Deker
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Hello mate....It could be that you are a little ticked off with the recent change in the law that left out Roe with the .22 centrefire.....I know I certainly am. This of course leads people to the .243 in many cases for use on Charlie, right through to the Reds. This becomes a practical and financial decision for many and I believe it moves too far away from what is the right tool for the job because of this. The .243 kicks all right as it has its origins in the .308 case, but in simple terms you will find it a little harder than your .222 but it is certainly not a heavy kick. For
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Absolutely Ian, thats exactly what happened on Sunday, the ground looked hard and flat and green but within seconds the tyres were like slicks and all sign of the tread was gone! I'm a bit new to this Off Road tyre business, what sort of effect are these 50/50 likely to have on the road performance, noise, grip, ride comfort, tyre life etc? Cheers Deker
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Bit of a tarts motor I know but I've got one and I like it. I do 95% of my driving on road but this thing does see some serious off road as well. Road handling, performance, economy etc, etc on road is brilliant but.......off road its a complete %^&&^**$^%!!!!! I have sunk the thing twice having to be towed out of floorpan deep mud and on Sunday I nearly lost it again, I wondered into a field following a tractors tracks (they had not even churned up the grass) and even in 4lock you would not believe how pleased I was to get out alive! Now....... What Car, Drive, even Je
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BASC and the NSC at Bisley (probably a few other organisations as well) already try to look after and encourage the next generation. I would be happy to get involved and help. We all started somewhere, I followed from my father and now my 19 year old lad, (a complete natural with rifles and shotguns) is showing me how it should be done. (you have to let them beat you...in that fatherly way or they get upset) At least thats what I tell him!!! Anyway this is a good idea.......... and I don't want to put any dampers on it... but just consider the society we live in!!!!! This woul
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they're still black though Gavin Henson , hell he looks stupid with the hair and the beard and when he opens his mouth to speak ,did you see the 'Quins V Ospreys yesterday? , never laughed so much for ages Now Now Now!!! Aren't we getting a little excited, whatever happened to tolerence, equality, freedom.......................F*****g good on you for saying what a lot only think about... but of course I could not possibly agree with you
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Pimmy hi pal i got a tikka 223 with 1in 8 twist i use rem cases 23grns of varget powder reminton primers and 60grn vmax heads col to 2,260 and get half in groupin @ 100 yrds try it Sounds .. er ...er....thanks....er.......I know nothing about reloading....how about sending me some samples? Deker
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Now then ...if I was a betting man I wonder which of those 2 options I would guess at??????
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Outshooting I downloaded a rabbit distress call from this site then loaded it onto my mobile phone & it works great for getting charlie in its worth a try Rabbit ditress call [/i Cheers for this, I'll give it a try. The rabbt distress is something I have always tried to imitate myself over the years with varying levels of success! Deker
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I think we have just about done this to "death" but rest assured a heart shot is more than capable of killing a bunny with a 12 ft lb air rifle. With the right pellet and at the right distance, and if you miss all the ribs you may well find the pellet goes right through, coming to resting just under the skin the opposite side of the bunny. With this type of tool that is about the best shot you can make and imparts every bit of energy into the quarry! It's happened to me twice (you remember these things), you pick the bunny up and you can feel the pellet just under the skin! Cheers
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Very grateful for the info and pics chaps...I take it you all think this is a pretty fair bit of kit that works well, I have never had one before at all, so it has surprised me quite how many there seem to be on the market! I've sent a PM to Vermin Dropper to see if he still has them. Cheers!
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I'm after one...just sent a PM to Vermin Dropper. Seems that he has done a good job in supplying a lot of you.........what do you all think of the foxcaller....I mean, are you finding it succesful?? Cheers Deker
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Cheers....sounds promising but need to track it down somehow now!
