malcolm Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 OK I've got my lamp, a lightforce 140 mm scope mounted and a 7AH battery. If I want to use it on my own is it better to : i) Walk about carrying lamp and battery (a bit awkard)? ii) Sit in a vehicle hopeing for rabbits? I know where the burrows are. iii) Find myself a suitable part of the field and sit there? I like option ii) if its any good, but I obviously can't move positions. How do you guys and girls do it ? Cheers Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 the general principle of lamping is that you firstly scan the field to find out where the rabbits are, you then approach them (preferably with no light or a little light as poss and no noise) then when your in range open the lamp up fully identify the animal your aiming at, and then if appropriate let loose. I've never lamped with an airrifle, but this works fine for me shotgunning. Rabbits are silly animals but they won't come to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Have a good look through some of the old topics maety...you will find all the answers there.......I'm sure this topic has been covered on numerous occaions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 OK I've got my lamp, a lightforce 140 mm scope mounted and a 7AH battery.If I want to use it on my own is it better to : i) Walk about carrying lamp and battery (a bit awkard)? ii) Sit in a vehicle hopeing for rabbits? I know where the burrows are. iii) Find myself a suitable part of the field and sit there? I like option ii) if its any good, but I obviously can't move positions. How do you guys and girls do it ? Cheers Malcolm What you shooting with Malcolm? I shoot a cz 22lr from the comfort of my Vitara. Getting a bit lazy i suppose Even on really still nights with the engine running i can often get to within 30 yards of the grass gobblers and drop a few. I usually get within shooting distance of known bunny hot spots, flick the lamp on (deben mini pro) quickly and accuratley take my shot as soon as ive identified the glowing eyes as belonging to 'bugs'. I keep the time i have the lamp on to a minimum to reduce 'bugs' wising up.. I still do some walking around my shoot as there is a lot of 'set aside' and i follow a similar method to shooting from the jeep in that i keep the use of the lamp to a minimum. I also watch the amount of noise im making and wear dark clothing even if its 'pitch dark'.. if im walking any 'bugs' i shoot i hock and leave on a fence so they are easy to recover and you dont get arm ache carrying them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I've only got an air rifle, but favour a lazy approach tonigh as its P** .... (raining) Thanks for your replies OK I've got my lamp, a lightforce 140 mm scope mounted and a 7AH battery. If I want to use it on my own is it better to : i) Walk about carrying lamp and battery (a bit awkard)? ii) Sit in a vehicle hopeing for rabbits? I know where the burrows are. iii) Find myself a suitable part of the field and sit there? I like option ii) if its any good, but I obviously can't move positions. How do you guys and girls do it ? Cheers Malcolm What you shooting with Malcolm? I shoot a cz 22lr from the comfort of my Vitara. Getting a bit lazy i suppose Even on really still nights with the engine running i can often get to within 30 yards of the grass gobblers and drop a few. I usually get within shooting distance of known bunny hot spots, flick the lamp on (deben mini pro) quickly and accuratley take my shot as soon as ive identified the glowing eyes as belonging to 'bugs'. I keep the time i have the lamp on to a minimum to reduce 'bugs' wising up.. I still do some walking around my shoot as there is a lot of 'set aside' and i follow a similar method to shooting from the jeep in that i keep the use of the lamp to a minimum. I also watch the amount of noise im making and wear dark clothing even if its 'pitch dark'.. if im walking any 'bugs' i shoot i hock and leave on a fence so they are easy to recover and you dont get arm ache carrying them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I'd say you answered your own question in it's description (scope mounted) So mounted it conveiniently goes wherever you go or point your rifle - I agree it's a bulky and awkward model with its gell cell battery though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 today ive purchased a deben tracer max pro, ive just set it up and Im very impressed with it. cost me £100 so I hope its going to be worth it. I cant wait to got out with it now and put it to the test. kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Rain stopped, went out at 7pm Rain started again, got soaked, but got 2 rabbits in a hour or so by walking around. I could see that waiting in the vehicle would have been fruitless on this ocassion. I am glad I have "had a go" and was quite pleased with my first attempt. Thanks Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 OK I've got my lamp, a lightforce 140 mm scope mounted and a 7AH battery.If I want to use it on my own is it better to : i) Walk about carrying lamp and battery (a bit awkard)? ii) Sit in a vehicle hopeing for rabbits? I