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Farming Chit Chat III

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  • #4682
    Rho b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 412 ✭✭Rho b


    sharpshooter - don't even go there with mini lasers. I have been there, have the teeshirt and a few sprogs to booth.


    Ahahaha I just went for a night walk with a new laser I got in the post.

    One km beam (says 1 mile but I've not measured it) so I can make the cat run for ages.

    Putting the bog roll in the fridge for you now lads.


  • #4683
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Rho b wrote: »
    sharpshooter - don't even go there with mini lasers. I have been there, have the teeshirt and a few sprogs to booth.


    Ahahaha I just went for a night walk with a new laser I got in the post.

    One km beam (says 1 mile but I've not measured it) so I can make the cat run for ages.

    Putting the bog roll in the fridge for you now lads.
    :confused: you ve lost me


  • #4684
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Had hens but no foxes ever bothered them, a pine martin cleared them out and he's running around the place so no more for the foreseeable future.

    I don't like shooting as I've had dealings with people shooting on our land even though it's preserved.

    Rho it's your opinion, I ordered a cheap one a week ago and it arrived and didn't work so this time I ordered a better one. I need one as it's the only way to tire out the cat and he doesn't rip the curtains apart. It was you that mentioned hunting!


  • #4685
    Rho b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 412 ✭✭Rho b


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    :confused: you ve lost me
    Sharpshooter if you have lost me than I apologies to you and other followers for been too cryptic.
    At the end of the day us farmers/landholers also rely on our neighbours for shooting/hunting rights.
    One upon a time my sons went AWOL and shot game during the night hours.
    When I found out about it via my good neighbours, I took my sons to task.


  • #4686
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    I don't like shooting as I've had dealings with people shooting on our land even though it's preserved.

    I've been sort of accidentally shot at on my own land, by woodcock shooters that weren't supposed to be there - they hadn't asked me.

    I also shoot.

    I also know of people with firearm licenses I wouldn't give a catapult to.

    Give a responsible person permission and it's like having another set of eyes on the place, can be valuable.


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  • #4687
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Rho b wrote: »
    Sharpshooter if you have lost me than I apologies to you and other followers for been too cryptic.
    At the end of the day us farmers/landholers also rely on our neighbours for shooting/hunting rights.
    One upon a time my sons went AWOL and shot game during the night hours.
    When I found out about it via my good neighbours, I took my sons to task.
    ok but no one was talking about hunting until you mentioned it yourself and still dont see the connection between people shining laser light into someones eyes and needing permission to shoot on someones land


  • #4688
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    I've been sort of accidentally shot at on my own land, by woodcock shooters that weren't supposed to be there - they hadn't asked me.

    I also shoot.

    I also know of people with firearm licenses I wouldn't give a catapult to.

    Give a responsible person permission and it's like having another set of eyes on the place, can be valuable.

    We've never had any need for it, no foxes bother us, dad shoots mags if necessary, same with crows. And cats take care of rodents.
    He's not a bad shot at all, usually get in a neighbour if needed though.


  • #4689
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    We've never had any need for it, no foxes bother us, dad shoots mags if necessary, same with crows. And cats take care of rodents.
    He's not a bad shot at all, usually get in a neighbour if needed though.
    have alot of foxes around here and were a plobem but since i got the dog around the yard, they keep thier distance now


  • #4690
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Ulster bank fooked again


  • #4691
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    I've been sort of accidentally shot at on my own land, by woodcock shooters that weren't supposed to be there - they hadn't asked me.

    I also shoot.

    I also know of people with firearm licenses I wouldn't give a catapult to.

    Give a responsible person permission and it's like having another set of eyes on the place, can be valuable.

    My 8 yo son was shot at in broad daylight, f***ers weren't long about disappearing and no one owned up to it.


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  • #4692
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Ulster bank fooked again
    what did they do this time


  • #4693
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Ulster bank fooked again
    Is it you or the bank ?:P


  • #4694
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    td5man wrote: »
    My 8 yo son was shot at in broad daylight, f***ers weren't long about disappearing and no one owned up to it.
    most people dont realise that rifle rounds can travel for over a mile after they leave the weapon. Thats the mistake that most people make when they are only used to shotguns where the lead shot on travels about a hundred yards. With a rifle you always fire into a hill and never uphill or around dead ground. As such they are harder to hunt with.


  • #4695
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    td5man wrote: »
    My 8 yo son was shot at in broad daylight, f***ers weren't long about disappearing and no one owned up to it.

