tomshep

Hey mate we all good just full of that bloody cold! Fair play my fao said I can have almost what I want after he saw what ground I had and the stock about.

I understand what has been said about rounds such as 22-250 and 243 and I know they are very good as I have friends who shoot these rounds, but I just think for what I need they may be a bit of a over kill. Kind of like owning a sports car but never doing more than 30 mph in it if that makes sense. That's why I sort of thought 17 hornet?

Thank you for all the help, although I said I,m not a great shot I,m not that bad! What I should have said maybe is that I just get a bit lost in all the facts and figures with different rounds. All I,m after is a nice and simple to set up ( zero in ) rifle that can do for the odd fox and crow, a point and shoot round if there is such a thing. Thanks again for the help

Please don,t think I,m taking the piss but the range depends on how close the fox is!! To be honest as most the time the rifle will be in the truck or on the quad with me as I,m going round the lambing fields it is mainly foxes that I bump into or catch out so most of the time they are within 200 yards

I totally agree and would never treat any caliber with out respect.

Thank you for the replies I should say that ammo cost doesn't worry me to much as I will not be useing to much as I use the .22 for most things and work help out with buying bullets. The only reason I was looking at the 17 hornet is because it is suppose to be a bit quietier and I didn't want anything to big as I may be shooting near stock

Hello I would like to ask people's advise on what fox round to get. I currently shot a .22rf for rabbits. I work as a shepherd on a large out door lambing flock (3000 ewes) and foxes can be a real pain. I will be mainly shooting early in the morning and at dusk but not to much lamping as after a long day at work I like to sleep at night!! I am not the best shot in the world so am after a round that is easy to zero in as this rifle will be a work tool more than a hobby. At times I may need to take shots in lambing fields with ewes in I was looking at the 17 hornet. Thank you for any help you c

Great photos and the dogs are a credit to you

I had a 2003 reg one as a work truck and it did me proud never missed a beat and as most farm trucks do it took some stick. Just watch out on the older ones as rust can de a problem.

I have been out with the ferrets a bit this year and was just wondering if there was anyone else out and about around where I go. No reason, it,s just that I have meet other people who shoot in the area ( helps my old mans a keeper) and i know most the lads who run dogs but never run into anyone ferreting. I,m nere Wantage in Oxfordshire.

Sorry just a post to have a quick moan. I live by some big open arable land on the downs and over the weekend some lads have been out driving the fields makeing a right mess just to get a slip on the hares. The problem I have is the police are hot enough at the moment and for the first time I have to take permission letters out with me as they are stopping anyone with a running dog. Now I,m not saying I am some sort of a saint as like a lot of lads I,ve done my share of fence jumping but crap like these lads have done just makes trouble for everyone and they have no respect for the game they r

To be honest the nets I made aren,t flash by any means and all I do is tie them to either fence so they just hang there as long as they stop the rabbit long enough for the dog to get there

I was given a ripped up and tangled 25yd long net a while ago and it has just sat in the shed, well last week I set about it with a knife and made myself four short stop nets only about 5-6ft long . I have a farm I ferret that holds a lot of rabbits in some hedgerows that have fenceing up both side and a lot of holes to net, but with my new home made stop nets I can run the long nets up either side and just put the short nets through between the two fence lines this saves a lot of time and noise as I get over the fences and hell it worked a treat today. So I was just wondering what other peopl

Sod rushing into a 5ft dig give them a bit of time to sort things out and it saves a lot of digging

It is always the same for me net up a big spot put the ferrets to work get a few bolt then all goes quit for a bit so take the chance to sit on the box and have a coffee and roll a smoke just before I finish rolling my fag all hell lets lose and 3 bolt together so jump up kick the coffee flying drop my baccy and by time I get sorted the f###ing dog has nicked my kitkat. Mind you I wouldn't, have it any other way as it is a good laugh . Hope everyone's season is going well