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    If it is proved for high performance steel shot then the proof house/cartridge manufacturers recommend you don't use anything larger than number 3 through more than half choke. Unless the advice has changed, providing it is suitably proofed, then No.3 steel is fine through full choke. Personally, I wouldn't have it restricted to full and full. I would probably opt for half and half so everything can be shot through it. Being able to fire it through full doesn't mean it won't wear your barrels out quicker...
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    Depends on the quarry, Small vermin species on a still day it will kill all day long.
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    Powders "dry out" as well as being affected by excess moisture so it could have been too much air reaching the powder Plus powder degrades over time.
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    I tend to follow the Deep South BBQ recipes for mine TC... It will never be as good as when you taste it from the best BBQ restaurant in Tennessee though!
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    I find it's hard to beat a well marbled and properly aired wing rib of Welsh Black beef roasted slowly...now that I could eat all week! Since traveling around a bit, pulled pork is definitely my number 2, I'll make it at any opportunity I can. Mouth is watering thinking about it. For sweet stuff, it would be a toss up between home made egg custard tart and Joe's Ice Cream (Swansea & Cardiff), never had ice cream anywhere like it.
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    Agree with Charlie, something will be making the sears not engage properly
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    I agree with that CC, we can never be 100% sure what is going to happen when that trigger is pulled, However, our conduct also needs to include not taking shots where the risk of that situation is largely increased i.e. with a very small round susceptible to the wind at distances that would normally be well within centrefire territory. It will be there for another day when you have the right tool.
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    Get yourself a decent cleaning kit with HMR brushes along with some cleaning patches, Then a decent lead/copper/powder solvent like Hoppes 009 or something similar. Brush the barrel out, soak the patches and push them through the barrel and leave it for half hour for the solvent to do it's work, Repeat that until the patches come out clean, when there's still copper in the barrel they will be a green tinge.
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    The HMR is quite capable of killing foxes, the same as any other rifle so long as you have confidence to putting it in the right place, What I question with the HMR or any other rimfire when shooting foxes at 100+ yards is the necessity to do so, I don't see the need to shoot a Fox at more than that distance when the potential to injure it is much higher and there is a much better tool for the job i.e. a centrefire or a better opportunity when you are closer to him. As much as I despise foxes, I don't like to see anything suffer because of my error in not having the ideal tool for the
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    Depends on the rifle really, Most rifles will shoot well straight out of the box but it is advisable to follow a cleaning regime in the first few boxes of ammunition, i.e. clean it before first use, clean between each round for the first five rounds and then between each five shot group for the next 50 rounds. That's what I was always taught to do, others will be different You shouldn't notice any major accuracy differences after around that many shots if you notice any at all with these modern machined rifles, they shoot just fine on the first round.
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    If it doesn't say it on the certificate, then you don't have to be restricted by it, If the words "elevated position" aren't there then you're safe.
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    If you have the reason to possess it then they should grant it to you. I know that you don't want to rock the boat on a first grant but they are duty bound to show why they refuse to grant you a certain calibre, If you have the experience of shooting with a borrowed rifle, then that should be taken into account so any claim of "public safety" being the reason for refusal can easily be quashed, Sounds like the usual bullying tactics.
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    What 7.5s are they out of interest? I do use them for Pigeons and they kill very cleanly, I'm not a fan of using overly cheap ones though if I'm honest. Too many variables with the pattern for my liking.
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    +1 @ CC
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    Nothing wrong with that, it will be just as dead. Only things which would get in my way would be the price of the ammunition for Rabbits and what happens when a fox comes along...
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    The gas seal with a plastic wad is slightly more snug to the barrel walls than with a fibre but I don't think I've ever had a problem with fibres, Is it the same brand of shell that wont cycle in both autos? Perhaps try a different brand of fibre ammunition and see if that makes a difference, I used some Victory Challenger 28gr fibres in my Winchester when I had it but don't think I used any in my Hatsan. I may have but nothing sticks in my mind to say they wouldn't cycle.
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    The debate could rumble on forever Mik, which cartridge is best for what, I've always shot 28gr of 7's at almost all feathered game up to the size of Pheasants and I still to this day use them on driven pheasants. The difference perhaps is their quality. A good clay load has a good pattern. It has to for performance on a clay ground when some targets are 75 yards away, Eley FITASC I've used in the last five years and they kill incredibly consistently through my 1/4 & 1/2 Side by Side. They are expensive, so I would expect no less. I personally don't see the need for a la
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    Federal HMR I noticed cracked cases with mostly, Hornady and Winchester were very rare.
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    If noise is an issue and you need a suitable Fox round then it can only be the .22 Hornet. It makes a noise, any of the rifles you mention will make a noise, but the hornet is the quietest a centrefire is ever going to get. I shoot a .222 alongside my friends .22 Hornet and I notice a major difference. I thought my .222 was quiet enough. The Hornet is very cheap to reload so recreational rabbit shooting numbers aren't going to break the bank.
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    If you're looking for Target Shooting as your "good reason" then no, One of your referees for that must be the secretary of a Home Office approved club so without it they won't grant target shooting.
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    I'll have a look now TC
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    +1 Use the best you can get or you'll lose confidence in your own ability, Never found the need to use more than 28gr 7's on Pigeons but they are always very respected makes with good patterns.
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    The key is personally known you so unless you know your doctor outside of work then he doesn't really fit that definition, It can be anyone, they would rather someone who knows you very well than struggling to find a professional person who hasn't seen you from one year to the next, Your employer is usually a good one if your line manager or boss is happy to do it.
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    On the subject of cost, cheaper is definitely not always better when it comes to ammunition, Some rifles will love the cheaper stuff, others will throw it like a shotgun. As Chuck says, the volume of centrefire rounds fired is small so personally, I prefer to have a good round, that I know works well in my rifle and drops whatever I shoot at on the spot. I'd rather that than have an inaccurate rifle and the risk of wounding something.
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