GS Waters type rabbit snares

[ianrob 2]

I'm a convert to the GS waters type rabbit snare but have noticed thart the snare goes discoloured where it is in cotact with the zinc, does it weaken the brass. Perhaps it doesn't happen with fence wire, but I'm useing galv coathangers, as I can get then free. Any ideas.

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL MATE ,

 

 

CHEAP GALV DOES WEAR OFF EASILY ............ MAYBE THE PROBLEM OF DISCOLOURATION ?

 

UNLESS THE EYE ISNT WOUND PROPERLY , WITH ROUGH EDGES ..... THE BRASS SHOULDNT BE WEAKENED BY THE ZINC , PLUS I USUALLY SPRAY MY TEALERS

PERSONALLY ..... HIGH TENSILE 2.5 AND 3 mm STRAINING WIRE IS EASY TO COME BY , I CANNOT SEE THE POINT OF MAKING A SNARE TEALER WHICH MAY RUST IN SHORT ORDER OR LET YOU DOWN IN THE FIELD FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW COPPERS SPENT EXTRA

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[ASME IX 1]

hi there

 

the galv wont weaken the wire mate,brass is an alloy of copper(Cu) zinc (Zn) and lead(Pb)

 

regards asme9

[ianrob 2]

WELL MATE ,

 

 

CHEAP GALV DOES WEAR OFF EASILY ............ MAYBE THE PROBLEM OF DISCOLOURATION ?

 

UNLESS THE EYE ISNT WOUND PROPERLY , WITH ROUGH EDGES ..... THE BRASS SHOULDNT BE WEAKENED BY THE ZINC , PLUS I USUALLY SPRAY MY TEALERS

PERSONALLY ..... HIGH TENSILE 2.5 AND 3 mm STRAINING WIRE IS EASY TO COME BY , I CANNOT SEE THE POINT OF MAKING A SNARE TEALER WHICH MAY RUST IN SHORT ORDER OR LET YOU DOWN IN THE FIELD FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW COPPERS SPENT EXTRA

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

Cheers Duckwing, I'll buy a roll of wire sometime, just happened to see these coathangers getting thrown out, and thought them worth a try. The contact point looks corroded but in all probability, it's just a transfer of zinc from the galv. High tensile? is it not bad to work with?

[ianrob 2]

hi there

 

the galv wont weaken the wire mate,brass is an alloy of copper(Cu) zinc (Zn) and lead(Pb)

 

regards asme9

Thanks for the input mate, I thought it might be a zinc transfer due to electrical differential. Seriously thats why cars have plastic trim nowadays. As you say cu/zn brass shouldn't be a problem, but just thought I'd ask. Cheers for the reply

[snareman 3]

I'm a convert to the GS waters type rabbit snare but have noticed thart the snare goes discoloured where it is in cotact with the zinc, does it weaken the brass. Perhaps it doesn't happen with fence wire, but I'm useing galv coathangers, as I can get then free. Any ideas.

ian, you do get oxidisation when the brass is wound around the tealer shaft below the eyelet , what i do is spray the tealers with a can of grey primer from the pound shop, then with a can of vauxhall green auto paint, once this has dried i then attach the snare loops ,this eliminates the oxidisation problem, thats why i used the copper breakaway,s instead of galvanized wire for the rabbit breakaway system.

[ianrob 2]

I'm a convert to the GS waters type rabbit snare but have noticed thart the snare goes discoloured where it is in cotact with the zinc, does it weaken the brass. Perhaps it doesn't happen with fence wire, but I'm useing galv coathangers, as I can get then free. Any ideas.

ian, you do get oxidisation when the brass is wound around the tealer shaft below the eyelet , what i do is spray the tealers with a can of grey primer from the pound shop, then with a can of vauxhall green auto paint, once this has dried i then attach the snare loops ,this eliminates the oxidisation problem, thats why i used the copper breakaway,s instead of galvanized wire for the rabbit breakaway system.

Thanks mate sounds an excellent idea, as it makes the snares even less noticeable, and corrosion proof too. I was taught the very basics of snaring rabbits by the son of a son of a professional snarer/ rabbit catcher, from between the wars, so had a tendency towards larger snares set high. I must add that the articles posted on here by yourself are exceptional, and these snares are a step up again, really excellent. I set these snares confident that they'll catch. I might make up some breakaways, as we have a lot of badgers round here, as well as the foxes, and it can be one to me, two snares broken. At least with a breakaway, they'll only get the rabbit.