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  1. RE: AV Spaniel Working Test

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted · Edited by dadrew

    CLOSING DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!

    BATTLESBURY SPANIELS
    NOVICE AV SPANIEL GUNDOG WORKING TEST
    Saturday 23rd May 2015
    To be held on the Bloxworth Estate, Wareham, Dorset
    By kind permission of the MacDonald-Smith family & Corbinsbere Gundogs

    All monies raised going to the Women’s Section of the Royal British Legion

    Judges: Mr Neil Varney & Mr Geoff Shore

    The test will be limited to 20 dogs; a draw will take place on Saturday 9th April 2015.

    Meet: 09:00 for a 09:30 start.

    Entry Fees: £15 per dog

    Entries to: Mr DA Drew, 4 Lyme Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 8LN

    Entries Close: 9th May 2015. The draw for the running order will take place at the above address.
    Please print details clearly. SAE or email for result of the draw and directions please
    Entries will not be accepted without fees.

    Awards: Trophy, Rosette, Certificate & Goody Bag for 1st place
    Certificate, Rosette & Goody Bag for 2nd and 3rd
    Certificates of Merit
    Trophy for Best Hunting Spaniel
    Trophy for Guns Choice

    Definition: Novice: Any dog or bitch which have not gained an award or Certificate of Merit at a Field Trial, been placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd at an Open Gundog Working Test or 1st in a Novice Gundog Working Test in accordance with Kennel Club Rules and Field Trial Regulations

    Venue: The area consists of woodland and some heavy cover.

    Please Note: Dogs will be tested on all aspects of good spaniel work and may include a water test. All tests will use dummies and retrieves using dummies that may be heralded by shot.
    Tests may be altered at the judge’s discretion.
    All dogs to be kept on a lead when not under the judge’s direction.
    Bitches in season cannot attend

    Contact: Mr David Drew
    Email: da.drew@hotmail.co.uk
    Mob: 07909903234

  3. How Far is Lethal

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted

    You haven't described the size and/or nature of the ground. As the lady has reservations and you have had to question the range of a rimfire, one could get the impression that the area is not too big. Sometimes, just sometimes, it is more beneficial for all concerned (even you in the long term) if action is taken to prevent any reservations becoming a problem. If you have any doubts at all about the acreage suitability, then as (from your signature) you do not have one, a recommendation that a suitably powered air rifle would be better and you do know of a responsible, insured friend who is better able to do the work. Job done. One very pleased, happy lady and one chuffed mate. The latter may just reciprocate the invitation and the former may just remember you to other land owners with a similar problem on more suitable land. I think it's called a win win situation.

     

    Obviously, the above is a right load of old squit if you're actually talking about half of Wiltshire.

    The question was,, to start with a bit general (should have read the box) as for the size of the area its about 125 acres but theres a house on the edge where she lives sometimes. She's just wary of any weapon really, I shot one near her house the other night when she was in (about 30 yards from her house) and she never heard a thing!

  4. How Far is Lethal

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted

    Is the landowner George Galloway

     

    Sorry I'll get my coat....

     

     

    On a serious note I would approach this by explaining backstops and safe shots etc, which would make a question about how far will they travel academic.

    Yup thats what I did, shes still very wary though, sadly the majority of the rabbits are around the area of her house as opposed to the fields that she owns (good from my perspective as I don't have to walk far!) They've made a right mess of her garden. She doesn't live at the house permanently so I have agreed that I will only shoot that area when shes not in!

  6. How Far is Lethal

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted

    Hi guys I have just picked up a new rabbi shooting permission. The land owner is anti gun in as far as she is terrified of them but she realises that she has a rabbit problem. She has stipulated that there is to be no shotgun, so air rifle of rimfire only.

     

    She was a little concerned about the rimfire in that it is a "proper bullet!" She asked me how far a bullet from the gun would go and what is the lethal range of it.

     

    So my question to all the technical types:

     

    1. How far will a .22 rimfire round travel?

    2. What is the lethal range of the .22 rimfire round?

  8. HOWARD LEIGHT R-01526 ELECTRONIC EAR MUFFS

    in Other Sales

    Posted · Edited by dadrew

    SOLD Selling my ear defence, nothing wrong with them I just have another pair. Not boxed asking £40 including postage, very little used.


    HOWARD LEIGHT R-01526 ELECTRONIC EAR MUFFS - HOWARD LEIGHT IMPACT SPORT WITH FREE P&P AVAILABLE ON ALL UK ORDERS!


    As safety on the range and in the field is most important, Impact Sport keeps wearers both protected from hazardous noise and connected to their environment.


