TimWHendrix
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Hello everybody, as you might be able to guess I am from Germany. Basically the very west tip of Germany close to Düsseldorf.
Which is also where I hunt mostly. We’ve got roe deer and wild boars, foxes, hares and a few ducks - also lots of crows.
I originally thought to just go with one modern rifle and a shot gun. So I purchased a Haenel Jäger 10 with a moderator in .30-06. That rifle is a dream to shoot but aesthetically I much prefer the rifles I afterwards “inherited” a three barrelled Drilling with 7x65R, .22Hornet and 16/70, or the 1939 Mauser in 8x57, and the Mannlicher in 7x64 built in the 1970s.
As for shotguns. The best fit ever was my SkB 500. It’s mostly used for pigeon and crow these days. While a Browning Hunter is used for geese, which can be plenty here. For proper shoots I cast away the over and under and embrace my 120year old Belgien side by side in 12/65.
I am out hunting in various forms at least twice a week and was fortunate enough to experience quite a bit - the absolute highlight was a 14 year old red stag last season not far from Hamburg.
I do both stalking and high seat shooting.
As I studied in Scotland for a bit, and learned to love the country and British culture in general, my family and me try to be in the uk at least once a year. However, I also do trips on my own for long weekends. (Yes you can go from Germany to the Highlands in a day!)
Which is also where I hunt mostly. We’ve got roe deer and wild boars, foxes, hares and a few ducks - also lots of crows.
I originally thought to just go with one modern rifle and a shot gun. So I purchased a Haenel Jäger 10 with a moderator in .30-06. That rifle is a dream to shoot but aesthetically I much prefer the rifles I afterwards “inherited” a three barrelled Drilling with 7x65R, .22Hornet and 16/70, or the 1939 Mauser in 8x57, and the Mannlicher in 7x64 built in the 1970s.
As for shotguns. The best fit ever was my SkB 500. It’s mostly used for pigeon and crow these days. While a Browning Hunter is used for geese, which can be plenty here. For proper shoots I cast away the over and under and embrace my 120year old Belgien side by side in 12/65.
I am out hunting in various forms at least twice a week and was fortunate enough to experience quite a bit - the absolute highlight was a 14 year old red stag last season not far from Hamburg.
I do both stalking and high seat shooting.
As I studied in Scotland for a bit, and learned to love the country and British culture in general, my family and me try to be in the uk at least once a year. However, I also do trips on my own for long weekends. (Yes you can go from Germany to the Highlands in a day!)
