[Does any one now how to make a pair of shooting sticks]

I think if I made the wood ones I would add some foam or duck tape so it doesn't scratch the gun

 

 

i have always meant to put glazing rubber on mine, in fact i will do that right now, back in a mo

[Does any one now how to make a pair of shooting sticks]

i made my pair of sticks out of two bits of pitch pine 22mm x 15mm x 1660 and a gutter bolt set in flush and the end klinked so it cant work loose. works fine for me and it cost me all of nothing

 

[.22 yellow jacket]

ficchi subs :good:

[Widgeon]

well done buddy :good:

[Left and a Right]

nice work mate, well done :good:

[Oystercatchers down by the sea]

great pics once again :good:

[water launch]

great to see a keen dog in action :good:

[gadwall in scotland]

i had never seen one let alone shot one until last year, since then i have shot 4!!

[geese]

:good:

[First Foxes With The New Hmr.]

good pics and good to see the young fella out too, cant wait till my youngins are old enough to come out, keep it up

[Geese are on the way]

well done on that tripple mate . always a good boost to the bag :lol:

[my male goshawk]

beautiful bird mate

[apologies in advance new to re loading]

lee breech lock challenger kit-£136

Lee Deluxe Die Set-£37

a pack of two breech lock quick change bushings-£8.56

lyman case lub kit-£22

MTM ammo box-£5.99

axminster calipers-£24.99

Frankford Arsenal Perfect Fit Reloading Tray-£4.81

 

this is what i bought when i started reloading for my .223 and using h4895 powder, win brass, win primers and a-max bullets i can get a 100 yard five shot group that i can cover with a penny. i thought when i had more money i would buy a dearer set up but i cant see the need when all i shoot is rabbits.

[Any one got an SX3?]

i own the SX3 field, 28" barrel. when the barrel is off it measures 32" and the stock + magazine tube is 33 1/2".

[which scope]

Objective Lens:

The objective lens is the lens closest to the object being viewed. It is measured in millimeters in diameter. A larger objective lens allows more light to enter the scope. In a three to nine by forty (3-9X40) scope, the 40 is the objective lens size.

 

Power:

The power of the scope is the same as magnification. A 10X (ten power) scope magnifies ten times, and makes the object appear ten times closer than with the naked eye.

[reloading v buying]

What makes it better than buying, is that you can accurately reproduce a load with the ballistics you like, time and time again.

Flat with a light bullet for fox or a competition load, or a bigger bullet, they will group better if home made.

You may not save a fortune - maybe a 10p a round, if you are careful.

You win on consistency and a load which suits your rifle and you. Its also an obsorbing and relaxing hobby

 

 

:good:

[The Right wet weather gear??]

if you are able to spend 100 odd bucks spend it on pro logic gear. the jacket and bib and braces are on ebay and a quick google found both on, go outdoors for £99 :good:

[lyavale max game 3"]

Certainly does.

 

Shows them as £13.70 (box of 25) on Just Cartridges site

 

 

 

yeah, £4.20 for a box of ten!

[Best shooting/hunting clothing]

i love my prologic jacket, bib n braces and waders. hunter balmoral wellies. strauss windproof woolen jumper for cold days, well worth a look imo :good:

[lyavale max game 3"]

Thanks bud I'm definitely going to need a stock up soon anyway so I'll try the RC50s without wishing to steal the thread! Are the fiocchis quite a fast cartridge,(heard that from someone but dunno if there's any truth in it). Which would you pick out of the two anyway,(rc or fiocchi)?

 

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

i like the RC's best, cant say why, just had better results, could just be a confidence thing. they are cheaper too, £4.20 for RC's and £6.00 for fiocchis. i dont know about the velocities, i cant say i see any difference and niether do the geese :lol: .

[lyavale max game 3"]

In fairness I have used them on geese,(inland scotland ) and I have found them pretty good. Will be trying some RC50s or gamebore mammoths next though for comparison!

 

 

for geese try the RC's or focchi, i promise you wont go back to max games.

[Before you shoot what goes through your mind?]

when i am shooting snipe or woodcock i am always looking around making mental notes about places i cant shoot towards e.g sheep, my mate or the dog. so whenever anything gets up if it goes in to one of these areas i know not to take the shot. i find its not like shooting rabbits where you have to look for the quarry, you can look around and make these notes because you cant see snipe till they are are up and you can usually hear them first if you dont see them. i hope this makes sense it makes sense to me

[Mallard Decoys]

tide pool has a set of 6, good looking decoys for £26. the FUD's dont work that well on water if there is any wind, infact the last time i used fuds on the water in came a snowy shower and they sank. they work fine inland.

[shot in the foot]

hope you get well soon mate, take care, aister.

[Ten Bore]

i have owned two ten bores and the biggest problem for me here in shetland was tring to find shells loaded with BB or AAA for shooting geese. the only shells i could get were either winchester or remmington turkey loads and they were usually loaded with no4's wich i found didn't work all that well because by the time the shot had opened up to give a pattern that wasn't peppering the bird the energy had gone out of the small pellets. ordering shells from south loaded with BB or AAA cost far too much . i was using my tens purely for geese, one of them was a spanish horror (i think it was built to fit a horse or something) with 3 1/2" chambers and the other was an old damascus hammer gun with 2 5/8" chambers which i had to reload for with black powder and no 1's. i never felt that a 10 bore had much more reach than a 12 but that was probably because of the cartridge choice i had.