Ray Mears

[Retired Climber]

42 minutes ago, David Cropper said:

Or was it a typo? Dont forget, this is Arbtalk.

Surely we'd be expected to dispatch humans with saws, not guns. 

[David Cropper]

48 minutes ago, Retired Climber said:

Surely we'd be expected to dispatch humans with saws, not guns. 

Not everyone is a saw using maniac. We also have our common or garden maniac as well.

[roboted]

Come the pocalipse.....

 

[Retired Climber]

40 minutes ago, roboted said:

Come the pocalipse.....

 

I do hope we can still get Aspen post apocalypse. I really don't want to be fighting zombies with crappy old pump fuel. 

[Tippin Alaybye]

7 hours ago, youngsbury said:

Didn’t want to derail this thread by starting talking about guns / ammunition etc but they do seem to go together. The reason I’m going for a.222 is that it’s the smallest Calibre legal for fox and muntjacs and that’s all I require. I know the hmr is more than capable of dispatching both but not legally 😉. 

not off topic, shooting is part of bushcraft and RM shoots deer at least.

[Tippin Alaybye]

as RM sells gear (with quite a high mark up), whats been the best, most useful bushcraft piece of kit you have made/bought, and the least?

[Paul in the woods]

8 hours ago, youngsbury said:

Didn’t want to derail this thread by starting talking about guns / ammunition etc but they do seem to go together. The reason I’m going for a.222 is that it’s the smallest Calibre legal for fox and muntjacs and that’s all I require. I know the hmr is more than capable of dispatching both but not legally 😉. 

Apologies for a bit more of a derail and if you already know this but I'd ensure the .222 is still legal with a lead free bullet as lead may well be banned for stalking in years to come. I also assume the .222 is like the .223 and fairly fussy on bullet weight and twist rates so again take care if you have to use lead free.

[Tippin Alaybye]

i know Youngsbury will know this but to be clear, 17hmr legal for foxes, not muntjac

[Rich Rule]

Really?

 

I was asked by the Fire Arms officer when I lived in London, why do you want a .223 and a .17hmr?  I said pest control, foxes.

 

He replied, the .17hmr will take down a fox but it isnt legal.  To which I replied, why are you telling me this?

 

Have the regs changed in recent years?

[AHPP]

Since this is now half about shooting and this is a forum:

Where on the internet are people talking about shooting these days? Been away from the forums for a few years and the bbs and ukv are both now dead. Not checked pigeonwatch but assume similar. The stalking directory seemingly less affected. Is everything on Facebook and Instagram?