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  1. HUnter_zero
    'land' has to be deemed suitable for the class of firearm you wish to use. One field will not be suited to centre fire rifle use. It's all about back stops. John
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    My honest advise is to put down an area of land that only you shoot over (or if necessary only a couple of people). The very last place you need on your ticket is syndicate land, your ticket will run for five years and a lot can happen in the five years. If the syndicate pulls out, or ban firearm use or get banned or the land gets sold or........ You will have the potential to lose your ticket. Don't think it will never happen, all you need is one fool to cock it up on the land and things start to go down hill very quickly, result? You've had your chips! John (speaking from experience)
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    As you are going to need to register your firearm on the land, I would say that the Gamekeeper isn't sufficient and that the landowner or holder of the shooting rights would need to issue you with permission. Is the Gamekeeper in full time employment by the holder of the shooting rights? Is he a part time DIY keeper? Being a keeper does not entitled him to issue shooting permission. Only you know his standing, and relationship with the landowner. If it was a request to simply "shoot some rabbits" then written permission from the keeper may well protect you, however as this is a first time FA
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    However a Keeper may not have authority and in some cases the landowner may not have authority. The owner of the "shooting rights" which is normally the landowner (but not always) would need to give you written permission, which you would need to submit with your FAC application. John
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    Interesting. Have you ever seen a deer infested with Warble fly larvae? I'm guessing by your description, these little white lumps were on the external of the carcass? Such an infestation isn't that common and normally associated with Red's. Bad infestations can lead to infections. Did you see the lumps? If so, do a search on google for "warble fly deer" and compare the pictures. Did you inspect the lymph nodes to rule out TB? Generally abscesses associated with TB will leach pus, with the consistency of thick yogurt and be creamy white in colour. Obviously it's hard due to not having any pic
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    I know what you mean. I used to have batteries strapped around my belt and all sorts. The evolution of the LED torch has made a vast difference but I can not see one giving enough illumination to identify foxes at 150 yards. I ordered a MTE SSC P7 900-Lumen just to see what difference there is between my Police LED lenser & Tesco torches, total cost was £16 and my thinking is even if the torch is 20% less bright then the manufacture claims, it's still going to produce 700 lumen. I have to be honest and say I'd need to be VERY sure before I spent £180 on a torch. John
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    Hi Clare, have a look at these http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16501 700 lumen's and will save you £160 John
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    Mick, first off whoever told you that you can not have a moderator for range use is wrong. Health and safety! The reason you need a moderator is to reduce the risk to your hearing, should your police force deny this perfectly acceptable request, then you would see damages from the police force should you suffer hearing loss. You will get a moderator on your ticket and rightly so. Seems like the chap who your purchased the rifle from was sailing very close to the wind, best leave the moderator with him and look else where. You could have a muzzle break made for you, there are plenty of first
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    It's all about recoil. If you were to go back twenty or thirty years ago, there was a vast gap in scope quality. In my opinion the gap is still there but much smaller. You could quantify scope quality in two main areas, glass quality and the quality of the internals or mechanics. The better the glass quality, the more light transmitted to our eyes and the brighter and clearer the picture. Most scopes have far superior glass quality than ever before, due to major advances in manufacturing processes. Twenty years ago a £50 scope was next to useless at dawn and dusk, not so these days. Somethi
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    There is absolutely no legal reason to remove your bolt. More personal preference. A few friends and I had a range day a couple of weeks back, one of my mates took his .308 PH up the range, he always removes his bolts, on this occasion he by mistake picked up his rim fire bolt instead of his .308 bolt. A wasted hours journey to the range and a lot of embarrassment. If you want to remove the bolts, then do so but do not feel that you have a legal obligation. I have five gun storage safes in the house and when I go away I give my shooting partner my bolts and for-ends for safe keeping. Shotgun
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    You also have another option " an ultrasonic cleaner ". Tumblers are good, but don't clean the inside of the cases, which is exactly where you need to clean. If you just want shiny brass, use wire wool, if you want more consistant reloads, go ultrasonic! Is it a must have item? Once you start cleaning your cases, and seeing the amount of crud that comes out of the cases, you will answer that question all on your own! John
