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Hi mate ,
what species of Deer , are you going after ? 243 will drop anything in this country I really I wouldn’t go smaller than that , 270 is a fantastic round, I use 6.5x55 I have used both the others , I only use it because it kills everything very well , and without excessive recoil, if I was shooting big reds and sika all the time I would go 270 up , however if I was only going for an odd red and sika every now and again , I probably would stick to 243 , or a calibre I can get good amo availability on and one I find good to shoot with, the above calibres will not give you excessive meat damage, even on the smaller species,
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On 02/03/2024 at 18:41, tank34 said:
Most my traps are from uk putange supplies , very good traps for the money
I just received , 10 I bought as a taster I must say initial impressions are good , well made with good spring strength , I will get them in the ground next day or so and see how they fair, I might need to buy another 100 or so I hope they do well .
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They are almost impossible to get hold of , going to have to buy loaded rounds soon .
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19 hours ago, Steve Albano said:
Are the UK putange half barrels imported from China or made in the UK?
I would say most are imported , there’s very few in uk manufacture them now , it’s a shame to say, that but it is a common thing around the world now, quality from china is poor , saying that there’s an odd make which will give you reasonable life span , but most are woefully under powered , and badly galvanised .
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17 hours ago, Dirksdonuts said:
Flatpack every time for me. They will outlast any other trap on the market and come ready to use, no fiddling to get them right. Even after 4/5 years they are still very strong and look like new the cheaper ones just seem to rust and tarnish. We buy them by the 100 and they work out not too bad. Yes there are cheaper on the market but I prefer Flatpack after trying them.
I still have a couple of the old ones before they were all stainless , they are good ,
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On 14/01/2024 at 19:00, Fellman Mark said:
Hello all i and looking for some guided deer stalking with in a few hours of County Durham and also a syndicate place if possible I have all the gear rifle Binos sticks thermal etc and have shot a few deer been shooting for over 20 year but only had my own fac for about 4 year don’t as of yet have my dsc1 but in the process of getting it thanks for any help mark
Hi mate do you have any of the DSC certificates?
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Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease of Deer
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Are they suffering sever weight loss ? Waisting away ?
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1 hour ago, lifelong cumbrian said:
I have flatpack ad uk putanges supplies flat bottomed traps, you will get at least 2 uk ones to a flatpack, the only plus faltpack have over the uk ones is they are stainless, the uk ones have a much stronger spring, catch the mole round the ribs, you can adjust the trigger on flatpack but you dont need touch the uk ones. I use putanges 90% of the time but if i had to buy more barrels i would be getting uk putange ones, they also do round loops.
I think I will give them a try , at least sample a few of each , I have a lot of traps anyway, but it’s good to try other makes , as said flat pack are expensive but have been very good for me, so have pest stop, I have a lot more farms to do this year , so will need to increase my stock at some point, and I think if the soil temp comes up the grass will bolt up , but the ground is bloody wet at the minute .
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Just now, DIDO.1 said:
They do tunnels on there....they look good as well, flat bottoms
Yes and the round wires I wonder who supplies them , it looks like a good supplier , always tried to find a supplier for the bethel Rhodes traps , but failed ,
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4 minutes ago, 3175darren said:
I have used the putange , I have some set now , but they are not my thing, very good for setting where the public are , a good cheap trap to try is the pest stop tunnel trap , I know some pull there nose at em , they are cheap but they catch very well, or do for me , I will say though the flat pack last a long time,
They look fair priced for there traps I will give you that
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11 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:
HOME | UK Putange Supplies | Mole traps and accessories
WWW.UKPUTANGESUPPLIES.COM
Welcome to UK Putange Supplies, serving both the general public and the professional mole trapping...try these. £2.55 and my mate says they are now better than flat pack.
