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QUOTE (moley @ Mar 21 2008, 08:46 PM) * QUOTE (TOMO @ Mar 21 2008, 06:14 PM) * YES I HAVE PURSE NETS MADE FROM IT , AND AM STILL NITTING A LONG NET WITH IT yes.gif snap , i got 10 spools of green for me long net and 2 spools of yellow for purse nets of john hubery about xmas time and am just about to go into my 7 th spool , what a bloody job , wish i hadn,t started the f*****g thing , but getting there now, hats off to the lads that do it regular how much you doing and how far to go ? Double snap !! I bought some from Engel Netze in Germany - I don't know the rating but it's

Having read through all the threads on this item, I felt that I must add an observation. I have read the article concerned in The CW and have to say I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Mr Whitehead says several times that what works for you is fine, and he is merely saying that the 'new' type of longnet is preferable to him for daytime ferreting only! He is not saying that it beats the traditional nets in all situations, but is giving his point of view which is exactly what magazine articles are all about aren't they? That being said, his written words have clearly angered some

I thought I would add a little bit to this item with my experiences with .223. I have a Sako sporter weight which I use for Roe and Fox and find the same bullet/powder combination suitable for both. I use 55gr Speer Boat-Tail bullets and 23gr of VV N-130, which is slightly down on maximum loading but I have found no practical reason to push the load to maximum. I full neck size, trim to length every time, and press the bullet in to 10 thou off the lands. I have seen no over-pressure signs and consistently get 1" groups at 100 metres with a 6x42 Habicht scope (I know some people will say th

Hello everyone, I am English but based in Holland for the next year or so. My fieldsports passions are varied, covering most of the rifle sports from Red Deer on the hill to woodland Roe Deer stalking and fox Lamping - which occupied nearly all my spare time for several years. But latterly my sport has gone full circle and I get real pleasure from a days pigeon shooting, ferreting or ratting with my Plummer Terrier. Unfortunately everything is 'on hold' at the moment until my return to the UK, when I hope to finally settle in Scotland (Caithness is favourite at the moment). Until then, I j