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  1. Alsone
    I'm pretty sure the FEO is correct. You can only shoot under supervision under someone else's certificate if they are also the occupier of the land. Having permission isn't enough.
  2. Alsone
    No experience of this as I don't have an FAC but would it not be prudent to write down .22 Moderator rather than .22 LR Moderator? I understand many people use centrefire moderators on rimfire guns because they give superior supression. It would seem therefore that specifying a LR moderator would narrow your options. So question is this allowed to be just calibre specific rather than model specific? In fact I've heard of people even using larger claibre moderators. So again the question would just "moderator" suffice?
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    If you want to save some money and potentially kill cleaner, don't go that heavy for fox. Some Eley Alphamax+ in 3's, 1's or BB will do the job quite nicely. In fact the 1's and BB's are exclusively made for Charlie: http://www.eleyhawkltd.com/cartridge/12-gauge/game/alphamax (Look at the Specification tab where loads and usage info is located). I've never shot Eley but I used to use Gamebore High Bird 42gr no: 1 chambered in 2 3/4" non magnum. Not made anymore in that load though. The Alphamax appears to be the nearest equivolent. Just be aware that with AAA there won'
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    You can buy 50 gram here: http://www.johnforsey.co.uk/ammunition.html#WEHL I hope you're off abroad though as the use of lead for shooting Geese in the UK is illegal and low compliance now means a total ban of all lead shot for all purposes is now being considered: http://www.basc.org.uk//en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/game-shooting/lead-and-nonlead-shot.cfm Would be a nightmare if lead got banned for all uses because the alternatives are so expensive eg Hevi are around £20 per box of 25!
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    Could be either! Confidence is a great aim booster. Having a skeet choked gun will give a wider spread and so will result in you hitting targets that you'd miss through poor aim with a tigher choke. The flip side of the debate, is too wide a pattern, as you may well be getting if shooting skeet at sporting ranges means some prey will be lost through holes in the pattern. As Charlie said, using a heavier cartridge and thus putting more shot into the string will help aleviate this, but it won't eliminate it and the best way to shoot is always with the optimum load / choke combo. That sai
  6. Alsone
    I think the problem with shooting is that for those who don't understand it, its totally un-pc and everyone is a potential child killer. For those who do understand it, you'd be lucky to find enough shooters if everyone signed to get 100,000 signatures as numbers are so depleted. I don't think there's any chance of getting it done this way. It needs a few MP's on side to introduce a bill.
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    As Charlie said. Easy way to prove this to yourself if you have a .22LR. Load a sub and fire. Probably near silent with a good mod. Then load a supersonic round such as a CCI stinger and fire that through the same gun and mod. Bet you it echoes around the valley almost as if the gun was unmoderated! Only difference apart from the greater powder load is the sound barrier.
  8. Alsone
    Its going to depend on your typical range to target. I personally use 32gr No:6 from a high velocity cartridge such as Gamebore Clear Pigeon (I like HV cartridges) and 1/2 and 3/4 and fibre wads as it creates less problems with plastic waste. Nothing like an anrgy farmer who's animal has been to the vets with an ingested plastic wadding. Keeping a clean shoot is very important to me so all spent cartridges go home in the pocket. You keep far more shoots that way! For fox, I've always liked Gamebore Mammoth High Bird Load in 42gr although it seems they don't make this anymore only magnu
  9. Alsone
    FIrstly, I apologise if my use of the word "bull" was slightly aggressive. When I re-read it sounded a little harsh. Internet boards are never good for expression. I still say there are right chokes for different situations although 1/2 + 3/4 covers most common situations. However, if impr cyl works for you , then why not. All I would suggest is that some of your rare misses may have more to do with holes in the pattern than mistakes in your markmanship. This is a good example of too wide a choke for the purpose: The circles illustrate holes in the pattern where a clay (or
  10. Alsone
    I would advise a red film given that most animals of the dog family and rabbits don't see well at the red end of the spectrum: http://www.colormatters.com/color-matters-for-kids/how-animals-see-color http://www.cvhs.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=277 A simple smoke colour film whilst reducing light will still leave the light readily viewable by the prey, not least because most of the animals you're going to be concerned with are nocturnal eg foxes, rabbits and so have very good low light vision and sensitivity to low levels of light. By shifting t
  11. Alsone
    I would have thought that if you needed to use both subs and HV's without a re-zero, what you needed is a Burris Elimantor or similar that contains downloadable drop data in the scope. What I don't know though is whether or not you can have more than set of data in it at any one time. If you can, you could potentially alter ammo profile in the field and on the fly provided it could calculate the zero from the other ammunition. If not, maybe someone should suggest it to Burris!
