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    Is that with a CZ? Mine is doing that with Eleys. It's with my Browning T bolt. Was using it last night and had three jams.
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    If the separate compartment is lockable then it's fine to use, If not, then you'll need a small separate safe.
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    I have a 500 slab of them yet to be shot, I'm a little anxious because recently the Winchester's that I had already have been sticking in the chamber with what looks to be rubbing marks on the end nearest the rim, I've scrubbed the chamber spotlessly clean and the extractor but they still stick, I hope the newer ones are more uniform...
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    No harm in adding a 22lr the majority of FAC holders will have one They're always handy to have, especially for a dedicated open sight set up or moderated on a patch of ground that calls for silence
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    Any degreaser will be fine, I tend to use carburettor cleaner from all angles and leave it to drip dry in the fresh air, it will usually evaporate pretty quickly. Actions shouldn't be heavily lubricated because it attracts gunk and dust. Just lubed on the moving joints.
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    Good advice from SD It's a 2 3/4" or 70mm chamber.
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    Any photos of the proof marks that you can post? Should be able to confirm the chamber length then and perhaps a rough date with the serial number or proof marks.
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    You can do a "Subject Access" request with your local force about your convictions. I think it's about £10. Either that or request a CRB check from the ACRO. If you chuck them into Google you'll find what you need.
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    Bloody lucky that Ian. CZ rifle? At least it's built on a strong action, It's going to become very dangerous when a squib round sends the head about a foot up the barrel and another one gets fired behind it. Pipe bomb.
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    If the bullet, be it from a .22 or a .50BMG, was three inches to the left there's a good chance he'd be dead, Hit the right place with any lump of lead it's going to be fatal.
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    A key point with a .22LR compared to a centre fire for ricochets is that the vast majority of field ammunition used in the UK is subsonic. This means the round is slower than any centrefire and does not have the speed and power push it into a hard target, so it bounces. Something like a .30-06 if it hits a rock is travelling at such a velocity that it uses the vast majority of its energy to smash that rock into pieces and if it can't, it disintegrates. Ricochets do happen, but they're a lot less frequent. If everyone thought of whether a shot is safe for a .22LR then that level of ca
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    A nice .375 H&H for those Russian Bears...
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    I have one, fired it 6 times perhaps. Nice as curios and really close control around buildings but that's all.
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    I've never seen anything I can claim to be a big cat and I've covered I don't know how many square miles of ground when shooting or lamping. One of my farms where I've been shooting the longest has had rumblings of some large creature, the farmer there has told me that a few years ago he found a sheep carcass up a tree, about 15 feet off the ground. It would take something seriously powerful to lift that to any height so I can't really say it isn't possible they are roaming around somewhere, they were certainly released in the 70's by private owners but how many survived and are still
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    I wonder if a Puma or Panther would come under Any other lawful quarry... Thing is, in the UK nothing is illegal unless it is expressly forbidden by some sort of law or regulation. So someone would have to point me in the direction of a law that prohibits the killing of large cat species on the UK mainland, far as I know, there is no such protection because they do not exist here and haven't for hundreds or thousands of years. If there is no protection, then it would probably be lawful to kill and as such lawful quarry. Of course, you'd need to be satisfied that it wasn't someone's pr
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    Might be worth checking with your department, but I normally just send them an email these days, You go and buy your gun, dealer fills in "Table 2" of your certificate, you send the firearms people an email and job done, that's it, All within 7 days though, any more and it's breaking the conditions of your SGC.
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    I use the ASE Utra, Does just fine on my .222
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    Slightly is about right But thanks anyway. I cant see why they sting people, it can only cost about £1 to make.
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    Yep a garden the size of Perthshire explains it
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    Either their garden is very big or my moderator has ceased to function Mine is still more than loud enough with a moderator...must be my ears.
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    Folks, Does anyone know where I can get hold of a spare T Bolt magazine in .22LR, The ones I've Googled are ridiculously priced, £50 for a small piece of plastic, Thanks
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    An all to common problem which is unlikely to get much better in the short term. These departments in all forces are reforming the ways they work to save money because of the massive cuts imposed by the Government. At least it looks like you will get your variation, just a little later than you expected it. I appreciate that it could cause an ammunition problem but at least the .22LR is a very common calibre and I'm sure you know someone else that shoots one that could buy the ammunition for you then transfer it to your FAC when you have it back. There is no time limit on the transfe
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    Keens by chance?
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    Should be interesting to see how it stands up to the .243 then
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    I've used a .308 which belongs to a friend with subsonic loads, I believe it was Trail boss powder to fill up the case capacity, Too little powder that doesn't fill the case can cause the primer to "overshoot" the powder with either a hang fire or unburnt powder remaining in the bottom of the case and as Andy says, it causes a very sharp pressure curve because the air in the case is being compressed. If you're loading subsonic loads in any of the .22 centrefires, you're effectively producing the power of a .22LR but the energy will be retained for longer over distance because the
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