simon6ppc Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Hello, well done Simon, I shall be geering up for this Autumn/ Winter ratting, might even treat myself to a new night scope, watching your videos and how good shooting that rifle I am sure those 2 magpies met a timely end, Edited July 27, 2021 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 11 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, well done Simon, I shall be geering up for this Autumn/ Winter ratting, might even treat myself to a new night scope, watching your videos and how good shooting that rifle I am sure those 2 magpies met a timely end, Lol cheers mate i hope i don't miss them in the replay lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Some good shooting there, it got more enjoyable after you shot that barking dog.😉 At those ranges it always surprises me that you can sometimes see the pellet, or perhaps thats an illusion. Clever magpie teaser.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryB Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Very good vid. Are you using a 12ft lb air rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 19 hours ago, Cranfield said: Some good shooting there, it got more enjoyable after you shot that barking dog.😉 At those ranges it always surprises me that you can sometimes see the pellet, or perhaps thats an illusion. Clever magpie teaser.🙂 Thanks pal ye that bloody dog 🤣 7 hours ago, BinaryB said: Very good vid. Are you using a 12ft lb air rifle? Thanks pal no its a 12 ftlb but shoots really well in fact may be the best 12 ftlb i have ever owned inn all fairness.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 23 hours ago, Cranfield said: At those ranges it always surprises me that you can sometimes see the pellet, or perhaps thats an illusion. Using a .22 Hornet at circa 3000 FPS it always amazes me that, whilst I never see the bullet in daylight, I generally see it at night in a red lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 some tricky shots there simon............do you send the vids to the farmer ?......what does he say ...i bet he is chuffed to bits how you cut them out.. still find im holding my breath for you on every shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) On 27/07/2021 at 23:19, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, well done Simon, I shall be geering up for this Autumn/ Winter ratting, might even treat myself to a new night scope, watching your videos and how good shooting that rifle I am sure those 2 magpies met a timely end, Hello, I shot 6 rats last night, tried some new to me pellets as the JSB Jumbo's keep going through the rats, it's only 20 yard max, they come in the big shed from the back, climb up the 4 ft wall ,under the steel cladding and drop down to the spilled grain, so I have put boarding on the wall and back stop in 4 places with some grain as bait on the wall board, so what happened with the new pellets, Hades, went through rat and board, 🤔🙄, Edited July 30, 2021 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 im going to have to take up rat shooting................christ...it could become an olympic sport.........wonder if i could get funding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Hello, it's very addictive Simon, I could just imagine the BBC filming that, who would be the compare , Cummings 🤔😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 7 hours ago, ditchman said: some tricky shots there simon............do you send the vids to the farmer ?......what does he say ...i bet he is chuffed to bits how you cut them out.. still find im holding my breath for you on every shot Thanks Ditch ye he sees them on YouTube some times lol.. 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, it's very addictive Simon, I could just imagine the BBC filming that, who would be the compare , Cummings 🤔😁 Ya know popper in my life i have been involved in almost every aspect of shooting, i have shot comps with some of the best in the Country done grouse shooting every sort of game to be honest pigeons the lot but hell do i love rat shooting could sit there all night and love it even more in the day light lol 6 hours ago, ditchman said: im going to have to take up rat shooting................christ...it could become an olympic sport.........wonder if i could get funding ? Take it up Ditch you will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, simon6ppc said: Thanks Ditch ye he sees them on YouTube some times lol.. Ya know popper in my life i have been involved in almost every aspect of shooting, i have shot comps with some of the best in the Country done grouse shooting every sort of game to be honest pigeons the lot but hell do i love rat shooting could sit there all night and love it even more in the day light lol Take it up Ditch you will love it apparently when wiston churchill visited the president in the white house..........they both went rat shooting at the whitehouse dump............and i believe samuel colt visited the whitehouse as well and ended up rat shooting....... so it does have a good pedigree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Cheers, I always love watching rat control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, simon6ppc said: Thanks Ditch ye he sees them on YouTube some times lol.. Ya know popper in my life i have been involved in almost every aspect of shooting, i