Tommo
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I thought it was hilarious!
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Got mine out of the local rag mate,
It was called a rabbit hutch for some reason?!? Couldn't understand why, and if you do find a so-called rabbit hutch, make sure when you collect that if its little Jonny's or little Janes make sure you say its for rabbit use. One of the lads got told to get lost when he mentioned it was to be used to house a ferret!
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Morning all,
I'm looking ideally for a AYA Yeoman. (Would concider the like) 12 bore S/S R/H, looking for something sound (would like to know chokes of course!!) 26-28'' Barrels, would concider something that needed the stock stripping and re-oiling, might concider something that needed re-bluing? Obviously would like to see the item before l buy~
Budget is £150!
Looking forward to PM's
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Guys,
The location guys is Gawcott, mile to the South of Buckingham. Very large estates around there, namely Faccenda's, Claydon Est. and one or two various others that start around there and lie towards the Bicester direction.
If anyone wants that T***s name please PM me - happy to give it that way.
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I've had this for absolutely years and my b***** brother let it loose on a friend who has broken the trigger guard. I know its not a Purdey or anything but it would be nice to get it fixed - Its the black plastic resin one!
Tommo
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Outlaw - Thanks for the PM - i've replied~
Guys,
Seems this isn't the only case of this type of 'arrogant practice' throughout the shooting community. For a younger bloke who l think was 'Mentored' or 'taught' the correct 'old' ways of the countryside and the correct/safe way to shoot it frustrates me and causes so much agro when you are 100% with farmers etc.
I was talking to another friend last night (arranging a day out miles away in a couple of weeks!) who has heard of him and said that he was with a shoot near silverstone with a load of lads from the Greens Norton / Towcester area - Shot the place dry, shot the morning and afternoon before they went in 'organised'. Apparently after slight altercation with the shoot cap - Doesn't shoot there anymore !
So is force the answer!! - doubt it and l cant be bothered to track him about the place making his life a misery - live and let live l say! (shame others dont think the same)
I'm planning to go knocking doors for a bit, and we'll see what happens. Appologies for ranting a bit! But you know how hard it is to get permission/and to keep hold of it with so many of us about!
Tommo
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aI4x,
I think you're probably right, they are all about the same age, and because its quite a small community including the local town (where they would have schooled) everyone knows everyone.
Paul,
I've stuck it out for almost 8 years and to be honest i'm a fighter like yourself! But i've simply got to the point where its a case of walk away otherwise it'll end in trouble..
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My father who shot all the land before me, and now comes along for a walk said that 'years ago' he was exactly the same, and a few fellas who had set a shoot near us on a small patch of land invited people to join their sindicate, he did and whilst the blokes were at home over xmas shot all of the ducks on their pond (and well frightened the rest off) he then denied it was him until he was caught selling the prepared ducks in the pub! Promply disbanded and given a strong warning (Not all us are forgiving!) to which l was then told by someone else that he went out and shot all of the phesants at night - completely riuning the shoot. Well known by all locally for this by the older generations, the giving up of the land was my fathers advice as it would have come to blows and l / my friend would have come off the worst no doubt.
After talking to the misus and working out finances i've pretty much made the decision to break my own rule of permission and to try to buy a shooting lease and try again somewhere new. Even concidering stalking - Scotland is quite sparsely populated!!
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I dont know if anyone else has experienced this but....
Ive recently given up shooting on two quite large farms in my local area because a another certain individual takes it upon himself to go anywhere he pleases and irrespective of where l'm shooting you can gaurentee he'll turn up in the next field making an almighty racket (shooting) and doesn't think twice about driving around the tracks beeping and (obviously looking for the best sport) wrecking my afternoons out.
Last summer a farmer where we have both got permission pulled me up and had strong words with me laying down the law on when and where my back-side would end up if l didn't stop driving across his land (scaring his cattle) at night when shooting out the window! I politely as possible informed the farmer that l never shoot anywhere without first making a call/calling in to make people aware of my presence, he appologised and asked if l knew who it was, l simply said ' Its not my place but if you drink in the Crown in Gawcott or the Cookoo's Nest you soon hear of someone boasting about their night sport'.
Needless to say he kept his permission - and the tiresome behaviour has continued since. Then two weeks ago a friend invited me to shoot on a large estate near us - all arable and lots of pigeons, low and behold he turned up (outside our hide - on foot) - informing us both he'd be given permission. Again afternoon wasted as we watched him trawl up a track deep onto the land and not half an hour later the banging started. Writing this now i'm that angry not just for me but now for my mate it makes my blood boil. Speaking to various people in the area it would seem that farmers put up with him because 'he been around a while' and has been a local resident since a child.
