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Hi Chaps So, my new rabbit perm is going well. Also blatted a few rooks / crows - so chuffed. However, to make serious inroads into the birdies, I think I'm going to need a more serious approach and decoy them. I've never really done this in the past, other than benefit from the 1st one shot and the other ones flying in. I mostly have woodland on my perms and so merely sit and wait for them to fly in and pop them off that way. However, can't do that on this new land as there is no woodland anywhere near. So I wanted to ask those of you experienced with decoying rooks / crows etc a fe
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Hey Bigmac Great choice. Rifle or carbine? No argument from me on the calibre, .22 all the way . I've owned a HW80 rifle in ,22 in the past, it was the first real hunting rifle I purchased for myself (after having borrowed a Webley Vulcan from my father for a while). It was awesome. Far better than I was back then. Deadly accurate and strong as a tank. I had to sell it to pay for University......shame, broke my heart. Back then, there were no issues with tuning them straight away as they were well made, maintained, and plenty of lube on them. I think mine was a MK II
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VM - you mean Gaystate?
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will do my friend, will do.
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Well my Primos "Jim Shockey" Gen II shooting stick came today. Its a nice bit of kit. It's very light-weight so not heavy in the slightest and surprisingly stable when set up. Part of me thought it would just blow over, but not so (at least so far). The pistol grip and release is smooth and responsive - its a real joy to use. I've already taken another garden grey with it. I also like the idea you can still use it as a mono-stick. It comes with a rubber band on the legs, that allows you to secure them together, but its still fully functional as a support. Ideal for a speedy respon
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Christ, I want a Prosport.......looks the dogs dangglies. That S410 is not ugly either!
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Fascinating. I've never eaten them myself - are they like rabbit in terms of taste and texture? How do you cook them? I've got a mate who does a lot of charcoal burning - has his own woodlands and does it the old fashioned way, gives classes on it and everything to the forestry commission etc. I tend to give him most of my dead ones and he puts them on the kiln and cooks them for his dogs. Nothing goes to waste. Slightly of topic but, do people here eat rabbit livers / kidneys etc? I don't, I throw them away, but I'm reliably informed they are lovely. A bit of butter and garl
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hahaha...I know Mark, I'm terrible with the garden. I prefer it a bit 'wild' as it attracts more wildlife like some interesting frogs, butterflies, and hedgehogs. I've also got two foxes sleeping in the garden from time to time (just don't tell Charlie Caller )..but they don't seem to bother anything. However, I do need to get off my arse and mow that lawn. I only smoke a pipe at about once a week, usually as a treat....but yes, bad habit.
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Indeed, up north if I hold my arm out, the crows, rooks, and maggies fly off....down in the midlands, cos they are never shot at, they just look at ya....
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HAHAHAHA I get the same im my garden when i go for a smoke. but as soon as i nip in the house for the rifle there off!! Atb I know, its bloody frustrating....
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well, a bit of cherry and vanilla, or Chivan, or even McBarren...., well, that's what I think it is.....
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The pipe was nice as well, I'm lucky that near me there is a proper old fashioned tobacconist....a real 'man shed' of cigars and real tobacco......
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Some hours later the gun was with me, and this is not covered by the general license. PS - I don't normally take pictures of dead quarry, but I am keeping records of the sex and number of greys in my garden just as much as on my perms. A satisfying 30yrd head shot. Dead.
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final ones....
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some more....
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and these
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and these....
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So, I was in the garden, smoking my Petersen pipe and some nicely flavoured Baccy....having a pint and just chilling. I'd just oiled the gun stocks, and had my camera with me in the garden. Bugger me if the following did not show up soon after I sat down.....Obviously General Licenses were observed at all times, so please don't ask....but I reckon they 'knew' the guns were away and were taking the piss..... I never get it so easy in the field.....
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I've got both the Classic and Carbine - they are both worth having side by side.....both in .22 as well. They have never let me down. The Carbine is about 9 years old now, flawless....
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Cheers Charlie Yeah, I got lucky with that one. Its a beauty to use as well, very fast and light into the shoulder. The Walnut is a lot lighter than the Beech. I only buy guns now with walnut stocks, not so much for the looks (but when you get a tiger, its nice!) but the better balance and lighter feel. Here's another pic or two
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Good chat. A sub 12ft-lbs air rifle is, in the right hands, more than powerful enough to dispatch the bunnies out to 50-60yds and beyond. I personally cant shoot any where near that far, but if you do the math, programmes like "Chairgun" will tell you how much energy your pellet is carrying and you only need 4ft-lbs to penetrate the rabbit skull and splat the brain. Of course, its completely dependent on being accurate, as it is at all ranges, which is the real key. By all means go FAC, but for different reasons. I'm pretty sure Simon (Pianoman) has stories of rabbits running of
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doesn't Paris Hilton have one of those dogs for a Handbag??? Nice shooting mate.
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well, best not to think then..... I like them all, the TX needs a service now....
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In terms of S410s, One tiger and one thumbhole
