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Tim,
Great link! You really do have an extended season. The firearm restrictions are interesting and seem kind of arbitrary between Eng/Wales, Scotland and the UK. There also seems to be little on bow or muzzleloader. Is that because there is no discrimination or little participation? Bow hunting in Great Britain is illegal and I believe muzzleloaders are precluded since they can't meet the energy/velocity stipulations. Additionally, handguns have been banned since 1996 which is how I came to end up shooting rifles. Tim
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Tim,
Great link! You really do have an extended season. The firearm restrictions are interesting and seem kind of arbitrary between Eng/Wales, Scotland and the UK. There also seems to be little on bow or muzzleloader. Is that because there is no discrimination or little participation? Bow hunting in Great Britain is illegal and I believe muzzleloaders are precluded since they can't meet the energy/velocity stipulations. Additionally, handguns have been banned since 1996 which is how I came to end up shooting rifles. Tim How sad that it comes to that. Well, unlike us, suppressors are common as your pic shows so at least that makes sense!
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How sad that it comes to that. Well, unlike us, suppressors are common as your pic shows so at least that makes sense![/quote]
Yes, trying to find a sporting rifle shooter over here that doesn't use a sound moderator is on a par with the odds of having a winning lottery ticket. They've been in widespread use for many years now.
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That is a fine trophy that young man will remember forever , Great job ........
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Tell your son he did a great job.... Good on you too, Dad!
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Thankyou for your kind words Gents. It was a great evening in family history.
Kind regards,
Tim Don't sweat it mate, it is worth knowing there are family men in England. Well done.
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Thanks Gents,
The next step will be to get him his own rifle later this year. I already have a couple of spare scopes to choose from that can be put on it - a Meopta Artemis 6x42 or a Schmidt & Bender Klassik 3-12x42. The problem is choosing the right rifle. These days, the manufacturers seem to be in a race to the bottom to produce the cheapest rifle with the most plastic. I'm thinking of either a clean Sako 75 SS if we can find one or a new Model 70 Extreme Weather. By the time we get the paperwork submitted in the next couple of months, it will probably be Christmas or beyond before his Firearm Certificate is issued. It can be quite a slow process.
I was lucky in finding him what I hope to be a decent pair of binos last Friday - a pair of 8x42 Meopta Meostar B1. They were in an auction and boxed new old stock. They came out at £320 by the time commission and postage were paid. I believe they retail for around the £950.00 mark over here. Will was using my range finder to look through on the evening he shot the buck which wasn't ideal.
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Congratulations to you both.
Your son will cherish this memory all of his life.
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Congrats to father and son.
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Thankyou for your continued kind comments Gents.
I picked up a clean Sako 75 .308 stainless synthetic for Will yesterday. I'm taking it to my riflesmith next week to have a spigot cut on the existing M14 muzzle thread for a sound moderator and a general going over and then I'll put it away 'til Christmas.
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well done!
i am sure you are so proud of him....thanks for sharing
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Tim1-Keep the pics and hunting stories coming, it's great to see hunting in another part of the world!
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I wish someone would buy and drop off a few dozen Roe deer in the US. Would make for an interesting hunt. Any deer are fun to hunt but them Roe Bucks seem very interesting. Congrates to your son for harvesting a fine trophy.
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Congratulations on a wonderful hunt for you and your son. Roebuck are fun to hunt and delicious table fare.
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I wish someone would buy and drop off a few dozen Roe deer in the US. Would make for an interesting hunt. Any deer are fun to hunt but them Roe Bucks seem very interesting. Congrates to your son for harvesting a fine trophy. +1 I’d love to have Roe in the states.
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Tim1-Keep the pics and hunting stories coming, it's great to see hunting in another part of the world! Thankyou for your renewed interest in this one Gents. I'll get some more photos up when we hopefully get out again in the New Year. We've hardly been out in the best part of the last two years due to the COVID restrictions. We have access to the ground in Gloucestershire which holds fallow, roe and muntjac and also some in Dumfriesshire near the town of Thornhill that holds mainly roe but with an increasing number of reds. Kind regards, Tim
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Glad someone bumped this up.
Congratulations to you and your son Tim!
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Late to the party, but congratulations and please continue to post your adventures.
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