Deker
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Cheers John...daft thing is I like the gun and it does shoot well, it shouldn't though according to all the worlds technical info and I want to know why! Anyway...a question for you, I spent about 6 hours in Dublin Airport a few years ago waiting for a connecting flight, that's the closest I have ever been....looking at your list no Grey Squirrel...is this a stupid question....have you got them out there? Also..is it correct you guys can have pistols but can't buy reloading stuff? I should know all this really but Wales is pretty much identical to England and I know the differe
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Appreciate the comments and that is what I have found, although I have not put any 50g through it. I actually get good results with the ammo I am using 55gHP & 62gFMJ but I do not understand why, with a 1-8 twist all the formulas would suggest you need a real heavy bullet but they don't seem to do it for me. The whole thing has got me really confused which is why I asked GMK for advice...Sako/Tikka have made a decision based on information of some sort, I do not understand the big problem here, it would seem sensible and logical that they share that information with their customers so
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I'd go along with most of that BUT.......22WMR is available up to nearly 350ft lb....I think it is a great fox calibre and I agree with 100yards (or so), but my view is 180 yards is pushing your luck! .243 is generally accepted for both fox and of course deer but the ammo is not cheap and you are unlikely to get if for deer these days unless you have done a DSC1 or you can show deer experience! Daft I know..."here you are, your .243 for fox, by the way you can't shoot deer with it until...." 222-223, no contest, 223 has the edge on power and ammo choice is wide varied and cheap, both
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Can anyone please be a little more constructive and helpful here please...the following is an email conversation I have just had with GMK. Email TO GMK Help me out please. The Tikka T3 in .223 has a 1-8 twist. All the formulas I can find would lead me to think it should be nearer to 1-12. Don't get me wrong I accept it is done for a very good reason but I don't understand, flip, I have just checked Tikka site again and it lists the .223 with 1-8 and 1-12 twist!!! PLease, please help me to understand if there are two options now and why. Many thanks. GMK response Sako/
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I had this problem with my lad a couple of years back, the only answer is to keep hunting on all the car insurance comparison web sites, or wait until you get older, or move to a cheaper insurance area or buy a very old and very low powered car! (Oh yes, or get a sex change, seems the girls are often cheaper than lads) Its all a pain, and there are not many good reasons for getting older, Insurance is the only one I can think of, my lad now pays about £1600 for his 9 year old escort and I pay just a bit over £200 for a brand new 4x4!
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My lad joined on the Free under 19 business about 3 years ago and received absolutely NOTHING. Last year (2006) at the Game Fair I went on the CA stand with my lad (18 at the time), explained he had joined previously and heard nothing. We enrolled again and to this day have still heard absolutely nothing. Not impressed, it was important to know that if nothing else he was insured as he was out with me a lot. So... all I could suggest on my experience, is join almost any other organisation. Deker
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Must be O/U, auto ejector, preferably multichoke, in full working order, still tight, 28 or 30", not too agricultural, don't care how old it is. Not to concerned about the woodwork as I want it for hard fieldwork. Oh yes........no more than £200 top price! There is one sitting in a cabinet somewhere you bought for the wife/girlfriend/lad/yourself that you never use anymore!!! Cheers Deker
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What I know about Nightvision is that I can'f afford what I really want. This setup... which seems to bolt on the back of an existing scope........how on earth do you hold/shoot this gun without it taking your eye out, and even more so if it was on a bigger centrefire!
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Could be genuine but I share the views of most here. Anyway, whats the problem with ROAD KILL, not many days I don't see the fox, badger, deer, rabbit, hedgehog, birds on the side of the road. A previous friend I USED to know; when I invited him to one of my "Game" BBQ's said he was a Road Kill vegetarian....f*****g h*ll.....!!!!!! I don't cruise the streets when I can shoot them fresh......... but whats the problem Howldaloom??? Deker
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This is great and has been very interesting and indeed informative,...... its a free world and put them where you like, but I can't help thinking a lot of this stuff would look good in the GALLERY section of this site! .......and then also better catalogued as well! Deker
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On top of the cock up they are also spending vaste amounts of taxpayers money having to write to 7 MILLION homes to explain.
