comanche
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Yes. I use them for feral pigeons at short range and I've head shot three or four foxes around farmyards when I've walked into them by surprise. I've never used them or test sighted them at more than 30 yards but at this range I've never had any need to re adjust my sight -which is zeroed for .22 long cases . The drawback is that they have to be fed by hand which reduces the rifle to single shot.
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For a budget working tool that might not be as stylish as some of the otherCZs but would do the job just as well I'd go for a second hand Brno/Cz 2E model. I'm biased coz that's what I did damn near thirty years ago have never regretted it .A mate sold one recently for £175 with a moderator and scope and said it was like parting with an old friend . The Silhouette would probably be my choice If I was buying today .
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Anything like this ?.
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Aesthetically there are prettier and more refined rifles but a good workaday choice would be a second-hand Brno. You won't worry if you put a dink in the stock and they are accurate . Mine's 28 years old ,has fired so many thousands of rounds it's worn out two firing pins (the only work ever needed)and still shoots a lot straighter than I can !.
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The unpainted version reminds me of an AGA for some reason. The only person it has to please is the fellow who has to carry it and if he finds it easier then its a success !.
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Yep . I've just got a bit of new permission . Covered in blackthorn . It will be twice as bad by autumn . I'll need someone young and fit to crawl in there and set the nets . No ,seriously ,we'll give it a go sometime . "Are you sure I can't bite it just a little bit ?." My mate tranfixed by an approaching alien spacecraft at the end of a hard days ferreting. He begged to be abducted and probed but they said that they'ed met his sort before and just took the rabbits . I reckon it was the noises from the Mk3 locator that attracted their attention .
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Not the best quality picture and not a massive bag but its quite atmospheric and a reminder of the colder times .
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have you gone mad it says fill bottles with water and freeze it then put it in with there bedding, i feel sorry for your ferrets to have a numpty of a keeper. dear drw81, as you have not kept ferrets as long as some of us on this site, some as long as a couple of minutes and have kept up to several hundred ferrets due to the thawing out of the ferrets some just dont dry to the high standard we are use to, i will forgive your personal pm just this once please keep taking the happy pills and sense of humour ones as they really do work all the best and happy ferret freezing phil I th
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You trying to tell me she had 3 out of 3 on moles????? ive heard this boast on hares in the past, but on moles?? everybbody knows the sheer speed and turning ability of the mole, although they do lack in stamina,over the 1st 100yds i dont think there has been a dog born that could match thier explosive speed,dream on 6pointer Nah mate its possible but not [bANNED TEXT] a whippet . Gotta have bull blood for moles .
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have you gone mad it says fill bottles with water and freeze it then put it in with there bedding, i feel sorry for your ferrets to have a numpty of a keeper. dear drw81, as you have not kept ferrets as long as some of us on this site, some as long as a couple of minutes and have kept up to several hundred ferrets due to the thawing out of the ferrets some just dont dry to the high standard we are use to, i will forgive your personal pm just this once please keep taking the happy pills and sense of humour ones as they really do work all the best and happy ferret freezing phil I th
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After a few seasons the more experienced ferrets actually seem to relish their arctic summer and willingly enter the bottles without the aid of tubes or force of any kind. It does pay to mark any bottles containing the ferrets to avoid confusion . A mate -who shall remain nameless-set-off rather hurriedly for some early season ferreting only to discover himself pouring a pint of perfectly good Newcastle Brown down the burrow whilst his best jill lay in suspended animation between a leg of lamb and a box of Lidl own-brand choc ices .
