Deker
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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!
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Kev, reighn22's Dad and never shot at something unless i was sure of a kill sometimes that was to 95 yards away What were you using by way of calibre and power?
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Actor Male lead in adult Movies .... ........Its a HARD job but someone has to do it !! Deker
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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
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Hi Not like me to rush in but I took the 1" group thing as a comment about the need to know, and be accurate with your gun before you hunt quarry, rather than necessarily a statement of fact about kill zones. Anyway..just the way I read it perhaps, but as I'm experienced and reighn22 obviously isn't perhaps expressing it in a slightly different way would have been better. No arguement about your second para above though! Cheers Deker
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Technicalities of the wording....you cannot go out and buy one until you are 17. It is possible that someone else can buy you one with certain control conditions at a younger age!
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Most Police Authorities have their own website. Some are very good, others are terrible but I suggest you look up yours and then look up the firearms section, a bit of digging will tell you everything you need to know. If you are really having a problem look up the Thames Valley Police, their site is very good for info on firearms/shotguns. Cheers Deker
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Good going..the lightning is a good bit of kit. Are you really on Shetland...what else is actually on the Islands to shoot? Cheers Deker
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Thanks for taking the time to help guys..I did appreciate it was to do with the silly season but the dates for male/female of the Roe still don't seem to add up in the same way as the other species, especially the Buck. Perhaps its more to do with actual control/commercialism rather than parenting. Thanks for the help. Cheers Deker
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This has gone through my mind several times over the years so who can help please.....The question is....why, when all the females have virtually identical seasons is the Roe Buck season so different to all the other males? CWD who have only just had a season introduced, they have the Buck at a slightly different time to all the other males as well. England/Wales/N Ireland Red Stags Aug 1st - April 30th Hinds Nov 1st - March 31st Fallow Bucks Aug 1st - April 30th Does Nov 1st - March 31st Sika Stags Aug 1st - April 30th Hinds Nov 1st - March 31st R
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OK this one is a complete minefield and there are differences between England/Wales and Scotland. Sorry if you are in NI or Ireland I don't have the details. This is never going to be easy so please don't complain, there is a lot to it and I suggest you read it a couple of times. First off, and in principle there are little or no restrictions on night shooting of vermin, Game is where all the interesting stuff comes in. 1880 Ground Game Act. 1906 Amendment Act. Game consists of Deer, hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, heath or moor game, black game, woodcock, rabbit and snipe.
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A £30 scope, including mounts...well.... in this day and age it should work and probably be a lot better than most would think ...but......
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"to show that I’m safe and trustworthy?" A risk assessment in these circumstances will relate very largeley to the environment, neighbours, backstops, pellet travel etc etc, your personal competance will only form a small part of it! A well prepared Risk Assessment will show your professionalism, and tell them far more about you than writing pages telling them how good you are! Hopefully Roller will be able to help you here but you may also find some more help if you trawl around the web! Cheers Deker
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I'm wondering if foxes are telepathic as I have a new .223 rifle to shoot all those foxes Something like that....many will think this is silly but the gun "smells" different if nothing else. The wildlife is NOT stupid, a clay ground I was walking for the first time many years ago was swarming with rabbits, but as my guide said.."walk round here with a shotgun and you will not see one". And where do all the Pheasants dissapear to on the first day of the season. Anyone who has been involved with this "hunting" game for any period of time will have their own tale to tell! Cheers
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Bottom line is, regardles of your situation and circumstances and the quarry. Please have some respect, no true hunter wants to injure anything, we ALWAYS kill as quickly as possible...just accept that this is not an appropriate tool for the job and move on. Cheers Deker