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As opposed to those headshots that are not in the cranium? With the difference in power, would shooting a hare in the back end or body stop it? Well, your average air rifle runs out at about 11 ft.lb, whereas your average .22LR with subsonic 40 grain hollow points runs out around the 90 ft.lb mark. So if you want to take a body shot at a hare, the rimfire is a better bet than the air rifle, and in fact I would choose a chest shot with the .22, whereas I would have to go for the headshot with an air rifle. The kz with a rimfire is bigger, and there are more of them, than with an air
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well most mods are that and the thread is more then strong enough to cope. i think a 1/2 unf on a heavy barrel rifle looks weird. and imo takes to much meat of the barrel. but they are handy due to being the most popular thread Just wondering, how does it take too much meat off the barrel? You might be bringing the diameter down a fair bit, but you will still end up with a safe amount of material around the bore. As to it looking weird, I see where you're coming from with that one, but most of the time it'll be hidden by the mod!
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A 12 bore shotgun is considered safe to shoot into the air, and a .22LR with a shotshell will dissipate energy far faster than the 12! The only problem with the shot shells through a rifled barrel is that you will end up with a nice "donut" of shot with a big empty space in the middle. The shot shells are designed for very close range stuff, definitely won't take birds past about 10 yards, less for squirrels. An air rifle will do a better job, or get a .410. As for the .22LR with subs for squirrels, it's risky. The .22 will travel several hundred yards, so if you aren't abso
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For me, the respect for the prey is really the whole reason why I hunt. The chance to be out in the great outdoors, learning about the quarry, learning it's habits, its likes and dislikes, and finally ending its life in the fastest, most humane manner possible. I don't in general photograph my quarry, unless there's a specific reason, for example it was an unusual hunt for some reason which I want to remember, or if it's an extra special animal. I'm not a great fan of the "blood and guts" type of photo, but each to their own. But once the animal is dead, it's a very different matter. Whils
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Gotta be worth a try, shouldn't cost you anything!
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Thanks Jonno, I fully understand the use of differential expansion to free a joint. What I was suggesting was to use heat on the barrel to break the bond, and then allow the barrel to cool. Hopefully the expansion and contraction will break the corrosion products enough to give you some movement.
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Don't take this the wrong way mate, but can I come over and rub up against you? Maybe some of your luck will rub off on me! That's two people got stunning deals in a week, surely it's my turn now? Anyone got a Logun sitting around they want to give me? No? Thought not! Good deal mate, but I would have pushed him down to £40!
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I think it was a combination of a great deal of brute force along with a good deal of ignorance, on my part anyway! That wasn't corroded on though, it was just an extremely good interferance fit, plus I think we had to drill out the grub screw. But that was on a £100 springer with a £5 mod, not a £500 rifle with £250 worth of mod on it. Warming the barrel gently might well help. The expansion may serve to break the corrosion that's bonding it to the thread. Not sure how you'd warm the barrel without warming the mod though, and I'd agree that firing it might not be the best idea if the
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And if not, you can always set fire to it, a proper firearm! Yeah I know, hat, coat, door!
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would you be interested in a gunpower stealth for the 310 sorry trying to get ride of guns have to many in house £400? Is that what the Gemini's are worth? I've got the 2 shot version, but not in the original stock. It's a deadly accurate beast and deals with bunnies no problems! It was one of the first PCP's on the market and is what a lot of the Logun rifles are based on, if I had £400 I'd take your arm off for that mate!
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Can I reiterate. You lucky LUCKY bas###d! Probably £750 - £800 worth of kit for a max of £280! Good to see you didn't just run in with £150 notes in your hand and give it to him, but knocked him down another £20, good business sense there!
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Why on earth did you need to come on here and ask that? Gawd, that's several hundred squids worth of rifle! (about £500 new, without scope or bottle. The bottle alone is probably worth almost what he's asking for the whole lot, which lorry did it fall off the back of?!) You lucky lucky b#####d! Why oh why am I never the lucky one in the right place at the right time?
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They are? Are you sure? Oh, and that website now only sell to the trade, so not a great deal of use unless you can find someone who stocks their stuff!
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No you don't. It's purely a consultation document, and even if it gets through then each area will have to apply for a licence to cull or take badgers.
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All the power you need to hunt at sensible ranges, just need to make sure you can do your bit! Get into the garden, set out a 25m range and start putting rounds downrange. When you can reliably put a group of 5 pellets in a 25mm circle, then you can start shooting at live quarry!
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No Si, I was the one with the old Axsor Gemini in .22, which you picked up and put a round through a 10mm hole at 45 yards! The SA80's with the new kit on them are so much better than the rubbish we used to get palmed off with, to be fair ours were mainly the L98-A1, so single shot with a mahoosive cocking handle bit. Not claiming to be mil, or ex mil, just lots of cadet stuff when I was a nipper. Wonder what my .22 would look like with the SUSAT on top though. Reckon it'd probably weigh near on as much as the rifle!
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Why are all the cheap shotguns for sale up north? Nobody down south seems to be selling anything of interest! Would be interested to see pics of your shotgun mate, might be worth the postage if it's right!
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Same as it is anywhere else. Something like one of these! At least that's what I understand by "cartridge board"
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I know you were thinking of doing one in the autumn Davy, is that still looking like a plan? Give me a bit of notice this time and I'll help you set everything up, and try and spend at least one night there, gutted I missed the fun and games last time! This time I'll not try out a new mod at the beginning of a competition (that's my excuse for my piss poor performance and I'm sticking to it!)
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(green plastic rifle with a 4x mag sight with tritium pointy post maybe?
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Oh I dunno about that. Maybe per number they are, but grey squirrels and rats have done far more damage, and the american signal crayfish has almost entirely wiped out our native crayfish! Still though, they do a lot of damage! Don't forget the rabbit... True that, though I'm not sure of an exampl of the native wildlife that the rabbit has directly had a detrimental effect on, they've been here for so long that most people think they are natives anyway. I guess you could say the brown hare, though I think they can and do succesfully co-exist.
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Oh I dunno about that. Maybe per number they are, but grey squirrels and rats have done far more damage, and the american signal crayfish has almost entirely wiped out our native crayfish! Still though, they do a lot of damage!
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Traps have several advantages. The main one being that they can be there all day, whereas man-with-gun usually can't. I'd still suggest that if it were possible, shooting would be the better option, though I do understand the expediencies of real world pest control. I've trapped all sorts, and used well it can be very efficient, though Mr Fox deciding to try and steal the call bird from the larsen is always a bit of an issue!
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Si, great video, really helpful for those new to the game. Only point I would pick up on is that I was always taught to zero from a group, never a single round (this was for .22LR on match sights at 30 yards, and 5.56 through a 4x mag sight at ranges out to 500 yards, yes, a plastic green rifle and a metal sight with a tritium post for those who know what I mean). Obviously at the air rifle ranges you are dealing with, with an accurate air rifle and a decent hand on the stock, each pellet should go in the same place, but for the inexperienced amongst us, who might not be able to shoot
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Ah, see Akton your first post kind of implied that your method of choice, given no other constraints, would be to trap rather than shoot. Of course there are times and places where shooting is not appropriate/safe, and in those cases trapping is the preferred option. Also it's a good way of catching them when they have become wise to the ways of man-with-gun and got good at hiding from him.