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    No mate, this is a healthy dead rabbit..LOL!
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    Well if this isn't "mixy" I must be full of crap!
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    I wasn't being critical, but from the limited number of rabbit heads on show in the photo, it's clear (to me at least) that mixy is present there. The rabbit shown at the bottom of the photo is clearly suffering mixy and the others that I can see show the tell tell signs I expect from that disease. As I said I'm not being critical, as they need dispatching even more so. I find on my permissions that they hang around when in the open to the crack of the HMR, as they are confused and blind and slow to run.
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    Yes! It's due to the barrel choke being further away from your ear on the longer barrel! Put your ear next to the choke of both barrels and I doubt you'll notice the difference...
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    Nice haul there, but had they all got mixy?
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    If I were you I'd buy S/H from a forum such as this one or the S.D. You just need the die set for the .223 specifically. I'd recommend watching a few youtube vids to get an idea of what you need. It's not difficult but having someone teach you (if you know anyone local) helps a great deal. My guess would be around £150 would get you going with the Lee starter kit, which many say is very good value new. I myself bought some expensive kit which I didn't really need TBH. That said, you need case lube, primers, case's, bullets, calipers, ete etc so best to be prepared to beast the cred
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    Yeah, that fox looks healthier than the fugly holding him ... ..
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    I bet that's old stock at that price. I'm paying £14.50 for Winchester ATM and that's due to go up when they get new stock in. Remington HMR is currently £21 a box of fifty at Norman Clarke. I had the same problems with Remingtons also, split cases/hangfires etc..
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    The RFD did give me a replacement box FOC although it was down to Hornady to replace really, who didn't even respond to my email! I shoot a .22 LR also, but the ground I shoot often is prone to ricochets and lots of footpaths/roads etc so I'm selective where I use the LR. The WMR is prone to ricochet also. If they ever manage to sort the ammo (which I doubt) the HMR is a cracking little round for rabbits. My HMR is conditioned for fox, but I personally don't think it's a suitable cal beyond close range, so only use it for rabbits, and small stuff. What is putting me off the cal no
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    Yes I agree! Here are the split cases I found in this batch of Hornady .17 HMR. Around 10%! Also as Walshie posted, watch out for squib rounds, one I removed from the barrel is at the bottom of the photo.
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    Many people complain about the noise from the HMR compared with quiet subsonic LR rounds. Although there is no way around the supersonic crack as it leaves the barrel, I've found using a .17 specific moderator such as this one I have, reduces the noise to a whip crack and many times rabbits will stick around whilst their mate cops it. I've tried many mods and this is by far the best I've owned. Something to consider when buying a gun for rabbits as often you want to shot them in quick succession.
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    My Anschutz .17 HMR
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    Hmm, good question...I'd ask "the font of all knowledge"...Deker. . .
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    Great write up Toxo! What I envy is the fact you appear to have found a good shooting buddy you can work with. I get fed up taking out others who are either afraid of the dark or just lazy if it's too cold etc.
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    I sympathise as much with recent war victims equally as those from the WW1 era. That said, I remember growing up as a child in the 60's in Brum and my lovely old next door neighbour telling me how lucky she'd been to find a man to marry and have a family with, as her sister and some friends never did as there weren't many men left from her age group..Food for thought.
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    Only my completed rounds are in my safe, the primers, powder, bullets and half made up rounds are gathering dust on the bench!
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    Your shooting org will have one which shouldn't cost you for some advice at the very least.
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    Sorry guys but my opinion is these lasers are gimmicks and difficult to see during daylight. I use the method I was taught in the forces and it is 100% fool proof. Simply use the mark1 eyeball! Just set your rifle on a sandbag/vice etc and observe a small object such as a stone or small POA approx 25m away. Look through the barrel and adjust your barrel to align with the object, firmly seat the rifle on the sandbag/vice so it won't move and check it's in alignment. Then adjust the reticule on the scope on to the stone/small object etc. obviously it won't work with a PCP etc but I rough
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    Spoken like a true Scot!...
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    My CZ 452 prefers Winchesters as I do for knock down performance on rabbits, but TBH all brands I've tried work fine, providing I do my bit also.
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    I think that would have best been said in a PM or preferably not at all! Why? Firstly you advise Gibbo to go and ask an RFD to sell him a moderator for a firearm under the counter on an open forum, great advice, and then ask why?………………hazard a guess as to why it may not have been the best advice to give. The thing with forums is everyone gets paranoid and becomes OTT about the slightest details. Most mods for R/F are equally available for a sub 12 airgun. If people want to put in a variation for a moderator "unknown" to be replaced with another moderator "unknown"and wait po
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    I think that would have best been said in a PM or preferably not at all! Why?
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    I keep mine in the shooting car. Not only for the reason I may be stopped (I actually needed mine recently) but so i don't forget them when I go to the RFD. I have a photo also on my phone ...Just in case! The problem with photos or copies is your licence may have been revoked since, so they still may want to confirm with the office.
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