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  1. Deker
    its better use around stables /barns very effective tool That's it, care must obviously be taken regardless, but for pests and small vermin in more confined areas or even in the yard, a 410 is very effective, causes less collateral damage, is quieter (a bit), Huspower types available which help with noise more, and safer!
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    There are very few Bad manufacturers of rifles, perhaps the odd bad rifle, and some are just less good than others. Unless you are a professional and hammering vast quantities of ammo through your rimfire it could well last you a lifetime. Worth saving and getting what you want rather than rushing out to buy the first, or least expensive you can! Take a look here .... http://www.guntrader.co.uk/GunsForSale/ Loads of .22lr and .17HMR...and a lot of others..
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    If you are 50-100m then you should be able to deal with the .22lr after practice, particularly off a bipod! CCI's new Copper coated fragmenting sub is meant to dramatically reduce ricochets. This is an issue, but personally I consider it one that should not be a problem if you take appropriate care, in addition it has not stopped the .22lr being the most popular civil calibre in the world!! Also very quiet in sub form and the cheapest ammunition you can buy! If you are 50-100m or more, then perhaps the HMR should be considered. It is much noisier, even with a mod, and the ammo is much mo
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    VERY close range...15 yards tops, but from memory 15 feet is more realistic, not used any for years! Not to be recommended in your best match rifle and a good scrub afterward is best plan! Only one guy I know who uses them a bit these days and he has a dedicated shotshell rimmy! I understand they are popular in the States for snake shooting?? WARNING DO NOT USE WITH A SOUND MODERATOR ATTACHED!
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    What do you want to do with it? I have a single barrel 12g in the Cabinet for the simple reason it was £25 at the Game Fair this year! Kicks like a mule and does nothing better or more efficiently then my O/U or Semi. Much more choice or 410 singles and a better bet for general pest control?
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    Glad you enjoyed the pictures. Heartening to know I have enriched your life!
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    sorry coldweld, thought you were slating them,lol maybe I should make a "hatsan escort fan club" Chaps..my position on the Escort is well documented and clear for all to see, I understand there have been some improvements and inevitably there will be the odd one that works. I paint a clear and honest picture from experience, and, as has also been documented on this site, others share similar experiences. It is another side of the story and needs telling to get an overall opinion. That is what reviews and sites like this are about! The Hatsan does, without any doubt, have mor
  8. Deker
    Horses for courses chap. Strange way to look at it, Dare to stray away from... I have what I need, guess what, all of the above. With the ammo choice available for .223/.243/.308 I have no need to dump any and get, for example a .260. I also have no need to add an extra calibre anywhere within that group! That is not a criticism of any other calibre, they all have a use, if anything I perhaps have a place/slight requirement for a Hornet! Thought about it a few times as my cabinet holds, FAC air rifle, .22lr, .17HMR, .22WMR (gap ) .223 etc. I do my best to keep abreast and evalu
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    sorry coldweld, thought you were slating them,lol maybe I should make a "hatsan escort fan club" Chaps..my position on the Escort is well documented and clear for all to see, I understand there have been some improvements and inevitably there will be the odd one that works. I paint a clear and honest picture from experience, and, as has also been documented on this site, others share similar experiences. It is another side of the story and needs telling to get an overall opinion. That is what reviews and sites like this are about! The Hatsan does, without any doubt, have mor
  10. Deker
    I have 2 x FAC, completely separate and valid, and a SGC!
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    It is probably more than well known to many on this site that I am about as anti as it is possible to be over this gun, as the one I got brand new for my lad proved Dangerous to put it mildly. So all my views stem from this position. 1 The gun is CHEAP in every way! 2 The gun has inherent design flaws 3 Materials and workmanship and quality control are poor 4 Some will get a reasonable one by the law of averages 5 Look how many times people start "Problem" threads about this gun on THL, and compare that to any other gun, it crops up regularly! Get rid and stay clear of Hatsan M
  12. Deker
    Another thing my Dad taught me..... When you are already at the bottom of a deep hole it's best to stop digging!
