Alsone
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True but it's more marginal with a small calibre bullet with low energy. Search Youtube and you'll find at least several people shooting wild boar with a .22LR. Doesn't mean it's a good idea. HMR is ok on fox at sensible range in expert hands. Luckily, Deker can shoot accurately and place it well.
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I agree pest control is not restricted to the countryside, but we were talking about rabbits, deer and mink, not your typical urban pests and not ones you'll find much support for controlling them from city folk. Rabbits are seen as cute and cuddly rabbit hutch pets, deer as Bambi and Mink as victims of fur farming. City folk neither see nor care about the destruction they do. Equally grouse and shark show the change in views, no-one was suggesting they amounted to pest control, although in Aus, the latter might fall into that category! If you get a call to a shark in a house in a UK city, I'd
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Deker, the rise of the animal hugging brigade in this country is enormous. If you think the urban population is on your side, then just look at the comments below this article on Grouse Hunting in the Guardian, which arguably has quite an upper / middle class / more shooting orientated audience: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/12/grouse-shooting-glorious-twelfth-times-up-for-inglorious-victorian-sport Almost overwhelming support for a ban on shooting and grouse shooting, and eco conservation mentioned several times as justification for leaving the countryside alone
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I fully expect you to take a different view being a professional pest controller, although a loss of shooting means a loss of income for you. Rats yes. The other species you list are more nuisances to people and their activities in growing crops / maintaining golf courses, than dangers to public health. If you were to take a nationwide poll of the whole population then I'd reckon a very high percentage of the population, and certainly a majority would say that ALL pest control should be banned, and that farmers should just have to live with nature and the losses that result. I wouldn't be s
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I don't believe it's in anyone's interest to wipe out a particular species on a piece of land. At the end of the day, the aim of shooting is to restore the balance to the countryside to counter the imbalance created by the growth of large food sources in the form of crops. To wipe out everything that's regarded as a pest species causes an imbalance in itself and a knock on for other species eg remove all the rabbits, and foxes and birds of prey can suffer from a lack of food. It also doesn't do you the shooter any favours to wipe a piece of land clean leaving nothing to shoot for several y
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It might be possible to stream direct from a wireless GoPro to your phone - see periscope app for the iphone (unsure here of the wifi range). Failing that, check out RC forums / shops as most RC aircraft / drones these days use FPS cameras that can stream live footage back to the receiver (in some cases with a phone used as a screen). Typical cameras would be cameras such as the Runcam, Mobius etc. Obviously on top of these you need a couple of housings, batteries with suitable connection / circuits, a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. However, most of the rc circuits aren't exp
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With HMR just ensure the round has left the barrel after every shot by watching for the impact or inspecting the chamber if in doubt (from the breach end!!!!) or on an unloaded and made safe gun that's been triple cycled and verified safe if using a rod from the barrel end. Also worth inspecting the block of ammo for split casings after purchase.
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If you're wanting a 200yd rifle then you should be thinking about a hornet in .17 or .22. That said, it becomes an expensive rabbiting tool. Cheapest option is along your current lines combined with some thought as to how you can narrow the distance.
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You might get an answer here: https://www.justanswer.com/bluebookfirearms/90e08-info-year-etc-miroku-shotgun-serial-number.html
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No problem, never took it that way. Same from me to you btw. We all have our own experiences.
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I'm not wanting to put you off in any way, just trying to ensure you know what you're getting yourself into. I was lucky in that at the time I brought my case, I didn't have insurance, but equally I had no money or assets so there was nothing they could award against me costs wise if I lost. As it happens I won outright which actually helps me a lot now for reasons I don't want to post publicly so as not to feed the antis. If you have the financial backing and can afford to risk the costs, then by all means go for it. There's nothing like standing up for your rights and I'd encourage anyone
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I'm guessing you won then. I've been there and won, and it cost me nothing beyond phone calls and letters. However, lose and you will get hit for the Barristers time, which could be as much as £500 per hour depending on his seniority, which will include his research time as well as time at Court, plus any legal opinions he prepared for the police which could have taken hours and hours of his time. Plus all of the police costs for their time and time off attending Court. It can add up. I didn't pull £10k out of the hat, I believe that's the figure |I've seen a shooting organisation me
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Just be aware of what you're getting yourself into without insurance. If you lose, you could be looking at as much as a £10K bill. The police will almost certainly employ a Barrister and if you lose, you'll be hit with his costs as well as your own Solicitors' costs, and those costs won't only be the cost of attending Court, but all the weeks of preparation he's put into it.
