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TheViking
18-05-2005, 14:08
Today i was at the hunting license exam. First we had to answer 40 questions, from which only 4 wrong answers are tolerated. I had 38 right answers, but my errors were dumb. Well 2 guys had to drive home again. Failed! Then it was time for the practical part. Distance measurement, 6 animals, from which 1 wrong answer will be tolerated. I had all of them correct. :)
Lastly but not least, 4 shots with a shotgun. I chose the side by side, because I like that one best. 4 shots, piece of cake. Looked through the barrels and handed over the gun. Handshake and congratulations from the supervising hunting consultant. :D You are now a fully qualified hunter, allowed to shoot everything from red deer, to ducks.
Cheers.
greg2935
18-05-2005, 14:44
Congratulations! May you have years of good hunting.
Abbe Osram
18-05-2005, 16:07
Congratulations mate ? Feels great hmmm!? I got all my theoretical done but still have to do the practical test when the snow is gone.
Good hunting mate
Abbe
Buckshot
18-05-2005, 16:10
Well done,
Good hunting and may your cross hairs never blur ;)
Cheers
Mark
tenbears10
18-05-2005, 16:16
Well done Andy. :D
As per my post in BB, hunting licenses will be coming here someday soon.
They will not be used to ensure minimum standards, they will be used to extinguish hunting.
TheViking
18-05-2005, 16:25
Thanks guys, don't have a gun yet, but it's definately gonna be a side/side. :)
Why a side by side Andy? I'm not a fan of them myself, I can't get on with the broadness of them.
arctic hobo
19-05-2005, 11:37
Great stuff Andy! :)
TheViking
19-05-2005, 13:47
Why a side by side Andy? I'm not a fan of them myself, I can't get on with the broadness of them.
Well, I like an over/under best when shooting clay pidgs, but this time i chose the side/side to be on the safe side, meaning that an over/under has 1 trigger, while the s/s has 2. If you choose the s/s you're sure not to fire second shot, by mistake. (yes I know it's rare it happens, but rather be safe than sorry)
This s/s was a spanish one, really nice gun, not so broad as others. :)
Anyway, s/s are designed for the field, while o/u are designed for the skeet range.
Dorian Gra
19-05-2005, 16:10
Hey guys, where in the uk do you have to have a hunting lisence cos i dnt have 1 and have been out shooting with my friends (one of them being the local bobby) and never heard of or been asked about one. Unless you r refering to a shotgun lisence? :confused:
tenbears10
19-05-2005, 16:14
Hey guys, where in the uk do you have to have a hunting lisence cos i dnt have 1 and have been out shooting with my friends (one of them being the local bobby) and never heard of or been asked about one. Unless you r refering to a shotgun lisence? :confused:
The Viking is Danish so he has to have a licence and Lurch is speculating that it will soon be law in this country to have a licence to hunt.
Dorian Gra
19-05-2005, 16:27
K ty m8, newbie here so dnt know any1.
:D
Well, I like an over/under best when shooting clay pidgs, but this time i chose the side/side to be on the safe side, meaning that an over/under has 1 trigger, while the s/s has 2.
Some do, some don't. For both. True that you are much more likely to find a double trigger on a s/s.
If you choose the s/s you're sure not to fire second shot, by mistake. (yes I know it's rare it happens, but rather be safe than sorry)
Very rare. So rare in fact that I've never heard of it happening unless there is a fault with the gun.
This s/s was a spanish one, really nice gun, not so broad as others. :)
Anyway, s/s are designed for the field, while o/u are designed for the skeet range.
I don't know the history of guns in your country but over here the only reason that s/s was more common in the field is that the type is easier to make and ever so slightly quicker to unload. I defy anyone to notice the difference with a modern gun. s/s used to (and still do a bit) have a certain snob factor on the driven game line because the 'best' gun makers were slow on the uptake with o/u.
These days o/u's are more common in the field than the s/s.
K ty m8, newbie here so dnt know any1.
:D
Hi Dorian, I suspect folks here would appreciate it if you could use actual English. I know I would. ;)
Congratulations - happy hunting.
I've always preferred side by side, I guess that's because it's what I'm used to.
Dorian Gra
19-05-2005, 16:41
ok i'll use proper english if it keeps you happy :D