Born Hunter
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well done mate im going out this saturday with a mate who i go beating with ferreting to net and gun for the keeper. fingers crossed
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I use Air Arms Diablo's, there very accurate in my gun out to about 30 yards but i cant get them to group well beyond that, ive wondered if my rifle could do with having the bore cleaned. To be honest though, i think that it is more important how accurate the pellets are as opposed to their penetration/nock-down power, because air rifles fire the pellets with so little energy that if you dont hit a vital organ the type of pellet usually doesnt matter as the difference in the energy absorbed by the target is so little it would not affect the outcome.
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3/8 collie, 1/4 whippet, 3/8 greyhound thanks BH,couldnt get my head round it last nite,bloody hcold mixeed with beer. :sick: no worries, nice pup anyway keep us all updated on his progress
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3/8 collie, 1/4 whippet, 3/8 greyhound
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i dont know much but isnt he quite big for a half cross? is he a 3/4? good lookin racey dog anyway i like the beddie crosses
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f**k me i nearly bluddy shit myself :11: :11: :11: that was great gonna shit my mate up [bANNED TEXT] that one :11:
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thats pretty damn cheap. think when im ready i will join my local clay club to get some practice and a good foundation and then get down to my local gun shop and have a look at some second hand guns. i havent completely decided yet but i am certainly more seriously considerring it now. does anyone have any experiance with Lanber models or the Yildiz 20-bore? they seem decent but fairly priced shotties
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Sorry to steel the thread ferreterno1 , but while we are on the topic of starting shotgunning: How much would it cost to start out, reliable second hand gun, cabinet, licence. Because i have been considering it for a while now so i can keep up with my mate (i only shoot an air rifle, he shoots a silver pigeon). It would be for general rough shooting, i was thinking second hand sbs or o/you
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Thanks trill, thats exactly what i was lookin for, bit of everything. Are both the ferretman dvds pretty similar in content, because i want one with plenty of action and from what i have read, the second one (the ferretman - gone rabbiting) has more actual rabbitin on. Anymore advice or recomendations on other dvds would be apreciated
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What do you folks rekon to either of these? I wanted to get a decent lurcher and rabbitin dvd/video.
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sounds like you had a good day im going for my first day beating this saturday and i cant wait. i love it, been once before on a different shoot with a mate but hopefully i shud be beating for the whole season with this shoot and just lookin forward to the people i'll meet, watching their dogs work and the opertunities that may arise from it.
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Iv'e just got in with one of my local shoots beating, goin for the first day this saturday Why don't you just ask around, at your local gunshop or buchers etc, if they know a local keeper. Most shoots are always looking for extra beeters.
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sure im not the only one really envious of you two hopefully when i finish uni in 3 years time ill be able to get some serious shooting in and venture into other field sports. anyway keep puttin up the threads, there great
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pretty sure it is, coz instead of hunting mink they hunt 'rats' now
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:11: sounds like fun i hear people on about them, my mate reckons one ran over his feet when he was night fishing and they kill alot of native wildlife theyre more common now than ever but not many folk out there killing them well not that ive heard of thats something i never understood about the hunting act (not that any of it makes sense), why ban mink hunting when they cuase so much damage and can be killed as quikly as a rat or rabbit.
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when i had one about 3 years ago as my first air rifle it cost me £90 and was a realy good rifle just for potting about with. I found it good for shooting rats out to about 20 yards but i wasn't particularly good then. young beater seems pretty capable with it though
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good on ya mate. you seem to be making the most out of that little gun and puttin meat on the table as well
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i use .22, but im pretty sure when i get a new rifle im going for .177 because of all the articles that i have read saying how good the smaller slug is
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my first air rifle was a webley sport. i only used to use it for shootin rats down by the old mill. [bANNED TEXT] distance did you shoot it at?
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You could try joining NOBs..(National Association of beaters).....they may be able to put you on to some local shoots, then have a word with the keeper and who knows? JOEB will do JOEB, cheers
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:11: :11: :11: Good idea about the society though, but i really wanted to be out there doing something. I might try and find out if there is a local shoot that want an extra hand with running it (im happy to help out with the day to day chores etc...), i just want to be around like minded people, learning and getting out there and doing what i love, regularly. Thanks anyway to all who replyed
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Right, ive just started a course at Loughborough University and now i am starting to get unbelievably stir crazy My situation is that i cant get home as often as i would like so im not able to go shootin with my mate anywhere near as regular as we did, and to make things worse i obviously cant take my air rifle to uni with me so looking for permission round hear would be pointless. What im asking is if anyone who is relatively near Loughborough and needs a helping hand with any type of field sport, if they could contact me. I am an extremely keen field sportsman and always looking to
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I believe starlings are as well. There was an article in sporting shooter about starlings and sparrows being removed from the pest list a while ago. Maybe the trap could be modified for other pests.
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I'm going to bang that drum again, and no doubt some people will tell me it's because I don't know what I'm talking about, but there are literally thousands of running dogs - lurchers and pure breeds - in rescue centres or just being held by trainers. Please, pretty please, don't go using entire rescue dogs for breeding yet more lurchers. The bottom line is there are too many in the world already (and I'm a guy who genuinely beleives that you could never have too many lurchers!) For one thing, most rescue organisations neuter their dogs automatically, but even if you got one directly from a
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If you do decide to get one, make sure you keep us all informed on the site as i would love to hear how you get on. Most trainers are glad to get rid of non-racing dogs as they just cost them money, so dont be affraid of askin. You probably already knew but ask the trainer why the dog retired, because you dont want one that has retired due to a reacuring injury, fighters or possibly non-chasers are your best bet. Gud luck
