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well you did say on the water taken on a highland loch while on a fishing trip, i think it was about 2001. it is a genuine photo.

winter snow taken feb 2004 cuminestown aberdeenshire. taken by me .

welcome tarlair, i'm just down the road in turriff.

hi all been round most of the local gun dealers having a look at what they had and was offered this outfit. s/h anschutz 1415-1416 with hunting trigger and manders sound mod. nikko stirling gold crown 3-9x42 ao scope harris lm-s bipod cover sling bore snake and 500 ctgs £390 the rifle is in good order and comes with a 6 month warranty. what do u think, i almost bought it there and then but thought i would get a second opinion or two. cheers brian.

thanks, i've had some really nice p.m's. that's why i'm still here, and you never know i may be able to help someone someday. cheers. brian.

maybe at 300 yrds no i was thinking more of the longe range bunnies i always come across in the gully i shoot in, they just sit and watch til u get too close

i think he may be a novice cause he did have another person in the car with him and he did say the rfd would keep me right. evryone has to start somewhere. cheers brian.

can i just clear up a few things here, firstly all i wanted to know was could i get a cf instead of a rf because me being a novice didn't know that .22 only meant rimfire rifles. im did apply for a rimfire but when i saw .22 i thought i may be able to get a cenerfire. starlight, that's a ridiculous comment, i've been shooting since i was a teenager, just never been into rifles, i've had a shotgun for over 20yrs and i'm fed up chewing on lead pellets. and no offence taken. cheers brian.

hi all, thanks for all your comments, i've just had the FAO round and showed him the fac. at first he said i could get any type of .22, so i told him the guns that i was looking at including centerfire rifles and he said that was ok, then when i mentioned the word hornet something must have clicked in his little brain and he went out to his car then came back and said that i couldn't get a hornet as this was a different class of rifle. so that clears that up. thanks again to everyone, i was getting a bit frustrated. i'm now off on saturday to look at some rimfires and hopefully will be out with a new rifle in a couple of weeks cheers brian.

hi al4x, here is the actual wording as on the fac. and the conditions cheers brian.

so did you study for months or years before you gained your fac or were you a novice once aswell??? i have a mentor but i'm waiting to purchase my rifle before going out with him. he will be grilled on all things legal or illegal and i think i will ask him any questions from now on instead of being humiliated on this forum.

hi sako you're right i really do need some good advice, will be teaming up with a mentor soon and all being well he will bring me upto speed on all things i need to know. i was surprised at the deer part on my fac as deer won't be my quarry at the moment, so you may be right there. the shooting of pheasant with a rifle is maybe a tad o.t.t. but i love pheasant and rabbit but hate the shot that i have to pick out of my teeth when eating them so i thought the rifle was a good idea. no offence taken i'm new to all this at the moment and it was a question of getting the best rifle i could on my fac instead of getting any old gun and then finding it wasn't good enough. cheers brian.

on the fac it says firearms authorized to be purchased calibre .22, so i phoned and asked him if i could purchase any .22 rifle and said yes it also states that i may purchase expanding ammo and that i can lawfully shoot deer! i will call him again to clarify this. my main quarry Will be bunnies and pheasant. cheers brian.

well folks my fac came through today, so i'm off to look at rifles tomorrow. the trouble is i thought i was getting a rimfire but my fac states any .22 rifle and i have spoken to my fac officer and he said that's right so now i'm in two minds whether to get a rf or a cf. could anyone give me the pro's and cons. cheers brian.

chicken farmer, rear around 200,000 birds.