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I can't help you with pellets that have already oxidised but I can recommend spraying pellets with lubotechnics lt2 to prevent it. I bought every box of premier.20 that I could find here and on trips to the states going back 15-20 yrs back , they are still as new . One atomiser will do tens of thousands of pellets
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James the owner and his wife constantly complained about the rabbits eating his crops and was going to employ a Warrener full time the problem was so bad , would I please go shoot them , when I said yes he asked how much was the rabbit shooting worth to me . Having said that if your struggling for shooting there's certainly pigeons to be shot on px farms, I noticed that he's farming land next to the 603 now
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Benjamin maurader but it's going to be double your friends budget, then he's going to have someways of charging it. Unless he's going to be using it in a sub division or city limits a 22 rimfire might be a better idea
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Clemfandango are you saying that roost shooting is now illegal?
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I rebuilt my 124 a couple of years ago, I used a welsh willy tuning kit . It shoots really well
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Ratworks do a postal collection service. I used them during the lockdown to service a r10 they were very professional to deal with , I'd use them again
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Chris whistler would be closest to you at swavesey , if it's 100% the reg the guy with the best reputation would be Kev g in Doncaster Rapids unless they've been butchered are so reliable if you have a loss of zero always run them over a chrono first . Join the rapid 7 forum you'll get loads of useful info
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Run it over a chrono it sounds as if you've got a seal going or regulator if your rapid has one , shooting low/ increased groups both point to this .
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Try Chris whistler he's only at swavesey 07836233501 , he's serviced several theobens for me
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As longbower has stated some forces will you'd need to ask yours. If it's was me I'd keep what you have and buy a good used fac or sell what you have and buy one . A local gunshop has a secondhand 410 extra in .22 for I think it was 400-450 with a really nice thumb hole stock and scope , factory set at 28-30 flbs , at least with the extra you'll have a higher shot count.
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The pard 007 is a excellent add on ,the on board illumination is good for 100y plus, if your going to be using it on other rifles with more range than your airrifle I'd recommend a Solaris srx this will give you 350 yds plus
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How many Grey Squirrels are killed in 2019
Whitetail replied to steve_b_wales's topic in Other Pest Control
Another 79 to add to the total since I last updated, ended with 171 for the year . Just picked up another beat where there's a real squirrel problem 2105 -
If your going to shoot rabbits beyond 80yds I'd recommend a 22rf and if your seriously going to be shooting at them at 120 yds get a 17 hmr. You'll need perfect conditions and know the range to within a yard or two using a air rifle at these ranges, inside 80 yds a fac air rifle makes perfect sense but if you look at mat dubber struggling at 60-90 yds trying to shoot rabbits with a fx impact in 30 cal in blustery conditions you see what I'm talking about . A cz rf can be picked up for £200-£300 look what a fx airrifle will cost and the rf wii run circles around it
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I don't know if any of you guys were shooting on swathed rape/ stubble back in the 1980s -90s but back then turtle doves at times would have outnumbered wood pigeon, things have certainly changed since then . I've seen maybe 5-6 this year . Stock doves were on the quarry list up until the early 1980s I used to get 5p each , I think pigeons were around 30p at the time
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I use a Fwb 124 regularly for pest control, they v well made and accurate, with jsbs it averages under 1/2 inch 5 shot groups from the sitting position at 30yds. £300 is probably £100 overpriced unless it's as new . They are not that hard to work on but you'll need a spring compressor which is easily made . The only thing I'd say if it's well used check the barrel lock up other than that I'd say they pretty bulletproof
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How many Grey Squirrels are killed in 2019
Whitetail replied to steve_b_wales's topic in Other Pest Control
I've shot 92 since the turn of the year, I shot them really hard last year and shot just over a 100 and there were very few left . I think they must be coming in from the gardens of the village near the shoot , I shoot a particular feeder until very little is being eaten and leave it a couple of weeks then all of a sudden the feeders emptied in days . At least it's given me something to do with the problems over the general licence 1171 -
So by some members thinking flight shooting will be now be illegal along with roost shooting because your not sure whether the birds been eating someone's crop.Are you going to wait for a corvid to actually be destroying a bird nest in front of you before shooting it . I think we're extremely lucky how things have turned out , common sense prevailed in the end
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I'd look at what you can buy one from Walmart for , they are always doing special offers and there's always Black Friday if you're feeling brave.We bought one years back for $60 for work and have used it on every trip since then , it's been a excellent buy
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It is I don't bowhunt here but in the us
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I hunt with compound, one my friends I shoot with shoots a recurve instinctively makes it look easy
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I think what Bruno22 is after is a airrifle with some character or nostalgia, yes you'd be hard pressed to come up with a reason to use anything but a modern precharge. But used sensibly a piston rifle would be fine , it's the same reason you see vintage bikes or cars being used. I wouldn't take my feinwerkbau if I thought a big bag of pigeon was on cards but sitting over a bait station or a sitty tree when I can choose the range I often don't take a fac airrifle
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Good rifle if you could one
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Just look out for a scope from the late 70s on tasco, optima, Kassnar wouldn't look out of place and can be surprisingly good
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It's only shooting 10ftp but it's shooting 1/2 inch groups with jsbs , a hw35 would be a good choice if that floats your boat I used a .22 export in the late70s it shot very well, miles better than the British guns of the time