adam-sidelock15

thats a great result well done

great shooting ... absolutely love air arms air rifles they are brilliant guns

cheers everyone

haha yep really pleased, its been alright though as i have had my dad mentoring me so wasn't a problem but good to have some freedom now.

Have had my firearm certificate since september 2011, with all guns having mentor conditions (.243, .17hmr and .22lr). But back in January I sent my certificate back to west mercia to get the mentor conditions removed. Today i recieved my certificate with all the conditions removed with no hasle, so thumbs up to west mercia. This afternoon I went for my first outing with the HMR on my own and managed to bag a rabbit at 60 yards, so all in all a very good day and am very pleased. Here is a picture of the rabbit i shot.

great shooting, the HMR is a fantastic calibre.

Lovely looking rifle

great shooting there, i have an air arms s400 12 ft/p, and find them avery accurate and through it have really got to enjoy airgun hunting

At the time it wasnt directly next to a warren however it was around 30 yards or so from the hedge line where there are loads of warrens.

Great shooting!! sounds like you all enjoyed yourselves

chears guys thought it might be, not nice at all

Went for a shooting session this morning. There wasnt much about except for a few pigeons. The weather was good so decided to stalk down this field as i could see a rabbit in the middle of the patch. As i crept closer the rabbit held its position but there ws something odd about it. As i got to within 20 yards i could tell the rabbit had what i think is Myxomatosis. So i took the shot and the rabbit was cleanly put out of its misery. i hope someone is able to confirm my suspicions of Myxomatosis, it is something i havent really seen in our area so it is a first for me. thanks for reading Adam

lovely looking dog mate

Great shooting!!

okay chears for all of the great ideas guys you've been a great help

yep i will make sure i keep the situation updated, iam hopefully off to try and shoot them this afternoon

okay chears i will have to find somewhere well hidden then and just be pacient.

Okay george chears I will definately get and try it this weekend

My uncle has used a trap but im not sure what kind, is a larsen trap any different? The trap didnt work for him however thats why i thought i should perhaps try to shoot them. Do you have to use some kind of bait do the job? or do you need a caller?

ok thanks for the advidce

hi my uncle owns a farm, he has many different animals including around 200 chickens. He has asked me to shoot the magpies which are constantly taking eggs and have now become quite a problem. So i was just wondering which is the best way to go about dispatching them? I have both a shotgun and an air arms s400 .177. Should I use a hide? Do I need to try and attract them in with something? I know you have to be very patient as they are very inteeligent so i was just looking for some advice. Many thanks adam.

hey just was wondering out of intrest where you shoot in herefordshire? adam

chears for all of the information it has helped me lots im 14 and am about to send off for my shotgun certificate and im 15 in a month so i was just intrested whether the laws change

hi, just about to apply for my shotgun certificate. i was just wondering when you get to 15 and you have a shotgun certificate does it give you permission to go around with out being supervised thanks adam