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  1. 29-05-2017, 10:23 PM #1
    Shootfish
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    Ah, sweet memories......Falkland Islands 82, overheard a message saying there was a rat in one of the tents; went along with a spade to help others find and kill it. Much amusement, had I even seen an FI rat? Well no I hadn't.....until a few nights later, yomping under blackout conditions, came upon a low wall; on top of the wall is a RAT - I've seen smaller dogs! Mucho respect from then on, certainly didn't pay to meet one unarmed!
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  2. 29-05-2017, 10:48 PM #2
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    Not for many years, on the farm I grew up on, we had a lab that caught rats the size of a big cat, remember bumping into one that had picked some poison up in the middle of the day, it just sat in the yard hunched up looking at me, it made me think twice about rats I don't mind admitting, not seen anything that size for a good few years though.
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  3. 29-05-2017, 10:58 PM #3
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    Used to have a rat and feral pigeon shoot in a factory that made whey protein, the buggers (rats) were pumped up and very strong, saw a Huge one drag a shot feral down a hole. Suppose it depends what they feed on. Caught a large one in my live trap that filled the cage, it was nearly strong enough to push back open the sprung cage door. I thumped a hollow nose pellet into it in a bit of a panick!!
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  4. 30-05-2017, 01:22 AM #4
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    used to be a grain mill near my folks . there was huge rats there. like cats .
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  5. 30-05-2017, 02:22 AM #5
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    the biggest rat i have ever shot was 28 -nches long from tip of nose to tip of tail,
    this was several years back on a farm shoot near a pheasant feeder, there was a large
    colony of rats, and i had the pleasure of taking them out , this huge rat was the alpha male but a
    .22 bis mag through the head cured his problems i had no tape measure so got a stick from the nearby hedge ,and cut a notch where the rats head was then another notch where its tail ended
    and was surprised when i got home and tape measured it. i have never seen another rat this big
    before!!!!!
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  6. 30-05-2017, 05:38 AM #6
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    As long as the shooters arms.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unframed Dave View Post
    As long as the shooters arms.

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