Growly

Yes it's still going and to get a membership it's pretty much 1 out (in a box) 1 in. 75 bird fibre only

As mentioned before the land has a great backstop, it slopes away well into a valley, I will also be shooting from a raised deck, all shots will be placed down into the backstop, there is no need to fire across the land (which is longer than it is wide) it is surrounded by other farmland with no public rights of way, the nearest road is over a mile away and not in the direction of the valley, I'm going to go for it and will see what my flo thinks, cheers for all the input, Gra.

not my policy, but they only accept CF for fox in staffs, may well be overkill (excuse the pun).

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Hi Burpster, he has a lot of sheep on the land and has an issue with foxes, Stafford has a minimum requirement of CF on foxes, so I will give it a go on this one and discuss with the feo, cheers I like the idea of the club too, cheers

I think i'm going to put in an application for FAC air, .17hmr and .223 on my friends land (10 acres with great backstops) and not my own land (i'll save that for when my ticket goes open as I know where I can place my shot). this seems to be my best option after reading through all of the suggestions.

Ah, my mistake, sorry

sorry Snow White, exaggerating the bird count for effect, it was more the point of paying the same price for any over the brace, been a long while since i shot game

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Most game shoots I remember generally charge the day at £35 minimum per bird, so a 600 bird shoot would cost £2100 split between the shooters plus tips, once you have shot you get a brace of birds to take, any further birds will be charged at a further £35 minimum each, most guns do not actually take any other birds so there is generally a number of unclaimed birds.

cheers for all the help, Gra.

Thanks Ultrastu and oowee, I think your probably right about the .22lr and it makes sense to more the air to a .22 as oowee mentioned. I think I'll apply for fac air in .22, .17hmr and .243 with mods on all, I'll use my friends well laid out land with backdrops.

Thanks Tford Just a thought, how many slots are there available for the first application, would there be anything preventing me from applying for: FAC air .20 cal, .22lr and .17hmr - with a mod on each, this would then cover everything for the foreseeable

Thanks everyone for the advice

Great, cheers, I may be better applying on my friends land first as he has 10 acres with great backstops, Staffordshire have a minimum requirement for centre fire on foxes , they don't consider the hmr has the oomph, so it would need to be probably .223 or I guess 22.250. thanks for all the help, it's appreciated, Gra

Thanks to both Burpster and Dave-G, great advice, will my FLO not be concerned with the greater range of the HMR, my land is only about 300M long, my friends land is much better suited with the low valley giving a great backstop, will they allow 2 shooting area's (one air one rimfire) on the first application? thanks. Thanks Ultrastu, sound advice, what would you suggest for the bunnies in the field, I have had some sucess at low range with my HW35 but that's a .22 and I'm not confident that it will be man enough for longer range shots.Thanks.

Thanks Ultrastu I was considering going for both, the range will be pretty limited on my own land as I only have 3.5 acres, I understand the .17hmr is an option but I was concerned over the range being an issue with the FLO, do you need to specify a calibre for the air rifle?, I will mainly be using this in barns and such on the rats, the .22 is for the field for rabbits using subs. Thanks, Gra.

seems best to leave this to natural selection!

Great, thanks Walshie

Hi all, my apologies as i'm sure this has been raised numerous times. I used to hold a FAC but when they decided that pistols were the work of the devil and must be destroyed back in 96 I stupidly told them to stuff my cert. I have held a shotgun cert for over 35 years (I shoot competition clay's every weekend) and am now looking to get back into firearms to control rats and rabbits, I only own 3.5 acres but I am surrounded by farmland, the nearest main road is over a mile away and I am conscious of where my shots will need to be placed with regards to backstops. I am considering applying for an FAC air rifle along with a semi-auto .22lr through which I will probably shoot subs through a mod, does anyone see any issues with this? I would love some advice on ammo to hold/buy and also if you think I should be applying for any other calibres, I have access to a friends land (10 acres with a great valley running at the bottom) I am in Staffordshire.. Thanks for any pointers or advice, cheers all, Gra.