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    Unless your driving a Taxi.... I'll get my coat John
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    I have been told that when your car registration is run on the PNC "associated with firearms" will flag up. I don't know this for a fact but next time I do a bit of pest control in a station I'll ask the question. I know that due to health and safety your average police employee can not handle "guns" until checked over by an ARU ( armed response unit ). So I guess theoretically, what you have been told may be correct. John
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    ive just heard on a chat show he was still about????? GAME ON! right where did I put me lamp (joking.. ) John
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    You certainly can! My mate owns a wrought Iron business and has made his own ten gun cabinet. The cabinet is a thousand times better than the commercial ones we use and it cost him £70 to build. Make sure you follow the design features of the commercial cabinets, for example anti-jemmy hinges, ask him to have the cabinet folded in to shape to reduce the seam welds and use good locks. That said, I think if you had to pay some one the full whack to make a cabinet or if you were unsure of the design then buying a second hand cabinet would be a quicker and better option. John
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    A word of caution. My first firearms application was on a farm that had an excessive level of firearms registered for vermin/fox control. This didn't seem to bother the plod and the granted my first FAC. My mate also registered on the land and was granted and FAC. We had no idea how many people had registered on the land, mainly because over a period of eight years we hadn't seen anyone else shooting on the farm. We used to shoot the place more or less every night (keen as mustard back then!). Now my mind started to wander and I fancied a .222 (up until then I had only ever owned .22rf), I cal
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    Hi Mick, if you go down the DIY route and as long as no fibres have been broken, % of the marks will come out by holding the butt over a steaming kettle. The wood fibres will swell and push out the marks. That is presuming it's not a heavy varnished finish. If the wood fibres are damaged, you can still steam the stock, and then either sand the effected area (matching the colour with a mix of wood stains to suit) or just sand the whole stock and re-finish. There is a chap on here who is a dab hand at stock repairs, I'm sure he will be along shortly. John
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    You have many more options in the USA than we do in the UK. As far as I can see, you have three problems. 1) Recoil, too much and your going to put your boy off shooting or at the very least start a flinching habit he will never lose. 2) Weight, a light rifle will produce higher recoil but your boy will struggle with a heavy rifle and of course the rifle still has to fit him or he will never shoot straight. 3) Power, the rifle has to be capable of killing a deer cleanly. The great option and advantage you have over us is gas operated semi-autos. A gas operated semi-auto .243" or .25
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    I have a Hatsan Escort Mk1 which to be honest is the best semi-auto I have owned and I have owned a couple. It's not top class, but it has not jammed this season and I will take it out on the pheasants next month! I have heard reports that the Mk2 do suffer with jams but I think a lot of the reports are hand-me-downs from gun shop owners who would rather shift slightly more expensive items than Hatsan. Not a lot of help, I know but some feedback at any-rate. John
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    You don't initially need to have a cabinet to apply for an FAC. You will however need one before you buy a rifle. All said and done, I can assure you that the firearms enquiry officer will not be very happy having to return to pass your cabinet once you decide to get your act together. Cabinets are not that expensive and you will have plenty of time between sending in your application and having a visit. Many on line shops sell cabinets for around £100 albeit not ideal but will get you started, second hand cabinets can sell for as little as £40. The FAC process isn't as arcane as you might ex
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    Well thats one to mark off the wanted list! Thanks guys that saved me some pennies and a whole lot of zeroing. John
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    All good but where are you? John
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    My mate purchased 1000 rounds of the Remington ammo and it's simply useless due to the variations in velocity. I stick to Eley subs these days, but used to use Winchester subs. Many a year ago, we always used T22 (Winchester). John
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    My mate had a batch of Remington subsonic from Keen's and it was the same. Some were certainly sub-sonic and others were more like stingers. Did you find a zero shift between the two on the target (if that makes sense?)? The Remington's my mate shot, produced erratic grouping akin to a shotgun pattern. Have you ever shot a rabbit with the segmented ammo? Did the bullet actually segment? Thanks John
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    Nice looking stock. John
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