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    With a shotgun of current UK spec you are not going to get the extra one in without a bit of engineering. Obviously, in many other countries more carts are allowed, and the manufacturers have a way of dealing with this. Best not to play with it unless you want to go down the FAC route!!
  14. Deker
    You need a new tape measure ... 76+76=152 65+65+65=195 Not going to fit..ATB!!
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    Yep, it's great to see the generations, my Dad taught me a lot and I have taught my lad a lot...and one of the first things I taught him was not to point your rifle in the air, wherever you may be!!! ATB!!
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    I'm trying to remember back to my lads, this MUST have a minimum of 2.75 inch cart I think or it WILL jam, the manufacturer says as much in the literature and it is well known. It's a bad design...as is most of the rest of the gun. All the best, have you a decent Life Assurance policy in place???
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    Not sure that is the issue here, and there is still lots of talk about 2+1 semis (or self loading as the police like to call them these days) being a knee jerk reaction cockup by idiots making laws on a subject they knew nothing about! Think about it, why 3??? is that any safer than 5 or 7 or 9. Simple fact is, and an important point (from any criminal intent issue) is that a semi can be reloaded LIVE, ie you can fire 1 or 2 and reload all the time with it live...you cannot do that with a SBS or O/U!! Wondering a bit perhaps........... Tradition and Etiquette!!! ...and what's
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    Chap..this thread has nothing to do with Sport, and it is the airgun section. The question was about the legality of shooting Hare with an air rifle. I think that has been resolved. Nobody here is talking dogs, and rarely if ever do you find the rifle people wondering to the dogs section and blaming you for cruelty or suggesting we have a much higher successs rate, so probably best not to keep bringing up the dog business which we all know has legal issues anyway. Merry Christmas
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    There may be some benefit with much older guns but that is probably still debatable. I have been using shotguns many years and my father did for many years before that...I am still undecided as to their merits..... So, personal preference it is really if you ask me!!
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    The simple answer to the question is that it is NOT illegal to shoot a Hare with an air rifle. But life is never simple, if you can shoot straight and despatch efficiently with an air rifle then fine, if it can be shown that you or the rifle are inflicting any sort of cruelty on the Hare then all sorts of legislation comes into play! GENERALLY speaking an air rifle would not be considered an appropriate tool to shoot a Hare with! We all know an air rifle can kill a person, but it is not the first choice of any army around the world for doing that job!!
  21. Deker
    I have mentioned this on a number of occasions when people talk about lamp power, if you intend to use a red filter you need a lamp with clout, think Deben Max UPWARDS, or you will have a job seeing past the end of the barrel!!!! I seldom use a filter at all these days, BUT ALWAYS use the DIMMER switch. All situations and circumstances are different, by all means play with filters to see what variables occur, what works for me/you may not work for someone else!!
  22. Deker
    Another good session. With regard to the calling, I had noticed myself when we were out they seemed to respond well to the call down your way, definately better than round here. So you are either good at it, or you have some impressionable foxes, probably a bit of both... but mainly the first! I get the odd one that charges at me, and those that just turn and leg it big time..., then a few you just hold their attention..hopefully long enough to nail!
  23. Deker
    I'm a bit confused, are you saying you have had a SGC for nearly 5 years and have no Shotgun on it, whatever, try the for sale section or http://www.guntrader.co.uk/
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    I saw this in the Magazine myself and thought what a load of uninformed Bullshit the green bits above are. The reason is 100% the red bit above, lets not start pussy footing around..that's it, but I respect that part and make no apologies for it! That's the way it is!!
  25. Deker
    Hi Deker I too have a p8 on my 223. Could you give me some info on where to get bits for the conversion to compact ? Thanks Tony http://www.wildcatrifles.co.uk/ This is the manufacturer, talk to Andrew Banner, the owner, tell him what you have and what you want to do, and he will tell you everything you need... From memory it saved about 170g, may not sound that much, but when that is hanging off the end of the barrel it makes the world of difference to the balance..at least it did on my T3 Lite .223!!
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