Deker
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Ok.... call me cynical but you obviously know something about shotguns from the question. So...just because it's a trap gun, skeet gun, dtl etc it doesn't mean you cannot shoot game (and many do) Game/Field guns tend to be a bit lighter and have a narrower rib, and are usually 28 or 30 inch barrel. Botton line is, if the gun fits you, you feel comfortable with it then the majority of people can do most things pretty well with any shotgun. Don't believe all the hype...I am guessing you are not interested in entering the Olympics. Cheers Deker
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Bracknell is only about 10 miles from me and I have 2 shoots there (although one of them likes to think he is Ascot). And YES, even in Bracknell there are loads of Roe and plenty of Muntjac. Cheers Deker
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Apollo i get out enough and know a roe when i see one You need to get out more to Specsavers There are some very strange looking "Roe" in that set of pictures!
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Deben does these I think but so will loads of people... http://www.butler-creek.com/products/scope_covers.html
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Martin..this was the question.... If i want a different rifle putting on my certificate while it is in for renewal is their a variation fee The Answer is No!..he is paying a renewal fee so he can add whatever he wants at this stage..there is no variation fee on top! Cheers Deker
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help with gun sight for 200 yards
Deker replied to irishboy's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
I'd love to try but I don't understand a word....I'm old and I don't recall this from school Then depending what cal you got...........1 inch high at 100 and bang on at 180..............+- cal 1.5 inch vs cal . Run that by me again in schoolboy terms so I can have a try! Cheers Deker -
How many pages is this going to take to upset loads and achieve nothing...but that is the whole point of freedom and expression, especially in forums such as this. There will always be an incredible diversity of views, cultures opinions and interests. Making it a pay site will not change that and another simple reality of..... "I would pay a fiver or a tenner".... is wait and see how many do when the time comes, support will dwindle, the antis will stay because they want to be "inside": others will pay but does that make their view or opinion any more valid? Loads of peopl
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Hello John, that's a bit of an odd question, if you have two scopes why not try both and see which one you prefer. I have a Webley Tomahawk fitted with a Webley 4 x 40, zeroed at 30yds, love the set up. I also have a Weirhauch 35K fitted with a 3-9 x 50, zeroed at 40yds, love the set up. I have a 3-9 x 50 on my rimfire zeroed at 75yds, love the set up. The only person who can set up the scope and decide which is best is you. Experiment and practice. Happy shooting. PS: Let us all know how you get on and if you need further advice just ask. Shooter46 That's about the be
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Tend to agree although I always keep it as dim as I can see with!
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Deleted..entered the same as above twice!!
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I would recomend that you do just for peace of mind , I don't think you have to have it proofed by law but you wouldn't be able to sell the gun without it being proofed. but if you can get it screw cut and proofed for £40 snatch their hands off. £40 just to screw cut the rifle they said they cant or dont proof them That sound right to me, I do not think it is essential to get it proofed but could be very useful, £40 sounds good to me but I seem to recall Baldie has some figures/input on screw cutting and proofing.
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Foxdropper Thats great to hear the police are giving you some money back, that must be a first..I wonder if anyone else may be able to get a refund...Blimey..they will not be happy with me if everyone demands their money back. Foxdropper/Foxhunter.. and many more.. It has been said before but what twat decided the Roe should be elevated to such heights, he obviously had no idea about ballistics, my .223 is listed for Roe in Scotland as well...the world has gone mad!!!! Cheers Deker
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Please no not take this as a personal insult, criticism, slur upon your intelligence or in any other way be offended..it is purely my personal observations based on a lot of night shooting using a lot of different equipment with a lot of different powers of guns over a lot of terrain...I do not know it all and I have not used everything on the market As usual there is no simple answer... £5000 worth of the latest military nightvision wins every time..but we are not allowed it and not many can afford it...and then what do you do in the daytime...bit tiresome to keep swapping scopes
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Touch, mount and try as many as you can before you buy...if you are new to this you will not know what fits and doesn't. After you have mounted a few you will hopefully pick one up and say..thats the one.. you will know! Don't rush this process whatever the temptation, and don't let the dealer push you into anything...they want to sell what they have on the shelf generally! Good luck!
