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  1. Shooting sticks

    in Stalking & Game Shooting

    Posted

    40 minutes ago, oowee said:

    I would not use anything that required me to be on the floor so a bipod is out. 

    I had the Primos but it needs to be kept clean to work properly, not so easy if you are out often, and maybe not as versatile as quads.

    Now i have the Sealand sticks they are ok. Not great on slippy concrete as the legs will splay. If not fully out (in a tight space) the heads will rock. I gave up on the adjustable legs and now just have them locked in place. Cold to the touch unless you keep all the foam wrap in the right place, for balance when walking. 

    If I was at all handy I would make some sticks but use the carbon fibre poles off the bay. Light quiet and should be strong? Crucial must be how they lock out. I have seen a few with string between the legs :unhappy:. Also they have got to be reliable, no good if they break down whilst your out. 

    I have shot in excess of 200 deer a year for the last 14 years. Home made quad/twin sticks are all you need.

  2. Shooting sticks

    in Stalking & Game Shooting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, activeviii said:

    make some quad sticks. i did put a post up a while back on how to make a set. cost to make, About £25. if they brake then its only £25 to make another set.

    i have been using for many years and will not use or buy anything else now. i really cant see why i need to spend £100+ just because someone says there the best.

     

     

    Definitely this. I can't understand why people buy sticks!  Make your own. You will shoot just as well and save yourself a heap of money. 

  3. Shotgun Cleaning

    in Guns & Equipment

    Posted

    I bought a single piece tetra gun rod for my shotguns. Expensive but good quality. I have a PB wire brush, Jag for patches/blue roll and wool mop. 

    I use Hoppes 009 as a solvent for cleaning and then a thick gun oil after. If it's been particularly wet I'll use WD40. Some people say that WD40 harms blueing but that's ********. I have been shooting for more than 20years and my shotguns are as good as new. 

    10 minutes ago, Blackpowder said:

    This works for all cleaning tools.  Put them in a screw top jar of meths and shake up and down, in severe cases you might need to change spirits and repeat.

     

    Blackpowder

    I do this. 

    although I do renew my PB brushes when they lose their stiffness. 

  5. Bat behaviour

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I have seen Bats fly in the daytime but it is unusual, could be that you disturbed it or maybe just a coincidence. 

    bats don't necessarily just hibernate for a set period of time, if ambient temperature is high enough they could fly at any time of year. 

  7. Fred the Golden Eagle missing?

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    22 minutes ago, McSpredder said:

    On the video (3:03) Packham very clearly points to one particular red dot on the map and states that that “…the signal from the tracker re-appears fifteen miles off of Fife Ness in St Andrews Bay, here…”, but OS maps shows the location cannot be much more than 5 miles from Fife Ness.

    The R SPB Scotland’s Head of Investigation also makes a claim (4:44) of “…re-awakening of the signal fifteen miles out in the North Sea.”  

    Are both men incapable of basic map reading?   Or have they deliberately multiplied the distance by a factor of three, and knowingly provided false information to the public and to ministers of the Scottish Government?

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    I doubt it's the latter, what would the public/authorities thinking the signal was lost 5 miles out to see as opposed to 15 gain them? 

  9. Fred the Golden Eagle missing?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    19 hours ago, Benthejockey said:

    What I struggle with with all these alleged raptor killings or if anyone wanted to shoot them and was stupid enough to do it why would they ever leave the body lying around? It just doesn’t make sense. Commit an illegal act and leave the evidence there for anyone to find is just stupid at the very least. 

    I have dealt with some of the raptor killing cases. Unfortunately people really are that stupid and it does happen. 

    to top it you hear people boasting about it in the pub etc etc. 

    god alone knows what happened to Fred's tracker, it depends on the type of tracker they fitted him with, some are unreliable and become less reliable as they age. 

     

    This is a similar story to the Hen Harrier in the Trough of Bowland that went missing 3 or4 years ago, keepers were blamed for persecution although no evidence was found, RSPB went on national television to say as much and guess what... The bird turns up alive and well the next year, the tracker was faulty! RSPB have never issued a retraction or an apology for their statement although it would be largely useless as by then the damage was done. 

     

    The really unfortunate thing is that persecution of raptors does still occur - not always by shooting, I have seen poisoning, egg theft and people throwing nets over peregrine nests for example, these people are not always keepers, pigeon fanciers, egg collectors take their toll, as do over enthusiastic ornithologists and photographers. 

    As far as shooting is concerned the minority, and I believe it is the minority of idiotic, closed minded, old fashioned people that still think it's okay to harm birds of prey in today's world are at risk of jeopardizing the sport we love for the majority. 

    the sooner we start to work with conservation organisations (many already are) and show we have nothing to hide and that the majority of keepers are professional and dilligent, law abiding citizens the harder the anti shooting lobby will have to work. 

  16. 22/250 ??

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted

    2 hours ago, inthedark said:

    Let me just clear something up here. The OP asked for opinions on the .22/250 as a foxing round. I've owned one and used it against fox, and I've given my opinion on it which he can consider or not as he sees fit.

    He hasn't asked for your opinion of my opinion, and if you want to shoot them with a artillery piece, knock yourself out, it matters not to either me or the spirit of the thread.

    thanks for clearing that up. I don't really care. 

    The first line of your answer was totally factually inaccurate. .22/250 is NOT too much gun and on that basis he should not be dissuaded from purchasing one.  

  17. 22/250 ??

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted

    Just now, inthedark said:

    That's a bit harsh buddy.   If a bullet goes straight through a target it's still carrying the energy that should be dumped into the target to kill it, i.e. , too much gun.

    Assuming you're a stalker (.30-06) and shoot the odd fox as it pops up, no big deal, as a good friend of mine says, there's only one degree of deadness

    I do a bit if stalking, I was a keeper for a couple of years and controlled foxes on a pig unit. I have shot hundreds of them, at the time I had .30-06 so I used that. 

     

    I can't recall ever shooting one where the bullet didn't exit and they were all dead. 

     

    The whole argument about bullets "dumping their energy" if they don't exit is a non starter for me. I also, now am lucky enough to shoot quite a few lowland reds, still with .30-06 and the bullet still exits and guess what they are still dead. 

     

    You are right. Dead is dead is dead, hole in one side or hole in two. doesnt matter. 

  19. 22/250 ??

    in Bullets, Cartridges and Reloading

    Posted · Edited by ClemFandango

    49 minutes ago, inthedark said:

    It's too much gun for foxing, as it shoots through most of the time. Assuming you're shooting within responsible ranges, .223 is more than capable enough

    what a load of utter ****! Too much gun as it shoots through? ********! 

     

    I bet you won't hear many foxes complain they have been shot through. 

     

    I have shot hundreds of foxes with .30-06 they were all shot through as well. oddly they were all dead which I assume is the aim? 

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