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    Funnily enough i had more runners with a .223 than anything else despite big exit wounds. I put it down to the bullet not travelling fast enough to fragment inside the fox and fragmenting on the exit instead. Whether that theory was correct or not i don't know, but i have had no such problems with the .204. There is rarely an exit wound, the calibre seems to disipate all ite energy inside the fox causing massive trauma .
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    Well we will just have to agree to disagree. Unfortunately everything in nature doesn't balance itself out that is a myth perpetuated by the anti brigade, the likes of Packham et al. Badgers are a prime example of not self regulating or balancing out as you put it. Because of the amount of protection they receive they have bred to phenomenal numbers and consequently "hoovered" up everything on the ground in those areas. The increase in badger numbers is to the detriment of a lot of other species, the same can be said of buzzards, sparrowhawks etc. However we can't do anything about those
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    Every fox breathing has the potential to cause damage and generally do. Having been on the receiving end of said damage more than once i will take every opportunity to kill a fox whenever presented. Whether this is on arable or not, i shoot a variety of land for fox and they do damage irrespective of where they are.
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    That was my thoughts also.
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    I shot this fellow on one of my permissions, big old dog that had been living well, but look at his back leg.
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    There is a place here where there were hundreds and hundreds of rabbits then the railway workers turned up to electrify a line on the boundary. Within a fortnight they where all dead with myxy. Everytime the railways are involved anywhere where there are any rabbits myxy follows. Places i know where there were good numbers of rabbits and VHD made an appearance there has never been rabbits since.
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    If i had to use one of those old crocks i would pack up shooting, especially if it was compulsory to wear that hat.?
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    Because you occasionally stalk deer with someone , that is good reason to own a 7mm and you don't need to have done the bullshit DSC1 course have a deer calibre either. Don't let them bully you into not having anything you have good reason to own.
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    I used Millet windage adjustables on my cz527, good mounts .
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    Apparently Koff and Yildiz both started producing guns together but fell out and went their own ways. Yildiz have been imported for a while now but Koff only recently. They are very good for the money full spec for about £475, i know several people with them and they are happy.
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    22.250 would do the job just fine, especially if you neck shoot them. I use a 30/06 which also does the job just fine.
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    Foxpro are the best callers.
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    I don't know where the myth comes from that says if a gun gets stolen "you're f****d". It simply isn't true. Every theft is taken on it's own merit and if you have taken reasonable precautions to prevent theft you have done your part. I know of several people having guns stolen and none lost their licence. One man had a shotgun stolen from his house that he had put in a cupboard while he nipped out somewhere. On his return he found he had been burgled and the gun stolen. He didn't lose his certificate because the house was all locked up and that was deemed reasonable precautions had
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    As stated the hmr is not the tool for 200yds . I personally don't like the calibre and replaced mine with a .17 hornet which was a good decision as far as i am concerned.
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    AYA are good guns, however it will either be a yeoman or a no4 they are different guns. I have had a yeoman in the past and i currently own a no3 12 bore and a no4 20 bore.
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    I can choose and operate the barrel i want to fire faster on a double trigger sbs than i can on a single selective trigger o/u.
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    Most people learn to shoot at a clay ground these days and are taught using an o/u. The sight picture is different on a sbs so the vast amount of people stick with what they know which invariably will be o/u. This makes sbs gun users a minority so consequently the gun shops cater for whatever sells the most.
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    Apart from my other guns i have a 12 bore AYA no3 sxs, a 20 bore AYA no4 sxs and a cracking little spanish .410 sxs. I quite like to shoot them aswell. Our syndicate captain runs a .410 only driven day once a year with the proceeds going to a local kids charity hospice. A lot of local shooters want to come and do this day as it is great fun, i use my .410 sxs on it and really enjoy shooting it.
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    I don't know why i can;t write on the post of my dog but anyway it's my Lab bitch 16 months old.
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    Goose call

    ianm replied to blackmaggie's topic in Wildfowling

    I am fairly certain mine is manufactured by zink. I got it from pro duck and goose supplies, it's a good call and easy to replicate pink footed geese on it,
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    Well i for one don't believe the nhs is shite, it's been there for me and mine when we have needed it the most and i am gratefull that it was. Or we could live in somewhere like America where if you have no money for health care, you die!
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    Europe again sticking their fingers in, but as walshie says, Hornady will simply tweak the recipe! I doubt hornady will tweak anything to suit europe the market simply isn't big enough. We are about to lose hodgdon powders amongst others thanks to the interfering eu.
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    You are never going to get anything gun related in this country cheaper or as cheap as America. So you have two choices, (1) cough up and enjoy the product. (2) Do without.
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    Good going! i had two similar on Friday night, an old dog and a this years dog cub.
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