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  1. salukiwhippet
    As said, JSR do some good scopes at good money. As has also been said, too much mag on an air rifle does more harm than good. The higher the mag', the darker the image (for a given lens quality and objective size.) I use 4 or 6 on airguns, 6 on the rimmy, 6 on the .243 for deer (sometimes go up to 8 for long shots on fox), and 9 on the hornet. These mag' ranges do perfectly well out to 200yards plus. Also bear in mind that the higher the magnification for a given price, the lower the overall quality of the scope will be. James
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    I know larsens are legal for use on rooks, I don't know anyone who's done it though. I've used a ladder trap, they're deadly for rooks as you can catch more than the two a larsen would allow. There are plans in JohnB's book, google 'fourteenacre' and have a look. James
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    Depends on the land mate, a 25 acre valley in the middle of nowhere might well be safer than 100acres of flat stony land surrounded by houses! Get the FLO to come and have a look. He may be happier to give you one of the .17 rimfires as they ricochet less. James
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    I keep them the same, a clove hitch uses no more wire than fixing to a tealer anyway. Plus my jigs are for 22 1/2"! James
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    Done. From what I've seen and heard, it's not a few idiots that abuse them, it seems common. Gives us all a bad name. No place for them in the UK IMHO. James
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    I use it too, it's free from the Arthur Carter website. Ideal as an easy way to keep a record! I've never tried to print from it as I tend to detail kills on the invoice, but I've just had a quick look and I can't figure it either!! James
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    Because your attitude is terrible, you show no respect for your quarry, or for people with more knowledge and experience than you. People like that don't tend to last very long on here. James
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    Hmm, says it was a locking snare but there's no mention of that being illegal! Just shows we all need to be whiter than white. And hunter4ever, you really ought to moderate your attitude chap or you're likely to become Hunter 4 not long at all.... Veggie comments good for a giggle, and slightly worrying at the same time, as always.... James
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    .22hornet for me, I can shoot bunnies and still eat em, foxes out to 200yards, and it's capable on small deer (roe size) on the continent. Plus cheap to shoot, quiet and no recoil. Perfick! James
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    Every 5 years chap. Same as SGC. James
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    Oh god no, they smell 'orrible! The truck ends up stinking of them after a good night on the bunnies! Paper cased shottie carts, now there's a goood shooting smell! James
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    Nice rifle and DIY mate! Thats an FN19 though, the number refers to the action length in inches, on the FN12, the cylinder finished just past the forend. HTH, James
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    I wouldn't rule out reloading mate, it' not that hard to do, and will save you a bundle in the long run. My hornet reloads cost me 24p each, that's about the same as (or less than) HMR ammo. My .243 is really ammo fussy, until I started reloading the best ammo for it was federal premium at £1.50 each!! A reloading set-up will be about £100, plus dies (£30 ish) and components: Primers £3 per hundred Powder £35ish a pound (does about 600+ hornet loads -will only do 300ish .223) Bullets - Nosler 40 grain BT's (quite expensive) are about £22 per hundred, hornady 35gn Vmax i
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    60 yard rabbits should be dead easy with a .22lr, mine will do 1/2" groups at 50 yards, and would be about 1/2" low at 60, from a 50 yard zero. Hornet will piss all over HMR in every respect. In your situation I can't see the advantage of the WMR to be honest. Same recoil, less noise, flatter trajectory and 3 times the energy. I keeper a shoot with a mate of mine, I've got hornet, he's got HMR. We go out together most of the time, I think the HMR has been out of the cabinet once in the last 12 months. If you can shoot straight, and judge range, .22lr should be ample out to 100 yards.
