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people call foxes raynard up here aswell so that sounds plausable.. Alex

cheers for putting me right brno17

yeah the .243 is legal on both sides of the border but i still thought the legal requirement for deer in England was 2000+ energy? well after about 125m wouldnt't the bullet be carrying less than 2000 joules and thus be below the legal reqirement?(please correct me if im wrong, im still figuring things out a bit) with only head showing that sounds like one hell of a spot aswell mate Alex

their all i use on clays and rough shooting. just what you want.. you can hear whats going on around etc and it just cuts out the harmful noise, they also fold up to put in your pocket Alex

totally agree, that sounds like an amazing and very ballsy shot. i remember seeing on a previous thread that he's got a hunter lite in .243 so maybe it was just taking advantage of the difference in laws up there as it would still be illegal in England. again no critisism mate, should be sniper... Alex

well done there mate. i'll hopefully be doing the same next month Alex

yeah go for a 20 mate, easy on the shoulder and big enough spead for you to get into em rabbits. i started on clays at 11 and some b*****d slipped a 34g cartridge into a 12 i was trying ... my shoulder was all blue and it made me flinch for a while after he missed some holiday time though because i b**ch slapped him into next week so yeah stick to the 20 with 21-24g for the moment mate Alex

i have a big fallow antler but just the one (car accident), it's in pristine condtion and you can have it for free if you want. Alex

I rest my case about the colours of a cock Chaffinch, lovely. I learned the hard way about feeding maggots with a poor Robin. I left my maggots still on the hook lieing on the bank while I ran up the bank to help the brother with a fish. Not pretty and very stupid of me. ...what happened??

can i ask what your planning to use it for? and what extra paper work would you need other than a SGC? i know the huntsmen used to use them to shoot foxes once they went to ground but that would probably make it harder to get one now right? Alex

if you've only got 20 acres to work with / if you can't afford for the bullets to stray off you permission i'de go for the .17HMR Pros: flatter trajectory than the .22LR (flat out to 100m), more predictable because it fragments on impact unlike the .22LR rounds and is less likely to rebound Cons: It's louder than the .22LR and the bullets run at a slightly higher price The sako quad is a very accurate rifle with a good crisp trigger pull and is worth spendng the money on in my opinion hope this helps ALex

the stalking next week should be good aswell Alex

Check out the BASC website - should awnser most of your questions there and i would suggest joining aswell as for the catapult i used to have one a few years ago, great fun for squirrels etc but not as prficcient as the likes of an air rifle, rimfire rifle, lurcher or ferrets and nets if your pretty skilled with it and enjoy using it then there's no need to change as long if your not in it for big bags because its perfectly legal... each man to their own Alex

joined the facebook one and will keep my eyes open for the tatoo mate, really sorry to hear but lovely tribute with the vid Alex

my folding winchester holds a sharp edge longer than any of my knives, looks good and is pretty non-slip for the accident prone