Deker
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Thanks for the help, I've just taken it off using the stick method (first thing that came to hand, if I do another I'll try the rope trick)...after a bit of initial resistance it has come off nicely. I've filled it with salt as best as I can as I seem to recall hearing somewhere...it's hanging in my shed..how long should I leave it now? Also noticed it has a few lumps of crud well embedded in the brush, how yould you suggest cleaning these out and do I wait until the whole thing is cured? I was thinking a soak and rince in warm soapy water but will this make the whole thing go hard a
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Help me out please, took a great dog Fox tonight and a pal who restores and runs a few old Vespas wants a fox tail for his whip aeriel. Strange though it may seem I've never done this before, there was a thread on here not so long ago about how to cut/peel/pepare the tail...can someone point me in the right direction...I've just had a look but can't find it..probably me being half asleep! Many thanks Deker
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I don't have either so just about every time I take something decent or worthwhile out in the field I have to bring it home and borrow a camera. So when you are out in the field which do you use most, which is smallest, easiest to carry and use, cheapest, most convenient, best results. I have got to get something but I'm poor and just want something small, simple and cheap...any suggestions please. Thank you Deker
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PM SENT
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And a bit of pebbledash on the stock.....
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You are correct, and should not shoot military 5.56mm in a civilian .223 Remington chamber. The Wolf ammunition sold here is labeled .223 Remington though. I've never personally miked the rounds to verify that they're not passing off 5.56 as .223, but that would that be illegal labeling here. If the Wolf on your side of the pond is labeled 5.56, don't buy/use it. Wolf is sold by some pretty big name retailers and in fairly high quantity here. I gotta think that it was causing problems I'd 've heard about it by now. The only problem I've heard about the .223 Remington designated roun
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Hi Deker, i've used the Noser ballistic tips and V-max and they just dump their energy on impact break up somthing fantasic. The v-max in my .17 rarely exits a rabbit with a single bit of lead any bigger than a grain of sand...they literally disinterate. I have had the Nosler ballistic tips (.243) blow a pretty large exit through Roe and foxes shot at 150 yards, but again, i don't think the particles would have been that large, except with the Noslers though, I've found that the base stays pretty intact and is a big enough "lump" to worry about! In answer to your Muntjac question, I'd use a ch
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It's the steel case. Some folks over here are playing around with reloading steel with mixed results. First, the steel is harder than brass and will play h*ll with your dies and put more stress on your press. If you use carbide dies you might get away with it for a while, but dies and presses are expensive. Brass is cheap. Second, steel doesn't have the elasticity of brass so you run into issues of both improper resizing and metal fatigue. IMO, it's not worth the risk. Thanks..
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Speer spitzers are a classic and you won't go wrong with 'em. There're plenty others on the market that might outperform them slightly in specific circumstances, for example if you're shooting benchrest competition or stretching your shots out to where a .223 wasn't really designed to shoot. Frankly, for general varmint work within 300 - 350 yard range just about anything I feed my .223 seems to work about the same. That's one thing I like about the caliber - it's not real fussy about ammunition. The American Eagles are dirt cheap over here, I'm still working on a couple cases I bought
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Speer spitzers are a classic and you won't go wrong with 'em. There're plenty others on the market that might outperform them slightly in specific circumstances, for example if you're shooting benchrest competition or stretching your shots out to where a .223 wasn't really designed to shoot. Frankly, for general varmint work within 300 - 350 yard range just about anything I feed my .223 seems to work about the same. That's one thing I like about the caliber - it's not real fussy about ammunition. The American Eagles are dirt cheap over here, I'm still working on a couple cases I bought
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Looks a real beauty. I know the fox causes a lot of grief but I have a lot of time and admiration for them, which always gives me a greater sence of achievement and satisfaction when I stop a beauty for a landowner. Listen...don't think I'm going all soft or anti, I'm just saying I think a good fox in good condition is a Majestic looking animal, and those teeth are fantastic. Cheers Deker
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Well....I only wondered over there to have a look after this and I'm already banned...its a longish story but they do seem to run a very self dillusioned, we are wonderful and know it all, private members club. Guess that's why they didn't like me rocking their boat! Shame really, because we are all on the same side at the end of the day, we can all benefit from help and there are a couple of people over there that do have more than half a brain. Cheers Deker
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Things have changed a bit since this thread started..... As reported in the latest BASC magazine..... The Police have been swamped with variation requests to add CWD and Muntjac to appropriate calibres. So..ACPO have just issued guidance to save all the admin...if you have Fox and vermin on your FAC and your rifle meets the legal requirement you can now automatically shoot the 2 smaller deer. The exemption will run for up to 5 years and each case will then be assessed at renewal or variation, when a decision will be made as to the certificate holders continued good reason to sh
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the gun i used was a falcon fn19 thumbhole stock and was a little over 12ft/lb That's interesting...I have a Falcon RN19RS in .22 running at 26ft Lb, it's zeroed at 40 yards. I am a professional Game and Vermin controller and Secretary of a rifle club at Bisley, but I am obviously nowhere near as good a shot as you. Here's a picture of my gun......
