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  3. perseverance

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    I had called out to one of my permissions about 4 weeks ago to zero my .223 and test some home loads. When i arrived the farmer next to my permission was about half way through cutting silage in the field next to the area i use as a range. Not wanting to cause any ill feelings i left the rifle in the jeep and took my GWP bitch for a run up the hill. I was sitting at the top of the hill on the edge of my permission when another farmer that i had been wanting to ask for permission stopped to open a gate. I got talking to him and told him that i shoot foxes on this land but often see foxes moving on his adjacent land and would he mind if i kept a look out for foxes on his land as well. He told me to work away as he is a sheep farmer.

     

    I walked on down the hill over towards an area that holds a lot of rabbits, i wanted to let the dog work some cover and burn off some steam. Lying in the sun was a small vixen that i suspected had been taking some hens from the farm. Typical i see more foxes when i don’t have the rifle with me. The farmer called the next day to say that he lost a duck the night before and could i try and get the culprit. I called up around 2000 that evening and just as i was opening the gate there was the vixen heading up the lane and out of sight.

     

    I didnt see any other signs of her that evening so i said i would call out the following evening. As i was coming up the lane i came across a chicken wing that wasn’t there the evening before. As i rounded the corner there was the vixen sitting out on a bank keeping a eye on two cubs. I setup the sticks and cursed being caught in the open with no chance of a prone shot. I knew the range was over 220m as the fox was sitting at the same spot i use for a backstop on my range. i let rip with a 60gr vmax and was just about to congratulate myself on a job well done when the vixen and cubs headed off into the cover showing no signs of being hit with my shot. Now i had to tell the farmer that i saw his culprit but the bad news was i missed and probably wouldn’t get another chance anytime soon.

    I called out the next week to see if my luck had improved. No sign of the fox on the lane or usual spot on the hill so i headed up for a walk around. It was getting dark at about 2245 and i stopped to call for a while. After a few minutes a group of magpies started to cackle with some purpose about 300 meters away. I setup the sticks again and hoped it was a fox on the move disturbing the magpies. A few minutes later my vixen made her way over the top of the hill and stopped about 50m away. This time no mistake , the 60gr vmax dropped her on the spot. I was glad to finally drop her due to the damage she had been doing. The cubs i seen with her were well up and i will try to round them up ASAP.

     

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  8. Cz american

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Matt I find the quality good for the price everything looks to be well enough engineered. I spent alot of money on the marlin trying to get it to the stage that I liked it. Out of the box the cz is good.

     

    I must keep in mind the legal thing the next time he plays cowboys and Indians with his .50 cal

  9. Cz american

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Received my fac back today ond on one off for a hmr, I went for the cz american . Very pleased with it so for, it is well made for the money, shoots great out of the box. My 10 yr son was shooting 3/4" groups at 70m.

     

    Also got a 6.5 55 added for deer at the same time, I went for sauer 202 in wood

  11. Quads does the job!

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Why can you get closer to a rabbit on a quad then walking. The quad is louder then you walking :hmm: Some one please inlighten me :thumbs:

     

     

    Thanks ph1

     

     

    i was shooting on a golf course last week, things were slow until 0700 when the greenkeepers started to cut the fairways etc, once they started using the mowers the rabbits basically switched off and allowed me to get easily within air rifle range, i shot more rabbits in 30mins when the mowers and tractors where in use than i did the previous 2 hrs.

     

    keith

  14. Mixed bag

    in Airgun Hunting

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    Yeah it's fac, one if the first rapids so it is 22ft lbs, just got it back from theoben and they say it can't be set higher due to the older model of barrel. As mentioned it's zeroed at 50m and I find it ok for my shooting. I av .17hmr and other rifles if I need extra range. I will try a few different types of pellets to see what perform better.

     

    Thanks for the replies

  15. Mixed bag

    in Airgun Hunting

    Posted

    Had a good morning with rapid 7 on golf course. 21 bunies , 1grey squirel and one mag pie . Using a mk1 rapid that I have for 19yrs. Still going strong zeroed at 50m.

     

    What pellets do you favour for .22 at 22 ft/lbs looking sobering hard hitting and good quality , I get a lot of skirt damage with aa pelets.

  18. .223 Subsonic

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    i use a .223 with a T8 mod, depending on the surroundings you are shooting there are some shots that are very quiet and others that can be very loud. I have fired from a stationary vechile out of very open bog land and to be honest you wouldnt have heard the shot. Other areas especially along a tree line or fence line and you would have swore it was a .50 cal going off. I tend to view the .223 as a one or a two shot rifle, i personally dont hunt rabbits at night with it where you could quite easily be firing 3-4 shots in a reasonably short space of time. With foxes you fire a shot and then it could be another couple of hours before firing another shot so the noise isnt a major concern.

     

    As mentioned before i believe the benefits of the round would be lost by making the round subsonic.

     

    What moderator have you fitted ?.

     

    regards

    keith

  21. Old ways are sometimes best

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    well done quicksilver... looks a big 1. :gunsmilie:

     

    I was begining to think that you men were like the pied piper for foxes and all our fixes were heading south. I get more foxes in a night with you guys than 2 months on my own permissions. We are out tomorrow night after the rabbits and will definately get a chance to test mates pulsar digiscope. I will give you a shout Wednesday for a catch up.

     

    If you can get off Monday or Tuesday night next week we can visit the guy I was telling you about they seem to be causing damage in the day as well.

  24. Old ways are sometimes best

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Basically you get two wooden clothes pegs and tape them flat side to flat, you put a piece of video tape in between the two pegs to create a sort if reed. It is easy to blow and I find if you leave a few mill of a gap you can vary the pitch by bitting on the pegs.

     

    I posted from an iPhone so I am not sure how to upload.

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