sirwin · Mar 19, 2018

Any guesses as to what the port hole on the roof is used for? I see it all the time aroud bushy park but never get the chance to ask about it.

neilly · Mar 19, 2018

Shooting varmints maybe?

Cheers

sirwin · Mar 19, 2018

My guess was for culling the deer, but surely that can be done from a passenger window.

NorfolkBird · Mar 19, 2018

You'll get a much better view and shot from up there than through a window.

brian47 · Mar 19, 2018

NorfolkBird said:
You'll get a much better view and shot from up there than through a window.

Plus you get a full 360 coverage as well as wildlife being used to seeing the vehicle and don't associate it with a gun.

NorfolkBird · Mar 19, 2018

Iirc used to be common to find dumped, stolen landies that had had a square cut crudely out of the roof for lamping purposes.

Hicap phill · Mar 19, 2018

NorfolkBird said:
Iirc used to be common to find dumped, stolen landies that had had a square cut crudely out of the roof for lamping purposes.

Cushion in the spare wheel on the bonnet was better.

Moron · Mar 19, 2018

its for shooting the peasants........and other vermin

Dippypud · Mar 19, 2018

sirwin said:
Any guesses as to what the port hole on the roof is used for? I see it all the time aroud bushy park but never get the chance to ask about it.

That's to throw the hand-grenades down .............. maybe ...

bluedog333 · Mar 20, 2018

Just a viewing hatch, normally for keeping an eye on park wildlife, not necessarily blasting them a new a*sehole with a rifle.

norseman · Mar 20, 2018

Moron said:
its for shooting the peasants........and other vermin

Don't you mean pheasants ?
Or on the other hand perhaps you were right in the first place

goonarmy · Mar 20, 2018

sirwin said:
My guess was for culling the deer, but surely that can be done from a passenger window.

Yeah. If it's the ones SHB do it will have an internal winch on the bulk head too to pull the carcass into the load area.

dieseldog69 · Mar 20, 2018

goonarmy said:
Yeah. If it's the ones SHB do it will have an internal winch on the bulk head too to pull the carcass into the load area.

Coming to an auction yard

near you.
"Here we have for auction a 2002 Land Rover 110 Td5, fully equipped with peasant shooting hatch and butchers winch in the load bed, if you want to keep the blood staining that will be extra, how about the bidding starting at???£".

goonarmy · Mar 22, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
Coming to an auction yard

near you.
"Here we have for auction a 2002 Land Rover 110 Td5, fully equipped with peasant shooting hatch and butchers winch in the load bed, if you want to keep the blood staining that will be extra, how about the bidding starting at???£".

Shb sell em off their web site regularly

Bobsticle · Mar 22, 2018

Its not a hole.
When you open one from the outside there is a steel plate in the bottom. Under this is a domestic oven element. They use them for warming pizzas.
Its just another adaptation to make our beloved vehicle Americanized. Just like the monster truck look.

Muppetdaze · Mar 24, 2018

One round my way had a birdscarer fire from it. They could park it up and just let it fire . Wouldn't want to be a crook climbing in the hatch when it went off

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