Old timers had cork decoys:)
Liked On: 11-03-2023, 02:00 PM
Couldn’t agree more. I travel from Dunnos to hunt the Blueies, whenever I’m lucky enough to draw a ballot. Often stay at the deerstalkers at Beaumont and despair at the number of young bucks with...
Liked On: 11-03-2023, 01:54 PM
Not exactly, while trying to chamber and eject any pistol round in a long action rifle has simalar challenges the delisle was it's own monster. Many early problems were feeding from the 1911 mag....
Liked On: 11-03-2023, 07:26 AM
I was in the local gun shop and spotted a poor old neglected parker hale (so the tag said)chambered in .308 built on a Mauser 98 action propped in the corner the bluing was non existent, the tip...
Liked On: 10-03-2023, 01:09 PM
Here's a special little build I just completed, a replica of the only known prototype of the Paratrooper Delisle Commando carbine built by Stirling. This one has the under folding Stirling SMG...
Liked On: 10-03-2023, 01:06 PM
workmate got a big boar on tarrs golf course a few years back,dogs bailed it against roadside barrier rail,he was shitting himself a car would come n clean them all up. it ended well for all but the...
Liked On: 09-03-2023, 05:54 PM
I think 2-10x is a good compromise for bush and longer range shots.
Liked On: 08-03-2023, 11:22 AM
This has been covered in another thread on here previously. I can remember stating that I’ve been regularly eating game meat recovered from animals shot with lead pellets or conventional cup and core...
Liked On: 08-03-2023, 11:21 AM
From what I have learned over the years, ingested lead (small amount of course) isn't the problem. It is pretty inert in that state. Now lead based fumes are a completely different animal. Like...
Liked On: 08-03-2023, 11:20 AM
Made it to my mid 50's after eating rabbit/pheasant/partridge shot with lead probably twice a week from wo to 17 on the farm. That is without walking round for hours with half a dozen .22 air rifle...
Liked On: 08-03-2023, 11:19 AM
I'd like someone to provide quality data that clearly shows that hunters are dieing of lead poisoning. Bet I have a very long wait. .
Liked On: 07-03-2023, 09:00 PM
100% Correct. Much of the information spread on the www is mischievous. The risk is highly exagerated. If you eat it almost daily or every week it may well be an issue. Particularly for children. But...
Liked On: 07-03-2023, 08:11 PM
Be really careful what you wish for. It is everyone personal decision on what projectiles they want to shoot and what meat they want to eat and feed their family with.I get that. But understand...
Liked On: 07-03-2023, 08:11 PM
It was more the shit and shit paper on the ground that i didn't like, plenty of rocks down there to cover it up
Liked On: 07-03-2023, 07:24 PM
Doesn’t matter what brand of vehicle they all have a shit model or production run within a model line. Least ways that’s what I’ve noticed since starting as a mechanic late 70’s and my predecessors...
Liked On: 07-03-2023, 09:40 AM