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It serves a double purpose. Originally, before the advent of refrigerators,country folk in tied accomadation would keep their ferrets cool and free of what was known as "the sweats" in hot weather by placing them in earthenwear jugs in the Estate's ice -house. With the advent of refrigeration and freezer technology some clever person ( Plummer's name has been suggested but the smart money is on a certain Captain Birdseye )took this method of keeping ferrets cool in summer a step further by actually forcing them into bottles and placing these in the freezer between the end of Mar
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Do you wear glasses or have you changed your glasses recently ?. I once found I was shooting like a blind man at rabbits though on a range I was spot -on. Eventually I realised that zeroing the rifle with my head/eye /glasses orientation set up for the perfect prone shot was one thing but shooting from a different position was causing a tiny degree of distortion through my glasses. I noticed this when a doorframe appeared curved in my periferal vision when wearing my usual specs . I guess its the curse of age -the specs add that little extra factor to be considered in the relationship betw
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I was out at the weekend. Everything was wrong as far as traditional ferreting was concerned but it was a paid job that had been delayed by the wait for some rabbit netting to be erected . Basically any bunnies fenced inside the wire had to go whatever the time of year and whatever size . It was also so hot I was ferreting in t-shirt and shorts. I felt like a character from one of the late Fred Taylor's Aussie rabbiting tales . It was slow going . The adults were sticky when it came to bolting but surprisingly I had no lay-ups . My secret weapon was the '410 and a pocketfull o
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Quite right, heat and ferrets don't mix well. I fill some empty coke bottles with water and freeze them Thanks for reminding us all! can you please let me now how you get the ferrets in the bottles as im haveing trouble getting them in thanks Its down to training Phil. I start mine as kits by letting them run through bits of drainpipe. By moving on to sections of 1 and 1/4 inch downpipe they get the idea of squeezing through smaller diameter tubes . The next stage is to use drinking straws (obviously not those bendy novelty ones that come all twisted into bizarre shapes
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we have quite a few on the Sussex estuaries from time to time . I believe they were common in mediaeval (just how do you spell that word ?)days in this country and were a favourite hawking target .
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Or why not pop in the run overnight when it is cool?. You are right though . Pork has a reputation for going rancid very quickly. So I'd be inclined to take out what they hav'nt eaten in one day whatever the weather .
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Big shot is fine for taking out big game at short distances but at longer distances -as you suspect - as they go further and spread the gaps become bigger . BBs have plenty of weight behind them and enough pellets in the load to hold a pattern at normal shot-gun range. If in doubt set up some sheets of paper as targets at various ranges,shoot em with different loads ,count the pellet-holes and and see for yourself.
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Man ,it's like a ferret funfair . Bouncy ball, drainpipes ,even ride on toys in the background !.
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I had one of those . Possibly still have ....somewhere. A mate gave it to me years ago but like yours it had no collar so it was a pretty lame gift . I think they work down to six feet. If the vendor was telling the truth and your box does work with an early(Grey box "Mk1") collar it is just possible that it will pick-up a modern Mk3 collar.... Best thing to do is find a mate or some kind person from this forum who lives near you and is willing to let you experiment a bit with collars before you actually lash out any more cash on buying one . . Good luck
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Excellent . Bring on the shiny things ! When even so-called "modern-cyber-age man" can be beguiled by the gaudy contents of a lure-box or tackle-shop display its not so hard to see how our ancestors managed to win the souls of natives around the world with a few bits of mirror and coloured beads . I had this one for Christmas some time in the early 70's . Obviously did'nt use it much as i still have it . I think it is called a River Runt -
Came across these fellows at the back of my cabinet of wonders . I remember buying them for 10 or 20 pence each from the bargain bucket of a tackle stall at a country fair a few years ago . I've only once actually used one in anger. They are such great little things I just can't bring myself to use them in case I lose one . I know its silly . Has anyone else a favourite lure or bit of gear they don't actually want to risk getting wet or lost !. Or am I just a sad weirdo with an unnatural attachment to his rubber bull-heads?
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certainly shows their drive must be very high kicks in before they have had time to achknowledge the size of their prey before they strike at times,often perch will do the same,or perhaps its just a case of them not caring,free meal is a free meal after all I think perch are a bit like bass . They'll have a crack at something as it passes just to knock it of kilter then come back to finish it off and see if it will fit in their mouth.
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Sudocream is great for it. I had an elderly jill put through the mill by another jill that obviously had been dealt a few too many spring hormones . Poor old girl had been chewed about until her neck was actually missing chunks . Trimmed what was left of the fur back to keep the area clean and stop the hair being caught up as the wound scabbed over. Washed the area in warm salt water and applied a thick layer of Sudocream .I did'nt even have to repeat the process . Tis like magic !.
