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  1. Coypu Hunter
    I use JSB Exact Heavies (4.52) in my FAC HW97 (13 fpe), and they'll churn out 9mm groups all day at 33 yards. Before I V-mached it, the rifle liked medium-weight AA Fields and Weihrauch F&T Specials at sub-12 fpe. I find that the Heavies are best suited to FAC or "magnum" springers, but a little too heavy for 12 fpe rifles. Same for my 16 fpe HW85 -- Bisley Magnums, JSB Jumbo Monsters, H&N Baracuda Match and Baracuda Power shoot best through it, and they're all on the heavy side. For your TX (is it .177 or .22?) have you thought about trying one of the JSB Test tins, which con
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    I see it with springers too. I suspect that the internal components of scopes are affected by temperature and air pressure more than we might think. After all, they are designed to respond to tiny adjustments, so could an infinitesimal movement, shrinking or expansion of one or more components under different atmospheric conditions be responsible for a small zero shift...?
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    Shame they don't do an M1 Garand... or the M1 Carbine...
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    Err John Are you seeing someone for your condition?
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    Well, .177 requires a stronger spring behind it to generate the same power as .22, because the .177 pellet is lighter and spends less time in the barrel under acceleration. This also explains why modern .177s tend to have harsher recoil. So I guess it could be true that early .177 rifles used the same action as .22, resulting in less velocity/power, and that the development of stronger springs came along later when the calibre took off...? If that's the case, then the recoil wouldn't be too harsh, but the power level would be on the low side.
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    Well, if all else fails, you'll have a handy if slightly expensive tomato stake...
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    I have a Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver in .357 magnum, just in case...
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    I believe they are -- rattus norvegicus. The ones I shoot are huge. That's a size 11 boot... Their young are often darker, and the adults can be greyish. https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rat The Black Rat, rattus rattus, is normally much smaller and usually black, although colour variations exist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rat
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    I have a break-back, which has only ever caught one rat. I also have a two-chamber jobbie like Hump's, which has never caught any. Nowadays, I use a trapdoor cage, which seems to work if placed at 90° to a rat run. Rats will avoid anything new in their path -- they're neophobes -- but wil investigate anything new off to the side of a run. A small handful of wheat inside the trap and a slice of carrot on the hook seem to do the trick. Oops... shot it...
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    They soon get comfy and they soon react to to danger, this fella just moved in a few days ago, not seen him around since He's only 6 or 7 metres away, he was eating algae which seemed to have bloomed a good bit this year, im in 2 minds whether to let them stay if they are feeding on algae! You'll soon change your tune, when he starts tunnelling into your lake bank and undermining it!
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    You must be a bit too young to recall the Great Crash of 1929...
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    Yours must be domesticated! The ones round here are very wary -- they dive and swim off as soon as they see movement. I normally shoot 'em at 35 yards+, but even at that range they will leg it if they see you moving or hear anything untoward.
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    Snuff video available now, for the bloodthirsty among you... https://youtu.be/hwJa55pdt_0
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    That was my cunning plan... I can be a sneaky beggar when I need to be...
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    Finally nailed the coypu which was hanging round before we left for the UK, couple of weeks ago. After mowing the rest of the two-foot high lawns I went for a mooch with the 22LR, since Lady Coypu Hunter had spotted the beggar earlier, munching away on the willow shoots that overhang the lake. Set up an ambush towards the far end of the lake from the house, where there's a shooting lane between the trees, which are now in full leaf. Saw the coypu swim from the far end (my right) towards the house end of the lake, but no shot. Waited patiently... stealthed along to find him... nothing... wen
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    Nowhere near that in the UK - around £480. Cheaper than a quality PCP and plenty of second hand ones about. No requirement for a pump or air tank either. £480? Bûgger that. All he needs for ratting is a solid .22, like the HW50S. 230€ at DB Schietsport in Holland, 250€ shipped to his door in a few days. https://www.db-schietsport.nl/en/air-guns/weihrauch-hw50s-55mm.html Then, all he needs to do is add a scope. The DBS Elite Leapers clone is excellent, and has an illuminated reticle, ideal for ratting at dusk/night. https://www.db-schietsport.nl/en/optics/scopes/dbs/dbs
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    You seen the price of the ProSport in France? 1218€ for the 12 fpe .177!!! Don't forget, his wife is tapping her foot and holding a very large carving knife while he's considering his budget...
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    FYI, Winston Churchill was one of the first people to propose some kind of European Union, to avoid a re-run of the Second World War. The current EU is a nice idea -- free movement of (European) people and goods, which means you can buy a Weihrauch air rifle in Holland and have it shipped to your door in the UK for cheaper than you can buy the rifle in the UK, for example. It also means that I can live in France with no need for a visa or work permit. Handy, that. However, the EU is run by a bunch of self-serving, unelected kants in the European Commission -- the winkers who recently
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    That's a very kind offer that I'll take you up on if the ONCFS give me some words I can stand behind and my wife puts her foot down about the cost of a PCP. I've read of lots of Stoeger scope issues on .22 versions, but was impressed on the .177 that I had, I expect much less kick so the scope can cope. I have small hands and had issues with the size of the pistol grip and reach to the trigger on the A30, so getting the chance to handle an ATAC before I buy would be great. I'm not a good shot so the attraction of the PCP is the easy accuracy, from what I've read, but I've never shot one. I wou
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    My ATAC is 20 joules. The Stoeger scope supplied with their rifles is crap, mine fell apart after a few shots. It shoots heavy pellets OK out to 25 yards, but not medium-weight pellets. If you decide to go the break-barrel gas-ram route, you can try mine for a while to see if it suits you.
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    It's here. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/10/contents
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    Excellent news, if it pans out. I'm in 35, not too far from you, so would guess it applies to me too. The ATAC hits like a pile driver, and obliterates rats. It will be up for sale shortly, with scope, since I just bought a project rifle in the UK. Let me know if you' re interested.
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    It's actually quite scary to watch them operate. We have to get our animals penned when they are around (normally our animals roam around as they please) so we get to see them hunting. The last dog they shot was last year, when the dog chased the boar out of the corn, right between two hunters, who let fly with all they had, swinging madly around as they did so. They missed the boar, shot the dog, and only by shear luck didn't shoot each other. I was only 50m away, and dived to the ground as they continued to rotate, but they'd stopped shooting before they were pointing over our land. They wep
  24. Coypu Hunter
    Fifffffffffffteen foot pound one seven seven... Jesus. Quarry would be... "What's that thing that just pulled my gray stuff out?! Oh. Shit. I've just been shot!" I poke out flatties with that much speed. Proper 'thock'. I beg leave to disagree slightly with the Springer Godfather based on my (admittedly much less) experience. When I V-Mached my .177 HW97, it was spitting out 15 fpe and had very harsh recoil. I detuned it to 13 fpe, and it shoots sweetly now -- no recoil, fast lock time, and lethally accurate with JSB Exact Heavies out to 45 yards. In contrast, my .22 H
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    That made me smile. The land around our farm has a hunt on it for boar and deer. We don't allow them on our land as we have our own animals, and we also like having the wildlife here. They sent their dogs through once and we didn't see anything wild for 6 months. In the 9 years we've lived here we've never seen them kill a wild animal, but they have managed to shoot two of their own dogs. That made me smile! Surprised no-one's shot each other around here yet, they're all as fissed as a part when they go off a-huntin'...
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