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    it is not advised
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    no im not a very experienced shooter i go weeks or even months at a time without using my gun i just get to busy with work ect ect. but my dad was in the military for 20+ years and he taught me the basics when i got my first gun 4 years ago. i can get a very good picture and then not see the crosshairs or i can see the crosshairs and have a poor line of sight and yes i have the +.- but i gives me two choices no matter how much i move it either a good line of sight or a rubbish one and i have no adjustable objective on the front of mine. and i have just spent the last two hours trying to ze
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    i have a bsa Lightning xl and i was wondering what range i should zero it at for shooting rabbits and if i zero'd it at ground level and then moved to lets say a tree about 15 ft up would it affect my zero because i have been told the an air rifle lobs the pellet in an arch and a rifle is a straight trajectory but im unsure wether it will affect the zero. an also i struggle to get a clear picture through my sight and it seem the crosshairs are hard to see when shooting rabbits or rats because of there dark fur and its becoming a pain. its a reasonable sight around 60quid so i cant see why
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    cheers guys. i will put in some poles to measure the distance and see if that helps me
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    i have been going out lamping since i bought my BSA lightning xl after rabbits and rats. and after many many hours i have only managed to bag two rabbits in the last 18months its not that there not there or there to far away i can get within 30 yards easily which is what i zero my sight at and in my garden i can get every shot within an 1/2 inch of the bullseye and i have shot countless rats must be around the 100 mark no problem i may miss the occasional shot where i get impatient and take the first shot i get but other than that its spot on. when it comes to rabbits on the other hand i could
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    I have just taken on a game-keeping apprenticeship and I was wondering if anybody else has done the same and/or got any advise or pointers. it is only a small shoot so it is only 3 days a week which then goes up to 5 days during the season as I will beat the two days a week. oh and I have also just bought a black lab and was wondering if i take him with me which i will have to because it wouldn't be fair to leave him in his kennel all day whether i should take him with me and keep him on his lead or keep him in the car ( this is only for when i wont be dealing with large numbers of bird
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