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Posts posted by deanothehunter
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I always go in normal jeans T-shirt / jumper but once I get there pull over my realtree mesh suit its light breathable and held up to light looks like a net curtain seeing through it quite well but once over the top of other clothes you blend in nicely, I wear it on every occasion whether sitting in wait for woodies, squirrels or rabbits and have found i had squirrels, foxes, and even rabbits walk past within grabbing distance, but on a few occasions years ago before this stuff was even thought of I found the normal clothes even in drab olives and browns was still picked up by sharp eyes.
And this stuff is so good that on one shoot I had a lost dog walker who should'nt of been in the woods walk right passed me as I stood next to a tree and they seem to stare right through me as if I was'nt there, I was going to stop them and say this was private woodland but they would of probably killed over in fright so thought better of it
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Thought I would cammo up my spare scope today, its only a basic Hawke Nite Eye IR 3-10 x 44 but I like it and find these scopes all very good, reasonably priced and very clear optics.
Anyway I found a roll of realtree vinyl cammo tape I forgot I had I love this stuff.... and thought I have a job for that, I sat for 3 hours cutting and crafting each individual piece to fit where I wanted it, but when I got to the tapered front end I had a nightmare trying to get it to fit as this vinyl is great peels off leaving underneath perfectly clean with no mess like the material type does, and it protects from knocks and bumps etc, but unlike the fabric type this does'nt wrap around shapes without getting in rucking up at the edges but after trying several pieces of paper as template I finally figured out to do this taper you have to cut a sort of half moon shape which looks like it'll never fit but once wrapped round it forms a cone shape and goes into place quite well, with lots of patience that is.
Its not the best cammo'd scope I ever saw but its definately not the worst,
Cheers,
Deano.
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I'm soon hoping to also get another set of wheels too, I been told by many to get another stealth, the thought has crossed my mind but all the bad reviews puts me off a bit even though I have owned 2 without any major problems like i see suggested in certain reviews etc.
The first one I owned I had for years and it never let me down once, then the second only failed on one occasion with a faulty valve which I had replaced by gunpower with a quick turn around considering how busy they were, I do miss the last one i converted to .20 cal ( which was a fully regretted sale just a day or 2 after ) as it was very accurate getting all pellets in a modern 5 pence piece circle at a 30 yrd zero and beyond with jsb exacts i believe they were.
I know there has been some very bad reviews about them but the later ones to present with a fully regulated valve system will never allow the gun to exceed 12 ft lbs as the older ones use to so i am told by a turn or 2 of the valve head but the new ones definitely don't as I tested mine by turning the top hat shaped valve head a few turns up the thread and nothing changed power wise at all just same fps and very consistent with it through the chrono.
I will take my time to check out a fair few other makes before making my choice,
Cheers,
Deano
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How about an FX verminator thats what you want reliable gun its a take down rifle loads of shots not sure. Its a multishot. Its in your budget. Take a look let me know what you think
will take a look at one and let you know on that one......
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What's your budget:D? Hw100 always a good choice, daystate, but they are big guns, the new BSA ultra is good, compact and lightweight, the Brocock contour is also a small light compact gun, they even do a rectangle bag which makes it look like snooker cues, but knowing your budget is the main thing
My budget is about £600 to £700
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Im looking for a new pcp, my last was the dreaded gunpower stealth in .22 but got it converted to .20 flavour and a regulated buddy to suit this cal otherwise using a .22 buddy valve would push the power way beyond 12ftlb's.
These guns are like marmite you either love them or hate them but my one was'nt a friday afternoon job it was very reliable only letting me down once due to a faulty valve but quickly sorted by jeff at gunpower, they say the service was bad but i rang jeff and got it to him for a quick turn around on every occasion and just like the fact you could change the barrel to .177, .20 and .22 without having to splash ot on a new gun in every calibre.
It was only single shot and did fumble around at times for a quick reload when it was needed but all in all a good lightweight take down gun, quiet, lots of machined parts available for mods and fitted with a red or green laser too told you exactly where to shoot every time for that clinical shot and they carried enough wind for 400 to 500 shots, what gun does that ? Say what you will about them but it always brought home the bacon with ease, just a shame the idea for a 10 shot magazine never came about.
I been looking at the air arms s410 tdr as its also take down so rucksackable which is a must as i bike to my permissions, but only available in .177 and .22 so if i buy one and didnt like then its another £600 for another in diff calibre which i cant do, and 40 shots per fill ..... i feel that i would pedal all the way to my site with new gun then use the best part of those shots to zero and fine tune etc then pedal all the way back to re fill ......i dont think i would feel like going back a 2nd time, but the take down ability sounds great as every time i set off with a normal length rifle in its slip i got pulled by old bill almost 9 out of 10 times which gets very boring and frustrating having to stop show them the gun and my written permission, insurance ect which was all good in the end but i lost count of the times it happened as well as the time lost trying to get to shoot at first light for awaking woodies etc and getting there in full daylight got very annoying lol.....
