[BBC tonight 9pm Edward viii shooting in Africa]

Unbelievable they shot 11000 animals on that safari until they realised that conservation was the way forward.

[south yorkshire survey]

No, and i wont be filling it in either if i get one as they should already know.

[Ziess conquest 10 x 25 compact binoculars]

Thinking of buying a pair of the said binos, has anybody got a pair ? what are they like ? or can you recommend any others for same money or cheaper, only needed for general use, spotting pigeon activity etc.

[Rabbits in the sun]

Is the hmr a cz 455 mate thinking of buying the same rifle with a laminate thumbhole stock what do u think of the rifle does it shoot well

Yes it's a cz455 with laminate thumb hole stock, shoots spot on, deadly accurate at 100 yards ( with no wind ) the 452 is also worth a look second hand and get a boyds stock if you want thumbhole. Payed about £700 for this set up but you can get a 452 a lot cheaper second hand.

[Only two tonight.]

keep at em fella, great looking dog

[April to May - a quiet time for decoyers.]

best month last year was june for me shooting over peas

[good MISS old boy]

Missing a fox at 10 yards takes some doing, sure the barrels not bent

[Rabbits in the sun]

sorry cant count, thought i only picked 7 but clearly i found 8, need to get my abacus out

[Rabbits in the sun]

Went out with the HMR for the last couple of hours while the sun was out, shot 10 but coudnt find 3 of them as they were only small and got blown back into the brambles.

[Any East Yorkshire Members of NPPC?]

Your picking a bad time to join as they only shoot over rape and it will be well up by now, may get a few good days on the stubble after harvest but depends how quick they plough it in.

[Hmr on song]

Just looked at chairgun. At 60 yards the energy is 131 ftlbs, by the time it hits 100yds its dropped to nearly half that at 86ftlbs. High energy and striking a hard target will fragment more easily I guess. Tods was around 80 yards, 106ftlbs. So maybe upwards of 90ftlbs and you're into explosive territory!

 

yes i guess your right, they mostly seem to look like this around 80 yards or less, 100 yards and above they usually look like an airgun strike although i will say everyone is differant, i think its a lot of things coming into play at one time like the angle of the shot, the range and placement of the shot, heres a similar one with nowhere near the damage

[Hmr on song]

Its a potent little round is the HMR, heres one shot today at about 80 yards, a bit graphic but i dont think it suffered

[what hmr rounds]

Remmington or winchester, neither make a difference in my rifle ! Winchesters are the cheaper and are what am currently using.

 

 

Crazy really as they are all made in the same factory to the same spec apart from banding and color of polly tip.

 

ATB

 

Matt

 

CCI ,Remington and Hornadys are made in the same factory by CCI, Winchesters arn't.

[Hmr split casing]

Used about 300 Hornadys so far without a hitch

[doncaster game dealer]

Denise Guymer at Harlington was paying 20p for pigeons the last time i went

[Swiss tony]

I speak to him on a regular basis, he's having a break from shooting and pigeon watch, sure he'll be back in his own time.

[Is This Dodgy - Gut Feeling Says Yes - Your Thoughts]

Whats the scam ?? he only wants your email address ?? how can you be scammed by having your email address ??

[Las Vegas]

last time i was in Vegas it was a dollar a shot at the gun store not very good when your shooting a fully auto AK47 was a good laugh though.

[FAC air rifle advice]

As said buy one already done as you will devalue a sub 12ft ib rifle by a couple of hundred quid, depending how much you want to spend you wont go wrong with a mk1 rapid 7, adjustable power, plenty of shots per charge if kept to sensible power (30 - 35ft ib) and very accurate, can usually pick them up for about 350 for a full set up. If you want a fancy rifle id go Daystate.

[Pigeon Watch at its best.]

Well done that man

[One and a half hours tonight.]

Well shot fella

[Few hours clearing bunnies]

rabbits 001 (800x450).jpg my fingers are faster tod old boy

 

Nice haul there fella

[Few hours clearing bunnies]

I had fast fingers though

Youre welcome tod, their all cleaned & ready for the freezer,the dogs picked 3 rabbits this morning what we didnt

pick up in the grass field & 2 down the side of the wood.

I will not mention to swiss about you only haveing 1 mag,?

[Few hours clearing bunnies]

Had a call from Tex off the forum to go over and help clear some rabbits and hares from the estate he shoots as they where attracting the wrong kind of attention shall we say, conditions were spot on for the HMR with very little wind, started on a small sheep farmers before dark and shot 9 off one field in less than an hour, definitly a bit of a problem there and did some good fairly long range shots, then met the estate manager who was waiting to drive us round the estate on the back of a 4 wheel drive pick up, spoilt or what, really gives you a 360 degree view of everything this way, nearly ended up over the side a few times when it got rough though , saw a couple of charlies about but they were wise and vanished, had a great 2 1/2 hours lost count how many we shot, must have been 7 - 8 hares and 20 - 25 rabbits, not bad to say i was back home for midnight, picture is just a few of them as left some at the estate.

Thanks for a great night Tex

 

[Have I anything to worry about]

If you wern't convicted or cautioned for the offenses you should be fine, the FEO should have done background checks before coming to see you, did non of the above come up in the interview with him ? they usually tell you if youve got it at the interview.