kip270

A spotted Wood Butterfly, taken with my Nikon D5000 55-200mm lens

Post your homeloads here, but please note these have been worked up to, and are a guidance for reloading.

Cheers

Kip

I would ask for the following

Cull records

How many are on the plot (members)

Can you have their phone numbers (To ask them what the land is like,and how long they have been on it)

Have you got 24 hours a day access 7 days a week 365 days a year

Is there a shoot on the land.

Is there any work planed to be done on the land.

Is there any clear fell.

Is there any open land.

Can you go and have a walk around the land.

Is there a caravan or a local B&B

Are there any days retained for paying guests that the owner may take on

Who retains the meat

Are you aloud to take a guest (if so do we charge them,or do i give up my gun.)

Dose the money go back in to the syndicate from sales of above and meat,and Dose this come off next years price.

Do you have work party's (IE high seats,rides,and so on)

Is there any additional costs that might pop up,(quad bike mending,and so on)

Is there a estimate of how many beasts are on the land

And how many are they planning on taking off this year (x amount of Bucks/stags.& x amount of does/hinds.)

Can you shoot fox or anything else on this land.

How many days a year are you expected to go on the land.

Location of Syndicate members relative to location of land.

If its on Forrestry Commision land, is there a penalty to pay for not completing the cull?

Do syndicate members keep the lower jaw to confirm sex and cull numbers?

Are there any other additional costs other than the syndicate place costs?

Are the costs excl of VAT?

Will written permission be provided for proof of authority?

Is the lease a sub-let from another organisation or body?

If anyone has anymore they would add please PM me and i will add it to this post.

When posting please refrain from posting GRAPHIC PICTURES, as Shooters we are all aware what damage occurs when an animal is struck by a bullet, and for the sake of this site and our sport could we all post our photo's with some etiquette.

We do not want this site going down the same route as other shooting forums, but we are all aware what happens in the real world

Thankyou

The Moderating Team

When posting please refrain from posting GRAPHIC PICTURES, as Shooters we are all aware what damage occurs when an animal is struck by a bullet, and for the sake of this site and our sport could we all post our photo's with some etiquette.

We do not want this site going down the same route as other shooting forums, but we are all aware what happens in the real world

Thankyou

The Moderating Team

When posting please refrain from posting GRAPHIC PICTURES, as Shooters we are all aware what damage occurs when an animal is struck by a bullet, and for the sake of this site and our sport could we all post our photo's with some etiquette.

We do not want this site going down the same route as other shooting forums, but we are all aware what happens in the real world

Thankyou

The Moderating Team

Leica Scan 1200 Laser Range Finder.

I have had my Leica scan 1200 Laser Range finder for 4 years now, and I know that they have moved on and Leica have combined Bino’s range finders, and there is now a more compact version available.

For people who cannot afford the combination, a lot of people have separate Bino’s and range finders.

Here are my views:

The unit is fairly compact and weighs in at 320grams with the battery fitted.

It comes with a robust case that can be attached to a waist belt, and a neck strap, if you are using the unit on a more regular basis. The neck strap is rather thin, and after prolonged use it can be uncomfortable, so a wider neck strap would be better (a trip to the local camera shop, and this can be rectified)

The unit can be used for Yards or Meters, depends on what the user prefers to work with, I myself work in Yards.

Ease of use:

To get the range of your intended target, firstly look through the unit and locate it through the 7xlens, once you have the target in the viewfinder press the button on top of the unit, and a small red square will appear, press the button again, and this will give you the range to target. Now for greater accuracy I range my target at least three times to ensure it is correct, to eliminate user error due to not holding the unit perfectly steady.

The unit is accurate to within +- 1yard/meter, up to 400yards/meter and +- 2yard/meter up to 800 yards/meter.

Minimum range is about 49ft and max is quoted as 1200.

I have ranged things out to 1100 yards,(not animals but buildings rocks etc) To range an animal at the longer ranges is fairly hard due to the 7xlens, and keeping the unit rock steady, but you can range items that are in view of the target, tree line, rocks, feeding troughs etc.

I have not had any problems using it in all weather conditions, but it states it is better in sunny conditions. Sometimes I do not get a reading from my intended target, this is due to the angle of the target, but then I range something that is in the same location as the target to get a reading.

It is also very good for use at night as well, and it can be used whenever lamping, if my quarry is stood still long enough, but sometimes this is not possible.

Other occasions you may be set up at an ambush point, with no quarry in sight, so scan the surrounding area, or the Killing zone, and make notes of the furthest point’s, and where you have a baiting spot, so you know if something shows you know the distance before you take the shot, and saves you looking through the range finder then acquiring your target in your scope.

I use my range finder no matter what method of shooting I am undertaking whether it be Rabbits with the .22rim, or pigeons with the shotgun, this unit has helped my shooting no end, because after shooting at Targets I know my maximum limits to achieve a clean kill and before purchasing it I was taking longer shots than I should have been taking, due to the magnification on today’s scope you think the target is closer than it actually is.

To sum up:

For the money around £380 for the 1200 unit, it is very well built and is a sound investment and it is a must have item, that will improve your shooting.

Another little test i like doing is to go out with a friend and try to judge how far a certain object is with the naked eye, then range it with the Range finder, i am getting better, but it is surprising how far off you are without it