Recent content by Matt4567

Welcome from down the road near Rugby

I did my dsc 1 recently and one guy on the course did the trained hunter bit too. Same course, same manual, only difference was he disappeared for half an hour to do another written paper. Same meat hygiene material as in the standard manual I believe, which is a bit strange as we did a test on...

One of my favourite things is when my 3 and 5 year old ask for "deer meat" because its their favourite. So glad I've got them started young.

"The idea is to shape a knife, (or two) from a large cleaver using hand files" This is what I did for my first knife. Angle grinder to cut a smaller knife out of an old larger knife. Then loads of time on a jig with a file and sandpaper. Seem to remember having some success with the file, but...

Welcome to the site. Some good advice on getting started here. Good luck and enjoy!

I passed mine recently and they gave us plenty of time to see the target up close beforehand to see where the target circle is so I wouldn't worry too much about practicing on the same target. Dispatch shot they advised exactly as T.eddie says and you can shoot it off sticks at 20yds so really...

I was in a similar position a couple of years ago, wanting to try stalking but no idea where to start - it can be daunting if you don't have someone to show you the ropes. That said, thanks to this site I've managed to get started and to learn one end of a deer from the other. The above is all...

Yea I think I missed my moment

Didn't think I had a claim to fame until I read the badger for dinner thread and found out my dad used to work with the guy who eats roadkill. Beat that!

Welcome from another in Warwickshire. I'm also signed up for DSC1- wouldn't happen to be on the Shrewsbury one at end of August would you?

Thanks all, some good suggestions there. The Jaguar club looks good and may be a better route to Kingsbury than joining the NRA direct. May give it a try

Hi all- I've recently moved to Warwickshire (near Rugby) and am considering joining a local range/club for a bit of fun, to get me some more experience with firearms before applying for my FAC and maybe to meet some like minded folk. Any recommendations? Thanks

Nice write up- thanks for that!

Anyone have any experience with hunters-knives? I've been waiting for a knife from them for about 6 months and their customer service is all over the place- forgetting who I am, promising and not delivering, losing emails etc. I've never experienced anything like it. Any other experiences out...

Thanks all 👍 I just realised the pins aren't all the same- the one at the back is an earlier version with brass rods and the front two are stainless. Nevermind eh. It's a design feature now.