Stavross
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Cheers, it’s been to long since I’ve done some good old bunny bashing with the little rimmy ?
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That’s the little cut down cz .22, I also took the bargain bucket .17 for my mate to use ( the mate that said it’s only good for knocking fence posts in ) his first two shots were 125+, I think he has been won over by its charms
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I fully agree with this, the WMR hits very hard so a tricky shot on a fox is well within its capabilities be it side on or into the bib on the other side with the .17 if you are not head shooting fox the gun should be taken off you as 9 times out of 10 it will run on if it takes a round to the body, if you are wanting something to eat or sell on at the end of it I’d go for the WMR, I primarily use the .17 as a pest control rifle, it will shoot rabbits well over 150 yards but you need to ask, realistically how many are you going to shoot at that distance, if I can’t see it with the naked eye I
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To me it comes down to personal choice they are both a very good round for 120+ yard bunny bashing, the WMR is a good hard hitting round but then again the .17 is flat and fast, the down side to the .17 is it is a little bit more affected by wind and they do make a bit of a mess, so head shot is required if you want to eat what you shoot, saying that I really like the .17 and own two of them, the main thing I like about it is I do a lot of night shooting and I don’t tend to have to work out distance, just put it in the crosshairs and squeeze the bang switch
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Think I might take them down the curry route ?
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A little walk out on some land that I use to feed myself, rabbits are about in good numbers but only take what I need from here as there’s no crop or live stocks it could of been mistaken for a summers night if it wasn’t so bloody cold
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Good luck hope it works out well for you ?
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A good job done, I don’t tend to shoot fox this time of year, but will if they are a problem, I will only shoot them if I know where the earth is, I don’t take any pleasure in killing cubs this way, for me I like nothing better than sitting up on a late July evening taking care of a full family that are been a complete pest as only a fox can ?
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Very nice, that rabbit knows it’s in bother ?
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I’m with you, them more I use them the more I like them, the one thing I do like is not having to adjust the scope over the distances I let the kids shoot rabbits at so when they starts off there’s not much for them to think about, stick it in the crosshairs and if you miss you were just a bit over excited
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Yeah, just a cheap one with the ammo safe in the bottom but the lad has taken up surfing? So it came with everything it shoots as as it should, give it a test run yesterday evening and after a couple of clicks on the scope it’s shooting flat and fast, just the way I like it ?
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I think the .22 and .17 are ideal for the kids once they start hitting thumper?in the head at 120+ yards they are hooked, the down side to the .17 is the quality of the ammo, the amount I’ve had with split cases is nuts and it doesn’t seem to matter who’s you buy you always find a couple split unless you buy Remington then about 50% if them seem to be split
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For me, I have a little bit of land where you sit on top of a hill and all around the bottom are rabbit sets ranging from 75 to 160 yards, these little rimys seem just the job for the kids to have a go and for that price I couldn’t turn it down
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Oh yes another marmite rifle for the collection, I bought it because of the price but to be honest I quite like them for a bit of summer bunny bashing, saying that my shooting mate would knock a fence post in with it
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Ha ha, I’ll let you know after the draw on Saturday ?
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Just got myself what I think is a cracking buy, got this little fella, cz 455 .17hmr with a hawke 3-9-50 and a cheapo sound mod, rifle has had just under 200 through it, it came with 150 rounds, gunslip, gun cabinet, all the cleaning gear and for some random reason 150 victory mini mag 40g cartridges, I gave the nice chap £250, happy days?
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I have used it a couple of times now and I like it even though I thought it would be no use to me, I mount the nightmaster with just one battery and I shoot off a set of trigger sticks, what I really like about it is how easy it is to adjust in the dark, set it as soon as you get there and off you go, I think I’ll have to take the lad out who gave me it as a thank you
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ha ha, this lot are nuts, were the chickens driving ?
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Nice work, I love shooting them buggers ?
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That poor little beggar has been getting hammered
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Very nice, looks like you are in for some good eating ??
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Cracking, the only good tree rat is a dead tree rat i also love the cost savings of 3 for the price of 1, seen as I’m a tight arsed northerner ?
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He’s a big fella ??
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I just fall into Cleveland’s area, my mate is 2 mins down the road from me so falls into North Yorkshire and I know that’s a much bigger area but he waits months for anything even a renewal
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I wanted to put another .17hmr on my ticket to be fitted with a night scope for when I’m out on my own, filled out the form put my £20 cheque in and sent it off, 48 hour later ticket back with it on, I think a few more police forces could take a leaf out of Cleveland’s book ?