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    Yep, you will have to allow for drop with .22lr but you can afford a whole lot more practice!!! They are so quiet too, it opens up more places to shoot. Rabbits will be more edible too! WMR doesn't have much of a following, I can see one would be handy for short range (sub 100yd) foxes but they're about 2000fps, so you'd need to be very confident of your range. Hornet is a much better bet. Where in the country are you? Anyone local to you with all 3 calibres who would let you have a go? I'm in Glos if that helps. James
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    As has been said, hornet is the more versatile of the two, but reloading is a huge advantage. It's not that hard to do and is very satisfying. I would put in for 22lr at the same time, it won't cost any more on the application and is too versatile to be without in my opinion. Fine out to 100 yards on rabbits and ammo is £7-8 per hundred, as opposed to £20+ James
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    The OP did say non-PCP! It rather depends how small 'very small' is! SMK QB's are good, I've got one, so has my sister, but have long barrels - if you chop the stock about you may find it throws the balance out. BSA Meteor MK6. is well worth a look, I've got a Mk.4, Mk.5 Super and a Mk.6, all cracking little guns. Might be a bit big for real small folk tho. Gamo Delta or Delta fox seem to have good reputuations as youngster's guns, not used one myself tho. If she's really little, try a HW25, they used to do a kit with a little scope, target holder etc, for about £125 IIRC, a
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    .17 rem and .17 Hmr are completely different animals. It's like comparing .22lr to .223 rem! A .17rem will burn 25 grains of powder, an HMR is about 5. The HMR is a medium range rabbit gun, nothing more. I have shot quite a bit with a mate's, but I wouldn't have one. My hornet does everything the HMR does, plus everything the HMR tries to do, and most of what a .223 can do. And with homeloads, the hornet is cheaper to shoot as well. It's a lovely little calibre. HMR bullets are not suitable for deer of any kind, they're too fragile. James
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    I don't hate foxes, I've got a lot of respect for them. Of course foxes shouldn't be allowed to suffer (nor should anything.) Bear in mind though that at this time of year foxes are moving in daylight, trying to keep up with the ever growing demands of the cubs. Maybe the wire was checked at first light (generally a good thing, and the fox went in afterwards, on it's way back from hunting. Pure conjecture of course, but entirely possible, and it's 99% certain we'll never know the full story, we weren't there! RSPCA seem to think they can do whatever they like, and it's about time it was st
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    I would say not. Providing the wire is legally set of course. It would be daft to set a snare on a footpath, therefore presumably the RSPCA had to trespass to get to it? Also, I would imagine they cut the wire to free the fox, I would imagine that would constitute criminal damage. It may only be a couple of quid's worth of wire but it still belongs to someone! If I was the keeper, I would be having words with someone as high up as possible in the RSPCA, and probably the police too. James
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    That's how it read to me too, very irresponsible. Foxes may be pests but they deserve a quick death too. Actions like this endanger shooting for us all. James
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    It is only legal to use terriers below ground to protect birds kept for shooting. So technically you can't do it to protect your lambs. I bet you've got some wild pheasants about the place that need protecting tho..... James
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    Flatter! My homeloads with the 40 grainers are about 2800fps if I recall correctly. Plus the 40's retain energy better than HMR ammo. I zero at 125, I'm an inch low at 160 and about 4" at 200. Very quiet too, and low recoil. Mine isn't moderated, but I can still watch the bullet strike. 3 of my mates have used my hornet, 2 of them have bought one and the other is in the process of a variation! James
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    A fenn in a suitable tunnel on either side of a gateway is a favourite of mine, I build the tunnels from bricks and tiles and dig them in, they soon become part of the landscape, helping to keep your traps safe from two legged vermin. Stoats etc feel vulnerable on open ground, so try to dash across and into cover as quickly as possible. If the first bit of cover they encounter is your tunnel, happy days! Where I was in Norfolk, every gateway had a tunnel at one or both sides, and the traps were moved about from time to time. We used to run 200 at a time (We were a wild game estate.)
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    Varminter - Thats some fine shooting! The british rifles like the PH and the BSA's are very underrrated indeed. I shoot a BSA monarch in .243, I paid about the same as you paid for your PH and it shoots really nicely. Claimed no end of deer and foxes for me! Quixote - Look into getting a .22 hornet if you fancy upgrading the HMR. They shoot a 40 grain bullet at similar velocity to the HMR, I reload for mine and it costs me the same as HMR factory stuff. Plus the calibre's out of fashion at the mo, so rifles are cheap! Mine was £118 and will do 1/2" groups at 100 yards with my homeloads. T
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