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I would drop ALL magpies given the chance, and carrions. Larsens are the way to go though if you want to really help the local wild bird population. I have taken 38 magpies and 92 crows this year.

 

We dont extend any courtesy to rabbits that probably have young underground, or pigeons mullering crops. I will put 54g through the nest if I know where it is though.

 

If your magpie is feeding chicks then it will be feeding them on other birds young and eggs for sure. Do what you feel comfortable with

Well mind made up , i view magpie as the terrorist of the countryside , hees going down !

Should i drop the magpie gathering food from my bird feeder ? Thats the thing its probably feeding chicks or young , what would you do ? My instinct is to take him , hees very jumpy , i had him in cross hair once - then flitted away .

Got one comming not too far away i hope , its a little different , when i drop barrel blank over to smith , the action should be there and ill take a few pics of that as a start and try to post for ya ! i cant wait .

3 more magpie today

Thankyou for input im thinking so i dont necessarily need goretex as they be used mainly spring to autumn ? If leather is good quality and looked after ? I normally just wear chamu wellies and cheaper dunlops when its muddy and wet mostly for winter !

Hi all , iv needed some for a while now but not sure which ones to get ? What do you guys wear or recommend ? as thell be used for dog walking varminting on farms / some very hilly , foxing , maybe some decoying from hide etc . I do like berghaus fleeces / gortex jackets etc there stuffs quality ! budget upto maybe 200 ? Cheers

Is it just me or does anyone else find that if they shoot any crows or magpies off a bait with anything other than an air rifle nothing ever returns?

I know what you mean , it varys , they are i think the most difficult quarry to snyp ! obviously it helps when they haven't seen you . It sometimes pays to move position but they could be watching from distance . So wont ever come back . But they do get deeply curious and sometimes do ! Iv often shot 2-3 maggies in succsession which makes me over the moon

great post , i have a few greys im hopeing to nail tomorrow any baiting tips?

Hi there , do you mean squirrels ? Iv used peanut butter that worked good but really need to bait at least a few days . What you shooting them with ?

7 so far this year in my back garden and next doors ( he hates the bloody things) using my trusty .22 HW 80. Didn't see any for a couple of weeks so thought I dealt with them however came back from a bike ride last Saturday and the wife had photographed 6 sat on a neighbours roof .

lol nice , i do love air rifles for sniping them . Theres a certain tree they love 48 yards away , and my first milldot ( with .177 AAs410 ) is set as point of aim at that distance iv had two recently both one shot kills , its a credit to pcps accuracy and effectiveness . keep it up lads off soon with hmr to deal with some more

visited 3 shoots today , it was quite windy and iv broken my kestrel ! limited my shots to 300 but still struggeled today, missed carion at 270 yards - not enough windage . But have managed to start my magpie cull with a lone 231 yarder ! - had 1 rabbit 1oo yarder , BUT my biggest annoyance was a grey squirrel just over 100 , i dialled 8 clicks - 2moa to account for my 200 yard zero ( 2" high at 100y ) and i dialled the wrong way ! IDIOT - i seen the large hole appear 4" above its head lol, how stupid ! At least it was a stunning day ! ATB-Tim

cheers lads keep em coming , hopefully be out this weekend ! weather permitting . Ill have to cheak zero on hmr first - then on the hunt !

Its that time of year when im out after these little challenging feathered pests , this year im gunna start asap ! I noticed a few days ago a maggi allready building a nest ! Christ they dont hang about ! And after chatting with si-snipe recently ( he is an amazing marksman ! ) and seeing some of his awsome footage again on Utube iv really got the bug . weather is getting better and dryer ! Atm ill start with my hmr then hopefully not too far away im having a .20 practical built ( using 223Ai now ) for mostly daytime vermin . So anyone else share your magpie encounters, i will cheers tim.

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Spud1967- EXcelent

Dauntsey guns EXcelent

tim hannams -EXcelent

Sportsman gun centre - HORRIBLE

henry kranks- Great

York guns EXcellent

Richard Uttings EXcellent

Sporting services EXcellent

Gunsmiths well iv only used 2 :

Steve bowers - Top gunsmith but you might have a waiting time as hees so in demand

Niel mckillop, great prices and very good turnaround time , builds tack drivers , highly recommended .

SGC - I just had too many bad times there .. after sales is horrible i bought a one piece 17 rod passing one day , couple months ago . its marked up all over in daylight and bent slightly , too far to take back .

new battery pack for light force less than a year old , now doesn't hold charge ! its dead , allways charged after every use . used 10 times .

bought a bushnell 3200 tactical 10X40 thru there website , it came but no reciept same as when i bought a vx3 no reciept !

ordered NF one piece direct mount for R700 S/A , 9 months later drove to get answers as they never replied to emails . even phone them and no on could give an answer ?? wtf ! they still advertise those mounts in gunmart but there not in stock . i wrote the manager saying this aint good enough , as they didn't want to give any kind of compensation at the time , after letter he sent me $20 quids worth of vouchers - for having 240 quids of my money for 9 months ( And remember i had to drive there and back just to get refunded/sorted )- was better than nothing i guess . i am now sworn never to go there again

went to get cci primers , H4895 powde , 75A-max heads , none of them were in stock , - spent about 350 on reloading bits - THEY NEVER GIVE recipt ! FKN-AS##OLES

Hello

I had a pair of Leica Geovids till I put them on eBay earlier this year

Absolutely stunning clarity and accuracy

Bit heavy when stalking, but fantastic performance when used,

Regards

Alan

hi people , i also had geovid 10x42 , awsome , in 1200mtr model but i did manage to get them to ping off houses at over 1400 ! the same downside is there slightly heavy , iv now traded them in for a custom barrel !