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  1. Stoater
    Is putting out food to entice pest birds really illegal? Can anyone clarify this? Sounds like a bad dream to me!
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    My old .22 Sporter HW100 circa 2008 used to love Superdomes. The HW100 .22 KS I bought new about 3-4 years back seems erratic with them. Odd for an HW100. But, it is super-accurate with the good ol' AA Fields. Only downside is that due to their high weight, some friends have said "" ooh, but I can see the pellet coming out!" in a disparaging way, maybe because they are rimfire shooters. I keep coming back to AA Fields in .22
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    What a brilliant video, thanks! So now I know. I need to be aiming below the crow. Amazing, but true!!
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    Cheers for that. Yes, the trees are 120ft high (and subject to TPO's too, which is a hassle as I own them!). The distance from firing point is actually 47 yards to the base of the most favoured tree. May try the AA Fields, when I zero with Bismags at that range it is almost one hole stuff, amazing. I think you are onto something with the gravity thing. 47 yards to the base of the tree is a fair distance, add in the height and an angle of close to 40degrees, for that with my S200 and AA Fields I would actually be looking at crosshair to 0.5 mildot holdover purely as a ranging shot then che
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    Cheers for that. Yes, the trees are 120ft high (and subject to TPO's too, which is a hassle as I own them!). The distance from firing point is actually 47 yards to the base of the most favoured tree. May try the AA Fields, when I zero with Bismags at that range it is almost one hole stuff, amazing. I think you are onto something with the gravity thing.
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    It's all but impossible to see marks on craggy old bark at that height, even through the MTC Viper Connect 3-12 x 32! These trees are truly enormous and the highest ones locally. They are about 150 years old, and so there are always non-leafy dead branches towards the top.. It's crow heaven, and truly spectacular to see them fall from that height. The Bismags drop them stone dead, but the thump on landing probably does anything needed that the heavy little pellet doesn't. The Ultra .177 is much better than my HW100 .22 at this range. But I still can"t work out if the steepness of the shot affe
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    I have been having some hectic and fruitful sessions on carrion crows, but am missing a good few too, and need some advice. The birds keep coming back to the top of 120ft (40 yard) tall lime trees to mob their fallen comrades, once you get the first one of course. My shooting position is 45 yards away. So, the shot is taken at a steepish upwards angle. I think I read somewhere that on these steep shots, you should actually aim under your intended target?? I would have thought gravity would mean the opposite effect more relevant. Any thoughts? I am using .177 Bisley Magnums in a BSA Ultra SE
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    I have had half a dozen guns from Tony at SFS since about 2007….. prior to that I used various gunshops, none of whom gave me the feeling of being welcomed that happens every time you enter Tipton's finest emporium. I'm always asked if I want a cuppa. I'm always asked about my job and how it's going. Everyone who works there is pure solid great Black Country. No pretences, I now spend 95% of my time 200 miles away from there, but if I need anything air gun related I find an excuse to pass that way. Spot on.
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    Some good ideas. Personally, I don"t find fleas leave a dead rabbit for some time- certainly 12-18 hours after killing a rabbit I still often find them. At least I love curry so maybe, as suggested, they won't actually bite me too often. Those bucket containers sound good, nobody wants a flea-ridden motor!
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    Might sound bit odd, even wimpy…… but when carrying several rabbits in a bag, do you have problems with fleas? May just be my part of GB, but most rabbits I shoot seem to host significant amounts of the wretched blighters. Any tried and tested ideas for not inadvertently becoming their next victim? I hate fleas almost as much as I detest ticks. Horrible critters.
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    Just watched the video on Chairgun by Mr. Pittaway. Yes, it seems clear and well put together. But, if like myself you are a computer ignoramus, you have as much chance of successfully using the programme as I have of flying! It may seem simple to most, but it pre-supposes a level of IT skill that I simply don't have. For now, at least.
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    I REALLY do hope beavers don't start living in and damaging rivers around here. Would be the final nail in the coffin.
  13. Stoater
    Well done. Keep on top of them at all times!
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    For woodpigeon shooting with an air rifle, these freezing fogs of late help
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    Come on, he is a hunter too!
  16. Stoater
    Does anyone use these pellets as hunting ammunition? In my .22 HW100 they seem very accurate indeed at ranges up to 25 yards or so? Do they expand much on impact?
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    At 28 yards range and zeroed spot on, with a 16 grain .22 pellet in an HW100, what range would you expect your first/primary zero to be at? 14 yards??
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