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    Merry Christmas boys , the house is bedlam, so I’ve escaped with my phone for a sh@t and a catch up on THL . Best wishes to all you reprobates, I’m going to start back on here now my workload is slowing down a bit . I wish you all a merry Christmas and good health . Got to go , I’ve got a two year old kicking the door in ?Humbug!!!
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    Hi all , sausage dog PM me to see if I was ok and yes I am fine . I’ve just been very busy with the game shooting season , if I’m not feeding or jet washing the shitted up vehicles for shoot days I’m loading . I tend to come on to this site pre season when I’ve got a lot of time on my hands and am on my own a lot , sitting around waiting for a fox or in a high seat waiting for deer . I apologised to sausage as I feel like a very bad friend who only wants your company when it suits them and that is what I’ve been ..... “a bad friend ...a user”. So apologies. I’ve not been out a lot in the last
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    I’ve been using Sierra 50gr semi points . The first batches I loaded were at the starting weight of powder but dropped rapidly after about 130 meters . I’ve upped the measure to the top end of 26 grains of Vihtavuori N135 and they shoot a lot better. They are less devastating than v-max . I got them because I’ve found soft points are a bit more forgiving when there was a lot of long grass about earlier in the year . I’ve gone over to V-max now , they are devastating, but I don’t care , dead is dead . But the soft points don’t tear them up like a ballistic tip , sometimes you can hardly tell wh
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    Sound advice, if you are out amongst cattle at night without a torch , only thermal or NV and the cattle get spooked it is dangerous. It’s happened to myself and another keeper. I was out amongst a suckler herd and they charged me , I narrowly escaped , my arse was twitching a bit I can tell you .
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    I like the photo Si , a scene that is unknown to most . I’ve been into country sports since I could walk . My father was a bookmaker and greyhound trainer , and general ner do well , who took me Ferretting , and what I know now was poaching I suppose at an early age , and I was hooked. I got air rifles ( bsa meteor) my first , and fishing . But ferreting and ferrets and terriers and Lurcher’s were what made me tick . It’s so much a part of me , and so ingrained in my life that I don’t know anything else . I’ve spent all my life at the bottom of a hedge . I don’t go on any other social media a
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    I have a Kawasaki mule now . I used to use a quad . I had a Honda for years and we changed it every two years , they were good when they had the hydrostatic gears , then they changed them back to the old thumb shift , and they weren’t the quad they were . I then went over to a Kawasaki grizzly with independent suspension and it was very good . But I’ve now got a mule and it’s perfect for my needs . I can get “ almost” everywhere I want to and carry loads of feed and stay dry !!! I can’t see me ever going back to a quad .
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    I must be mad but , I actually look forward to getting up at 5.30 and feeding my birds . This is because I’ve had a good season and I know that I’ve got plenty for the season. But I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve had bad years when I’ve thought “ where are the birds ? How am I going to produce days with so few birds about? “ I’m on the first feed ride at about 6am , the first birds start dropping down at about 6.25 am and by 6.35 they are lined up on the feed . I have to pick my way along the rides ploughing my way along making sure not to run any over. It’s reassuring and heart war
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    I’m just sat in the mule next to one of the pens having a watch and listen. It won’t be long and the nights will be long and the daylight short and I will be sat on the sofa at this time bored shitless . The sound of the pheasants flying up to roost in their hundreds makes me feel content that I’ve got them this far and they are still here and looking healthy and fit . Won’t be long before we start shooting , 12th October for us . I can also here a Muntjac buck barking in the distance. A hornet just flew past making a very deep buzzing sound that had me on alert . Then a plane went over an
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    I’ve got a Lyman tumbler, but I’ve seen guys on YouTube using ultrasonic cleaners to good effect. I am thinking of getting one and giving it a go . As regards size , I will just get a cheap one and just do the brass in small batches .
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    Have you thought about an ultrasonic cleaner for your brass ? You can get them for £20 . I believe they do s good job . Be interesting to keep in touch and compare our results . We both have the same rifles and calibers . ATB
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    David I’m no expert , I’ve not been at it long . It’s all a bit confusing. With different advice etc . As regards powders . I’ve gone with Vihtavuori because I can get it locally and don’t have to pay postage .Also IMR and Hodgedon are getting hard to get hold of , so stick to European powders . If you can get it Reloader 15 is excellent for your 243 . I would definitely get a book and have a read also watch some YouTube stuff . Don’t forget to get some decent callipers to measure overall length. ATB
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    Hi David , I would go for Vihtavuori N140 for the 243 and N135 for the .223 . You will need small rifle primers for the . 223 and large for the .243 . However I think either powder will do both calibers . I got CCI primers but federal are good too . ATB
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    It would be interesting to weigh him . A 20lb plus fox is big around my way . Are you doing that old carp fisherman’s trick of holding it near the camera? ? I shot a big fox a few years ago and took it to a mates place to weigh it on his fishing scales . He had a terrier there and decided he wanted to see if it would rag the dead fox , he got it out and shook it in front of the dog , the dog got his lipstick out and started to try and hump the dead fox . I raised an eyebrow, he said “don’t tell anyone about this “. Of course not !!!?
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    Nice going Walshie . The moon and lack of wind has made shooting difficult. Sunday should bring a bit of damper conditions. I’ve been knocking a few foxes over myself recently , amongst other things . ?
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    I will do . I’m going to do a few 3 round batches and see which performs the best . I’m glad most of my shooting is done with .223 , these .243 rounds are nearly double the powder “ bah humbug “.
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    Cheers Gav This was just what I was after .? I’ve been told that vihtavuori are quite conservative with their data and that you can go a bit beyond their specified max . I think I will start off at 37.4 grn and work Mg way up . ATB
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    Have a good holiday , ?
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    I bet someone at Calor gas is for the “ high jump”??
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    I was advised to load my .243’s with Reloader 15 . I’ve been trying to get some locally but nowhere near me has it , and I’m not paying £14 to Henry Krank to have it delivered. So I’m going to buy some N140 . The trouble I’m having is the lack of data for 70grn Sierra blitzkings with N140 I’ve tried my Vihtavuori app and my book but no data on this combination. Anyone tried this combination? What worked for you ?
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    A mate of mine went out there a couple of weeks ago and was “ like you “ giving it the , “ oh I’m only going to keep her quiet, I’d rather be out shooting “ , then he Wasaped me loads of pictures of him on a boat sailfishing , with a beer in his gob . Yeah , I felt really sorry for him , it’s a hard life !!!
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    Definitely better than watching the telly ?
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    Come on we’re not that bad !!! You had your chance to be rid of us in your referendum, but you chose to to keep sucking on England’s tit . You hate us , but deep down you love us !!!!?
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    If it wasn’t for the Scottish we would have to have English tramps and alcoholics sat in our shop doorways and on our park benches . God bless you Scotland ??
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    I’ve had a couple of close calls. Haven’t rolled it yet , or got it stuck . I’ve been following these tracks for close on 15 years now and know it like the back of my hand . I’ve got no lights on , I’ve had the sidelights disconnected so I’m as invisible as possible. The worst thing to happen was I hit a big square bale of hay that had been left on a track ready for the cattle farmer to feed the following day . He said “how could you not see it ? It’s massive!!! “ A bit difficult when you haven’t got your lights on and you are driving by a bit of ambient light and memory I suppose.
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    I find my monocular fine for driving around spotting. I’ve heard that a binocular thermal/ NV messes up your eyes adjustment to the dark , leaving you unable to see at all once you put them down .
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