al4x Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 They aren't vermin and if you had any legal quarry it would be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 They aren't vermin and if you had any legal quarry it would be ok Was you bullied at school, leave it there is only batting on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grousemoor Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 since when were pheasants ground game, this place gets worse by the minute :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Doesn't everybody know that it's much more sporting to take pheasants in flight with the HMR! About three feet lead should do it! Lol I do find it easier with the 22-250 though, the extra weight on the mod really improves my swing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Doesn't everybody know that it's much more sporting to take pheasants in flight with the HMR! About three feet lead should do it! Lol I do find it easier with the 22-250 though, the extra weight on the mod really improves my swing Static are better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 big deal, i shoot pheasants with the .243. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 ground game covers deer aswell you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ground Game covers animals specifically dealt with in the Ground Game Act 1880 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 So its not the definition of ground game then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ground Game is rabbits and hares. Nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Learn something everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Unfortunately these conditions are put on certificates and they are often not in what I would call 'plain English' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamefarm Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 don't want to lose my guns, took Rimfire out ,after about 30 mins got a couple of pigeons as well as shooting the bloody wing mirror Think I'd be a tad more concerned about the mirror than the Pheasant. Sounds to me like you are not very safe with a rifle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Think I'd be a tad more concerned about the mirror than the Pheasant. Sounds to me like you are not very safe with a rifle! You don't know me to say I'm not safe ,I've shot more rounds than Rambo and was trained to the highest STD ,we ALL make mistakes and I'm the first to hold my hand up when I do ,so be fore you comment on the way I shoot please get ya facts straight, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Perhaps its time for a few to actually read up on what can be shot and what can't, and when they can be shot. Obviously any form of ettiquette is out of the window to many on this forum but its showing shooting in a pretty bad light, people having no idea what they are doing. Gamefarm is entirely right shooting parts of your motor indicates you are not safe and don't know what you are doing, add to that not knowing what your conditions mean shows you need to learn more before you either have an accident or get caught. BASC has lots on their website to give an idea its best to ignore idiots on here shooting pheasants with .243's etc as they are not indicative of the shooting community as a whole. http://www.basc.org.uk//en/departments/game-and-gamekeeping/game-shooting/shooting-seasons.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Etiquette is for game shoots alex. Just tell me alex, what's wrong with shooting a pheasant with a .243? game farms comment is nonsense. Flash burns on bonnet. Bullet holes in others barrels. Holes thru the car roof. **** happens. As far as I can gather he's ex armed forces, abit more training the the average cert holder. It was you alex who was shooting towards a barn and hearing the shot rattle back when it hit the barn. All the arguing you do alex you will snap one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Indeed a barn entirely full of straw, so a perfect secondary backstop when it was a .22lr shot downward onto pasture from 100 yards away. You actually couldn't find any dents but that is by the by really I couldn't care if you think its fine blowing up pheasants but as a whole it highlights your attitude to shooting and that isn't great, and certainly anybody looking in on a shooting community its a particularly bad example to be making. Ok you may not value them as a game bird but that is what they are, they aren't vermin they aren't ground game and I'd love to know what condition you have that covers using your .243 on them. As for being ex armed forces so qualified to shoot his own vehicle well we all know they are hardly exempt from having accidents but safe use is what its all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 All lawful quarry. I reckon that should cover it. Blowing it up! Really. It went into the slow cooker. I used to read your posts. But its clear to me that you actually just waffle on about the same **** all the time. You don't seem good at shooting either. But keep murdering the poor pheasants been driven over a team of guns. Great sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I had heard that in reality you were a bit of a tool but I reckon you've just confirmed things. My shooting ability I'll leave to those that know me and shoot with me as I have nothing to proove you only posted the pheasant incident to start a discussion, the facts here are simple. Gamefarm was entirely right in his observation there isn't much else to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I also cant see why people get so irrate over what is classed as 'sporting' and what isnt. We kill stuff, whether it be for pest control or sport. As long as it dies humanely and gets used when possible, does it really matter....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Put your handbag away alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamefarm Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) You don't know me to say Im not safe,I've shot more rounds than Rambo and was trained to the highest STD ,we ALL make mistakes and I'm the first to hold my hand up when I do ,so be fore you comment on the way I shoot please get ya facts straight, Why am I not surprised that Rambo is used as an example!!!! Just about says the lot! Was it he, by any chance, who trained you to the highest standard?? And the facts as you tell them are, that you shot your wing mirror with a firearm, whilst transgressing the conditions imposed on your ticket. Cant get any straighter, can they? Personally, had I shot a part of my vehicle, I would have been too ashamed and embarrassed to go publishing the fact on here as if it was something amusing or excusable. I would be more concerned with reviewing my BASIC training. Just some more possible questions on this............Presumably said headshot Pheasant stood about 18inches tall? Presumably you use the vehicle as a rest to take your shot? With the average vehicle being under 4 feet from ground to wing mirror height, this gives a drop of 2.5 feet for the bullet over what.......40yards? Almost a flat trajectory really. Given the rimfires propensity to ricochet, and that a Pheasants head is not going to slow the bullet much, presumably said Pheasant was standing against a brick wall as a backstop? I am right beside al4x on this one - his post above (on last page now, my typing is a bit slow, although I am highly trained ) is only too accurate. Edited December 13, 2012 by Gamefarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) Flash burns on bonnet. Bullet holes in others barrels. Holes thru the car roof. **** happens. **** happens? What a stupid comment! **** like that does NOT happen to safe shots!!! Edited December 13, 2012 by Browning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamefarm Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Flash burns on bonnet. Bullet holes in others barrels. Holes thru the car roof. **** happens. Oh my sweet Jesus! If that isn't good reason for a ban on holding a firearm, then I don't know what is! Will you be as blase when you can add ' bullet hole through the drivers upper chest' to your list of S****** Happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'd have to say etiquette pretty much covers what you do in life....not sure as to why you would shoot a pheasant with a 243? it's not really a challenging target and it just seems a waste of a round... And being in the forces doesn't necessarily mean you know any more about firearms than "gamekeeper bob" or are any safer, I have a lot of respect for the forces guys but have also met as many trumpet's that are squaddies or ex-squaddies as i have in any other walk of life.... the guy made an error - he accepted this and took it on the chin - others then started the "why not shoot a pheasant" and "groundgame" argument - and seem sour becase they are wrong - the law is pretty clear on this, why argue with it? most who have firearms certs also have shotgun certs so are equipped with the necessary tools to shoot pheasents legally. regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.