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  1. Rentomski
    Yes, provided he has known yov for at least two years.
  2. Rentomski
    Nothing wrong with that at all. Last year I shot a huge Roe doe at about 240 yards. BTW .308 is quite capable of dealing with those kind of shots. I had a nice stable position, but I dithered about taking the shot for some 20 minutes...But, maybe, it might just give the wrong idea to some. Deer killing at long ranges is not stalking. Maybe I could shoot more deer at 300+ yards; yet I would never consider taking that kind of shot. As a previous poster has stated, what you can do on the range does not equate to what is needed in the field.
  3. Rentomski
    Books are not enough... Hands on with real hawks is what you need; don't think the nicely manned bird at a centre is anything like a 16 week old Harris' straight out the aviary.
  4. Rentomski
    Thank you Sir! Good to see that someone agrees with me.
  5. Rentomski
    In all my years of stalking, I have only shot two deer at over 180-240 yards. Only because I could not get any closer. Make a duff shot, as we all have, and you will have severe problems making a good second shot/following up etc. Spend the time to get close is the whole point of deer stalking; most of mine are shot at some 60- yards.
  6. Rentomski
    Double brass tail mount glued to a deck does everything; less for the bird to pick at and room for the tag. KISS. Remember that Harris' shake their tails all the time!
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    D18 C D82 C H43 C H50 C
  8. Rentomski
    Very true! Went to a Deer Commission best practice day last October. A very interesting talk from a riflesmith. "How many of you use boresnakes?" he asked. About 3/4 of those present indicated that they used the things. "I get a lot of work because of them" he replied. Then he handed round a rifle barrel with what was left of a boresnake wedged in place and impossible to remove. Great for shotguns and smoothbores as he said, but a little too much carbon fouling in a rifle, then try to clean it with a boresnake and one could be looking for a new barrel.... Worrying, but not as
  9. Rentomski
    Mine does exactly the same and did take a bit of getting used to; a case of what you get with a first focal plane reticle. I'm not bothered about it now as I leave it on 8x just about all the time, but I can't fault the build quality or the low light ability of the scope. I believe that Docter do make some scopes, primarily for target shooting, with the reticle in the second focal plane so the apparent size of the reticle remains constant across the zoom magnification range.
  10. Rentomski
    Wise words indeed! I have a Docter 3-12x56 on my .308 which is a good piece of glass, if I can see a deer in poor light with my Swarovski binos I can also see it through the scope. Although it does tend to spend all its time set on 8x.....
  11. Rentomski
    Well done!
  12. Rentomski
    Yes indeed an excellent book. Also worth a look: Understanding the Bird of Prey by Nick Fox. Not a beginners book, but covers all aspects of falconry and captive birds of prey in considerable technical detail. Falconry and Hawking by Phillip Glasier. Probably the classic British book on the subject. Training birds of Prey by Jemima Parry-Jones. I don't agree with everything she advocates, but it is a well written and informative book.
  13. Rentomski
    Call your local Fireams Licensing. Unfortunately even though there is Home Office guidance on the matter: all Police Forces interpret the 'guidance' as it suits themselves. Good luck anyway!
  14. Rentomski
    Up and running now!
  15. Rentomski
    The .243 appeared at about the same time as the .244 Remington. .243 on a .308 Winchester case and the .244 on the .257 Roberts case The .244 was loaded, in the USA, to start off with a 90 grain bullet as the heaviest bullet, so it quickly became regarded as a varmint only calibre. The .243 was available with a 105 grain load from the off and rapidly gained a reputation as a good flat-shooting, minimal recoil calibre for deer. .243 is still here. Where is the .244?
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    i.e. putting the bullet in the right place every time! As late and great Jack O'Connor said " all deer rifle calibres do much the same thing". Put a suitable bullet in the right place and it is academic to the deer whether it has has been hit by a .243, .308, .338 or whatever. Calibre choice is up to the individual: or we could start discussing what is the best car.....
  17. Rentomski
    Gawd, I put mine up for sale here and no response whatsoever! Hope you get it sold taff.
  18. Rentomski
    Out stalking today at first light and spotted a Roe doe and kid 40 yards away in a stand of oaks. Shot at the doe broadside on and lost sight of her with the recoil. Then had the horror of watching two deer run away in different directions..... Concluding that I couldn't be so useless as to completely miss a deer at that range, I went forward praying for a blood trail to get the dog onto. Hidden from sight behind a fallen branch was the doe, dropped in her tracks thankfully. Three deer there; just didn't see the third one at the time!
  19. Rentomski
    Good luck with your new feathered friend! It won't be long before he's out chasing bunnies!
  20. Rentomski
    Indeed it is!
  21. Rentomski
    Anyone interested in this musket?
  22. Rentomski
    Very true. The most expensive optics make a very real difference in very poor light, but cheaper stuff does the job in daylight. I have a pair of Swarovski binoculars which probably give me an extra 15-20 minutes usable light when deer stalking, compared to a pair of £60 binoculars. But leaving aside the slightly more obvious chromatic aberration and barrel distortion, at short range, from the cheaper set, then they are both equally usable in daylight in terms of brightness and clarity. You pays your money etc etc!
  23. Rentomski
    Very true! The hawk takes the rabbits and the .308 is for the deer and foxes; so it isn't being used and is just taking up space in the cabinet. I'd much rather let it go to someone who would make use of it.
  24. Rentomski
    BASC. But I think they are somewhat biased towards shotgunners; no disrespect intended to anyone who uses shotguns. I was a member in the old WAGBI days when I shot pigeon over decoys and can appreciate the origins of the society. Now I stalk deer, aside from falconry, and think they should give more emphasis to all types of field shooting.
  25. Rentomski
    Nope! They are certainly covered by the Deer Act 1991 and subsequent Orders. Shotguns can only be used, under certain circumstances, where deer are causing or had caused damage to crops, fruit, timber etc on cultivated land or enclosed woodland.
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