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Yep, all sorted.

Sorry John, I missed your post.....Yep, caught 5 of the critters, traps had been clear for 2 weeks so it looks like the job is done. I've now move the traps again and am hitting the squirrels hard....much more effective than shooting so far.

I think you got hold of the wrong end of the stick here radio1ham, no-one was pulling your grouping to bits, just telling you (using their experience) that your method of testing was not the best. And I do know that the majority of those offering the advice have shot CF rifles for many, many years......

Please please please tell me these were not free standing shots and you were actually resting on a bag/coat/sticks/tree/wall/fence or something when you used to do this?

Trying out your homeloads whilst standing has proven absolutely nothing. You have no idea if they are any good or, as Martin points out, cheapo factory loads would be better. For proving and testing you need the steadiest replicated rest that you can...bipod and rear sand bag at the very least. Only then, will you be able to say whether your homeloads are working in your rifle.

No. All head shots with probably .22CF caliber rifles? 38 beasts for 38 shots? Staged rubbish, over edited. What happened to all the fluffed shots? The beasts suffered for the good of TV ratings.

I always full length resize new cases. No matter what the RFD says, brass will always get knocked about in transit.

I'm afraid I have zero interest in the Olympics this year, and it will receive no TV time in the Browning household. The next Olympics will hold even less interest for me and will have exactly the same viewing time, especially knowing how much money has been wasted and will be wasted. Well done Mr Coe 'et al'.

Do any of you guys have experience of Mink removal. One of the farm hands told me he's seen a couple of Mink around a pond which is only about 100 yards from one of my pheasant pens. With the poults due next week I need to act quickly and get rid of these pests. I was surprised to hear that he'd seen them because we have no rivers/streams on or near the land, just a few ponds dotted around the place. I have no experience with Mink, so could do with some advice from those who have experience. Obviousely I'll be sat out waiting for them, but I also want to buy a couple of traps so could do with first hand advice on which traps are most effective, where is best to site them etc etc. All help much appreciated

MASH

Hi Paul, We were at Wedgenock on Sunday, usually go every couple of weeks, and you're welcome to come round with us next time we're there if you like. One general piece of advice though..... Get a few rounds of Skeet in before you attempt the Compact or Sporting, you'll learn more from Skeet with the repeatable angles etc etc.

These are very good :unsure: AIM Fieldsports

Very busy at the minute Brian, 1500 Pheasant poults coming end of this month so I'm flat out cleaning feeders and fixing pens at the moment. Remember the land around where you used to work at Appletree? I made enquiries with the landowner on your behalf when you were there....he got back to me last month !!! "Can you come and thin these damn pigeon, foxes and deer out" he says "Ok, I says, if you really want me to..... " Drove around the land with him, and it looks like theres plenty of shooting to be had, I've given the pigeon shooting to a mate, and I'll handle the foxes and Roe myself......happy days! Are you keeping busy?

Nope, it is most definitely closed. I don't have my cert with me at work, but from what I remember the wording for an open cert is something like this... ….…..rifles and sound moderator and ammunition to which this certificate relates shall be used for the shooting of vermin and for zeroing on land over which the holder has permission to shoot with that class of firearm from the person by whom shooting rights are owned or from whom they may be leased or otherwise obtained. i.e Nothing about Chief of police deeming it suitable.

Bloody Hell, a Scotsman missing a chance of making a few quid!! What Brian meant was....if you have any rabbits for sale he'll take them off your hands for £1.......

I'm looking for a travel box for my dogs, I've looked at Lintran which look very good, but before I buy does anyone have any other recommendations?

My lurcher bitch was 17 last week. Poor old girl still has the heart, but not the body anymore. It will be a sad sad day when she goes.

I fitted one to my Rem700 and it too needed inletting to stop the safety bar catching. I would have thought your gunsmith would have been able to figure it out even without instructions.....

Not really an all rounder...I see an all rounder as something that I can shoot comfortably (and legally) all day at paper, vermin, fox and all UK deer, like my 6.5x47 That's something you will never be able to do with a .375H&H.....

Excellent gun bags, large enought for my 6.5x47 with 26" barrel and sound mod attached.

Northants.......variation from .270Win to .260Rem......2 days.

Why? Surely both are there in order to provide cover for accidents and mishaps? Not only for you but for any third party involved.

Yes. Total ban of movement of game birds from within both zones, total ban on releasing of game birds within both zones. The shoot that I run is 4 miles outside the surveilance zone, but our game farm is only 1 mile outside the surveilance zone, with 2000 pheasant poults due next month and 800 partridge shortly after, it's all too damned close for my liking. My pal runs the game farm and he's rather worried at the moment.....

I'm absolutely amazed that this hasn't turned into another boring BASC slagging thread....yet. BASC all the way for me and Mrs Browning, and has been since the WAGBI days.