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I own three Including two S410s (Carbine and Classic (and a rather lovely TX200Hc)....
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My father, now retired, worked as a security guard for 30yrs on an MOD gun testing range. It was riddled with rabbits and he and one or two others shot them with airguns. One day he spotted a white van moving slowly around the perimeter fence looking suspicious. He set off in his land rover, with his Alsatian guard dog, and intercepted the guy. He found 3 infected (with mixy) rabbit carcasses in the boot of the van and the chap was throwing them onto the site. We never got to the bottom of who paid the van driver to do this, it was all hushed up, but everyone was furious about this. One
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I did not buy them from the link, did a search myself on the models in the link and bought elsewhere. There are also different versions (Mk I and Gen II Shockey) which have different prices - I got the latest ones, Still dearer than 40 quid though (but less than £100).
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I don't really know all the differences, but I would just say to get the Tx200Hc instead of the full rifle. For me, and many others I've spoken to, the rifle version can be far too unbalanced and nose-heavy. The carbine is in a difference league in my shoulder. Obviously, we all differ and you might like the rifle more. But I'd say compare them both side by side and concentrate on the balance for you. I see more rifles than HCs on the 2nd hand market, and I reckon that's because a lot of people hang on to their HCs more. All great guns and well made. Out of the box, they are the best
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A stick looks better for my personal needs. They are supposed to be fairly light. I wont be using them all the time, just for certain shooting positions on certain perms so I'm hoping it wont be too much faff.....
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Cheers Random I don't like bipods on the gun I have to say, so a stick would be better for me. I will let you know how it goes. I've never bothered with them in the past so its totally new to me.
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Haha....I'm fast approaching 50....and its an 'old 50' if you catch my drift....Stick should arrive early this week and will have a play.
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Hi Moxy Thanks, I'm hoping these ones I've bought will be fairly light....but yeah, always a pain to lug about. Having said that, the large woodland perm I do I've had to lug about a couple of shooting chairs for some places (though I've left them in situ now). My mate shoots all the squirrels he can from a comfy chair with a shooting stick......which leads to me calling his sexual orientation into question as it looks far too comfortable for me....we need to be knee deep in shit to be real hunters!!!!
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Hi Mark I'll let you know how I get on with the one I ordered (the one in Charlie's link) Failing that, one of Mac's walking sticks will have to do.....
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Thanks to all of you for tips and advice. I've ordered the stick recommended by Charlie. If I cant get on with it, I'll let you know. I'm not that 'handy' with making my own stuff and don't really have the tools - though the tips above are fab and I'm sure many people reading this will benefit. Cheers to all of you. To be honest, I've never used them, so its interesting to see how many of you do, and the results you get. Cheers chaps.
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Cheers Hoggy I once read something on the net that said there were no mink in Cumbria (where I shoot) - utter nonsense, my bit of the region has a few, and I've talked to river fisherman who have seen them on the rivers trying to take fish. Plenty about IMO.
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Cheers Mark.
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For .22. AA fields, 16gr. Best BC in its range and that's useful. AAs also do a 'heavy' at 18gr.
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Pahahaaahaha. The mac comes out with a corker. So. Anyway. Sticks are cool man. Dont use um myself, bit old man for me But there better than a pod when walking around a perm. Bipods tend to encourage ALWAYS taking shot from the prone position. If Im staking out a warren I just prop the rifle on my rucksack. Hi Rez Yeah, I often have a bean bag with me about the size of a fist that I rest on posts, but this perm is awkward and some of the bits around the rabbits are very boggy, so I need to stay vertical and mobile. The bloody wind nearly sent me flying, it was that str
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That's exactly what I was after, cheers for this. Will order one tonight. I'll try the model you recommend and wont tell the wife about the price tag.... :thumbs:
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Cheers Charlie I think I'd just invite you over when they are being culled (the estate does shoot them from time to time). I'll make the sandwitches.... .
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Cheers Mate, yeah, I needed the break. Looking forward to get back up there. I cant get a single bit of shooting in the midlands, but up there, I'm well known so word of mouth gets me around
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So I took 5 days holiday and trundled up north to get back to some serious squirrel culling and to start a new squirrel perm as well that was close by my existing perms. Took the two S410s (Carbine and Classic, .22). Day 1 - met the new perm owner and he showed me his boundaries. He has two nice bits of land, close together but not joined up, with a mixture of woodland, open fields, a woodyard etc. He also has a lovely little eco-system on one bit where a couple of tame ducks, 3 hens and a rooster, two pheasants, and about 6 dogs co-inhabit. Some nice wildlife as well. He has a proble
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So, I've been away for 5-days shooting up north. Again, on a couple of days the weather was bloody awful and I'm shooting near the sea so the wind was almost gale force at times. I was out shooting on a new rabbit perm, its pretty exposed (flat fields, near the sea, etc). I took the S410 Classic and became very aware of how the wind was blowing the gun (the effect was noticably more than with the carbine) when taking standing or kneeling shots. So I was thinking about shooting sticks. I've never used any shooting sticks before but knew some of you guys will have experience of them and giv
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Was Feeling Down About Shooting But The 97 Sorted It
Dr B replied to bigmac 97kt's topic in Airgun Hunting
Hey Bigmac, you're now a fan of the .22......nice to see and by far the best job for the greys.... well done! -
Thanks for all the responses chaps. In a strange twist of coincidence, just shot another one this week and on a new perm - total chance and fluke. 30yrds, .22 S410 Classic - hit so hard the mink spun round 90 degrees....dead from a head shot. I probably wont see one again for another 10 years....I hate them, almost as much as rats.
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Excellent point VM. One of these 'releases' happened in the midlands a while back and my friend who has a small holding near the farm where the mink were released said there was a noticeable drop in wildlife after they were released. In fact, she says she hardly ever sees rabbits there now as she suspects the mink take the very young. Also some of them turned up dead as they failed to adapt to the wild. The antis never thought of that..... I've always shoot them when they have crossed my path. Its rare these days, but they are satisfying to shoot. While they may well be good rat
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Stick with the S410 Mac, its all downhill from there.....
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I've been lucky enough to shoot a few of these over the years where they have been a problem for the farmer. They are rarely seen, but can be quite vicious. I'm interested in how many of these you've seen / shot over recent years as I wonder if numbers are declining? I see few people on here talk about them, and same for other places as well. Also, there is an argument to leave them alone, as they are good ratters, though all my perms that had them, had a rat problem as well - so maybe not 'that good'. What's your view on wild mink? Do you shoot them, leave them? Do you ever rea
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For my set up (S410, AA fields, .22), Chairgun says 29yds is the optimal zero. However, I prefer to zero at 28yds as the pellet rises less through the mid-distance giving me better accuracy across the range. I have a report on here somewhere - so please check it out. With my scope set to x7, its one mil-dot down for a perfect zero at 40yds and just a tab more than 2 mil-dots for 50yds. Very intuitive.
