bighit1985

Hey dannyboy. I put in for my variation just before the cash from new CC but took about 3 months still. So might be quicker. Good luck with open cert. How many perms you got??? My FEO said he wouldn't give me an open ticket till I had at least 6 perms and I've had FAC for 4 years now with .22. Put in for .243 and .223.

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Thanks. I know about the different calibres for my mate he has to be there and hold the bullet heads and the completed rounds. Space is not a problem as I have a small gun room and have a reloading bench I built for the job.

Hi Looking at getting into reloading .243. But how do you pick your reloading press. I'm only starting out so don't want to spend loads on equipment so looking at the lee precision equipment. But what to get. Should I starter with a lee loader or go for a press?? If I go for a press then what one? Reloaded press or one of the ones like a breech lock press??? I plan to load small amounts at a time and plan to use fire formed cases. So will best to neck size. But a friend wants me to reload for them as well in a different calibre 25-06. So will need 2 sets of dies or 2 lee loaders anyways. So what's the best solution do you think???

Where's best to get this from what's the usual price??

Just looking at a lighter faster round for fox and then probably 100gr for deer. What powder you using??

Got one wondering how people decide what powder to use

I'm waiting for my ticket so haven't got a rifle yet. But looking at the tikka t3 in .243. Wanting it for fox and deer. So looking in the load data the lighter weights for fox powder is not the best powder for the heavier deer rounds so is it just best to get 2 different powders to do the 2 different bullet weights??

So looking at getting into reloading once my ticket comes back. But how do you decide what powder to use??? I've got the lee loading manual so have the loading data but what powder??? So many!!

How do these do at low light levels??

Ok So I'm after a vehicle that can be used for lamping. So a pickup ideally or some short wheelbase 4x4. But as cheap as possible. Free would be ideal. Doesn't have to road legal as can trailer away and will be used on pheasent shoot so can leave on site. So long as it runs and stops that's fine. Based in north Kent so closer the better but can travel to pickup. Cheers.

Just wondering with these bipods. I'm in the camp for if it works then use it regardless of brand/cheapness. On my .22lr and air rifles I use just cheap Harris style bipods but waiting for my .243 ticket and wonder if people find that the cheap ones work on the bigger centrefires???

Anyone know of a local Gunshop in north Kent that has a selection of Binos to look at?? The ones i normally go to either don't seem to do them or don't have a wide range of them to look at.

What's the difference between the el and scl anyone know?? How do the Leica compare to the ELs???

Hi all. Just starting out stalking. Been out with a friend of mine a quite a few times now. Been using his rifle and he does the spotting with his Binos and I just follow and take the shot when told to. But now I'm getting my own rifle hopefully for deer and want to be able to go to my own high seat and so need a pair of Binos myself. My friend is using Swarovski 10x50. They are really good. But are they the best??? What features should I be looking for in a pair?? What is the differences between the different models of Swarovski's el scl etc

What moderator and glass you got going with the rifle. I've looked at these and they look good but I really want a full package rifle mod scope ready to go almost.

What's made your decision?? What others did you look at?? Only asking as I'm hoping to get my variation oked by feo and be looking for a 243 myself and seen the howa and others.

From my understanding from my own situation and research. There are 2 types of licenses and 'open' and 'closed' ticket. The main/ only difference is that it comes down to who clears the land for the calibre. An open ticket it's down to the shooter to assess the land and have permission from the land owner verbally or in writing. Where a closed ticket you have to have written permission by land owner and the police then clear the land for the calibre you wish to use. You can't shoot land the police haven't said you personally can shoot that calibre on even if it's been cleared for someone else before. If your wanting to go stalking/ pest control on other peoples land then you best to apply for the feo to give you an open ticket. Assuming that you have had some experience then there should be no reason why they wouldn't give it to you. I believe it's a way the police can limit the inexperienced shooters to go around all over and possibly take unsafe shots on land they shouldn't till they have had the experience needed to make the decisions correctly.

Or the Hawke scopes?? I think the s+b ones although very good are going to be out of price range to start with. £200 probably the most I could stretch to on the scope.

I've seen the bushnell scopes what are they like anyone??

Hi I'm looking at getting a .243 setup for foxing to help on a pheasent shoot vermin control this year. So I'm looking at possible setups, I've seen a few Brno .243s on gun trader but obviously the guns only as good as the optics on top. So what ones can people recommend?? I'm looking for a good valued scope. Not one that breaks the bank but not cheap and cheerful.

Just wondering if there is anything people have used to make the tabs that hang from the line other than cutting feed bags up to make the tabs. Something like a roll of tape cut to length or something.

This is what we are planning on doing by cutting the feed bags up and tie them to the line, but didn't know if other people had found something easier to do/ get hold that was up to the job, Was thinking something like the red and white warning tape you can get to tie around the line but it's too weak and will just snap when rolled up and rolled out each week. As for reeling in I've managed to source a load of empty cable reels to be mounted on tree branch and pulled out with one/two stops each time we do the drive and obviously reel back in when we finish the drive.

Hi all So looking at making some sulin line ( not sure on spelling) but as far as I know it's a line with plastic tabs attached to it to stop the birds running through which you have 1 or 2 beaters tapping on to stop the birds running through part of the wood you don't want them to go. Question is how have people made it? What's best to make it from? How to make the plastic tabs to go on the line??

Not had much time to get out. Not that there's been anything to go shooting for on the pigeon front where I am. But as for the land when I applied for the .22lr mike Stuart, checked the land and said it would be fine for up to .308. But he wanted me to have some experience with larger calibres first before granting a large round.