I'm absolutely shocked at some peoples greed. I've spoken to the two farmers and said that i'm not being funny or ackward but l simply wont shoot there anymore, given my reason and left it at that. I'm in my late twenties and this guy in in his mid fifties. His son (a drunk who got his licence taken off of him for threatening behaviour) Can often be seen driving around on a saturday afternoon trawling the area watching the birds and moving them on by car horn or by simply walking across the field.
I'm gutted absolutely gutted.
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I have a brand new 17'' Dell TFT on Ebay if your interested, its going for 45 on auction buy now @ 70?
Do you have anything to swap? Barter?
Tom 07770 347505 (Bucks area)
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oozelumbird,
You should of done what my mate did and sold the whole lot of his shooting stuff to our other mate for a fiver, till all the **** blew over and she'd had her lb of flesh (quite sickening even though it was her that got caught straying) Cause our mate had wrote a note saying that it was sold and for a generous amount - she couldn't touch it, now its all back at home!
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Hi,
I'm interested - whats the lowest you'll go too? Can't afford a lot!
Tommo
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Really sorry to hear all this, but i'll tell you something.... When l was younger ( a lot younger) me and a few mates knew where some phesants used to roost in a local wood. These phesants weren't reared nor part of a shoot as such, but we used to 'pop' in once or twice a month to get one or two a peice for the pot. Someone cottoned on that shot the woods and waited for us - my god i've never been so bloody scared in my life, once we got there they didn't really do a lot, just coughed etc. We **** ourselves and started looking around in the dusk with our scopes on our air-rifles and i'm telling you now there's nothing scarier than looking through your scope and seeing someone looking straight back at you! Never the less ran 2 miles home (the long way) and was met by my dad and the 'shooting bloke' got a ####ing from me dad whilst he was there. When he left my dad said ' you daft ****** - you'll have to go somewhere else now'
Point is you dont have to say anything (prob not worth going to the parents either) Like others have said before me a serious Psychological scaring will do wonders! I've never been back! Take turns with the other in your shoot to spend a few hours looking over the birds and scare them if they come back. Remember that chav kids want to be back and drinking in the streets by dark and now the holidays are over you prob only have to look at being there at weekends~
Tommo
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Hi,
I thought i'd try my luck and sell some stuff out of my garage to buy some more guns etc!
I have a number of items which i'm quite happy to neogoitate prices and generally need to get 'shot' of! They are:
3 x Brand new Oak front doors (still in packets) 2'9'' x 6'6'' Four panelled, with half moon glass at the top
1 x 5' hardwood half glass and half panel patio doors ready hung in a frame finished in mahog,
1 x loft ladder/hatch 550mm wide x 1000mm long
I know its not shooting stuff but would look to p/x with shooting stuff - guns can be looked at (the items have a realistic value of around £1500-£1800 (none of it is second hand). Can deliver - neogotiated, pictures available for seriously interested people
Please pm
Tommo
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Cheers, think it could be a long stay!
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All,
This is my 1st topic as a new member, having been online for almost a week l would say what a nice bunch you all are. I've read through loads of items on this site and i can say that it is very much a community with people helping, advising and being generally what us shooting (some could say country) people are like. It always amazes me when reading through articles on how much helpful information we can pass between one another. Whether its tips on seating for hides or opinions on newly released equipment (the later i've found very interesting and has influenced my latest purchase-and non-purchases!) I find it all very useful and learnt quite a bit in such a short space of time!
Keep it up!!
Tommo
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AYA (Yeoman I think it is) 12 bore double trigger non ejector for sale. Good bores and good all round.
Nice and tight, a good condition knockabout gun for only £99. Face to face in Bedfordshire.
Hi I'm interested but could do with some more info i.e. barrel length/choke ( your not far from me either - i'm near Aylesbury)
What air rifle?
in Airgunners
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I agree with the post above,
Like with bog standard cars stay away from cheap **** Jap guns just don't seem to cut it with me. Its BSA / Webley or a Weihrauch. Weihrauch's are slightly on the heavy side when it comes to springers, but i've had my Weihrauch 35 rifle for almost 20years and its never lost power. my 90 (with a gas-ram not spring) has served me well fro about 10 years and again never ever faultered. Both are accurate as new!!
A decent second hand Webley Springer are just like the older BSA's perfect for plinking /hunting and both are reasonably easy to get parts for incase anything should go wrong. I've two Webley Vulcans Mk 3's and they are superb starting guns as with the 3/4 BSA meteor's l have in bits from being a kid. All are easily capable of doing wheatever you want!
Tommo