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  1. Paying For Permission...??

    in General Airgun Discussion

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    I always think it's only saddo' that pay for permission to shoot can't do the job so they pay for it they talk the talk but can't walk the walk once farmers start charging to shoot vermin the games over

    Kent Wildfowlers have an Air Rifle section for both vermin and target:

     

    http://www.kentwildfowlers.co.uk/homeframeintro.html?http://www.kentwildfowlers.co.uk/air_rifle_section.htm

     

    Helpful for those with little or no chance of finding permission. I've a friend who works in London, train @ 07:00, home @ 19:30. No time to seek out permission. Plus he won't go regularly so I doubt a farmer would be interested! Not a sado. I've a couple of friends who have the best part of 600 acres between then, will they share, no, now that's sad!

     

     

    £200 per year and it's full :icon_eek: Must be more people paying to shoot vermin than I thought! Gives you BASC membership, so if you're already a paid BASC member, rather expensive :yes:

  2. Paying For Permission...??

    in General Airgun Discussion

    Posted

    I always think it's only saddo' that pay for permission to shoot can't do the job so they pay for it they talk the talk but can't walk the walk once farmers start charging to shoot vermin the games over

    Kent Wildfowlers have an Air Rifle section for both vermin and target:

     

    http://www.kentwildfowlers.co.uk/homeframeintro.html?http://www.kentwildfowlers.co.uk/air_rifle_section.htm

     

    Helpful for those with little or no chance of finding permission. I've a friend who works in London, train @ 07:00, home @ 19:30. No time to seek out permission. Plus he won't go regularly so I doubt a farmer would be interested! Not a sado. I've a couple of friends who have the best part of 600 acres between then, will they share, no, now that's sad!

  3. Which .17 Hmr?

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    The Browning T bolt is a bag of wank to be honest. Every person I know with one is not happy with them and either wants rid or have got rid. The trigger is really bad.. The CZ 452 stick a trigger kit in buy a carbine verson your not going to get much better at just doing its job, and the triggers are much much better. As far as I know the t bolt adjustment, still leaves the trigger stiff as hell, and there are no kits for them.

     

    I wonder if they all had the same version? All the reviews and owners of the 16.5" Target/Vermin seam to love then. There are some bad reports on the 20"?

     

    Shooting UK give the thumbs up:

    http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/shotgun/browning-t-bolt-targetvarmint-17hmr

     

    Gun Mart seam to like it:

    http://www.gunmart.net/gun_review/browning_t_bolt

     

    Mark @ Tom on the Farm likes it:

     

    I can find a fair number of thumbs up videos and reviews, You say "The Browning T bolt is a bag of wank to be honest. Every person I know with one is not happy with them and either wants rid or have got rid" I can't find these reviews or videos for the Target/Varmint 16.5" Do you have web links or bad reviews you can post so I can get these opinions as well as the good?

  4. Well Well Well! I Wasn't Expecting That! .17 Hmr For Fox!!

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    Good stuff

    Just remember that although it's conditioned for fox it's not a "fox" calibre. keep shot placement in mind and keep the distances down.

    I've had less runners with the .22 lr !

    If you've got a lot of foxes to shoot get a centre fire.

     

    Also one point, yes, if a fox comes along while I'm Rabbiting with my .22lr I'll take the shot. But my FAC .22lt is not condition for fox, so if asked to do so I can't go looking for a fox. Where as the .17 hmr on my FAC says fox, so if asked to shoot a fox this would be my only available caliber .22lr not being an option.

    If I am not mistaken, which I may well be, If fox are classed as vermin and pest why can you not purposely go look for a fox with a .22lr. For whatever reason it may be the safest calibre for the situation in hand.

    In the UK a fox is listed as a pest species which may me culled, however it's not classified as vermin, fox comes under its own catagory which is fox. Therefore if you possess a firearm and wish to shoot foxes and vermin it will need two separate endorsments, one for fox and one for vermin.

     

    The latest Home Office Guide DOES list Fox as Vermin!

    It may well and I agreed the fox is vermin, but it is not, and never has been categorised as such by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

  5. Well Well Well! I Wasn't Expecting That! .17 Hmr For Fox!!

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Good stuff

    Just remember that although it's conditioned for fox it's not a "fox" calibre. keep shot placement in mind and keep the distances down.

    I've had less runners with the .22 lr !

    If you've got a lot of foxes to shoot get a centre fire.

     

    Also one point, yes, if a fox comes along while I'm Rabbiting with my .22lr I'll take the shot. But my FAC .22lt is not condition for fox, so if asked to do so I can't go looking for a fox. Where as the .17 hmr on my FAC says fox, so if asked to shoot a fox this would be my only available caliber .22lr not being an option.

    If I am not mistaken, which I may well be, If fox are classed as vermin and pest why can you not purposely go look for a fox with a .22lr. For whatever reason it may be the safest calibre for the situation in hand.