    :eek:
    That's messed up!


  • #4696
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    :eek:
    That's messed up!
    a fella around here was walking around his house and heard a rifle round hit the chimney of the house, took off a nice piece of plaster too


  • #4697
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    To my way of thinking there is far too many unregulated airsoft type BB guns about in the hands of young lads that don't know their arse from their elbow. The sum total of their firearm experience being gained from the X Box or the like.
    There are a lot of genuine, decent, and proficient gun men out there, who's reputation is being tarnished by a minority of fools.


  • #4698
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    most people dont realise that rifle rounds can travel for over a mile after they leave the weapon. Thats the mistake that most people make when they are only used to shotguns where the lead shot on travels about a hundred yards. With a rifle you always fire into a hill and never uphill or around dead ground. As such they are harder to hunt with.

    One of the neighbours put a bullet through another neighbours window around 20 years ago. Complete accident but very lucky no-one was hurt or worse. That was a low velocity rabbit gun .22. Bullet still travelled almost 500 yds.


  • #4699
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    most people dont realise that rifle rounds can travel for over a mile after they leave the weapon. Thats the mistake that most people make when they are only used to shotguns where the lead shot on travels about a hundred yards. With a rifle you always fire into a hill and never uphill or around dead ground. As such they are harder to hunt with.

    They fired uphill with a shotgun and he was walking the other side of the hedge, he didn't realise what had happened he said he saw a flash and the grass lay down and stuff started to fall around him.


  • #4700
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    freedominacup wrote: »
    One of the neighbours put a bullet through another neighbours window around 20 years ago. Complete accident but very lucky no-one was hurt or worse. That was a low velocity rabbit gun .22. Bullet still travelled almost 500 yds.

    Don't believe in accidents with rifles. Should always have a solid backstop behind the target precisely to soak up the bullet IF the shooter misses. .22 goes a long way if fired up at the right angle something around the 30 degree mark I think.


  • #4701
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    td5man wrote: »
    They fired uphill with a shotgun and he was walking the other side of the hedge, he didn't realise what had happened he said he saw a flash and the grass lay down and stuff started to fall around him.
    one of the basic rules of gunmanship, Never fire uphill


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  • #4702
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    most people dont realise that rifle rounds can travel for over a mile after they leave the weapon. Thats the mistake that most people make when they are only used to shotguns where the lead shot on travels about a hundred yards. With a rifle you always fire into a hill and never uphill or around dead ground. As such they are harder to hunt with.

    I won't dig one out right now, but I think on the .223 ammo box it reads dangerous to within either 3km or 5km I can't remember precisely.

    As to shotguns I'd say shot will comfortably travel 300-400 meters. I've levelled foxes at over 60 yards with bb's.


  • #4703
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Don't believe in accidents with rifles. Should always have a solid backstop behind the target precisely to soak up the bullet IF the shooter misses. .22 goes a long way if fired up at the right angle something around the 30 degree mark I think.
    most rounds from .22 and above drop approx 1ft per 100m after the first 100m


  • #4704
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    I won't dig one out right now, but I think on the .223 ammo box it reads dangerous to within either 3km or 5km I can't remember precisely.

    As to shotguns I'd say shot will comfortably travel 300-400 meters. I've levelled foxes at over 60 yards with bb's.
    i say 1 mile as the round will usually hit something at the distance due to the fall of shot but if the round could keep going 3 miles is possible


  • #4705
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    most rounds from .22 and above drop approx 1ft per 100m after the first 100m

    You couldn't fire level where I live if you wanted to. It's all either up or down hill, which is why we also don't flood.

    If fired level or from an elevated position the no problem.

    However, if fired at say a 30 degree angle up on level land? That bullet goes a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg way.

    That's why shotguns are for shooting up in the air, not rifles :D


  • #4706
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    i say 1 mile as the round will usually hit something at the distance due to the fall of shot but if the round could keep going 3 miles is possible

    That's the problem :D


  • #4707
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    This thread has the weirdest conversation changes.


  • #4708
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    That's the problem :D
    well the way we are taught the something is usually moving about the place :o


  • #4709
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    well the way we are taught the something is usually moving about the place :o

    Target rich environment :pac:


  • #4710
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    This thread has the weirdest conversation changes.
    Like a womans mood swings :P


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  • #4711
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Like a womans mood swings :P

    More dangerous than the topic at hand, a good and up to date exit strategy needed.


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