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Mate, ive just had a nosey round your website, thats superb. Youve got the potential to make some serious cash if you arent already. Id advertise foook out it, your on a winner there for sure.
Id have had a picture of the finished product probably instead/as well as the "before" picture cos it looks like sunday dinner your buying to me, but apart from that, kudos, really really well done.
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. Hopefully it's a business that will be able to support me and my daughter (and my dogs!!), but early days yet. Only been going 2 months, so not supporting myself at the moment, but it's getting there!!
Cheers,
Effortless.
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Cant you get rabbits couriered into you?
No idea mate, not looked into it yet!!
Couriered by who? And couriered from who?
Cheers,
Effortless.
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Hi mate what type of raw are you doing like tripe and chicken and beef and prices get a price list up might get some sales do you deliver and to what area's
Hello mate,
thanks for your advice. It's a complete mince of 80/10/10 mix (meat & bone
%, organ meat 10% and fruit 'n veg 10%). However I expect most raw feeders on here will be doing their own raw lol!!Delivery is nationwide FREE next day courier in insulated boxes.
This wasn't supposed to be an advert for me, but if anyone is interested www.nutriraw.co.uk.
And I'm still looking for a supplier of wild rabbits!!
Cheers,
Effortless.
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How much are you paying for rabbits?
Up for negotiation I guess... but I'll be up front and open with you about what I'm selling it for, and how much I need to buy it for. My spreadsheets work in kilos though!!
If you're interested in seeing the figures, let's talk...
Cheers,
Efforless.
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Hi all,
I own a small start-up raw dog food business, and my current small band of customers have requested I add wild rabbit to my stock.
Therefore I'm looking to buy wild rabbit off any country boys in the West Kent area, in Offham actually.
Not bothered how many I get, even if it's only a few I can store them in my walk-in freezer until I have enough to put through the mixer grinder. I'm looking for whole rabbit, skin on, gutted, but with heart, liver and kidneys left intact. They need to be snared or head-shot with air weapons or rimfires, not looking to include lead shot in my product!!
Please PM me if you are interested in doing business.
Regards,
Effortless
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I prefer fixed power scopes... better light transmission, lighter, less changes to zero, easy to estimate ranges by target siz etc etc.
And on my CZ Varmint in .22LR... with a Hawke 6x42... and very happy with it!!
And usefully under a £100 too when I bought it :-)
HTH,
Effortless
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As the title, did anyone catch this news item on the BBC website...
38 Ibs, a very big boy!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk...etland-17259087
Cheers,
Effortless.
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I have one, and I love it.
I went for the Varmint, as I started out in target shooting, so I tend to prefer heavier rifles, even if I have to carry them.
Trigger was a bit agricultural, but soon fixed with a Brooks trigger kit, WELL worth the money!! Trigger is LOVELY now!!
I have a Hawke 6x42 (can't stand zooms), SAK moderator, Harris bipod, and an olde worlde leather sling.
Suits me.
HTH,
Effortless.
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Hi all,
I seem to recall it was a 1,000Lb pig?? And shot by a young boy aged 12??
And Goooooooogle is your friend.... some of my facts are wrong... here.
Effortless
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Ned,
what a cracking thread!!! Just bumped into it and read the whole lot, very entertaining, and shows us Europeans what we're missing. I love the look of your dogs... hard as nails, the lot of them. I'm a wannabe country boy and I've just got a Labrador pup to do a bit of retrieving on our local informal driven pheasant shoots, and what a contrast between yours and mine. Took mine along to a shoot when he was 5 mths, showed him a dead pheasant, and he got a bit frightened of it LOL!! God knows what he would do with a grunting snorting angry tusky wild boar trying to kill him... probably squeal for his mum and break for the horizon!!! Soft as you like!!
I had the best year of my life in Oz in '92. Bought an old Aussie army Series 2 landy, and drove around the continent, doing as much through the bush as we could. Met some wonderful bushies, proper salt of the earth, and ended up selling our Landy to a cattle station in the Kimberley, who wanted it for a bull catcher, as in your vid of the wild bull.
I grew up in East Africa, so have some experience of getting close (and uncomfortable) with Cape Buffalo, so I know what you mean when you talk about the look the bulls give you. Robert Ruark once wrote that the bulls always look at you as if you owe them money... I think you know what he means!!
Thanks for posting, and keep it up... makes for a great read!!
Effortless.
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Zooms are for yanks.
Stick to a 6x42 or 8x56. Nearly everyone who has a zoom ends up leaving it at 6x. A constant magnification makes range estimation much easier (esp if you're using subs with a trajectory of a rainbow), zooms are expensive as there are so many more bits of glass in them (known as elements), and all those bits of glass reduce light transmission. They are also heavier.
I have a Hawke 6x42 and I'm delighted with it.
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Depends how much metal needs removing...
I have a Brno ZKK 602 that has been re-chambered from 458 Win Mag to 458 Lott... such a minor change that it will still safely fire 458 Win Mags. I believe this conversion takes little more than a few turns with the appropriate reamer.
And as Deker says, be careful if you have to remove a significant amount of barrel material.
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ive been shooting airguns for a good 10 years now and have recently put in my application for my 1st fire arms certificate, i would greatly appriciate any guidance on what sort of setup to go for, i,e caliber,rifle,scopes,ammo,tips and hints,
cheers lads, Nathan
Nathan,
just going on what you said above, I think it's a no-brainer. Stick to a CZ bolt action, cheap scope, and mod and Eley subs.