Why cant they just make a gun you can just spend £40 or £50 quid on each calibre barrel and screw on.......
Any idea's much welcomed,
Deano
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well done mate welcome back any ideas [bANNED TEXT] pcp yu want
Been looking into hw100k and air arms s410 0r s410 tdr, still just checking a few out no rush need to look at many to decide ........
Deano
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Cheers for comments, its good to be back....
Deano
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Nice one, you got any good squirrel recipes ? i usually brown them in frying pan then add to a stew / casserole..
Deano
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Popped out today after a year or two's break plus i sold my guns apart from a stoeger x 20 springer that i kept dont know why but last night i dug it out and decided to pop out to a permission i still have, infact i still have 2 and the 3rd im not sure about but will call in to explain my absence, as redundacy, illness and my Dad passing away last year have all taken their toll on me, just hope he'll be ok fingers crossed as its a massive acreage farm with every type of quarry you could wish for ........
The 2 i do have are ok as i regularly metal detect these 2 farms which was the reason i sold up and got into detecting again but have got bored with that now as all the good finds are slowly drying up as i found most already lol roman coins right through to modern ones, but have totally lost interest in it altogether although i am keeping my main detector in case i have a day where i feel the need to find some history again
Anyway after a quick re zeroing session i wandered through the woods and managed to bag a squizz, but i was happy with that and will be investing in another nice pcp thats up to the job...........loved it, makes me wonder why i gave up in first place......
Cheers,
Deano
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Cheers for your comments, I always used ,22's in the past but have had a couple .177's but the just dont have the whack of a .22, my stoeger x 20 .22 springer is all i have at present but even that packs a punch and does great with the local squirrels all head shots only , but do miss a pcp, but recently checked out the air arms and loved them, having the stealth was great as it all fitted discreetly into my rucksack as i go to my shoots by bike so liked the air arms s410 tdr too for this exact reason.
Deano
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I have noticed that all my permission owners all now ask if I am insured but before some years ago they never worried if i were or not, gone are the days where kids would sneak them into the nearest woods and the local copper told them to get it home and next time he'll tell their parents lol.......
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I had a .22 gunpower stealth that was ok in .22 and did some great hunting with it, I had a .177 stealth too some years ago which was very accurate and also did me proud on many occasions but it never seemed up to most hunting situations and a lot of times straight through penetration had pigeons fly off then drop shortly after even with head and neck shots as max energy was'nt imparted to the vital area due to no pellet stop inside as .22's do...
I then got a new regulated buddy bottle from gunpower suited to .20 cal which i changed the .22 barrel to and then that gun was amazingly accurate and had all the hitting/ stopping power of the .22 but it shot flat like the .177, but got fed up with the fumbling single shot each time and got bored of waiting for the multi shot magazine for the stealth that they mentioned would be out in around 2010...........it never came so sold it and gave up for a short while other than the odd accasion i used my old springer .22.
I now am looking at the Air arms s410 which would be great in .20 cal but no such luck so just wanted your views on these rifles in the 2 calibres.
Cheers,
Deano
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Looking for a good clean.177 TDR in excellent working condition, must be very close to my area DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM and MEDWAY area's.....
Cash ready for reasonably priced gun that I would consider to be the one, if so please post reply or PM.
Cheers,
Deano.
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Avoid pine and other softwoods, and even some hardwoods like a mahogany 1 i made took a mild fork strike and the whole fork snapped off and can be dangerous, a good tough all rounder is 18mm birch 13 ply plywood or multiplex as some call it..... its not very cheap but 1 board of 8' x 4' would last you a very long time and this stuff is easy to work comes out brilliant and finishes are very professional.
It also takes all knocks and bumps without the worry of it snapping and fork hits barely show but small dents can be steamed over a boiling kettle spout and they raise up and can be sanded away as if they was'nt there .....
Deano
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Great picture, I just love it when you make something with your own hands and it catches you dinner whether it be nets, traps, catapults or the like
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Its good practice to dry your nets, but is not nessesary with spun poly, it doesnt rot like natural fibres. You will get twist with lots of types of material if its loaded on the needle wrong or is a reject spool. I went through one and a half spools of fox twine before I accepted the twine was Fncked and it wasnt my loading or knitting. Get on the spun poly, I dont think you`ll look back. Edited so say - Check out www.agouti-nets.co.uk Nigel is sound and will sort you out with everything you need, and gets it sent out quick too.Ive been using soley bright coloured nets the past few seasons and its not affected my catch rate at all. You lose a lot less nets, and spot moving nets faster. If you like the feel of hemp, have you tried spun poly? Nice material to work with and you can get it in drab coulours aswell as the hi viz.
