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21 October 2007, 04:21
308mate
Another good day!
Yet another good Saturday stocking! Big Grin 1st buck shot at 9.00am



Then on my way to the range to try some new home loads for my 6.5x55 I saw another buck standing in the lane in front of me! Eeker
So not wanting to be gready I phoned my mate who had been out with me in the morning to get his .308 round and quick! and the result was



then when we got to the range we meet the guys who have hem game rights of are ground an they told us they had a problem on there farm with big Red stags doing damage and could we help! dancing
21 October 2007, 04:39
Brad
Very nice, congratulations!

Question if I may... why the silencer? I'm not familiar with your approach to hunting and have been wondering about them for a while. You may or may not know they're illegal her in the USA.

Thanks,

Brad


21 October 2007, 23:22
308mate
we use silencers because it makes a 308 sound like a 22mag! they reduce recoil aswell. yes they are ugly and add wieght to the gun but it saves my ears and on the ground I shoot on there are a few houses near by and I dont want to upset them with gun fire at 6.00 am.
22 October 2007, 00:33
brass thief
Congratulations, was it a good stalk? how far was the shot? stir
good shooting
22 October 2007, 02:10
308mate
yes a fantastic stalk! and an amazing 75m free standing hart shot with my plastic 6.5 !
how was your days stalking? stir
22 October 2007, 12:36
Husqvarna M98
Even though I am Swede and not US I know that Silencers are not forbidden, in some states yes but not in all or the whole of the US.

They are a Class III item though and will cost you a good bit of change for the stamp for them.

Anyways, 308mate good shooting and some fine game there, I sure hope things will be like that when I come to visit in the spring.

Best regards Chris



quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
Very nice, congratulations!

Question if I may... why the silencer? I'm not familiar with your approach to hunting and have been wondering about them for a while. You may or may not know they're illegal her in the USA.

Thanks,

Brad

31 October 2007, 23:13
Roman BGH
Nice bucks! Congratulations!
02 November 2007, 02:16
Stonecreek
quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
Question if I may... why the silencer? I'm not familiar with your approach to hunting and have been wondering about them for a while. You may or may not know they're illegal her in the USA.
Brad


Brad: The British are much more civilized than we Yanks when it comes to some things (and pointlessly bureaucratic on others).

Americans regard sound suppressors as tools of gangsters or spys, believing that they do away with all noise of the report. Because of that association, they were classed as restricted along with fully automatic weapons and short-barreled shoulder guns in the 1937 GCA. State game departments almost universally outlaw them for hunting, even if you own one legally, on the theory that they are a poacher's tool.

The British, on the other hand, recognize that there is no sense in disturbing everyone in the countryside (which can only lead to further objections to hunting) with the booming report of a centerfire rifle. Appropriately, they've never regarded suppressors ("moderators" they usually call them) as anything but a tool for dampening objectionable noise.
04 November 2007, 02:52
brass thief

308, I told you I"d hold out for a pretty blonde with a nice rack!
good shooting
04 November 2007, 17:27
308mate
Congratulation brass, Thats the nic'est looking blonde I seen this weekend! thumb
08 November 2007, 03:43
sewinbasher
quote:
Originally posted by Stonecreek:
quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
Question if I may... why the silencer? I'm not familiar with your approach to hunting and have been wondering about them for a while. You may or may not know they're illegal her in the USA.
Brad


Brad: The British are much more civilized than we Yanks when it comes to some things (and pointlessly bureaucratic on others).

Americans regard sound suppressors as tools of gangsters or spys, believing that they do away with all noise of the report. Because of that association, they were classed as restricted along with fully automatic weapons and short-barreled shoulder guns in the 1937 GCA. State game departments almost universally outlaw them for hunting, even if you own one legally, on the theory that they are a poacher's tool.

The British, on the other hand, recognize that there is no sense in disturbing everyone in the countryside (which can only lead to further objections to hunting) with the booming report of a centerfire rifle. Appropriately, they've never regarded suppressors ("moderators" they usually call them) as anything but a tool for dampening objectionable noise.


Strangely though not all British police forces will issue variations for a moderator for those reasons. The dead cert way to get one is to say that you want it to protect your hearing and they dare not risk a refusal for fear of litigation.
09 November 2007, 00:39
brass thief
I saw that buck at about 6.50 am, from a farmer"s backyard. He was already up and gone, and his family were still in bed. I shot the buck about 7.10 from the feild behind the house, and the family never heard a thing.
Our buck season starts on Aug 1st, when it"s daylight at 4.30 am. I have shot deer in the early morning, in sight of houses many times(hard to get out of sight of a house here!) and the occupants are blissfully unaware!
I carried my 308 in Canada a month ago, and it was a joy to carry a rifle without the weight and imbalance of a suppressor, but they are very useful here.
good shooting