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Post by sakorifle on Jul 15, 2024 18:46:48 GMT -5
The roe deer rut will start the end of July first week in August I am looking forward to trying to call a buck or two in . The 308 is all ready to go, as I am now retired I don't go out hunting deer anything like I used to so it will be a bit of a change I seem to do more fox rabbit and rat clearance now. Over here none of those have a close season all are classed as pests. Keeps me out of mischief as they say. Lol.
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Post by saltydog on Jul 16, 2024 5:07:17 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing of your hunts !
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Post by bill9068 on Jul 16, 2024 7:43:06 GMT -5
Good hunting.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Jul 16, 2024 10:22:11 GMT -5
I had a trip planned to Norfolk/Suffolk for the Red roar this fall but a cancer diagnosis in my mates family made that impossible. I am disappointed but loved ones are MUCH more important than hunting. Hopefully next year I can make it back. Best of luck to you in finding a real porker!!
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Post by genesis273 on Jul 17, 2024 6:23:06 GMT -5
Good to hear from you! Best of luck with the buck hunt and congrats on your retirement!
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Post by esshup on Jul 17, 2024 23:37:51 GMT -5
Billy: Do you use an air rifle for any pest control, and if so, which one is it/how do you have it outfitted. I'm toying around with the idea of getting a PCP (FAC - here they are easy to get and they are legal without jumping through any hoops). I was looking at one of the Daystates.....
I have an Air Arms TX200 that shoots really well 8.6 grain H&N .178" weight sorted pellets from a rest will group < 1/4" c-c at 34 yds. if there is no wind.
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Post by sakorifle on Jul 18, 2024 17:17:32 GMT -5
yes Esshup i use air rifles an awfulot for pest control i shoot all legal birds with them and rabbits, squirrels and rats. my rifles are below 12ftlb and perfect for what i use them for. Any one of those animals i will take out to 35yds head shot and Alex my son shot a crow at a measured 55 yds on my rangefinder just to show dad how to do it lol, if i need anything more i have a 22 rimfire. i use both 177 and 22 and i have collected five rifles over the years. two weiraughs a 177 and a 22 springers two bsa pcp i use for ratting in the dark as they are multi shot rifles. one cheaper kral pcp 177 i use for rattinig in cow sheds so as i dont scratch the others up in the dark. i use hawke scopes on them all because they work well with ir light and as good as anything else on an air rifle at the ranges i use them. expensive scopes have better lense coating and it actually blocks a lot of the ir light one needs for my pard add on. As for daystate they have a fantastic reputation and i have heard nothing bad about them. The rifle you have is one heck of a rifle with a great reputation for accuracy and over here they are not cheap. I do more air rifle work around the farms than anything else nowadays regards Billy
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Post by esshup on Jul 19, 2024 13:10:41 GMT -5
Thanks Billy. I also have two Feinwerkbau 124's. Both are shooting right at 900 fps (.177). One is more accurate than the other, both are early models and the serial numbers are only a few hundred apart. One is high 4xxx and the other is low 5xxx. This is the best group that I've shot lately with the TX200 @ 34 yds., from a rest. Disregard the ones with the black mark thru them, that was adjusting the scope. That is a 3 shot group next to one of the pellets. ![](https://i.imgur.com/8citp0W.jpg)
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