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This is a difficult one and I obviously don't know the whole situation here, but my first reaction is that an air pistol is not the tool for pigeon control. First off, they are not very accurate, most are only 3-4ft lb and your pellet placement will have to be incredibly accurate to stop one, I would suspect you will simply injure most and they will fly off. If you just want to scare them off use crow scarers, etc. For control, you really need something a bit more poweful and accurate, air Rifles or rimfire are pretty good but most peoples first choice is the the trusty 12G. De
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Now there is a gentleman........... everyone else fell asleep half way through! Cheers Deker
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I wrote this a few months ago after a particularly busy few days when I thought I was an author, just found it again and it reminded me of the smell of Spring again................ (Just the thing to send you to sleep I suspect) PCP (Pre Charged Pneumatic) Tears & Triumph
BSA Sweet 17 HRM rifle scope 3-12x40
Deker replied to hecmac's topic in Reloading and Gun Maintenance
Don't know it myself but have a look here! http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews78201.html Deker -
What i will say, is anyone who fancied bowhunting, get yourself down to your local field archery club, and have a go at "3d" or "rubber deer" as its known .you walk a woodland course, and shoot at randomly set up lifesize rubber animals, at unknown ranges, with longbows or compounds.I defy anyone not to enjoy it. The home of british shooting, inspired by Queen Victoria, Bisley, still has a well used woodland archery (hunting) course!!! And arrows are perfectly capable of stopping a deer, hunting led to the extinction of our native Roe several hundred years ago. What you see wanderi
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cheers martin how much does it cost for chop and screw cut ? Thats a Browning... seeing as a barn door usually presents a problem for them its hardly surprising taking 4 inches off will not make any difference!!!! (only joking) From memory the CZ full length barrel is 22 1/2inches. The normally supplied screw cut barrel is 20 inches. Taking 4 inches (or there abouts) off it will have an effect on accuracy but it will be very minor, you can also expect to reduce the power by around 2%-3%. For most uses you will not notice the difference but you will obviously have to re zero
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Thank you...now thats what you call a big fox...and its all my own work, except for the help from Borderboy (and tote) to put it up! Whilst I have you here, did you see my squirrel pics and any word on the deer Borderboy. Cheers Deker
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I never have any "trouble" with the 10 shot mag...BUT.... if you use the gun with a sling and walk around the fields all day you end up thumping yourself in the back with it all the time. Out hunting with a sling I always use the 5 shot mag, target wise I usually use the 10!
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Check out... A Beauty Last Nights Fox Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns 2nd October 2007 - 08:17 PM Last post by: foxshot How do I copy the picture from that forum to here?????
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Technically yes but they will only test it if you get caught poaching or doing something else to antagonize them. it may still be dieseling (burning oil left from manufacture in the barrel or chamber) as its so new. My advice would be put the rest of the tin of (500) pellets through it to settle it in then re chrono it. if its still over the limit and your worried about it take it back to the shop and ask them so sort it, they should do it for free and be very helpful as in the eyes of the law they sold you an illegal firearm so its their ass if you complain! Hope this helps Ju
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That card brings back some memories....I spent 10 years shooting at one of those every Tuesday night back in the very late 60's and through the 70's. I seem to recall we used mainly Eley and Remington at the time as they produced the best results, but that was target rifles, Mr Martini and Mr Anschutz. Not fired a specific Target .22LR over 25 yards for years but I suspect Eley will still give good results on the range or out in the field, they do have a bit of a reputation for target rounds. I have the CZ Silhouette with full length barrel and Sak on the end of it, your Varmint has
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I dont doubt that there are better well known brands of centerfire rifles,but the accuracy is the same and better,my 308 was shot at Bisley by a very good shooter with his chosen load,not for this rifle I might add ie his load from the box no load development and he scored his highest score ever,this guy is no novice with over 60 gold medals. Their rimfires are without doubt just about as good out of the box as other makes costing 2 or 3 times as much. The trigger situation which people scream on about has been partly addressed in the 453 model but frankly I think people make far too m
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Can't speak from personal experience (i always chrono my guns) but i know of 4 people who have had there guns seized and tested.One had a falcon running at 18ftlbs,none had fac,and none were jailed.I'm sure theres sombody who knows somebody who got 5 years for being in possesion of an air rifle that was 12.001 ftlbs,but i've never heard of it.Like most crimes,there is a maximum sentence,so would be dependant on a lot of factors i would say. Firearms offences carry a minimum, (as far as I'm aware there is NO maximum) term of 5 years in prison. The theory is 12.01ft or 80ft, it doe