One of the things I'd really love to do one day is shoot Magpies with a .17 HMR. Done plenty with FAC air, only one or two with the rimmie because of the ricochet risk but can't justify getting a .17 just for that /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-smile.gif.
Which form of live shooting do you find the most exiting? 1-3
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GlenPresley
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Did anybody see the episode on field sport britain when they tried to shoot the rats with shot guns???Did anybody else think they were a bit dangerous jumping around with loaded guns in their hands!Was funny though!/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
so agreed we love shootin rats and as far as rat stories go the one with the rat bouncin of your chest is the best ever I've heard before - Nic is there somethin you'd like to reveal about your chest /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
GlenPresley
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Hamster said:
You can use it for rabbits and close foxes too 60 yards if they are not too spooky where your from-I have one is a great allrounder a lot of fun!!! /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
EdSolomons
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I'm pants with rifles but an HMR reeeeeally appeals to me 
Used to work on a game farm and when moving the pen sections that hat been piled up in the rearing field used to get bolting rats, a 3 ft length of blue waterpipe was a great weapon for whack-a-rat /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
GlenPresley
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EdSolomons said:
I will let you have a go with mine Ed they are great fun not expensive either great little round!/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gifI'm pants with rifles but an HMR reeeeeally appeals to me
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Fuzzy we used to line up and chop as the ran out of the stables. )))))But back to shooting rats ....my weapon of choice is a .410 ........ It is brilliant .....but they do not like it much. We have loads when the grain dryers are on and the grain is around )))))))My pointer Flint hates them as well ........ Great dog ))))
)))))But back to shooting rats ....my weapon of choice is a .410 ........ It is brilliant .....but they do not like it much. We have loads when the grain dryers are on and the grain is around )))))))My pointer Flint hates them as well ........ Great dog ))))optima
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Yes i have an 17 hmr, a .22 and a .223 but i must admit the hmr is probably my favorite,shot loads of magpies and crows with it,and absolutly deadly with the night vision for bunnys.
I may yet get one Nige but the noise factor puts me off to be honest. The best day of ratting I had was a Saturday I took off work after a farmer told me to stop shooting pigeon and get onto his wheat chaffs pile that was heaving with 'em he said. Not believing it to begin with but when I got there I couldn't stop spitting the stench was so vile around the whole place even though it was open air /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-yell.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-smile.gif. The first 5 minutes I was shooting as fast as I could break and load my HW90 Theoben Euro /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif, after about four hours I had over 40, mainly all head shot off hand from 5 to 30 odd yards.
I must say as I became a hunter this year I haven’t shot many species so there is no favorite yet but I must say the weekend I went with glen was the best just standing in the field and shooting everything that came over. And the night at the rabbits was the best laugh i had in a while bit rusty at the shot after a beer to and than that little funny wabbit that was 1 meter away from the car and we fired 4 shots even 1 from the hip and it still hopped away while Gwyn was in the front saying come on little one hop in the car come on funny rabbit it was the best just waiting for whatever comes over the hedge line. Since I was young we had ferrets at home but the last few years we have no rabbits in our area so never hunter with them but that’s next to shooting pigeons from a hide the 2 things I am really looking forward to. Although I must say that the pheasant shoot was really exiting for me because I never been on one never saw a pheasant alive it brought a lot of excitement along because you know when it’s about to happen and you see the birds coming in and then still keeping yourself calm to shoot I can imagine that is hard especially if the birds fly at their max height
it brought a lot of excitement along because you know when it’s about to happen and you see the birds coming in and then still keeping yourself calm to shoot I can imagine that is hard especially if the birds fly at their max heightWas nice to have you over mate, glad you enjoyed our little shoot. Fuzrat. Ps the big black beast sends his regards /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
I did for sure it was great! To bad I pissed my brother off by telling him I probably get to shoot a pheasant and didn’t had a chance to shoot! Black beauty is a beast for sure!!!!!!! /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
Black beauty is a beast for sure!!!!!!! /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gifoptima
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Hamster said:
That is the only draw back with the little hmr round,the noise, but i prefer that to the sound of a ricoche from the .22 sub,me and a mate were out shooting rabbits one night,we'd shot about 70 0dd rabbits and were stood by the side of the truck having a cup of coffee before we continued,when a rabbit popped it,s head up out of a rut in the head lights,i grabbed the .22 and took the shot at the head as it,s all i could see,i rested on the passenger wind mirror,my mate was stood about a yard to my left,i shot,missed and the bullet came back between us,we looked at each other in shock, and swore a bit as you do.I can only think that when i missed it must have hit a stone and came whirring back. Don,t know who was more frightened me or the rabbit!
We have a DVD from Blazer i think it is where they explain what happens to bullets if you hit a tree or a piece of grass or what happens if you shoot on a road with small rocks and it made me open my eyes because nobody really knows what a bullet does until they have seen that video (although they were the big boy calibers)
ROBERT6500
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I like mozzy shooting my self from the pigeon hide at 40/50 yards.You have to be really accurate ya know. /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif I might get a pigeon or two while I'm at it as well. /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif
Maxum
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Driven grouse for me.The thrill you get from these birds can't be replicated by anything else./wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-smile.gif
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optima
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Never tried driven grouse
