Hmm, thermal's looking more and more likely !

[rodp]

Went shooting last night, drove for an hour to get there. Had to go anyway to drop off the farmers bottle and chocs but took all the gear intending to stay a few hours. Got set up and the flamin' mist started to roll in. Spotted a fox in the hop fields only 150 yards or so so picks the rifle up, turned on the Ward D and ir and ......... white out. No matter what I did it was just the same, total white out. Thermal could see him clear as day (terrain was poor) but nv no use at all.

Looks like saving the pennies up

[22-250jock]

Well it is nearly christmas Rodders

treat yourself to a decent prezzie


cheers jock

[fizzbangwhallop]

Same happened to me last night....... mist came down at last light and the IR was just bouncing off it so it was no go with the Xtreme, so I stuck the WT1 75/3 on top of the .17Rem and shot a dog followed by a vixen at about 40 metres within 10 minutes of each other.

Having shot the dog I thought I'd go and move it the right side of the wind and nearer my foxpro caller, hopped off the back of the GrandVit got about 10 yards and just put up the 38S to check where it was and waddya know......... the vixen popped out from behind the tree and stood there staring in my direction........ aaah, bollox. I was still in the 'shadow' of the motor so I backtracked and managed to get back up on the back of the GVit, turned the 'scope back on and here's the vixen still sniffing around her mate. Result. Amazing what you can get away with sometimes.

Go for it Rod........ I tidied up another 2 the night before with the thermal scope too........ one knew I was there somewhere and sat down at around 130m to try and work it out. Mistake.

That's 7 this week from that same hedge on 3 nights, parking in a slightly different spot each time but still only a total of 100m apart.


Cheers
Fizz

[rodp]

Well it is nearly christmas Rodders

treat yourself to a decent prezzie


cheers jock

I would but I already have I think I mentioned before I came across another quad, a 1998 (so almost 19 years old) TRX 300FW. It's only got 600 some odd hours on it, 600 miles on the clock and one owner from new, always been dry stored. It's as new apart from a couple of minor items due to standing such as battery nailed and ignition switch seized.
I've always had a soft spot for classic items, which is why I drive a 21 year old motor, they're better made and simple (like me perhaps ). Unfortunately it wasn't cheap He knew what it was worth and although I didn't pay it's full value I still had to resort to spending more than I would have liked

So, thermal needs thought as to whether it would actually be of benefit for the majority of my shooting. ............ or she'll kill me

[22-250jock]

So, thermal needs thought as to whether it would actually be of benefit for the majority of my shooting. ............ or she'll kill me







just tell her its a new tool you need, ( due to new gov regs), for checking for cracks in metal work/welding etc.........she'll never know

[rodp]

So, thermal needs thought as to whether it would actually be of benefit for the majority of my shooting. ............ or she'll kill me







just tell her its a new tool you need, ( due to new gov regs), for checking for cracks in metal work/welding etc.........she'll never know

To be honest, she wouldn't know anyway But I've a nagging feeling thermal scope wouldn't be of benefit very often. yes I could use it all the time (most the time) but I don't know as it would give me any advantage over nv

I think it will be one of those sudden impulse buys one of the days, a moment of madness

[rodp]

Same happened to me last night....... mist came down at last light and the IR was just bouncing off it so it was no go with the Xtreme, so I stuck the WT1 75/3 on top of the .17Rem and shot a dog followed by a vixen at about 40 metres within 10 minutes of each other.

Having shot the dog I thought I'd go and move it the right side of the wind and nearer my foxpro caller, hopped off the back of the GrandVit got about 10 yards and just put up the 38S to check where it was and waddya know......... the vixen popped out from behind the tree and stood there staring in my direction........ aaah, bollox. I was still in the 'shadow' of the motor so I backtracked and managed to get back up on the back of the GVit, turned the 'scope back on and here's the vixen still sniffing around her mate. Result. Amazing what you can get away with sometimes.

Go for it Rod........ I tidied up another 2 the night before with the thermal scope too........ one knew I was there somewhere and sat down at around 130m to try and work it out. Mistake.

That's 7 this week from that same hedge on 3 nights, parking in a slightly different spot each time but still only a total of 100m apart.


Cheers
Fizz

Had to give this one a bit of mulling over
This is one of the things that stops me buying one, we just don't have that many foxes on the big shoot. Most I've ever seen is three, one of which keep eluding me Usually it's either see one ........... or none. Shoot the one and it's all over for the night. £4k is a lot to spend for the occasional fox, having said that it would make the shooting of that one easier and just possibly make two possible.
It needs more thought

[sunndog]

Clive's got an offer on atm rodders

[rodp]

Clive's got an offer on atm rodders

Yeah, noticed that Adam but it's for the 35mm (?) I think that knowing there's a 75 it would annoy me to think there was better in that price bracket (or close). And I'm still undecided anyway

[sunndog]

He said he could get bigger lenses for it.....cheaper entry AND you end up with a more versatile scope....its win win, honestly rod you'd be daft not to