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I would agree with most of the posts here. The NEF is not worth the aggrivation. Sell it and get a better rifle. CZ, Winchester, Remmington, Sako. You can get an aftermarket trigger from someone like Timmney that are very easy to adjust the trigger pull on. Could adjust it down to about 1-1/2 lbs so it will go off if it feels your pulse beat. Cheers

I have a Ruger rifle in 300 Win Mag. It is a fine shooting piece of equipment. The Ruger will function well for you in whatever conditions you are able to hunt. The .243 is a great cartridge but don't plan on putting those hares in the pot afterwards. I had a .22 Hornet some years ago and found it to be fine for squirrels and hares. Would work well on fox at shorter distances but the .17 HMR would work as well and the ammunition would be less expensive to shoot.

good photos Chester. Looks like you and the hounds had a good walk.

Can one of you good people let me know what the time zone difference is between the UK and the US Eastern Standard Time? I needed to call someone but did not want to make that call at 2:00 am.

If it is kennel cough, they would be coughing all the time. I would agree with Millet as my hounds will cough after a hard run at the beginning of the season but as they get legged up and fit the cough will not occur. Mike

a nice looking pair! Looks like they are both handy to have around! Thanks for sharing the photos.

Here is a photo of my male Strike at 8 weeks.

Nice looking pup. Did I miss how old the pup is? Looks to be maybe 16 weeks or so... This pup looks like my litter of Staghound pups. Here in the States we have been breeding Staghound to Staghound for a good number of years. Add a bit of Saluki, Bull, Borzoi, Greyhound or Deerhound once in awhile. My pups are all brindle colour like this one. Some with white feet. Your pup sure looks to have the makings of a good running dog. Should run them foxes down and bring you a good number of rabbits for the pot. Good luck with them Mike Sorry lads, this was the wrong photo.

when a good hunting companion goes down it is a loss felt all over the world. Sam will be joining hundreds of good hunt terriers that have served their masters well over the years. May you have years of fond memories of him Mike

Damn sorry to hear about that Gash. This is a tough sport we do and when things like this happen it is a shocking reminder that things can and sometimes do go very wrong. It is always a shame to loose a good terrier or hound. I am sorry for your loss Mike

Can anyone recomment a place to get a good quality sewn leather coupling? A friend told me that Bellman and Flint sells this but I can not seem to find their website. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

this all seems hotly contested as a topic goes. No one here is saying that you don't have the right to like a certain breed of terrier, but lets face it, Plummer tried to reinvent the wheel when it already existed and there was no need for the terrier in the first place. He was just looking to try to make something different that people would spend their money on. I have no doubt there is a Plummer type of terrier someplace that would work as it has enough Russell or Fell blood in it but I have never seen or even heard of one that can be documented. It is like a discussion I had here in t

Don't sugar coat this Chief... how do you really feel about them? All good though. Each to their own. I have to admit though, I have never seen a photo anyplace of a Plummer Terrier working anything more than a rat.

I have had one of my Staghounds come on with a hard raspy/hacking sort of cough last season after a very long course on a good fast hare. It lasted about 2 days and I never did figure out what was going on with her. She goes for a good long run daily and at first I thought she was not quite fit enough. Maybe it is the dry climate here in the central US.