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  1. Coypu Hunter
    Ooh you got one as well! Mine is now 4 years old and worth every penny of the forty odd quid it cost... Yup, mine's a few years old, and it's still on the original battery. Simple but effective bit of kit.
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    Longridge PinPoint for me, works like a charm, and reasonably priced.
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    Hi charkazulu. Sorry to hear about your experience. I've heard many stories from different people about how hunting is policed in France, some good, some bad. It does seem to vary a lot from area to area. The general rules, as have been stated on here several times by me and others, are straightforward. Hunting with air rifles is not permitted in France, even for pest control. The use of silencers is not permitted for hunting in most areas, although I do know of one or two areas where it has been allowed recently to control the local coypu population. Hunting at night is not permitted.
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    I've seen a video on YouTube of someone using an S410 successfully on a fox that had been baited in close... but I can't remember if it was FAC or not.
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    Use a one-pound coin next time, and he'll think you're the World's Greatest Dad!
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    Aye. A pair of collapsible shooting sticks will also help you to shoot over the long grass at this time of year.
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    Show-off. Of course I'm too modest to mention that they featured me for the second time on the main Fieldsports Britain channel last week... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBKDB2q1yWU
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    Any domed pellet will do the job, as long as you can hit the kill-zone every time -- so pick the pellet that is most accurate through your barrel, learn your holdover/holdunder with that pellet, and stick with it.
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    Free shipping for chunks of lead. Yeah, right! The German site mentioned is good for JSBs, it's the one I use. You can specify head size, and they offer cheap shipping too. For anything else, I use Uttings -- they have a good range, offer fast and cheap delivery, and their pellets are always extremely well protected.
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    Well, I tried it with my .357 magnum one time, but wasn't sure of how well it worked, since I couldn't find the rat...
  11. Coypu Hunter
    Hawke AirMax 4-12X50 with MAP6 reticle, which sits on my .22LR. Brilliant glass, even at dusk. They're too fragile to use on a FAC springer, but excellent otherwise.
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    Simple solution: get your better half hooked on handgun shooting, like I have. Then she can't object to the garage becoming a reloading room, the utility room becoming a gun room, the barn becoming a shooting stand, and the space under the stairs being stuffed full of live ammo!
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    The ratcatcher's a longer-barrelled version of the 2240 pistol. The pistol itself puts out about 6 fpe, more than enough for rats at short range -- I've used it to good effect on magpies. Stick a red-dot sight and stock on the pistol, or go for the ratcatcher itself, which runs at about 9 fpe, and it'll do the job unless the weather's cold. As has been said, hunting with air rifles is illegal in France, so just disregard everything I've just said... and use a silencer.
  14. Coypu Hunter
    I reckon it'll take about one month before you start posting "I never should have sold that 97K, best rifle I ever had, I'll buy it back if it ever comes up for sale... " Any takers?
  15. Coypu Hunter
    No, not with Winchesters. The only cartridge that doesn't load or eject easily for me is CCI subs -- their cases seem to be a little oversized.
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    Winchester Super X subsonic hollowpoints get the job done. However, if you see 'em in a red plastic box of 100 at a good price, pass on by, they're inaccurate. Go for the proper jobs in black boxes of 50. Remington hollowpoint subs are cheaper than Winnies, but shockingly inaccurate -- avoid like the plague. Lapua sells its Akah subsonic range (X-Zone and X-Target) over here, and they're very good -- the Targets are as accurate as Winchesters through my Zastava at 65 yards (one-inch groups). The Zones are slightly better, under one inch at that range. They're both LRNs (Lead Round Nose
  17. Coypu Hunter
    Friend... not friend... love the HW100... hate the HW100... Let me guess, you used to be indecisive, now you're not so sure?
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    Yes i have since letting the raider go ill admit that much :tongue2: O by the way you also have join,d the TWAT CLUB and i thought you were my friend atvbmac At last, the recognition I crave... A real friend will always tell it to you straight... Sounds like you're getting to grips with the rifle, but I still think the pellet might not be quite right, if you're still getting flyers. AA DFs are almost identical to JSBs, but are made on a different die, from what I understand. Might be worth a punt...
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    Sounds like pellet choice to me. Mind you, when it comes to missing rabbits with a PCP, don't you have form? INCOMING!!!
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    That would probably be Si Pittaway -- check out VerminHuntersTV on YouTube, he has a bunch of very accurate SFS-tuned springers that he's demonstrated on camera. Problem is, you'll want to buy all of them...
  21. Coypu Hunter
    I think that's where I've been going wrong!
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    So there I was, in our utility/mud/gun room, thinking how it was five weeks since I'd shot my last coypu. The Zastava 22LR had been sitting out just in case, since the previous two coypus had turned up a couple of weeks apart, and it's a faff to dismount then remount the video camera, re-zero it and so on. Anyway, I decided to take the camera off, dust down the rifle, give it a light rub with Ballistol and put it away in its slip. Just finished that, and went back into the kitchen, where I glanced out of the window -- and saw a bleedy coypu heave itself out of the lake and start chomping away
  23. Coypu Hunter
    .177 out to 45 yards (FAC at 13 fpe). 22LR beyond that. I'll also start using my new HW85 (FAC 16 fpe) for hunting when I find the right pellet for it. It will be useful at ranges up to 25 yards, where the .177 tends to overpenetrate, and may well be useful beyond 45 yards, I'll have to see.
  24. Coypu Hunter
    Practice with your air rifle until you can group shots under a 2p piece every time. Get BASC insurance to cover your âss. Get written permission from the landowner. Inform the rozzers that you have permission and that you'll be there at dusk on specific days. Choose a shooting position where you're sure that you have a safe backstop -- if necessary, get hold of some straw bales and line 'em up behind where you'll be shooting the rabbits. Then go shoot the little feckers from 25 yards, an HW35 will do the job. If you have written permission, are not endangering anyone or any property, and
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    The mother-in-law lives just outside Crewkerne... Hopefully, their shop will be big enough to need a full day just looking around...
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