Mr_Logic
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Good going
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The Remington 700 SPS is available in larger calibres with a detachable mag - the SPS DM, I think it is. Turners in Reading have one in the flesh (243), so they do exist
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Interesting and somewhat frustrating night out...
Mr_Logic replied to Mr_Logic's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
Boy, am I jealous. Down here we have to pre-empt our thoughts so the paperwork is ready. Hence why I am always worrying about the what-ifs, because if you're wrong it will take 3 months to change anything. 3 days is soooo good. for example, I wouldn't have the quad on this variation if it weren't for that reason. And then I will have to either write my current rifle back on, or buy a quad for £600-£700 in 2 months. Very annoying!! -
You're not kidding!! My other half is into horses, and me guns. The horse costs a fortune, and then the rifles on top - it would be cheaper if I was a junkie I reckon!!
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Golf course, worried about damage to the greens and fairways from a 223 hollowpoint. Not particularly rational for the greens anyway, because I won't shoot on those ANYWAY.... But they're the boss. If it weren't for that I would stick with 223 and be done. Which still points me at 22 magnum, but the initial outlay for a quad will be more than I will spend on the Hornet rifle, gotta see how long it takes for the cheaper ammo to pay for the difference!
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Indeed Lovely round but f***ing loud. Still, that said, I will miss mine, but I think that has a lot to do with the Sako 75...
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Nope, but it really pleases me to see your youngster into shooting, still being one of the younger ones at 27 is a tad worrying!
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I'm giving up on my BSA. I have my doubts about its accuracy, although it does mostly seem to be 1", odd flyers and missed rabbits (quite a few, not just the odd one) mean I don't trust it. I still like Hornet as a calibre, so tomorrow I should get my ticket back with a one-for-one on it. I want something with a detachable mag, and preferably cut. Not a lot in Hornet (including the bloody ammo, but let's not go there...!) so choices are limited. Thus far: New CZ527, not cut, £410 2nd hand Ruger 77/22 Hornet, cut, £375 2nd hand (obviously!) Brno Fox, cut, £235. And
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Interesting and somewhat frustrating night out...
Mr_Logic replied to Mr_Logic's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
good right up why not take the 22/250 out for abit of fox control fella havent seen any pictures yet with you using that. it needs to be used it would be if sat in my cabinet but the way the turn around time is still going for me to add it to my ticket it will be sometime till that happens Without a moderator, 22-250 is too loud for night work unless you have X thousand acres to roam about in. I would use it all the time if it had a moderator on there. My ticket is back tomorrow (going to get it from TVP HQ) so then I am moving on the 223. Part of that is the sale/par -
I went out rabbiting yesterday, having changed scopes around on my rifles, to try and get to the bottom of the Hornet missing things. Took the 22LR and Hornet, started out with the 22LR. Had one bunny first up, and then came across a fox. She wasn't lamp shy in the slightest, I lit her up for ages, thinking that I didn't have a good shot but since she wasn't bothered I would keep an eye out. Ended up pottering about and coming a bit closer, and then she lined up perfectly - head down, so if the bullet missed the back of the skull it would be through the neck and into the chest. So... dump.
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I take it you have rough shooting permission and experience, just not with Section 1 weapons?
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Can't reload as no room in my tiny shoebox for the reloading gear 223 will soon be on my ticket, but I still need the Hornet at the moment, as one of the landowners I know doesn't want 223 using, annoyingly. Tbh I am thinking I will go all the way to 243 since I want to shoot deer and I can't really afford both rifles right now.
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You have too much money
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The only way is to take it out and see, if the optics are clear and you can hit stuff, no problem. Check to see if the zero changes when you change the magnification, that'll be annoying. Otherwise, as Deker says, you need to see how you get on. If you look at the optics now, though, and think "I just can't get on with this", then change it, the confidence factor is a big one. If you do swap, Bushnell Trophy is good for that sort of money, or MTC Optics. Or Falcon Optics (£220, Menace 4.5-18x56, and would probably be my choice). I have a Trophy and it's excellent for the money. I've h
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PSP in .222, see the previous post mate. James, I agree, the soft points haven't done the job well on foxy, just go straight through for me. The head shots have done the job but only one body shot did the biz, and we didn't check the internals then. for me, I need to find either hollow point or plastic tip, because I trust them. Rare as hen's teeth in 22 Hornet around these parts (I bought everyone's stock when I got the rifle, and they haven't got any more, I am left with 400 ft lb S & B as my only choice and they are low power soft point, so very rubbish!!)
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I might be just being stupid, but normally when people post pics they're thumbnails and a decent size pic will reveal with just the click of a mouse. Not working here - pictures are just the small ones? If so, please can you stick a couple of decent size ones on there? Interested in the old CZs myself... Cheers muchly
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I see your Hornet education is working then Seriously though, my 45gr softpoint ammunition must be designed for deer, because it doesn't expand at all in anything else. Speaking of which, does anyone know where I can get 46gr hollowpoint Hornet ammo at the moment?!
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Personally I would go for something 4-12 or bigger, 50 or more front lens, and bloody good optics with a mil-dot reticle. Bushnell are good (Elite series really), Nightfore if you're feeling silly, but realistically GERMAN! Zeiss (conquest good VFM or so I hear), Schmidt are pretty good, and for slightly oddball, Meopta. My Meopta 7x50 is a very good scope indeed, but I've found that as it has a dot reticule it's not ideal when the target is further away. Contrary to what I was told, IR is useless at night, and only has its uses at the start or end of daylight (so not at all for a 223 fox
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Good one
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GRRRRRRR! At least you do have the centrefire, but mentoring for 22CF gets me annoyed, in fact mentoring generally. I can understand it for deer shooting, as there is a lot to worry about (all explained by my FEO who has either whacked me down as mentored or DSC, will find out when (if?!) I get my ticket back). But for 22CF, it's bollocks. The 222 will not go that much further than HMR. OK, it hits harder, but if the shot is safe, then the shot is safe, .17HMR or .222. F****ing fascists, we the Shooting Community shouldn't take this....
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Mate of mine from work would like to shoot mate, what's the procedure?
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LOL
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I should've taken a picture of the last one, just didn't think about it until we'd heaved her in the hedge...
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i am in scotland so i can legally shoot roe with it great calibre i know ammo is more expensive byt its down to what calibre suits you i am happy with the 22.250 great gun for the foxes and the roe Lucky sod! 22-250 would be a great roe calibre, certainly has the poke for it.
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22-250 is better out to 300, it's pretty much flat that far so does have the edge over 223. BUT, it is louder, less barrel life, more expensive (4-5x the cost of 223) ammo, AND you can't use it on lots of ranges. Hence, for me, 223 is the better bet. But, if ALL you do is whack foxes at 200+ yards, it's the better calibre. It doesn't do roe deer legally (it has plenty of grunt, just like 223, shame the RSPCA didn't know that...) and it's a hell of a lot (both money and grunt) for a bunny rabbit.