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Anything powerful enough to reach out to 250yds, is going to destroy your rabbits. At the revised distances of 100-150yds, .22LR HV is easily usable. At a zero of 125 yds using CCI Stingers Bullet data gives 2 inches over at 100yds and 5 inches below at 150yds. Both of those are manageable drops especially if your ranging accurately and even more so if you can use the scope turrets properly. If you don't already use the compensation turrets, now is probably a good time to learn. Elliot on here is somewhat of a master.
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The police licensing guidance says short range and only then in the hands of a skilled marksman. Personally, I wouldn't go much over about 60-70yds. It's not about being able to hit the target so much as being about being able to kill outright, humanely and consistently. Search Youtube and there are wild boar killed with .22LR at very close range. Equally there are people hitting paper targets at 400yds+. Just because you can do it, (well some of the time anyway), doesn't mean you should. .22LR doesn't retain a lot of velocity downrange and this combined with the low energy doesn't mak
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TBH, I wouldn't want to take one on. They're fearless and 100% muscle. Plus there's the stamina. They may not have actually killed the lion, but cornering a lion or bear is not something you're going to do unless you have something to offer. The one I knew was massive, almost great dane sized, just like in this photo (this isn't the one I knew - from google): ..and this is a good example of the muscle tone - one of the few breeds with a 6 pack: All I can say is if you're a burglar, good luck taking that on.
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I agree with the rest of your post, but definitely not this paragraph. I've had ridgebacks most of my adult life and they are far more biddable and controllable than other breeds I've had dealings with. I agree their prey drive is high, but I can guarantee they can be called off when required. At least mine can. Their urge to please their owner outweighs their prey drive in my opinion. As for the "known issues" with noisy kids either. I have heard these stories, but normally from people who haven't owned a ridgeback. All mine have been terrific with kids - noisy or otherwise. Perh
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No reason why you can't use a Ridgeback for cover. They're bred for hunting, and specifically finding and tracing prey. Their original purpose was to corner hunt down and corner lions, bear and wild boar for the guns to move in and then shoot. In that context, African brush can be pretty thick and thorny.. They were also used for flushing birds from cover and bringing down deer, so there is history of breeding them for flushing and them being used as general gun dogs due to their limitless energy within the breeding. Very little prey can outrun a Ridgeback, Ridgebacks are the marathon run
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If urban conservationists are you're problem I'd have thought maybe you'd have wanted stealth over range. Last thing you want is protestors if people hear you dispatching their rescued foxes. To the farmer they're predators, to the urban misunderstanders they're almost pets. To that end, an electronic caller and maybe a moderated hornet or even rimfire might be better. If they already think the farm is a meal station, I doubt you'll have much difficulty calling them in so why not hunker down in a barn or in a gap in a wall and call them up the field. I doubt an urban fox is going to shy fr
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Don't fancy your chances of getting Chris Packham along.
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If you've had any kind of medical condition that's listed on the form (there should be a full list of relevant conditions in the attached notes), then make sure you're a member of a shooting organisation that offers licensing insurance before you apply, as these things can come occasionally back to bite you when they investigate your history. Often it's all going to depend on the FAO / Force you're dealing with. A good FAO / Force will recognise when things are in the past / and or not significant if still with you. A bad one, might make extra demands they're not entitled to or simply refuse
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That's one of the advantages of the .17 hornet, increased velocity and the same ballistics as .223: Be interesting to see Elliot's comparison. I personally expect both to be effective and for it to be largely personal choice over ballistics and maybe a bit more usable range on the .17.
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I always keep 3 or 4 of the Napier pads in the cabinet. Got that VP90 stuff in them that stops rust and corrosion.http://www.napieruk.com/acatalog/Super-VP90-Corrosion-Inhibitor-VP90_.html http://www.napieruk.com/acatalog/Super-VP90-Corrosion-Inhibitor-VP90_.html Don't know if it's all BS but I've never had any problems while I've been using them.Have heard they work well myself. I always wanted to fit a 12v bulb in my cabinet to created a gentle heat but never got around to it. Not sure I'd recommend that. Fastest way to rot anything is moisture + heat.
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Practical Shotgun is also a prime reason for S1. Obviously if you do want to shoot both practical and birds, need the correct variation. Don't forget, you can only shoot vermin bird species with S1. Game birds and wildfowl are illegal.
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Incorrect according to the BASC - no charges is agreed between the BMA, Police, BASC and Home Office. The BASC state if a doctor refuses to supply a report after 21 days it's presumed there are no medical issues: Check with the BASC the advice still holds true as this is a 2016 produced advice leaflet. Ensure your friend has Licensing Insurance before he applies. That way you're protected financially from problems. Yep the BASC costs £70, but at least you get 1yrs Insurance cover, a magazine and other benefits. Pay the doctor and all you get is the report and fuel them charging y