Heard about the spun poly but never used it, might just try some as even hemp ones when held by the ring with it dangling they seem to spiral and twist as the over and under of the needle whilst making causes the string to twist a lot but told the spun poly stays straight and is long lasting if dried after each session ...
Deano
Much appreciated,
Deano
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Ive been using soley bright coloured nets the past few seasons and its not affected my catch rate at all. You lose a lot less nets, and spot moving nets faster. If you like the feel of hemp, have you tried spun poly? Nice material to work with and you can get it in drab coulours aswell as the hi viz.
Heard about the spun poly but never used it, might just try some as even hemp ones when held by the ring with it dangling they seem to spiral and twist as the over and under of the needle whilst making causes the string to twist a lot but told the spun poly stays straight and is long lasting if dried after each session ...
Deano
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colour sensitive??? everythings a fake orange tint down that way aint it??
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thanks for comments everyone, I have never been in view of a rabbit but have had a video cam at times trained on certain holes well away from their view and caught them doing just this with the bright coloured nets but never natural hemp or greens/ browns ? they must be colour sensitive down south lol
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Not had ferrets for some years now after last 2 were stolen, but recently digging out all my old nets made me think about possibly getting another couple of ferrets sometime soon and start up again.
I will need more nets as mine are worse for wear and damp has ruined some of them so today its rained all day so decided to make a netting needle from an old piece of 4mm furniture ply and it came out pretty good but took forever so i wont be making them to sell thats for sure, I found some old garden green twine, a bit too thick but thought it'll do to get some practice in after so long.
I need'nt of worried its like riding a bike once learned never forgotten, I started this one on the ring with 8 loops and then a second row of 8 then add loops 9-10-11 and so on until i get to 17 then decreasing rows back down 16-15-14 and so on until i have 2 rows of 8 and then stitch on ring, it was good fun and enjoyable but lack of practice left me a few blisters but thats life.
I am very good and neat at net making but slower than hell lol so please dont ask if I make to sell as i have no time for that but thought if i make maybe 3 to 5 a week by time i get sorted with some more ferrets i should have a few nice new nets too, will buy some decent hemp twine and some rings, I still cant get these brightly coloured flouresant nets people use??? I dont know if its just the rabbits in my area but everytime i used a bright loud coloured net the rabbits start to bolt see the net colour stop dead and rather face the ferret ? has anyone else had this .....if so would be good to know,
Deano
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Cheers, I just needed a few for the freezer now i got them, these rabbits are so trusting and are used to the girls dealing with the horses on this land and i walking in between them when last went out metal detecting and they were all out in centre field and they still played and chased each other feet away from me not at all bothered by my presence.
You really dont find one of these permissions often but the land owner shoots a few himself but they never been lamped or had too much of a caining
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I have not had a ferret now for some yrs as the last 2 were stolen from my shed hutch as well......
I was sorting through my shed the other day and found my old purse nets and thought about getting another ferret or 2 for next season, anyway i seen an old mate who will have some young kits for next year so thats sorted.
I sorted all the nets out and decided to go to an old pasture permission and was surprised to see many rabbits out feeding during the day so i silently crept into the hedge and set nets on all the burrows near by and then went round to opposite side of field climbed into the field and ran them all in to what they thought was safety and ended up with 5 of the little buggers all back netted down their holes,
Not bad without a ferret i thought....
Deano
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This is a very good link :
In the video it shows how to start a net on the ring then the loops etc then final ring, i use a very similar system to this video but where he says under 2 strands then under one stran for the locking knot its really not needed i just go under 2 strands and never had any problems and never had a knot come loose in over 30 years of ferreting.Another thing is i only prefer natural hemp coloured twine or green / brown as i had some nets given to me once from a friend and they were bright orange and a few times the rabbits jumped towards the net then must of noticed the bright colour and they went back in to face the ferret this never happens with greens browns or natural hemp colours, but thats just my personal preference and experience.
Deano
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Simple Cheap Camo Job On My 52
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Looks great, I am a big fan of gun cammo and I did exactly that with an old hw
springer which was my first rifle, just be aware you may need to go to the local petrol station and buy a gallon of petrol as its the only stuff that shifts that terrible sticky gunk when it comes time to peel it all off again........ 
Deano