo ALL of them, not just one or two!!! That will make it legal for England and Wales, if you have permission to shoot on deer land AND you have a Deer Condition on your FAC. You must have a specific Deer condition (in this instance it is likely to list CWD and Muntjac Specifically), if you don't you cannot shoot them! Did you ask for Deer on the application?? I think that's it, someone will pick me up if I've forgotton something!!
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    Tell me more about this mod please, not one I'm familiar with..Cheers!!
  22. Deker
    The world is full of uninformed tree huggers and antis, unfortunately they go with the territory. There are also the ones who need medical help!!
  23. Deker
    Best way to find out is simply give it a try!!
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    I seem to recall Home Office guidelines suggest 270 upwards for Wild Boar. There are probably many on this site that are aware I advocate light calibres for any species, and accurate shot placement! Nevertheless, my tool of choice for the Boar is my .308, I would not even consider taking out my .223 on these!!
  25. Deker
    Check the WHOLE Rifle very carefully, if all seems ok by all means test fire and try to re zero, and just keep your fingers crossed!
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