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  1. Alsone
    Was the SSSI bit a Joke or a key slip? If not I don't think you'll ever get permission to shoot over an Site of Special Scientific Interest!
  2. Alsone
    Yup. Magazine should have been out and empty. Chamber should have been clear. Even then personally I wouldn't go down range and leave a weapon behind me unless either I took the ammunition with me or preferably I removed the bolt and took that instead. You simply never know who's going to walk in and even if you properly clear the gun and magazine, if you leave ammo there, you can't be sure someone won't load it either for fun not realising the danger or maliciously. I have to agree with another poster though, the boy doesn't look particularly shocked. Have to wonder about the
  3. Alsone
    ROFL. Hope Mike takes that in good humour.
  4. Alsone
    Not everyone has a use for carcasses though. You're assuming everyone has access to a local game dealer or has dogs or ferrets. For me the nearest game dealer is around 20 miles away and with what they pay for rabbits it would cost more in petrol than what I'd get back in money if I were to make a trip. There are no local butchers that sell game. I don't have dogs or ferrets and those that do have dogs around me wouldn't feed them meat from an "unknown" source as they're you're typical pampered urban pets that only get the best - read that as IAMS or Pedigree Chum or even finest steak
  5. Alsone
    Yeah I found the rule book here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200909/pb13922-shooting-guidance-20130517.pdf
  6. Alsone
    Shooting Times have reviewed the Savage .17 WSM. Conclusion: Were a couple of niggles with a bur on the extractor bolt and a sliiped spring in the magazine though. Review here: http://www.shootingtimes.com/2013/08/06/savage-b-mag-review/
  7. Alsone
    I'm surprised if that's the case as .22 is more than enough to headshoot a badger surely and I would have thought stealth with NV, moderators and subs would have been the order of the day given the opposition. 243 is the minimum requirement as topper says 100% fact Is that a government stipulation? I know badgers are tough but I would have thought .22 rim was more than enough to headshoot an animal of that size.
  8. Alsone
    You need to shoot both as they're as different as chalk and cheese when it comes to balance. I'd advise going to a clay shoot and seeing if you can shoot both or going to a gun dealer who stocks both where youc an try before you buy.
  9. Alsone
    I'm surprised if that's the case as .22 is more than enough to headshoot a badger surely and I would have thought stealth with NV, moderators and subs would have been the order of the day given the opposition.
  10. Alsone
    Ouch! Imagine what would have happened if the OP had sat on the nest!
  11. Alsone
    Cheers guys found out it's £100 to proof and and £70 to get it re chambered to 3" NOT WORTH IT Thanks again ..and you're assuming it passes proof which is not a foregone conclusion as a 3" chamber has to be magnum proofed which if the original gun wasn't, means testing it to a whole level beyond its designed usage. You could pay out £170 only to find that it was destroyed during proofing. Best course of action is to locate a 3" magnum chambered .410 and trade it or sell it and buy the 3", or better still, try a 20 bore if you want a small bore gun. Unless you're a
  12. Alsone
    Yep I'll jump in and suggest that! However, as Deker says its not available in the UK yet. Ballistic wise its better than .22 Hornet for windage and drop although not as powerful overall. Being a rimmy its also cheap on ammunition although I'm sure some will point out .17 Hornet can be reloaded for round the same cost - .17 wsm believed to be around £16 for 50 shots if the typical 1:1 US to UK price ratio seems to hold true (never seems to obey the exchange rate with goods!). Could be around about the £12 mark at the exchange rate as I understand .17 wsm is around $16-18 per 50.
  13. Alsone
    Sorry not trying to be clever here but do you have authority for that? As I see it, shooting something with an unsuitable calibre doesn't render it unlawful quarry. So far as I'm aware the only UK species for which a minimum calibre is specified is deer and outside of that all quarry that is lawful to be shot with a rifle is lawful to shoot with any calibre. The only caveat here is you can be charged with causing unnecessary suffering if you shoot something with too small a calibre and it isn't killed cleanly as a result. However, the mere act of shooting it isn't unlawful as its up to
  14. Alsone
    Well can't fault it at that rate. Every calibre has its place.The main advantage of wsm is its rimfire package unless you reload. It gives people who don't reload a very cheap and powerful cartridge with centrefire range and velocity, and exceptional ballistics. Its one I would certainly consider for bunnies at range (non eating) or fox at medium range as the vids appear to show its working very well. However, as my requirements would on the permission I have in mind include long range fox and even small deer, I'd be more inclined towards .243 unless I had to bash a lot of bunnies in which
  15. Alsone
    I would have said its typical of .223 / .243 but knowing Deker likes Hornet, that's what I guessed. I must admit it looks a bit heavy for Hornet although with no hands on experience of the calibre I couldn't comment.
  16. Alsone
    Ha ha. They should be thanking the BASC and polishing it with their wings after the abolition of the proposed National Pigeon and Pest Control Day some years back. I was just about to renew my BASC membership when the storm blew up and haven't joined again since.
  17. Alsone
    It's a sticker I'm after, but thanks for the offer. No worries, just thought I'd offer as it was going spare.
  18. Alsone
    Dan I haven't dug a hole. You don't need background or backstop, however, you choose to phrase it, just an awareness of the maximum travel distance which is what I've said throughout. The word Background implies something behind the target to stop the pellets. As I've said all along, that isn't necessary. The OP can quite safely shoot up trees even if some of the pellets will pass through the canopy provided the maximum travel is such that they are likely to fall back onto the land where he has permission. . I believe in you misinterpreted my statement that you don't need a backgroun
  19. Alsone
    I still disagree with a shotgun it is still important to worry about your back stop and thats speaking as some one who has been shot more than once by wayward guns on driven days I didn't say you don't need to worry about how far its ultimately going to travel, rather that you don't need a solid backstop against the prey in most cases. Most shotgun shots taken are against flying birds where the only backstop is the sky. Yes, you have to ensure the shot doesn't leave your boundary so that means having regard to the distance to the boundary and the direction in which you're shooting.
  20. Alsone
    No if you read it properly I said only max travel. You need a solid background with a rifle because bullet travel is potentially in the thousands of yards. With a shotgun its around yards so you don't need a background if the distance to the boundary is far in excess of the shot travel.
  21. Alsone
    Plus you don't have the worry of a background, only the max travel which is limited.
  22. Alsone
    If you want a BASC badge, I have a brand new unused BASC cloth badge sat on my desk. Not got any suitable clothing to sew it onto. Actual Photo taken 1 min ago: Yours for £1 and 50p postage.
  23. Alsone
    Yeah that was my guess straight away looking at the destruction and knowing what calibres Deker likes. Could easily be .243 though as I've seen similar destruction from that. The difference is though rimfire vs centrefire. Someone without a fox permission might get .17wsm for long range rabbit eg golf course something like that especially as there's an argument in favour given .17HMRs notorious wind drift and wsm's stability, so you could easily argue safety. I doubt you'd get centrefire without a minimum of fox on your cert.
  24. Alsone
    There's a new video here if you want new content - some Prairie dog and Rabbit shooting (2 weeks old): Its certainly fast there's a Prairie dog at 197 yds at 5 mins approx and you can hardly tell any gap between noise and hit. There's also a rabbit headshot and its practically decapitated.
  25. Alsone
    Only if they're playing golf! Nice shooting though. Normally I wouldn't advocate shooting against a wall but as you own 300 acres around it, any mishapen ricochet is unlikely to leave your land.
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