Ron Weasley
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Oh Aaron, you have so much to learn.
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That's what I'm using mate. I'll email the site admin and see what they say.
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I'm having difficulty downloading Chairgun. Each time I click on the download link, it sends me to 'page not found', and then in turn back to the Hawke homepage. Any suggestions?
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Leave it alone mate, the .177 will do you well!
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Good shooting shay.
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Do not do that in any circumstances. Just don't. Muzzling ferrets is an 'olden days' approach to ferreting. All it does is mean leave your ferret unable to defend itself if it should come up against a rat, or a stoat for example, and ensure that in the event that you lost it, it'll die a long painful death by starvation. It's a big no no.
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Cheers Si!
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I think you probably would have found it to be different with a different pellet. I had a similar problem with my .22 R10, when using Superdomes. It hated them, 10 shot groups in a 10 inch circle was about as good as it would get. I switched to Accupells and have not had a problem with accuracy since. One hole groups out to 45 yards (and I'm sure I'd get the same at longer ranges too, but I ran out of garden!!). The problems with the R10 have been well publicised, and BSA let themselves down in my opinion by allowing it to be released before the problems were ironed out. Mine's been b
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The HW97 is pretty widely regarded as the best springer on the market, so I don't think you'll go far wrong with one of them!
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I'd have to question you here- how had the ferals been at the bait?
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All depends on where they come from. As stubby said, I wouldn't feed town or city ferals. I removed several from a brewery in a town centre last year, and they were fed, as they'd only been eating maltings etc from the brewery. I also cleared a few cattle sheds for a friend, and they all went to ferret food, as their diet was as good as any wood pigeon.
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Right mate, a few things. Yes, they could be seeing your exposed flesh, but if there's little to no light, I'd imagine they hear you coming before they see you, and that is what is sending them running. Rat's eyesight is poor by comparison to their sense of smell and hearing, but also they rely a great deal on touch. If you watch rats, you'll notice that they generally use the same paths time and time again, and they usually run along side something. This is to reduce their vulnerability as much as possible. For example if a rat moves along a wall, it has the ground beneath it, and t
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Unlucky with the S400 mate, that's a shame. You'll get on nicely with the Ultra though. I have the tactical one, and I enjoy using it very much. Nice and light, point-able and deadly accurate. Look forward to seeing the results..!
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It's good advice to not use a bipod on a spring rifle mate, because its essential to allow the rifle to recoil naturally and consistently, and putting pressure on a different part of the rifle- such as the barrel in the case of a bipod will not allow this to happen. When I use my springer, I try and take supported shots as often as I can, whether I lean on a fence or against a building, but I always make sure it's me touching the support, and not the rifle, that way, I can manage the recoil effectively. It sounds complicated when written like this, but it becomes second nature, and with p
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I agree with most of what's been said. It is unreasonable to charge for shooting. Even with your 10 rats a night, you're still not really eradicating the rat problem. I'm fortunate that I'm a professional pest controller, and occasionally, it is appropriate to charge for a shoot, but these are usually one off jobs for ferals trapped in a building, for example. I've shot rats as part of my job too, but I usually fix a price for the job, and then ask if they mind if I shoot a few too - and I charge no extra, just do that for the enjoyment of it. If your hobby was racing motorbikes, yo
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Thanks all.
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This morning, on the way to follow up on a rat job that I have on-going I called in at a small piece of permission I have. This is the same place (and the same rat job for that matter) that I called into last Tuesday where I had a few problems with my R10. I haven't had a chance to spend any time paper punching with it since then, so I just took the Ultra for a chance to bag it's first bunny. The majority of the rabbits in this permission are on the owner's back garden, so that's where I headed. As I quietly crept around the paddock to the garden, I managed to spook one bunny in a posit
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Haha, you'll love them mate, they're fun animals to keep. I picked up three new ones a couple of weeks ago...up to nine now. I don't think I'll be getting any more for a while!
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SPA from me too, looked a good trip out.
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Good shooting Phantom. As stealthy said, don't bother skinning the bunnies for the ferrets, they'll eat the lot. Personally I gut them, but I know others don't even do that. How many ferrets are you getting?
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All of those rifles will be a bit too big and heavy for a girl of 6 - even though they're what we would consider to be lightweight rifles- and they should all be around the 11ft lbs mark. I'd suggest something like a Gamo Cadet as a first rifle, very light weight, power of about 7 ft lbs.
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This looks very good. Well done buddy.
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Funny Aaron, because I'm not quite as convinced!
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The choices are endless. The BSA R10 is a great rifle if you get one that's free from trouble! I use one, and I love it- even though it's given me more than a few headaches in the last 16 months or so. There are a lot of devotees of the HW100 on this forum, and also the AirArms S410. Both are without question fantastic air rifles, and if I had the money to spare, I'd own one of each! All a question of personal taste and preference.
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Hatsan's pcp
Ron Weasley replied to pest hunter 151's topic in Rifle Reviews, Technical Help and Tips
I think they look like reasonable rifles. I read a review of one recently in some magazine (I know,we NEVER trust what they say), but I'd consider one as a second rifle at least.
