Uk Member, Hi To All

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 12:15 PM

Hi All

Im a keen lamping fantic here in the Uk, interesting to read all your posts.

I am a gamekeeper for a largish farmer in Lincolnshire, UK. I lamp for Foxes and Rabbits, plus hunt for stag. I also look after the running of a pheasant and partridge shoot which is currently underway and very succesful this season.

Any of you intersted in the English way of hunting, feel free to pm me. There may be other uk members here, that I am unaware of.

Cheers

11-26-2005, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by UKFoxHunter

Im a keen lamping fantic here in the Uk

welcome...what's Lamping ?

NRAJOE · 11-26-2005, 12:20 PM

Lamping? Is that our spotlighting here?

Welcome bloke....

Johan Malan · 11-26-2005, 12:33 PM

Jolly good to hear from you old chap!

ash · 11-26-2005, 12:44 PM

What do you hunt with?

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

Lamping? Is that our spotlighting here?
Welcome bloke....

yes thats right, we set red filtered spot lamps on the top of the land rover. 4wheel drive and manually switch on and off from inside the cab. I have cut a section from the roof and installed a pivot chair. this method is wicked for bunnies.

Foxes are a little trickier as we have to squeel them in before lamping them.

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ash

What do you hunt with?

For deer I use a Beretta .243 sp40 with lavinger silencer.

Same for foxes.

Rabbits i hunt with a .22 webley.

Game and pigeon, I have a Beretta 687 onx

11-26-2005, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by UKFoxHunter

lavinger silencer.

thanks for answering my question..what's a lavinger silencer ?

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulletproof

thanks for answering my question..what's a lavinger silencer ?

They are a small family business in the Uk. they have been manufacturing silencers for bout 15 years. Very good quality.

Do you use silencers in the US.

NRAJOE · 11-26-2005, 01:57 PM

I thought most of your guns have been taken away by your anti-gun Parlament?

NRAJOE · 11-26-2005, 01:58 PM

We need a $500 license too use silencers here...odd huh?

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

I thought most of your guns have been taken away by your anti-gun Parlament?

your not far wrong there, it is a knightmare procedure to get a licence these days. Shotgun no problem, but vermin shooting, Well basically if you aint a gamekeeper you can kiss the licence goodbye

UKFoxHunter · 11-26-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

We need a $500 license too use silencers here...odd huh?

Wow, that is odd, I couldnt shoot without mine these days, got too used to it.

Johan Malan · 11-26-2005, 03:02 PM

We cant have silencers here in the Dominium at all. but even with South Africa's !!!!edeup communist gun control silencers are still perfectly legal.

Bookman · 11-26-2005, 07:08 PM

FoxHunter, even if you went through the considerable hassle of getting a legal silencer here, I don't know of any jusisdiction that allows hunting with a silencer. Correct me if I'm wrong, guys.

Of course, I can go into any gun store and purchase a pump-action shotgun or semi-auto shotgun and walk out the door with it five minute later, so don't feel sorry for us here in the USA.

We rarely see Beretta hunting rifles here in the USA. I'm not even sure if they are imported. The majority of hunters and shooters use USA-made guns. Remington, Winchester, Browning, Savage, Marlin, Ruger, etc.

jerry · 11-26-2005, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by UKFoxHunter

yes thats right, we set red filtered spot lamps on the top of the land rover. 4wheel drive and manually switch on and off from inside the cab. I have cut a section from the roof and installed a pivot chair. this method is wicked for bunnies.
Foxes are a little trickier as we have to squeel them in before lamping them.

Allright! A red neck Brit. :cheer:

Welcome, you'll fit in just fine

11-26-2005, 07:29 PM

I thought about buying a silencer legally but it was way too much hassle :insane:

inuyasha · 11-26-2005, 07:35 PM

had a gunshop owner a while back try to sell me a .22 pistol with silencer... hes had a few questionable guns so im waiting for the atf to show up someday. a large amount of them are easily found within 500 miles of here including tommyguns.. didnt seem to care that i was 17 at the time.

welcome to the forums and tell us more of your hunts, they sound like a hoot

Dallas · 11-26-2005, 07:46 PM

Welcome aboard. If I remember correctly Fox hunting has been recently banned in the UK. What are the upper crusty types doing for outdoor entertainment these days?

Dale · 11-26-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NRAJOE

Lamping? Is that our spotlighting here?
Welcome bloke....

Bloke????? Bloke??????

11-26-2005, 12:15 PM	#1
UKFoxHunter Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 43	Uk Member, Hi To All Hi All Im a keen lamping fantic here in the Uk, interesting to read all your posts. I am a gamekeeper for a largish farmer in Lincolnshire, UK. I lamp for Foxes and Rabbits, plus hunt for stag. I also look after the running of a pheasant and partridge shoot which is currently underway and very succesful this season. Any of you intersted in the English way of hunting, feel free to pm me. There may be other uk members here, that I am unaware of. Cheers __________________ :cheer:

11-26-2005, 12:20 PM	#3
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,255 Images: 3	Lamping? Is that our spotlighting here? Welcome bloke....

11-26-2005, 12:33 PM	#4
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	Jolly good to hear from you old chap!

11-26-2005, 12:44 PM	#5
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: En route Posts: 934 Images: 3	What do you hunt with?

11-26-2005, 01:57 PM	#10
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,255 Images: 3	I thought most of your guns have been taken away by your anti-gun Parlament?

11-26-2005, 01:58 PM	#11
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,255 Images: 3	We need a $500 license too use silencers here...odd huh?

11-26-2005, 03:02 PM	#14
Johan Malan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 302	We cant have silencers here in the Dominium at all. but even with South Africa's !!!!edeup communist gun control silencers are still perfectly legal.

11-26-2005, 07:08 PM	#15
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 752	FoxHunter, even if you went through the considerable hassle of getting a legal silencer here, I don't know of any jusisdiction that allows hunting with a silencer. Correct me if I'm wrong, guys. Of course, I can go into any gun store and purchase a pump-action shotgun or semi-auto shotgun and walk out the door with it five minute later, so don't feel sorry for us here in the USA. We rarely see Beretta hunting rifles here in the USA. I'm not even sure if they are imported. The majority of hunters and shooters use USA-made guns. Remington, Winchester, Browning, Savage, Marlin, Ruger, etc.

11-26-2005, 07:29 PM	#17
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I thought about buying a silencer legally but it was way too much hassle :insane:

11-26-2005, 07:35 PM	#18
inuyasha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: US occupied territories of "south dakota" Posts: 357	had a gunshop owner a while back try to sell me a .22 pistol with silencer... hes had a few questionable guns so im waiting for the atf to show up someday. a large amount of them are easily found within 500 miles of here including tommyguns.. didnt seem to care that i was 17 at the time. welcome to the forums and tell us more of your hunts, they sound like a hoot

11-26-2005, 07:46 PM	#19
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,609	Welcome aboard. If I remember correctly Fox hunting has been recently banned in the UK. What are the upper crusty types doing for outdoor entertainment these days?