  12. Alsone
    I agree. It depends on the load and the typical distance to the target. For pigeon / rabbit I use 32gr and 1/2 + 3/4. Works well for me. If there's any doubt about which choke / cartridge to use at any typical range, the best way is to pattern it. At least that way you can visualise problems and correct as necessary. One thing you can't do with a shotgun is ever have the perfect choke all of the time because prey isn't predictable. Most pigeon maybe at eg 50 yards, but there's no accounting for the one that flies straight down the hedge at 10 yards. The best you can ever do is set
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    I never use anything other than 1/2 and 3/4 when out general shooting and I don't miss. Sorry Charlie, but it's bull to suggest that you don't need anything other than open cylinder. Shoot a pattern plate and you'll soon see why you need different chokes for different distances. A wide open choke will spread so wide that there are holes in the pattern that a pigeon will simply fly straight through the holes in the pattern from anything like a mid to long distance. That said, for general shooting in the field 1/2 then 3/4 covers most situations. 1/2 covers most common pigeon / rabbi
  14. Alsone
    the lady i witnessed get killed was by cows with calves, more people are killed by cows in the summer than bulls. That wouldn't surprise me. I have a field or two near me that has a public footpath across with no fencing and the farmer allows cows to roam in the fields. Even without calves, the curiosity means they sometimes try and herd around you. I'm always very cautious when walking across those fields and nervous. I generally find though if you mimik the farmer when herding the cows for milking, they move out of your way ie loud shout plus shooing action with the arms. I dare s
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    Yeah I have a friend in South Yorkshire who are one of the tightest forces in the Country with firearms in my experience. He was granted an Open ticket on a .243 for deer with no previous experience of any firearm plus a .22 for use at a gun club. His wife also with no experience got granted a .22 and a .22-250 for deer (Scotland) also open ticket with no previous experience of any firearm.
  16. Alsone
    Further to my .243 comment, if I had to carry anything it would be a flash bang. The problem with bulls is aggression. The problem with cows is often curiosity wher they'll surround you and if you slip you then get trampled. Whereas I wouldn't start scaring cattle unless under immediate threat (most cows can be shooed away with the arms and a cry just as the farmer does), it is a useful non lethal option to consider. Never tested it against a bull, but I would expect if to probably stop a charge as most cattle don't like loud noises or bright flashes. You only need to stop it in its tracks and
  17. Alsone
    That would be one big insurance claim plus a loss of your shooting. If it saved your life then its worth it, but for anything less....
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    Click on the link in my post at the top of the page and you'll have the BASC guidance to the law relating to shooting on / near highways. You'll find in some circumstances 50 ft applies. In many circumstances there is no restriction. It all depends on the definition of "right of way" and the thus the type of path you're shooting on or across, the type of permission and whether or not anyone is inconvenienced or endangered. Once more I'd say that whilst you should know the law, common sense goes a long way as even shooting within the strict guidelines of the law can still land you in
  19. Alsone
    Deker's right, there's no law to that effect I know of. I'm sure what your FEO is talking about is a recommendation. However simply, it's best not to provoke a response and far better simply to shoot away from boundaries. If you still believe 300 yards is the law, then you'd do well to read up on the 50ft law because you'd find its possible and legal to shoot from a public footpath that runs over private land or even across one at person height ie directly, without committing an offence provided certain criteria are met and certain circumstances are avoided. ie even 50ft doesn't
  20. Alsone
    Yeah the only law I know of, relates to firing within 50 feet of the highwy and even then its not an offence if certain criteria are met or certain events avoided. It's pretty much impossible to say with any certainty how far shot will travel as like Dekka says it all depends on the cartridge, shot size, load etc. However, as I said above on a smaller permission always shoot towards the centre of the field and away from houses, roads and paths, nd you'll have no problems.
  21. Alsone
    Spent shot are harmless ie those that come down having lost all velocity having been shot high into the air, instead of direct line of sight. That said, if anything falls on the road you are guilty of armed trespass amongst other offences. As a rule of thumb, always shoot away from roads, paths, houses etc. Technically if you had a shot, you could shoot a high pigeon in the direction of the road ie one where the shot would go above the road ie something 30 feet or higher, and thus all users, so you weren't endangering or inconveniencing them, however be aware of the fact that if anyt
  22. Alsone
    Make sure you have subs and a moderator and the locals will never know you're there with .22. Just watch your backstop if in a built up area as .22 can ricochet. If it has raided your chickens though, my money is on it coming back so you might stand more chance of getting it by waiting around your own coup. Did you note the times of the attacks as often foxes are creatures of habit? Also, have you thought about baiting? If you do go for the wildlife park, make sure you check your written permission was written in such a way as to cover fox shooting otherwise you could end u
  23. Alsone
    But the night master with the mount is another £220 and the N550 is 10 times better with the night master as well. The footage with the inboard Ir is not any way better than the N550, in fact not even close IMO If true, this was my fear - that at that price the glass and imager might not be high quality.
  24. Alsone
    You lose a bit of power as well as the bulllet doesn't get pushed for as far before the gases escape and disipate. I'm not expert myself but you'll see that most sniper rifles have very long barrels. I think its a matter of max velocity and accuracy vs convenience for the slip and cabinet. When push comes to shove I don't think for the average shooter the losses are significant so it all comes down to preference and convenience.
  25. Alsone
    Urban foxes. That explains a lot when it comes down to condition. Obviously a few bins getting raided!
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