     

    In the UK a fox is listed as a pest species which may me culled, however it's not classified as vermin, fox comes under its own catagory which is fox. Therefore if you possess a firearm and wish to shoot foxes and vermin it will need two separate endorsments, one for fox and one for vermin.

  6. Well Well Well! I Wasn't Expecting That! .17 Hmr For Fox!!

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Good stuff

    Just remember that although it's conditioned for fox it's not a "fox" calibre. keep shot placement in mind and keep the distances down.

    I've had less runners with the .22 lr !

    If you've got a lot of foxes to shoot get a centre fire.

    Also one point, yes, if a fox comes along while I'm Rabbiting with my .22lr I'll take the shot. But my FAC .22lt is not condition for fox, so if asked to do so I can't go looking for a fox. Where as the .17 hmr on my FAC says fox, so if asked to shoot a fox this would be my only available caliber .22lr not being an option.

  7. Well Well Well! I Wasn't Expecting That! .17 Hmr For Fox!!

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Good stuff

    Just remember that although it's conditioned for fox it's not a "fox" calibre. keep shot placement in mind and keep the distances down.

    I've had less runners with the .22 lr !

    If you've got a lot of foxes to shoot get a centre fire.

    My maximum in perfect condition: Good light and good shot placement:

     

    50 yards (45 meters) .22lr

    80 yards (72/73 meters) 17 hmr

     

    I've read 125 yards! Not for me!

  8. Which .17 Hmr?

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    I personally really dislike the action on the t bolts. I find you loose your sight picture when cycling , and end up pulling and pushing the whole rifle on roof of truck . Cycling the action makes a racket I also found as you can't work the action slowly as with a normal bolt. The triggers aren't easily adjustable to a light pull, very creepy and just not nice in general.

    I do however like the magazine system as its flush fitting and never had any issues with jams. I've not used the wood stock version but the plastic stocked models felt like something you'd buy from toys are us .

    I haven't tried a few different models so this is just my experience of one t bolt so whether they are all like this I can't say.

    I've used one a fair bit this last year or two shooting rabbits ( mate owns one ) and my personal preference is definately the cz's.

    The latest version as per my pic felt far better than the composite version. The 't' bolt being able to be cocked with the thumb of the trigger hand impressed me. When shooting prone I tend to shift to much when taking my hand off the gun to cock a normal bolt (due to age related back issues) The standard sportster didn't impress, the stock style was to bland where as the target/vermin 16.5" version did.

  14. Which .17 Hmr?

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Her in door has agreed to buy me a .17 hmr for my 50th :victory: I`ve narrowed it down to 3 models!

     

    1. As I have a Anschutz 1417 thumb hole and love it a second hand 1517 Deluxe is in the running (Deluxe to tell them apart :yes: ) Super quality, can't fault the 1417!

    2. A new Browning `T` Bolt composite stock, 10 shot, only 4 for the 1517, slick bolt!

    3. A new Browning T` Bolt walnut stock, 10 shot, only 4 for the 1517, slick bolt!

     

    I love the look of the Browning but I do love the thumbhole in the Anschutz but there are limited secondhand Deluxe models out there. This will be a workhorse which steers me towards a composite and the Browning being cheaper. Any thoughts?

  17. Astronomy

    in General Talk

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    I bought a very heavy duty telescope from the auctions. Looking at the Moon was amazing.

    But them bright dots were still bright dots through the scope.

    So back it went.

    Was told later that trying to look at stars was pointless but looking at Planets would have been better. :hmm:

    Depends on your scope! I've a 10" f6.3 reflector. In real terms that's 5' long with a 10" professional grade mirror. I can see to about magnitude 13 so can see the companion star of Polaris, the pole (North) star. Split Miza in Urssa Major with easy. Also if you take the scope out of focus on one of those uninteresting starts you can see colours which are the gas makeup. This gives their size, age and then distance can be determined! Loads of great sights out there with minimal equipment. Join a club, your can't beat an astronomy club!

  18. Astronomy

    in General Talk

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    What sort of magnification binoculars would be best for this?

    7 or 8 x mag 32 to 56mm front optic hand held. Anything up to 25 x 150 if mounted. The bigger the greater cost, 25x150 can be £25,000!

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  20. Astronomy

    in General Talk

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    Jb showed me a phone app wherever you view the sky stars are named, clever stuff. Atb Joe

    While these apps are a helpful tool as per the discussion on this site 'springer or PCP' for a first air gun. The conclusion a 'springer' teaches shooting , the same is true of these apps. You just aim at the night sky and are told what's in that location. You'll never learn 'star hopping'. Give me just a pair of binoculars and one star, I can after 'learning' my way around the night sky spend hours looking at it's wounders without the reliance on a powered device.

  21. Astronomy

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    Definitely a good pair of binoculars and a secondhand book. You may get a reasonable secondhand telescope for £100 but you'll need a mount of some sort, a cheep mount will let down any price scope.

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