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Spoken by a man who Truly knows his shit! Only, Nik; Don't ye think, " Try to hit that sukka in the lower back of the skull " might be more comprehensible to some of these lads? To be honest when they have their arse to you that is a great shot to take...just wait till the head goes up a bit and bang, very effective! DS What do you know about fox callers, I need some help...thread on.... Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns! Cheers
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Guys/Gals I give in...I've never had and never used a fox caller...I have always simply made appropriate noises which have often worked...BUT... I've just got in...been out since 3.00pm.. Saw 2 rabbits, couldn't get a shot off, saw 11 pheasants, 10 cocks and just 1 hen, not taking them on this site, no deer, and NO f*****g Charlie. I am absolutely soaked and freezing with the driving wind and rain (God knows why I went out but it was ok at 3.00), just finished drying the gun and I'm still shaking.... and the rain is pounding on the window as I write this. Point is, I was so col
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Guys/Gals I give in...I've never had and never used a fox caller...I have always simply made appropriate noises which have often worked...BUT... I've just got in...been out since 3.00pm.. Saw 2 rabbits, couldn't get a shot off, saw 11 pheasants, 10 cocks and just 1 hen, not taking them on this site, no deer, and NO f*****g Charlie. I am absolutely soaked and freezing with the driving wind and rain (God knows why I went out but it was ok at 3.00), just finished drying the gun and I'm still shaking.... and the rain is pounding on the window as I write this. Point is, I was so c
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THANKS DEKER SEEMS ONLY YOU DITCH AND KREET UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION... I agree that a good shot to both areas would kill a rabbit. It is not just about amount of energy in the shot but the amount of energy that can be released by the projectile in to the target that causes tissue damage. As to the comment made above "but cut off the circulation and you will kill quicker than cutting off the brainpower of a rabbit". I would have to say that this is not correct. By stopping the circulation of a rabbit/human you are preventing brain perfusion and this will cause it to become hypoxi
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just a quick Hijacking to bring you this on electric fences......had a call from a smallholding about 6 weeks ago...we have just fenced off an area for the cows because the deer keep getting in and eating all the grass can you sort them out....... no problem!!! Get to site start talking...so where do they normally get through the fence then says I ........I don't know, I haven't seen any since we put the fence up!!! Never occured to them that this newly erected electric fence not only kept their cows, in but also kept all the deer out that HAD been feeding there!! Empty freezer time
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Wonder back a couple of pages on this forum to: Poll: Best fox calibre poll ( hopefully) 32 trappa 825 23rd November 2007 - 10:35 AM Last post by: DM80 Best I can do, don't know how to put a proper link in but you should find it easy enough!
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If they were boxer primed it's just possible you may find someone to take them for reloading, but a little unlikely unless you have loads. And you need to look at the cost effectiveness issue. You can also trade them for the scrap metal value but again unless you have loads it will be hard, and/or not cost effective. Clubs often save up big quantities and can make a couple of quid! I save mine and add them to the club box and one of our guys sells them once a year for a couple of quid which we give to charity. For the general sporting shooter I suspect most end up in the bin, I t
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Guys...I have had heard it all before, people knowing people, who have a mate, who heard something, or were told about an article, who said so it must be right, or had a fish and it must have been.... Oh!.. at least this long!!!......no really it was!!! Its not simply a matter of the speed of burn ...many powders burn at different rates (and they are all designed to burn in the barrel)..its a matter of how long that force is exerted on the projectile until the energy disipates, put simply, how long the barrel is...Go to any .22LR ammo manufacturers website and compare the SAME ammo perform
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Bill88 Chalk My bottle is 12L 232 bar but my gun runs at 26ft lb...Now..if I had thought, or known more about this PCP business all those years ago when I bought it I would have got something like a 9-10-12L 300Bar bottle. The problem is for Air Rifles, unlike diving, we tend to only use the high end pressure and never need a "fill"...we only ever need a "top up"...especially if you are running FAC tools. If you only EVER intend to fire a few shots every year and NEVER intend to push it up to FAC levels then I totally agree with Bill88 (something like 3L 300Bar). If you think you m
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Paddy You just answered the question yourself........but when i mount it left handed i cant see a thing, its just like a mirror of what is behind me:...you are NOT looking down the tube...your eye alignment is out if you can see a reflection of what is behind you, you should not be able to see anything behind you at all because your eye/head should be right behind the tube! Mad al I don't see there is any need for the "University Challenge bollox" bit, shooting is not all about picking up a gun and pulling the trigger (as this thread demonstrates). I am convinced this has a simple an
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I reckon it's probably on of the following 1. The stock is not ambi so the comb is missing when shooting from the opposite hand causing eye alignment to be well out. 2. You may have a lead eye. ie stronger/better vision in one eye and when changing to the other this will become much more apparent which will mean the eye bell/focus ring will be well out causing sighting difficulties. If the eye relief is wrong you would have problems also. Both these problems will stop you shooting well but you would still be able to use the scope, in a fashion anyway!. 3. I have seen a guy that could use bo
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Mole catcher As I said above I don't think this is his problem.......but as you are obviously aware it is a problem lots of people suffer from without knowing what the problem is. I'm so glad you understand this one, the problems I have had trying to explain this to people over the years...they either don't believe you or just don't understand.!!!! Any way, as I also said if it works right handed, but not left, but then it does right handed again and so on, all it can be is the way he is looking down the scope...gun mount.....they don't start and stop working just because you chang
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let me explain, the bands have a thread that the bolts screw into through the stock. these grip the mecanisiam (spelling?) the centre of the barrels bore is dead centre regardless of how you tilt metal work. this movement im talking about isnt massive but is noticable, enough to throw of a true sight picture. as for being accurate, cant fault it as for the pellet not flying true, isnt it the point of aim we adjust ( via your scope adjustments) to the point of impact? Molecatcher, I know how the Falcons work, every time I strip mine down it takes ages to remount it in the woodwo