know where the burrows are. iii) Find myself a suitable part of the field and sit there? I like option ii) if its any good, but I obviously can't move positions. How do you guys and girls do it ? Cheers Malcolm Pick up a quiet backpack and stick the battery in it if it's proving akward, I've a 14ah one and it's like it's not even there (the over the shoulder carry case annoyed the you know what out of me), I do all my lamping on foot, usually alone. I'm thinking of getting a bigger battery for my rifle to use with a 170 lightforce. You'll get great exercise too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks John, The backpack is a great idea, I had it on a belt bag and it was very lob sided Malcolm OK I've got my lamp, a lightforce 140 mm scope mounted and a 7AH battery. If I want to use it on my own is it better to : i) Walk about carrying lamp and battery (a bit awkard)? ii) Sit in a vehicle hopeing for rabbits? I know where the burrows are. iii) Find myself a suitable part of the field and sit there? I like option ii) if its any good, but I obviously can't move positions. How do you guys and girls do it ? Cheers Malcolm Pick up a quiet backpack and stick the battery in it if it's proving akward, I've a 14ah one and it's like it's not even there (the over the shoulder carry case annoyed the you know what out of me), I do all my lamping on foot, usually alone. I'm thinking of getting a bigger battery for my rifle to use with a 170 lightforce. You'll get great exercise too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Malcolm, A mate of mine had the idea first, looked good and proved to be so. If you get one with zips snip of the metal puller bits and replace with thread or string, make's 'em real quiet. Also if you find it gets loose or starts falling off you can tie the shoulder straps together across your chest and it'll hold in place nicely. I don't know why they put batteries on belts and shoulder packs, doesn't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 John, If I want to carry anything heavy I always use a rucksack, because as you say, you don't notice it. So why didn't I think of it for batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 great way to start learning,i started with a logun lamp with air rifle only on foot,but now i shoot of the back of truck with 12g then when it gets 10pm i go round ciruit again with .22brno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco1987 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I lamped a rabbit once but it got back up and punched me twice as hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcha Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 today ive purchased a deben tracer max pro, ive just set it up and Im very impressed with it. cost me £100 so I hope its going to be worth it. I cant wait to got out with it now and put it to the test. kipper I have a deben tracer max and its class! I dunno if you can buy the dimmer switch seperatly though or if it has different connections or whatever. I don't think you'll be disappointed unless you're trying to lamp rabbits in Australlia from your place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 today ive purchased a deben tracer max pro, ive just set it up and Im very impressed with it. cost me £100 so I hope its going to be worth it. I cant wait to got out with it now and put it to the test. kipper I have a deben tracer max and its class! I dunno if you can buy the dimmer switch seperatly though or if it has different connections or whatever. I don't think you'll be disappointed unless you're trying to lamp rabbits in Australlia from your place. Yes you can buy the dimmer switch seperate and it has the same connections... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 I've a 14ah one and it's like it's not even there (the over the shoulder carry case annoyed the you know what out of me), I do all my lamping on foot, usually alone. I'm thinking of getting a bigger battery for my rifle to use with a 170 lightforce. You'll get great exercise too! I've got the 17ah, and believe me there is some difference, you will notice the weight after a few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 I've a 14ah one and it's like it's not even there (the over the shoulder carry case annoyed the you know what out of me), I do all my lamping on foot, usually alone. I'm thinking of getting a bigger battery for my rifle to use with a 170 lightforce. You'll get great exercise too! I've got the 17ah, and believe me there is some difference, you will notice the weight after a few hours I must look up the weights of each battery, having it in the backpack wiill distribute the weight better over each shoulder though. Currently using the shoulder carry case is proving to be a problem for me as my shoulder gets quite sore, so a bit more padding and two straps will carry more weight more comfortably I reckon. When I'm in the humour for lamping the time out really does fly, it's quite annoying to be out though and see the light start to dim when you had no intention of packing it in early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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