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    Yes - best to leave it. The mother will come back to the spot where she originally left it. Either one will scent each other or failing that the mother will call for it. If we are talking Roe deer this sounds like her first fawn and you can be assured therefore that she was probably no more than 50 yards from the youngster - probably lying out in the barley at the time you came along. Peter
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    It would appear that the original poster stated he was lookung at a scope with an illuminated reticle - Do the falcons have this facility which the poster would probably need for late evening rabbit shooting? Peter
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    There is no requirement to inform them within a certain timescale the wording is very bland and obscure as normal with firearms law. See Here Also, I have a query about his parents in possession of guns. If he has the keys to the cabinet and sole access and his certificate lists that address there is no problem as his parents are not in possession as they have no access. When I first had my Shotgun certificate I lived at a different address to where my guns were stored as they were kept with my father who at the time didn't have an SGC. Access is the key word in this one. Rega
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    My friend had one of these and 6 months later it would not hold accuracy - so his was a miss I was always told to spend as much on a scope as you would on the rifle - I know, all well and good in these days of recession. Have you had a look at the MTC range - a little bit more expensive than the one you are asking about, but the optics are very good for that price range. I have a MTC Viper on my Theoben S Type and honestly find it very good with a very useful reticle for hold over. I do have 3 other scopes on other rifles costing over £1000 each, but the viper for the money I find hard t
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    We all have different regimes for cleaning a rifle and also different solvents - nobody is right or wrong. I have a cleaning regime passed to me by one of the countries best bench shooters and I think it the business I will say this however - by all means get a 'bore snake' but only carry it out in the field as an emergency if you get mud/water/snow in the bore. It has been proved that bore snakes used as a cleaning regime over a period of time will mark the crown of the barrel and this will cause loss of accuracy ( read this on a USA bench rest forum a couple of years ago). Bore Guid
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    Hi SS You are right - quite staggering - actually I originally heard back in May that the figure was over 50 million but I only stated 15 million because (being an old codger) I was worried I may have mis heard !! You are up late !! - been foxing?? Well I am late cos I was out till 12.15 with night vision in the drizzle but managed a cub when she stood still long enough, after chasing a few rabbits around the field. Peter
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    All this chat about Remingtons !! Other rifles ain't that bad either - shot this group last summer (the last time I photo'd a target) at just under 150 yards - I'm an old codger so it could have shot better in more capable (non shaking) hands http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb81/di...250at148yds.jpg Peter
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    I also know quite a few. The debt as it sits is vast I agree, but the majority is tied up in stock. Once the new stock is returned to the owners the debt is substantially reduced. As you know, this includes, guns, cartridges, chokes, clothes, etc,etc,etc. As I said in the above posts, they are not in debt for many millions, and £15m is not true either. I cant say anymore than this. SS SS what would now like to add to this thread following the disclosure that we are talking a figure over 60 million according to the Receivers?? Peter
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    That's right Mr L - its either open or restricted (closed) - the only semis out there are houses.
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    I belong to the Brit Deer Soc. They are indeed a charity that promotes the welfare of our 5 species of deer. I took issue last year with them over their seemingly intransigence over the plight of deer on Exmoor with regard to poaching on a large scale. This matter I raised at a local branch meeting and all my correspondence to their head office went unanswered leaving me with the opinion that the organization existed to raise money to finance the pay of the directors and the original purpose of deer welfare had been lost To be fair to them they have since made an attempt to highlight
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    That Deker is how I have seen the law relating to deer out of season and especially night time shooting, so I also need to be corrected by (if there is) any law that has superseded what Deker has kindly placed on this thread Peter
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    My friend has a GSP for deer and this dog is trained to give tongue when it finds the DEAD deer. However it is also trained to HOLD the deer if it is still alive but it certainly will not kill the animal - that is also what I understand is acceptable within the law Peter
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    Slightly off/on this topic regarding marauding deer as referred to in this thread. Been stalking 30+ years - never regarded Roe deer as marauding. Assume everyone here knows the difference between grazing and browsing?? Red and fallow could be regarded as marauding because they are grazers. Question is - what sort of crops are these non herd 'marauding' roe deer munching their way through that is causing this poor farmer's income to dwindle - is it raspberry bushes?? Peter
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    I'm with Jamie on this. If you are unable to use a rangefinder. Google Earth is the answer. As Jamie says just zoom into your permission fields and by using the gate/tree/water tank, it is easy to find the range to any other feature in the field. I use night vision when out foxing and night vision can make a fox look much further away. So I study the field I am going to stake out remembering all the possible distances that I may need to take a shot - have been know to print several fields off the computer and manually mark the distances if I intend to move from one field to another. I
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    16lb 4 ozs
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    To all the above good advice, I would recommend if you intend not to use the shotgun for a while, can I suggest you store the shotgun upside down - ie muzzle down. The reason for this is that when we clean shotguns that are not to be used for some time there is a tendency to sometimes put a little more oil around the barrels and action. The problem with this is that over a period of time the oil will move into the action and accumulate into a reservoir and will then start to impregnate the wood in the stock. I have seen many shotguns break at the grip behind the action caused by oil makin
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    Just going back a few paces here. Hingindolie can you tell us who has given you permission to shoot deer out of season and at night?? I was under the impression that the landowner had to have taken all measures possible to prevent the deer from eating the tops off the trees before being granted permission to shoot out of season and at night time - sounds like he failed to put in high enough tree guards for these small deer. Or is all that you have written all a wind up?!!