    Features include:

    Amplifies ambient sound to safe 82 dB – response technology revert to passive hearing protector when noise reaches 82 dB

    Allows wearers to hear important communications, including other shooters and environmental sounds

    Directionally placed stereo microphones amplify and enhance sound for more natural hearing

    Non-deforming outer headband withstands rough treatment in the toughest workplaces

    Low-profile design with cut-out allows for full clearance of firearm stock, eliminating interference while shooting

    Khaki colored earcups ensure uniformity with camouflage outfit if necessary

    Features Bilsom Technology’s patented Air Flow Control™ technology for optimal attenuation across all frequencies

    Snap-in ear cushions make replacement quick and easy

    AUX input allows connection to external MP3 players or other audio devices for additional listening off the field


    Impact Sport employs built-in directional microphones that amplify range commands and other ambient sounds to a safe 82 dB, providing more natural listening and enhances communication. For protection, Impact Sport actively listens and automatically shuts off amplification when ambient sound reaches 82 dB, effectively blocking out hazardous noise.

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  15. Bipod

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

    I'm looking at getting a bipod for my rimfire, but I'm seeing that they come in different heights. What an deal height for one please guys. Don't want anything massively expensive.

  19. Hawke Eclipse 3-9x50 Mounts

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

    Just brought a second hand Hawke Eclipse 3-9 x 50 sight for mu rimfire and although the rear sight has been removed the gun, the housing still remains (and cant be removed) as a result I need to get higher mounts/extensions.

     

    Does anyone know where I might be able to get some please?

  20. Got My First Rimfire

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

    Hi Dadrew

    Give James Gibb gunsmiths a ring he will shorten recrown and rethread your rifle for £40 he is in Shoshcombe near bath tell him Geordie gave you his number 01761436827.And get a selection of different makes of ammo, rifles often like certain makes of ammo better.I am ex squaddy too. I live at Erlestoke so not too far if you want to have a go with a bipod before you buy one give me a shout.

    Geordie

    Thanks mate, I have a permission in that neck of the woods, out towards Market Lavington

  21. Got My First Rimfire

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted · Edited by dadrew

    To be fair the only bad way to assess things is to discount any shot that went bad ie. turn a 5 shot group into a three or four.

    Sometimes I even fire two shots at a series of progressively further ranges when assessing ammo.

    Why do you say its a bad way to assess things, to discount a bad shot, If you know it was a bad shot i.e. elbow slipped, you snatched at the trigger or whatever, but the other four were tight....

     

    I will just add that this was the last group I fired on that day and was the first time I had fired the gun ever, so still getting used to it.

     

    I haven't fired a .22 in 30 years and haven't fired a rifle in 14 years since leaving the army. I shot at Bisley in the army championships when I first joined up so don't consider myself a bad shot, just out of practice. The group will get tighter with time and practice.

  22. Got My First Rimfire

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

     

     

    1. Position and Hold must be firm enough to support the weapon
    2. Weapon should point naturally at the target.
    3. Sight alignment must be correct.
    4. Shot must be released and followed through with any physical effort

    that takes me back :)

     

     

     

    Frightned me that I could still remember it!

  23. Help need to hit pigeons

    in Pigeon Shooting Tips

    Posted

    From a newbie perspective, I was exactly the same as you, still am to an extent but I'm learning!

     

    Thing that helped me was to slow down, every time I saw a bird, I would be up, BANG, miss, as soon as it was over the pattern.

     

    Now I wait for it to commit to the pattern, its wings break, its eyes are on the landing zone, slowly stand and bring the gun up over the net, eyes focused on the bird, track on to it, BUM, BELLY, BEAK, BANG!

  24. Got My First Rimfire

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

     

     

    check the scope is OK before you go replacing it

    4x is fine for 50yds

    60yd zero leaves a slight high spot around 30-35 IIRC

    50-55 is better for point and shoot to 60-65

     

    http://www.gunsmoke.com/guns/1022/images/22subsonic_plot.gif

     

    what was your firing position like on those shots?

    eliminate you from the equation

    use a bipod/bag, box, rest etc

    get someone else to shoot that same set up

     

    flyers happen but a 6" flyer at 60yds is extreme unless position is not firm

    The scope is fine, just want a more powerful one (My eyes aren't as powerful as they once were!).

    Firing position was fine, my intention is to get a bi-pod in the near future. The last round isn't a "flyer" as you put it, it was down to me, as I squeezed the trigger, it felt all wrong, should have aborted the shot and set it up again, in hind sight. I tried applying the same marksmanship principles as I did when I was shooting 7.62 mm SLR's in the army.

     

    1. Position and Hold must be firm enough to support the weapon
    2. Weapon should point naturally at the target.
    3. Sight alignment must be correct.
    4. Shot must be released and followed through with any physical effort
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