I come from a target shooting background, so I like heavy barrels and wide forends, hence my choice of CZ Varmint. It's fitted with a Hawke 6x42, Harris bipod and a SAK mod. Others would prefer CZ's American, or their synthetic / stainless models. They are all good, solid all-steel actions, but not as well finished as Anschutz/Sako/Tikka etc etc. I also have strong views on scopes... steer clear of zooms, unless they are VERY good quality. In my experience most people end up leaving their zoom scopes at 6 or 8 times. Do your self a favour and stick to a fixed power like a 6x42 or 8x56. Makes range estimation much easier too if you're always shooting at the same mag.
This is my rig...
I have also taken fox with it, but 22LR is marginal for this, and you have to be SURE of your shot. This was dispatched with a Velocitor, and went clean through the animal taking a chunk of rib with it.
You will find 22RF a BIG step up from even FAC air rifles, and if it's your first FAC application, I suggest you stick to 22LR for a year. Might not be what you want to hear, but I think it's sensible advice.
Hope this helps mate,
Cheers,
Effortless.
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Sean,
gorgeous little pup!! She look beautiful. How are you getting on with training?
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A lot of incompetence going on there!!! What was the shot count??
Effortless.
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I have a Harris L I think, extendable, and side-to-side swivel.
Love it to bits.
I'm too clumsy to stalk, so just stick my arse in a hedge with the rifle sat on the bipod pointing down the hedge line. Utterly rock solid and stable.
Get one.
Effortless.
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Christ he was close enough to pet it it looked tame im not impressed
What would you have preferred he do??? Walk backwards 300yds and shoot it over open sights, with a round that has a trajectory like a rainbow???
Perhaps get a game ranger to whack it on the arse so he could get a running shot at it???
Shoot it from the hip???
Provoke it into a charge and shoot it off the muzzle as it would look more exciting on video???
Some strange opinions on here I think. The point of the stalk in big game shooting is to get as close as possible to be SURE of your shot. And if you're stalking is so good that the animal is unaware that you are there, so much the better. He could have followed that elephant on foot for 40 miles over 3 days, and missed loads of chances before he got his successful shot. Those big doubles are heavy, especially so in 40 celsius. And for those that missed it, the guy can shoot. Classic brain shot... head thrown up and hindquarters collapsed. The PH was confidant enough to leave him to it, and didn't have to shoot at the same time as the client, or clear up the mess after a clients crap shot. You'll be amazed how many men's legs turn to jelly when they get that close to big game.
And don't forget that the licence for that elephant could have been in the region of $40,000, with the majority of that staying in Botswana to fund wildlife preservation.
Just my thoughts,
Effortless.
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They would be a great round for the rabbits you could skin them and cook them in just one shot
And don't forget gutting, butchering, ploughing the field and setting fire to the heather, all with the same shot!!
Effortless
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Err...
I used to work for Holland & Holland....
And used to hang around when the regulators were regulating the big doubles, and shot a lot of them....
And picked up a bit of brass....
.500 Nitro, .577 Nitro, .600 Nitro, .700 Nitro, .577 Rewa, 470 Nitro, 465 Nitro, 500 Jeffrey, 505 Gibbs, 475 No 2, 450 Rigby, 416 Rigby, 404 Jeffrey, 375 H&H, 375 Flanged.
And lots of smaller stuff... 308, 7mm-08, 25-06, 243, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag, 300 Weatherby Mag, 300 H&H, 244 H&H etc etc
Happy days,
Effortless.
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Well,
I got into shooting from target shooting, so I'm used to light triggers. However, as camies said, there is a lower limit for fullbore target rifles, which is quite heavy by smallbore standards.
I bought a new CZ Varmint in 22LR, and was appalled at the out-of-the-box trigger... massively heavy and loads of creep. I bought the Brookes trigger kit, and used the lightest spring with the thickest sleeve, and it has made a vast improvement. There is still a slight trace of creep, but the trigger is now leagues better.
As regards safety, the main concern is a negligent discharge if the firearm is knocked or dropped. If you do modify trigger pressures, YOU MUST TEST THE FIREARM ON AN EMPTY CHAMBER. It is difficult to replicate real-world, all-scenarios, but a few well-placed non-damaging wallops in different directions should give you an indication of safety.
Sadly I don't have any quantitative figures for you, but if I can find a spring balance I will measure all my rifles and PM you with the results.
Hope this helps,
Effortless.
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This is the situation I've mentioned a few times, incidental charlies. Your ticket suggests you're not to shoot them on .22, but the fox never argues
Well, what do you guys think...
This is condition number 8 on my FAC...
"The .22 rifle and sound moderator and ammunition shall be used for shooting VERMIN and for zeroing on ranges, or land deemed suitable by the chief offiier of police for the area where the land is situated and over which the holder has lawful authority to shoot."
Are foxes legally classed as vermin? The FAC condition gives me permission to shoot vermin, and I have written permission from the land owner.
All pukka, or not??
Effortless.
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Hi folks,
took out the 22 for a bit of bunny bashing. They were all very shy, but a young dog fox walked up the hedge line to me. I was well hidden with my arse in the hedge, and had time to change from Eley subs to Velocitors.
One shot through the engine room and down he went. Got up, staggered a few yards, then went down for good.
I've always been a bit nervous about 22 on foxes, but this went straight through him at about
yards. Very noisy though.Effortless.
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Highly recommend a trigger kit. Much as I love my CZ, it had an appalling trigger as it came from the factory... horrendous creep and very heavy. However, I do think the factory know about it... they just produce for the litigious American market, and therefore have to make their goods redneck proof!!
I started my shooting in prone NSRA target shooting, so was horrified at the general standard of triggers in sporting rifles (especially semi-autos). However, my CZ shoots beautifully now.
I say Go For It!!!
Effortless
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will not last as long. So if you are ok with that,
this is what this rifle is still capable of doing with 4 shots
Old Codger,
respect.
Effortless
Wild Rabbits Wanted In West Kent
in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
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Cheers Buddy,
I'll have a look...
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