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Like Dervburner says they would be legal . They would be ok for range shooting I suppose, but to my mind they look a bit “ military “ , and that is a problem if you are out hunting and a member of the public sees you . They look a bit intimidating and I reckon it wouldn’t be long before there was an armed response unit swarming all over you .

Spot on about the big three Phil . And I’m not getting drawn into another O/U vs SBS again .

Another issue that I forgot to mention in my previous answer is that anyone thinking of getting a semi auto for clays needs to get one that can cycle 28 gram cartridges, because not all of them will , particularly the inertia ones .

I don’t doubt it . I saw several bucks in Northumberland, all in velvet. And bucks here in Gloucestershire still fraying . Interesting how they vary from place to place .

That buck is clean !! All the ones I’ve been seeing are in velvet.

You can tell an egg that’s hatched from one that’s been attacked by a predator. Look for signs that the egg was pushed out or pushed in . The nest site will have the eggs all over the shop too , if it’s been burgled. Fingers crossed they hatched

Semi autos are not ideal because they spit the spent cartridges out , which then have to be found and gathered up and put in the bin , also they tend to take longer to reload and faff about stuffing your cartridges in instead of keeping focused on the target . But for people who suffer from recoil because of injury or age they are a great choice. And it allows them to participate in the sport for longer .

The night out on the shoot looking for foxes drew a blank . We covered 1000s of acres of big fields interspersed with woods and gorse banks , perfect fox habitat, but only saw one fox and that was running as fast as its legs would carry it away from us in the distance, some 500 yards away . I was disappointed but only really because I was keen to shoot one through his Pulsar thermion xp50 , and here how good his JetZ moderator compares to my wildcat . Maybe next time ? I did a spot of sea trout fishing on one of the rivers on the estate that is a tributary of the tweed . There

Yes I saw lapwing too , and oyster catchers. I’ve not seen them this far inland ( 5 miles) , but they are on all the flight ponds and marshy patches .

Depends where you put them , although with this lockdown there are people everywhere.

I’m going to get my “chippy” head on and have a go . I like making stuff like that .

I might spot you in the thermal

I’m up in sunny Northumberland at the moment. Me and Mrs’s SL have been invited to stay on my mates shoot in one of the gun lodges . I can see why he left Gloucestershire and moved up here , it’s absolutely stunning. We have had a bit of a day out , called into Berwick on tweed and down to Holy island . The shoot itself covers 6500 acres with another two shoots of 10,000 acres that is owned by the same operator. They have pheasant , partridge, duck and grouse and there are also 200 or so English partridge that are breeding in the wild . The bird life up here is prolific, I counted 43 Curlew th

Good write up , and great result . Well done Ben

I got one , it has worked on cubs on the first silage cut and near the den . It seemed to be of interest to them ..... but it might have also been just the rabbit distress call , possibly . I’ve also shot adult foxes that were feeding cubs . I can’t say if it helped , but it didn’t put them off . I only use it on evening or morning sit outs , for obvious reasons . Honestly, I think it’s more for US Coyote shooting, but can work in certain situations. Keep your money and see how you get on with just the caller .