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  1. Mr_Logic
    My 2p worth - frankly despite what Mr Logic says, its not about how lethal the .22 is. I feel the max distance for fox is 60 yards - reason? - most people zero a .22 in at between 40 to 60 yards and if say zeroed at 50 yards, the hold over to 60 yds is about 1 inch, however, that 100 yards fox when zeroed at say 50 yds is a totally different ball game and because of the terrain it could actually be standing more like 120 yds away. Unless you know within the inch where the holdover is, you run the risk of clipping a fox and providing yet more ammunition to the antis and the fox hunters If
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    There's one at Adenbourne, 550 odd I think they want but it's cut 5/8 so I can put my Predator on it
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    yes, anyone with vermin can do that, it's zeroing
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    No, a .22 is not adequate as a foxing tool, it has its uses occasionally but is not good enough for everyday use. 22 magnum is (150 yards absolute tops) but realistically a 22 centrefire is best. 22LR will do a fox to 100 yards, but requires incredibly accurate shot placement and as such opportunities for humane shots are rarer. A 22 centrefire with the correct type of bullet will mean anywhere in the chest or head = humane kill, where a 22 is a heart shot or a head shot for instant kill.
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    Hmm... definitely in top spot then! SPS tactical near-ish to here at a sensible price, soon as I get my ticket i will go have a butcher's...
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    Right then, FEO's been out and approved my 223 #2. I have a Howa 1500 Thumbhole Varmint right now and it's a great rifle but it's range only really, too heavy for walking about with. I have a limited budget which means I can afford a rifle and a scope but not a new moderator. So.. I need to get hold of a rifle that will shoot 55gr ammo well, is relatively light and can be carried for an evening's lamping without leaving me with a sore back the next day. It needs to be cut 5/8 or 1/2 UNF because I have moderators with those threads. Thus far the usual two suspects of Remington SPS and T
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    This wasn't the big black bull by any chance was it? He looked very grumpy last time I was up there...
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    www.jagd-shop.at tbh the only ones you will see here: Wood/blue wood/stainless Synthetic/stainless
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    The difference is the number of lugs in the bolt head. Because the bolt locks into the barrel, on the Titan 3 there are 3 lugs, on the Titan 6 there are 6 (one row of 3 vs 2 rows of three) I have a .243 Titan 6. It's excellent!!
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    I had on my ticket explicit permission to zero on ranges before i was a member of a club (the second time round) so it's fine, but that clause will need to be there.
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    update on my second one, Gary from MTC phoned me and said he'd tested and could find no fault, I will try different mounts on my 223 and see. Will report back. But the first was definitely faulty, and faulty or not, I've had grief with it...
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    Doesn't really matter. While the police treat foxes differently to vermin, I don't think you'd find a court in the land that would convict someone of any offence if they shoot a fox with a rimfire that's down for vermin. Certainly my firearms department are happy for me to shoot foxes with a rimfire, and rabbits with my 223, the conditions aren't on my ticket; I asked them and they had no problem.
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    You can put zeroing down as much as you like, meaning you can shoot your field guns at the range. But, you can't do competitions etc should you wish to until you're a full member because that counts as target shooting.
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    Good going Looks some lovely land to shoot on too.
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    Good going, first fox is a great feeling, I was buzzing for a day after mine! .22LR isn't the best tool for the job, but it's adequate out to 100 yards or so, key is head shot with any of these calibres. If you put it in the right place, they fall over, simple as. I do prefer a centrefire, but I've had plenty of Hornet shots not work (softpoint, bloody things) and 22LR seems to expand reliably on them. Funny old world, but never let anyone tell you that the 22LR isn't humane. It's only inhumane if you can't shoot straight, and if you can't hit the fox you need practice, regardless of c
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    It does come in a synthetic version. Not handled it so I don't know what the balance is like, but my wood variant is beautifully balanced, even with the ASE S5 on the front. I would think the synthetic will be equally good, but perhaps only with a lighter moderator. You can indeed change the barrel on the RWS, the bolt locks into the barrel anyway so it's easy enough. It's quite common on centrefires now, Sauer do switch barrel, and IIRC Blaser as well. Personally I think it's a gimmick because I set up a rifle to do a job, it's not just the calibre that does the job - a deer rifle has a d
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    RWS Titan I have, seems to like most stuff, good weight, good balance, screwcut to 1/2" UNF from the factory and isn't expensive. That would be my choice.
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    .243 Give it 55/58gr bullets and it does 3800-3900fps and hits with nigh on 2000 ft/lbs of energy. But give it 100gr bullets and it becomes a very good deer rifle, legal throughout the UK. In England, we can use anything in between, there are lots of loads for 243 and they are all effective for something. Much better calibre than 22-250 because it flies as flat, is less wind affected and has 25% more energy when it gets there.
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    Headshots on geese are bloody hard, they move constantly. Certainly HMR needs to be in the head really. I agree with you though that a bigger calibre is the solution to the chap's problems.
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    HMR on geese... I'd use something bigger. I have taken canada geese with HMR but it's not very humane, the buggers take several to knock them over, they have a habit of moving slightly so what started as a great shot clips a wing. 223 works, but again isn't that quick. I'm using 243 now, but have yet to get one because they've wised up a lot!
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    f***ing 'ell, that's a lot of bunnies! Good going
  22. Mr_Logic
    Overkill my arse. Rabbits down there are being shot for pure pest control, I really don't give a crap what they look like as long as they die quick, and I don't think you can say that wasn't humane.
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    I've shot the odd rabbit with the 243 with 58gr ballistic tip. That's messy... much worse than this one, with ballistic tip the rabbit is basically fur with liquid on the inside, I guess it's nature's answer to Lockets :-)
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    Well I might be interested as and when. Update on my MTC, just had Gary call me back, he's tested it and it's working OK for him, so the plot thickens! Time to fire off yet more ammo at bits of paper!
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    Fox at 400 yards is bloody difficult. Far harder than any target on a range. Stick a tennis ball up at 400 yards, when you can hit that 8/10, you're ready to try a fox at that range. Scopes need to be very high mag (24) with good optics. So a Bushnell is really the minimum I would recommend to regularly do that job. You need to get closer...
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