have shot comps with some of the best in the Country done grouse shooting every sort of game to be honest pigeons the lot but hell do i love rat shooting could sit there all night and love it even more in the day light lol Take it up Ditch you will love it Hello, when I started shooting on my friends farm 20 plus years ago apart from the pigeon and rabbits I was doing 4 nights a week and shot 100s of rats, any weather, now the cold takes its toll but there are still a few about in the day time and early evening, with the harvest it's even more important to control the rats getting in the sheds and grain dryer, it's also part of the rules on farm payments, Simon's video shows how the rat population on his permission can escalate if you don't keep the numbers down, we seldom use poison unless it's an enclosed space where rats cannot get out in case the kites and buzzards grab them, am putting out 8 rat boxes this year, getting a pest control company in cost £££sss , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 7 hours ago, ditchman said: im going to have to take up rat shooting................christ...it could become an olympic sport.........wonder if i could get funding ? Hello, there must be some farms in your area that need some rat control, ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, there must be some farms in your area that need some rat control, ?? oh yes ...i have those farms whenever i want..........'cept at the moment i have other things to sort first...then i need the kit..something i need to learn about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 hours ago, ditchman said: oh yes ...i have those farms whenever i want..........'cept at the moment i have other things to sort first...then i need the kit..something i need to learn about Hello, well once you in a position to try some rat shooting , give it a go, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 15 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, when I started shooting on my friends farm 20 plus years ago apart from the pigeon and rabbits I was doing 4 nights a week and shot 100s of rats, any weather, now the cold takes its toll but there are still a few about in the day time and early evening, with the harvest it's even more important to control the rats getting in the sheds and grain dryer, it's also part of the rules on farm payments, Simon's video shows how the rat population on his permission can escalate if you don't keep the numbers down, we seldom use poison unless it's an enclosed space where rats cannot get out in case the kites and buzzards grab them, am putting out 8 rat boxes this year, getting a pest control company in cost £££sss , Hello, I will add to this, it also depends how tidy the farm is can affect the rat population, many farmers do not have time to keep their barns, sheds, yards, clean, grain barns need to be as rat free as possible for very good reasons, sending 20 ton of wheat to the mill or wholesaler with the slightest amount of rat muck in can knock £ss of the whole sale price, it's a buyers market, a local farm sent 2 lorry loads up north and by the time it got there they lost £5 a ton, don't seem a lot but compare the cost of drilling and keeping the crop weed and bug free, that £5 is lost profit, on a brighter note , barley yields are well up this year , so maybe cheaper beer 🤔😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 30/07/2021 at 09:44, ditchman said: some tricky shots there simon............do you send the vids to the farmer ?......what does he say ...i bet he is chuffed to bits how you cut them out.. still find im holding my breath for you on every shot Thanks pal i usually pick them and he sees the pile the next day and burns em, lol and ye loads always say to me they hold their breath, stay safe my friend... On 31/07/2021 at 10:53, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I will add to this, it also depends how tidy the farm is can affect the rat population, many farmers do not have time to keep their barns, sheds, yards, clean, grain barns need to be as rat free as possible for very good reasons, sending 20 ton of wheat to the mill or wholesaler with the slightest amount of rat muck in can knock £ss of the whole sale price, it's a buyers market, a local farm sent 2 lorry loads up north and by the time it got there they lost £5 a ton, don't seem a lot but compare the cost of drilling and keeping the crop weed and bug free, that £5 is lost profit, on a brighter note , barley yields are well up this year , so maybe cheaper beer 🤔😁 Ye not many farms in my area seem to have rats these days which is bad news for me but i think i shoot 5 rat farms now and there is usually one of them at any time of the year were they just show from no where and i do my stuff. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Great video. What ranges where you shooting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 07/08/2021 at 06:01, NoBodyImportant said: Great video. What ranges where you shooting at? On 07/08/2021 at 06:01, NoBodyImportant said: Great video. What ranges where you shooting at? Thanks pal they were from 20 yards with some getting on 40 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 29/07/2021 at 10:30, Cranfield said: Clever magpie teaser.🙂 My thoughts exactly 😅😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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