Grim Reaper
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Hi Coney mate, Believe it or not, the cheekpiece is not a raised one, per se, its actually part of the stock, which is made from Walnut. The black you see in the piccy is just a bit of soft leather i put on there just to soften it ever so slightly, like? But yeah, it is a raised cheek peice in that it is above the level of the rest of the butt top. In all honesty, i find rather good actually, the angle is just a bit steeper than that on my original Beech stock, and so i get on with it very well. The advantage for me is that it helps me to get better eye relief on the scope, and much q
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Zeroing your ‘scope This is my guide to how I do it, if you want to follow my method - please fell free. If you do not want to, then please feel equally as free. I am choosing to post this as i feel it may be of use to you guys. Ok, well here we go . . . . . The first thing I do when I want to zero a scope to my rifle is to initially set the rifle with the Harris pod and my self made butt rest attached (see below), up at 5 yards from my target (which is in front of my backstop), I then fire 5 shots. I adjust the turrets after each shot windage first, elevation second,
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verry intresting this equasion you speak of sounds technical :stupid: :11: Yes mate, its all very highly testical, is that! Regards, Grim.
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I have made a little adjustable stand/bracket for myself and i use it with my S310 with the Harris pod. I simply attatch the bracket between the butt pad and stock (by slackening the butt screws, not removing them, mind) , and put the pod on the front of the stock. See below for image . . . I set it up on the floor of the conservatory (i have set up on my drive and shot to the bottom of the garden too, for that matter * ) and aim down to the bottom of the garden. I find this a good method as the pod and my bracket make it so that i have a sort of 'mini rifle bench' at my dispos
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Cool . . . you got it pal. All the best, Grim.
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Yeah, true mate - well put. Just like writing a letter, posting a thread or replying is about finding the right words. Cheers, Grim
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Hi mate, The way i was taught when i was learning (armed services, FN FAL 7.62 SLR) was that when you breathe in, your crosshairs (or front sight if using 'opens') will fall, when you breathe in, they will rise up. I was also taught a fundamental thing in regards of breathing when shooting (outlined below). What i always do is this: I breathe in, let it go out half way, hold breath & stop breathing, slip the shot off, then immediately start breathing again. Doing this helps you out really as the action of holding your breath immediately before slipping the shot off, actually gi
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Aww, its nothing ( ) it comes with experience i guess, i see the posts and tend to think "i had to start some where too . . . ". I can still remember it well too! lol I just wish i had the help then that is available on here now, you know? But seriously, I just try and point people in the (vaguely) right direction, better for them in that it gives them a head start, like. Thats it really i guess? Regards, Grim.
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Mind if i join you, old bean? Lol It is true though. Ok, easy to say i guess when i already have a couple of permissions, but I had to work for them - they didn't come to me. Hey Poper, listen in bud. . . . . Have a look at my signature , and you'll see the link for permission forms - take a copy, alter it to match your requirements and then print them off and keep to hand. Next, have a look on the internet (or your local yellow pages) for farms and golf courses, horse racing courses etc, find out who the manager or head groundsperson is and approach them personally,
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heres a few pics of one of my permishions
Grim Reaper replied to rabbit_killer's topic in Airgun Hunting
Thats a brilliant bit of perm. there bud - well done and fair play to you RK! All the best, Grim. -
Funny thing that . . . . . i sometimes do that (i have a couple of hilti cap rings and take the caps out) in my garden, either that, or i use some of my fiocchi 8mm blank cartridges ( i prefer these to the hiltis though) for the same thing . . . . . the 8mm's are very exacting things. You need to be getting tight groups to set either of them off. Eitherway, good fun. Regards, Grim.
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Yeah mate, I'm an old fashioned boy, ya see!? Lol I am getting there though with the mil dots. ATB, Grim.
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Nice going Jack, looks like a nice slice of permission you got there bud. Nice shot of the sunset as well. All the best, Grim.
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I have always found the traditional 30/30 (which is a continuous cross hair, but the centre portion of it is finer than the outer portion) good enough for me, as a rule. I have learnt to judge holdover/under very well with this 'scope type. The 'scope in this case is a Simmonds WTC 3-9X40. Having said that, I recently got a Leupold Mk4 3.5-10X40 LRT scope with mil dot reticule - i am having much pleasure working it out, with regards to the holdover/under and the mil dots. Although, i must admit that as i'm so used to doing the holdover/under with the 30/30 that i seem to revert to using th
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Cheers for that bud, muchly appreciated! ATB, Grim.
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What do i use? Well, if i'm out on my shoot and i decide to do a bit of practice i use many thing that are around the vacinity. Among those things are: acorns, blackberries, twigs, thistle/weed stems - whatever i can find that comes to hand, or that i have bought with me really. I even stick matches in the ground and cut them in half from 25 - 30 yards. A couple of times a year, a friend and I have a friendly competition where we settle down and snipe daisies off their stems for a monetary reward - usually the sum of £5 each goes into the pot, and after a pre agreed set nu
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Hehe . . . . . no worries fella - just sharing a little of what i know, like? I don't have any experience of birchwood casey - i tend to get my oil etc from the shops i know - I might just have to have a look out for Birchwood Casey stuff then, thanks for pointing them out. Regards, Grim.
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SECONDED!! Cheers, Grim.
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I'll go along with you on this one Chris, what you've said mate seems to be logical to me. So, how could we self regulate and 'make the first move' on this . . . . suggest it to the basc top knobs? Cheers, Grim.
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You can buy a sealer in most hardware shops or b&q, or better still timber merchants. It seals and fills the grain of the timber up, ready for oiling or varnishing. With regards to oiling a stock, you would do well to remember the following tip i was given by an old and knowledgeable guy who worked with timber for a good deal of his working life . . . . . When applying oil to timber, remember this: Apply the oil . . . . ONCE a day for a WEEK, ONCE a WEEK for a MONTH, ONCE a MONTH for a YEAR. I myself have used this formular with my own walnut thumbhole stock
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One gun sling on its way :11: :11: PMSL! - almost spilt me tea over the keyboard there RK!! Good posts guys. All the best, Grim.
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True, which is why i suggested Nutella spread - its got hazlenuts in it, innit!? Lol All the best, Grim.
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I honestly do like the look of it mate, but i'm a .177 man i'm afraid! I am not sure if my lad could cope with the 22 trajectory either, in relation to the .177? Plus the fact that at the mo, moneys a bit tight, like? Its a bit of a bummer for me (as it looks like a handy size for my boy) but hey, lifes a b itch huh? Lol Regards, Grim.
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I must admit, although to date i am not banned (but not too bothered about it - what will be will be), i have never ordered anything from jsr - never have, never will. The main reason for this is that the few things i have been interested in getting hold in the past of are ALWAYS out of stock - as is just about everything on that site!!! How in the hell they actually make ANY money is beyond me! LMAO But there we are!? Regards, Grim.
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Yeah mate, same here too. I think you hit the nail on the head with regards to your target shooting statement. Nothing at all wrong with it as a supplementary honing skill, but I too prefer to hunt rather than target shoot in general, like? Having said that of course, all i am allowing my son to do is just target shoot at the moment - he has asked about shooting to hunt, but i just want him with a bit more practice under his belt first. Just to get him 100% comfortable and confident with taking the actual shot itself, sort of thing. Mind you, last week at the crem where my permission