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"and 223 bullets are in serious demand, could be a big shortage coming up as it is a military round and the us army are 1.5billion short at the moment Just to help clarify this one a bit (I HOPE) We know the "civil"round as a .223REM and the "military" as 5.56 Military. (check what is marked on your brass) They are NOT the same and the military do not use the civil round, however the military manufacturers also make civil ammo, so if they have to put all their production into military then we may simply get a shortage of .223 (doesn't mean the military are using the .223) but any
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Good point and good idea..depends on individual scope mounting height as well. Always a good idea to remember this one but it works best the other way round (so when the weather improves check it out)...ie primary zero at say 100 yards (whatever you want), and then check and note where your first zero occurs. Once you have done this and as long as you do not change ammo, scope, moderator, etc you can theoretically alway set your 100 yard zero at the much shorter distance. I use this system for all my guns from air rifles to centrefires, very useful....... but now everyone knows a littl
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I tend to rather agree with this...I've enjoyed Hugh in the past and liked his series, but this is very obviously TV and money, stir up controversy and make a programme people will argue/comment on....it gets the publicity..and the viewers and the advertising and everyone makes a few £££££. We all know TV is about making money but this was pure commercialism...sorry Hugh..not good! Cheers Deker
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Hi Foxdropper Not a great deal but it tends to have a hint more grunt, a slightly wider choice of manufacturers, models and ammo; and the ammo is a lot cheaper! I also use mine a fair bit on the range as well as in the field and I get 55g/62g FMJ between £14-£16 per 100. That's why I went for the .223. We still don't know what tommymc wants to do with it though! So, although you would not notice much difference in the field the .223 edges the performance and then the running costs wins it for me! Cheers Deker
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Whilst we are on this one I actually took a Muntjac this afternoon with the .223 55g HP. F**k me...70 yards away... I was on the edge of the woods and he was stood there in the clear pasture. Presented perfectly for the heart shot....obviously went clean through but was going so fast AND missed ALL the ribs...was the cleanest hole I have seen for ages, simply too soft and too thin a body for the HP to expand properly. I couldn't even find the entry and exit until I skinned it! AND I NEED A .243 TO SHOOT A ROE!! F*****g Joke... sorry but I really do think the Roe business is taki
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Hi Foxdropper....I'm confused...if you simply had the deer added to an existing .22 centrefire you had listed for Fox etc it should have been free anyway. Perhaps it's those Wilts Coppers trying to make a fast buck!
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All .22 centrefires with minimum of 1000ft lb, Expanding or Soft point minimum 50g.....so the Hornet will not make it. Its all listed in the latest edition of the BASC magazine! Cheers Deker
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CCI rate their 17g .1 and .2 inches high at 50 yards and their 20g .3 inches high at 50 yards for a 100yard zero. www.cci-ammunition.com So SNAP SHOT has a very close mean average!
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The risk of contracting many diseases (NOT ALL) is nothing to do with EATING the infected animals. It relates to breathing in infections to the lungs or more commonly being infected directly through the bloodstream....open wounds or bites. You will not get rabies by simply walking past or even touching and infected animal/person. I am not a doctor so do not quote me on all diseases/illnesses, this is just the most common way of contracting many!
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I think locked and serious vetting but..... I don't think it will make any difference unless you are VERY VERY VERY STRICT with membership arrangements and checking but that will be almost impossible so seems a bit of a waste of time when it only takes a couple of minutes to become a member. The world is too easy to crack and in the end what benefit could a locked forum actually achieve?
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You do not say what you want to use it for but a quick response would be, go .223 and neither of those you mentioned. .223 Bigger choice of guns/manufacturers .223 Bigger choice of ammo .223 Better choice of stockists .223 Cheaper ammo than .222 or Hornet .223 Can also be used for CWD & Muntjac (Hornet cannot) .223 Will do anything the others can as well or better! Probably a few other thing as well. Cheers Deker PS .223 55g or 62g FMJ £14-£16 per 100 55g HP £18 per 100 (you will need to hunt around and maybe drive a bit, but I was quite happy to drive about 5