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    I shoot numerous reds and roe using a 6.5x55 - it does not have the 'kick' of a 270 having had one which nearly gave me the shooter's flinch. However the 308 is a great round for deer with quite mild recoil - even for roe - a friend uses one and on the perfect lung shot, have never seen an exit hole larger than 2 inches - seen a lot also of 243 on roe and yet to see an exit hole less than 2 inches. Someone talked about the slow bullet for the 308, yes it is slow this is what makes it the ideal deer calibre ( about 2750fps) but it has the kinetic energy, on the other hand the 243 is ab
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    My 2p worth - frankly despite what Mr Logic says, its not about how lethal the .22 is. I feel the max distance for fox is 60 yards - reason? - most people zero a .22 in at between 40 to 60 yards and if say zeroed at 50 yards, the hold over to 60 yds is about 1 inch, however, that 100 yards fox when zeroed at say 50 yds is a totally different ball game and because of the terrain it could actually be standing more like 120 yds away. Unless you know within the inch where the holdover is, you run the risk of clipping a fox and providing yet more ammunition to the antis and the fox hunters If
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    Good on you sir Hope you will be putting the carcass into a fly net and hang at least a couple of days to let the adrenaline out of the muscle tissue - they taste so much better with a little hanging especially a young buck such as yours. Peter
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    MC7 from Reloading Solutions for the bore is used by many serious bench rest shooters. I also use it in my sporting rifles - would not have anything else Peter
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    Sitting out for a fox the other evening spotted a young roe doe who had obviously been kicked out by mum. She was grazing in front of me about 100 yds away. Her head went up and looked back towards the wood from where a young red hind appeared. The hind put her head down and for the next 20 minutes the hind play chased the doe who kept no more than 20 yards in front of the hind, both stopping at minute intervals to graze. At one stage both were within 30 yards of me sat in the hedge. Just as the light finally failing I was treated to the captivating flight of a barn owl hunting up and down
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    I also shoot Blaser - a 22/250 and 6.5x55. Both have PES mods which are fine. If I were to criticize the PES I would say they are quite heavy and if I was in the market to renew them I probably would look at others that may be lighter in weight. Peter
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    My 2p worth If I had to chose between a 308 or 243 to shoot all the species of deer it would be the 308. The reason being I consider the 243 is too fast and explosive unless shooting a 100 gr bullet and the problem many 243 users find that it is difficult to get a 100 gr bullet in a 243 to shoot consistently accurately. On the other hand the 308 bullet is a much slower round ( 2700 fps approx) and as a consequence will not inflict anywhere near as much tissue damage as the 243 (3200 fps approx) Having said that why not consider the 6.5 x 55 as an in between calibre - very accurate, lit
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    As you say the heart/lung shot is the best shot on deer especially when there is a distance involved. However, there are times when this type of shot is not available - when the beast is standing in bracken/bramble or presents only a head on or going away shot and of course lying down.. From what you has described it would appear your shot has gone through the wind pipe. The only really acceptable neck shot is the one that breaks the neck bone. As you are probably only too aware on a deer the neck and head are constantly on the move - it is very difficult to judge how long it will keep hea
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