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Have a look on Natural England ( http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/r...allicences.aspx Look at the License to take certain birds to prevent serious damage or disease and you'll find that you may shoot the Greater Canada goose at anytime. You can download the actual license. Unless there has been another revision of the Wildlife and countryside act, the birds were put on the general license a few years back. John
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What I found is that cheap Lidl mincers and hand mincers do not give the texture of shop/butchers mince. I was lucky and purchased an ex-butchers mincer which to my surprise produced mince with the correct texture (obvious I know but something that came as a surprise). When we are processing a deer, I use the lidl mincers as a sausage stuffer and it works very well indeed. I guess it all depends up on what results you are trying to achieve. I found the cheap electric mincers tend to clog up very quickly and you spend more time stripping them than actually using them but that might be because I
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IIRC Canada geese are on the general license in England, so you may take them when ever. John
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I have another question, has anyone ever been prosecuted for killing a fox with a bow and arrow? One thing that we tend to forget is that the law is an "ass" and until a judge has ruled upon a bit of legislation that bit of legislation will always be open to debate. It is not the actual wording of the law that has to worry us, it's the path leading to the court and the judge that we have to be constantly aware of. We can all debate and fumble over the law, it means nothing. However all it would take, is for you to be out with your .22rf and wound a fox and for just one person who wished to
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Which IMHO is no bad thing for a new shooter. I'd rather see a new applicant refused a .22rf for fox and be told to use a .22rf for a few years on rabbits and then apply for a centre fire rifle for fox control. Not so many years ago, we started with Starlings in our gardens shooting a meteor, then shotguns and then rim fires and then centre fires. That was the way it was done, our initiation or apprenticeship if you like. If we were lucky our Fathers would be shooting men and would teach us the rights and wrongs. No, there is little doubt in my mind that this was the best way to learn our craf
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There is nothing to stop him. As stated the rim fire will kill foxes at close range but is by no means a suitable fox calibre. I'll tell you a true story. I know a chap who after reading a forum on the internet believes that is HMR is the dogs dangles and having read of the force and killing power of his HMR he believes it is more than capable of killer Fallow deer. Further more a PM he got, stated that shooting deer with his HMR wasn't illegal unless he was caught and that deer can be killed with a standard airgun if shot in the right place. How many other people are out there shooting deer
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FAC conditions are literal, so if your condition stated "shooting animals" for example you can shoot anything that can legally be shot with that calibre of rifle. So "Wildlife" will enable you to shoot fox / vermin / ground game. I can remember having a slot for .308 RIFLE, I had to take my FAC in to the office for an amendment and the clerk took one look at the slot and said ' I have to alter this, it means you could buy any .308 from a single shot to a machine gun...'. Okay I know that no RFD in his right mind would sell such a thing but it goes to show that the conditions are very literal
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I've no idea if there is any interest here but I'll give it ago. Numbers are approximate but I will make a proper count if there is any interest. 90 .308 Speer 180 grain RN bullets (2047) Hot-cor £14 .243" Sierra Gamekings 100 grain spitzer BT (1560) £10 90 .243" Speer 70 grain TNT hollow points (1206) £12 The whole lot for £30 Would prefer F2F but would post at cost to your local RFD as these all need production of an FAC before purchase. I'll be traveling to Bristol next Wens, Tiverton next week or the next. Based in South Wales. Maybe traveling up to West Midland
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I tried for "ground game" with no joy. John
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I will, the Home offices. John
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I have "vermin" on my .22rf but that was granted twenty odd years back and was told I could shoot foxes. My .243" has Deer & Fox but in general I too think that the South Wales dept are one of the most easy going of all firearms units. That said I had a reason to become involved with D&C and they were very helpful indeed. It was pleasing to note that the same FEO for one of my leases was still working for the department. John
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I have no idea who the Deker guy is but please do not listen to the fool. If you want the bottom lines, yes the .22rf will kill foxes at 25 to 40 yards with head shots. The little .22 bullet does not react the same as a CF bullet. The .22rf is a little bit like hitting an animal with a hammer, you get bruising and tissue damage and if you hit a vital organ you will kill the animal but a centerfire bullet due to it's speed delivers a shock wave internally due to a massive wound channel. This shock transfers through out the animals body and in to vital organs BUT never mind my waffle or the opp
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Spot on!! I was always under the impression that 'vermin' covers all pest species and in South Wales that is the case but due to crossing force boundaries (D&C) I was told that I could not shoot fox unless specifically stated on my licence. In the end D&C police agreed to honor South Wales polices conditions on my FAC. John
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Now I really am a qualified BPCA pest controller & deer mentor and I will say that the .22lr is NOT suitable for general fox control. You seem to know everything, so stop and think for one minute because I am thinking of two words but am not typing them. John
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The .243" may well out sell the 6.5 due to more professional pest controllers using the .243" as a tool for fox control. Not so long ago, we had no option to use the .243" for fox and believe me when I say that it wasn't very popular other than with Roe stalkers in the UK. I agree that the miss-guided and inexperienced will opt for the .243" as their first choice for deer with the illusion that it will be suitable for all UK deer and also for fox control but hey they soon learn and buy the right tool for the job John
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As already said it's not a suitable calibre at all. The little .22rf will kill foxes but you need something a little bigger, as suggested the .22H is a great fox calibre but has mainly been replaced by the .222 & .223 (and unwisely (IMHO)the .17HMR). John
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I am amazed this hasn't sold for the money. There is a chap around the corner from me selling a 'J' reg with two months T&T for £1500. If I were closer I'd snatch his hand off for £700. John
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Apology accepted and BTW I have the components here. John
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I have already given the 55 grain data your refer too John
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I amazes me that some online shooters either always shoot 1/8th" groups or 200 yard neck shots all of the time My advice is not to believe all you read about how rifles and load preform, unless from a certifiable and genuine source. What load was your mate using? (powder / bullet / primer / case) I can then run the info in quick load. How many rounds did he chronograph? Did all the round cross over 4000 fps? What were the final groups and how many rounds were shot to achieve the best group? To look at it another way, I can produce a real hot load that will run a 55 grain bullet throu
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No you can not. John No? I can count 10 there. Okay and which one of the loads are okay for the OP to use? May I also point out that unless you publish the bullets weights and source of load data it's as much use as a blue lemon. The other issue is that in ten years of reloading I have yet to actual get the same velocity as published in my reloading manuals and further more I would suggest you data to be completely inaccurate. Having just checked ten reloading manuals, there is not one which published data suggesting 4000 fps + velocity for any .243" load. I'll pic
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No you can not. John
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Just wondering what calibre rifles you own? John
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If not already sold (which surprises me) then yes please!! as long as I can pick it on my way down to Tiverton? Thanks John
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A 1 in 10 will handle 70 grainers very well indeed. (sorry brain dead, my 1 in 12 prohunter is suited to 58 grain V-max) your 1 in 10 would be better suited to a slightly heavier V-max. John
