turpinman

IMR 4831 (different to h4831) Fed Gold Match Primer Large 50.5 of IMR4831 and crimp projectile but please work up to this load as it is SAFE and WORKS in MY RIFLE I`ll try that with the H4831 first at the amount 50.5 and if i don`t get any joy i`ll switch powder cheers

Hi there gents, i`ve been using 117gr sierra sp boat tails for a while now with H4831sc powder and getting great results. The other day i went for some more bullet heads and can`t get anymore, also tried a few other places and found the same! So i`ve went and got 120 gr speer spitz sp boat tails and was wondering if anyone out there has experience with these and could recommend a good recipe? cheers T

Hi von, nice buck for the area well done. Been out myself and had no joy yet but theres time yet!

Leopold ones are ok my mate has one but i use the leica 800 lrf, they dont make these ones any more its 900`s now but buy quick because the prices are going through the roof £400 plus! Its defo a cheaper op than the geovids and they fit in your pocket cheers S

Is that the ones up manor valley someone told me fountain forestry had bought them? do you know if they have a fulltime ranger working for them or is it all let out to clients? If thats the one`s your on about that they shot 100 per year out of the population wont take long to get out of hand if it`s some guy that comes up a handful of times a year!

Hybred, were about are you based? I shoot in the yarrow valley south east of peebles, where would the nearst wood with big numbers be from me, Blackhouse? Also all the stags i`ve shot have been on the open hill but its went quiet! didn`t know if there was a better time of the year to see them on the open ground? cheers S

Maybe these will as well, i thought there was plenty of sika around moffat fallow as well or does the M74 keep them from coming you way?

Hi there gents, does anyone in the forum shoot sika around the scottish borders as i`ve started seeing a few and shooting them and was wondering why they are showing there face now as i`ve shot the same ground for nearly 20 year! Wasn`t sure if someone else was giving them alot of pressure or maybe some clearfells has started to move them wider a field?

Hi there, your buck has probibly damaged his antlers before they hardened of but when the velvet hasn`t shed you`ll find it possibibly a testosterone or lack of that has made him fall behind the times. I`ve shot alot of deer in bad condition this spring and i blame the wet back end of the year and hard winter when the snow was on the ground for 3 weeks. Also alot of does with singles suggesting that the condition of the does was poor when the embreos starting growing again in december. Anyone else found this?

Hi dave, i`ve had heads at 550 grams make gold so i wouldn`t worry about it, don`t cut it before its measured as they can only deduced 90 grams for uncut heads, you might cut more than that off!