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There you go then...aren't you pleased you made that small adjustment You're right, I can't! I don't have a .243 anymore, my .223 doesn't have quite that grunt and for some reason the powers that be think my.308 is a little overkill for the Fox.
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OH Yes!!!!................and a couple of clicks left and one up
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He writes books on almost everything to do with hunting/country persuits..I've only read some of the Foxing stuff but find NOTHING helpful in it..a self indulgent stroll around the moors with information sourced from others. Sorry..not impressed! But hey..he has talked someone into a publishing deal so he's not stupid. Deker
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That's what I was going to say..he'll soon be as good as me if he keeps practising but I did't want to build him up to much! (and of course its those girlie .243 home loads he uses )
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dont look at it if you dont like it muppet Ruin Jamie has a point...you are a new member of a HUNTING SITE, nobody is gloating, nobody is laughing, this is the real world and we sometimes take pictures of extreme events. If you don't like it don't look, or dare I say it, think about joining another site! Cheers Deker
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woodpigeon, collared doves, and feral pigeons. Are classed as vermin and covered under the General Licence issued each year. There are no restrictions on shooting them on Sundays in England and Wales....... or the rest of the UK as far as I am aware. Cheers Deker
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Hunting/shooting websites worth a look as well as ebay. A Cabinet is a cabinet..there is a healthy trade in used ones!
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Ok ...this was an interesting question to start with....I have never used any lube so I am interested to know what it really achieves, is it worth the effort, does it put the power up, barrel cleaning, accuracy, cost..all the bits.., can you throw a bit more light on this whole pellet lube business for me and markieboi. Many thanks Deker Personally speaking I find after "lubing up" my pellets the loading action from mag to barrel seems a lot smoother as for increasing the power of my rifle I haven't noticed any increase but have not put it over a crono since using pellet lube (preh
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Frankly I consider many calibres and rounds overkill but that is another story. Apparently this is the exit hole, a 22-250HP is Very fast and fairly devastating, but this is not the result every time, it will depend what and where it hits, taking things to the other extreme it is possible that an almost identical shot could have been taken and you would have to look hard for the entry/exit. Sometimes the hole is Very big, other times it is surprisingly small! Cheers Deker
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shooting foxes with shotguns
Deker replied to shottyscotty's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
Depends on your definition of Buckshot in this country (which tends to be different from USA). We would not normally refer to the likes of BB or AAA as buckshot. SSG (very hard to find), SG and LG (Never seen this) is Buckshot and is virtually useless for hunting unless the quarry is stood in front of you. SG, which I have, is devastating with 9 lumps of lead at 8.4 mm each and producing nearly 2000ft lb! Hit a fox with this and you pebbledash the whole county! But that is the problem..hitting them; unless they have their nose on the end of the barrel. You do not need a "speci -
markieboi I'm not trying to take over your thread..sorry if it looks that way!