The last FP I had I really didn't like
I have used the putange , I have some set now , but they are not my thing, very good for setting where the public are , a good cheap trap to try is the pest stop tunnel trap , I know some pull there nose at em , they are cheap but they catch very well, or do for me , I will say though the flat pack last a long time,
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I did once see some advertised , but never bought any, I use mainly flat pack traps, the stainless ones are good for the acidic soils around here, how much were they ? Who stocks them ,
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18 minutes ago, eastcoast said:
Find an NICEIC member. The Scottish gent was probably not a member and so would not be able to provide you with an Electrical Installation Certificate, at least he was honest. The NICEIC assess potential members and carry out an annual assessment on all members. People have this attitude of " elf n safety gone mad", particularly when it effects the pocket but when it comes to electricity and gas you need a suitably qualified installer who will certify the installation. Not infallible of course, I have came across members who abuse it and sign off work for none NICEIC members for a price so ask to see evidence of their membership. There is a NICEIC website that should show you members in your locality.
Thanks for that much appreciated, at least I know more now of what to look for , it still doesn’t help though that I cannot find any one who actually want the work,
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Just now, paulus said:
Because most are lazy c**ts that would rather spout regulations at you than actually get on with doing the job, Lol
Well you maybe right
I have had them turn up and look around, Then that’s it never hear from them again, spoke to a guy from Scotland he said he would have done it ,but he couldn’t get it signed off for English regulations.
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Does anyone know why decent elections are hard to come by, I want to rewire my house this next year or so and finding an electrician to do it is not easy at all .
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Well I am using the Barnes bullets in my prohunter 6.5x55 and have done since my last post on here,
I will say they have dropped everything I have fired at up to now, I will say some do not know they are hit, and run on definitely more than with lead bullets , however they do fall, I did hear alsorts of things about lead free at the start when I was researching them, like you had to scrub your barrel , to remove all the lead round residue, or you won’t get accuracy, I have to say this has proved false , and I do get reasonable accuracy, out to 200yds, but not tried out to 300 yet , I have fired them straight after lead rounds, and up to now apart from the run on , which might be my over reaction, I am getting on with them ok , they do produce a lot of blood loss , the petals on the expanded bullet does do their bit , I have shot a fox with them and it dropped on the spot , I am trying a different powder now Ramshot hunter, so I will probably have some more messing to do .
I have to say it has been painless up to now, i was worried I would have to change my calibre, up to now though I would say that’s not the case , I will try to get a red this next few weeks as up to now , the only the deer species I have taken has been Roe , so need to see what happens to something more substantial, bloody expensive by comparison to lead bullets,
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Lovely calibre, my go to gun, and as said previously 200 yd is very doable with the right ammo, i hope you enjoy shooting it looking forward to reading the update when you have tried it.
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4 minutes ago, scarecrow243 said:
non lead do not interest me at all as it is total crap that's why norway over turned their Rule on non toxic it knackers barrels
Look I agree, I am not happy about using it either , but we are being forced that way, same as we were with DSC1 and 2 , which still are not compulsory on private ground , as regards the barrels , not sure on that as it isn’t normally the lead rubbing up the rifling anyway , it’s the jacket , I have stalked since the mid 80’s and don’t like being forced down a particular path , but as sure as eggs are eggs , we will be with lead,
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I looked into it for my 6.5x55 and as yet I have not sorted it, the info I have been told is fast twist and lighter bullet , my normal round is 140 grain , the gun is 1 in 7/1/2 ish , apparently the rounds being longer the only issue , is loading for the magazine ie to fit it , I am going to try 120 grain and 130 , not sure on how they will drop reds, but going to give them a go next season, as for 308 it seems we are both not the same boat try it and see .
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Has anyone got any load data for lead free bullets in 6.5x55
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23 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said:
A lot of guys prefer them to lead , I suppose you will never know until you try them.
That’s all we can do is try them as it seems they are here to stay,
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I have a 6.5x55 se and I am just starting to look at lead free , to be honest it’s a real step into the unknown , people say they are alright no difference in stopping power , I am somewhat sceptical ,
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34 minutes ago, Blackmag said:
Going to have a walk out this week being feeding a few ponds and looks like a few coming in .I saw a mink on one farm so a couple of traps are out that will be checked twice a day .there's 50 or so Grey's on next door I expect them to get amongst them this week
Good man , there’s loads of pinks flying about up here now and a few greys, looking forward to it this yr ,
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What size calibre bullet for deer
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Good hunting mate ,