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  1. andyf
    OK Everybody: Right now Saturday and Sunday 14th at Bath & West Showground at Shepton Mallet in Somerset, come along if your in range. £10 on the gate, see you there? AndyF
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    I have a Wildcat Predator 8 on my .270, it's very good, (the .270 is extremely loud un-moderated, to loud without earmuffs). In open ground the Wildcat kills the 'hard' noise totally, you can fire it without hearing protection for as many as you like, (i.e. until the barrel glows red hot!). The recoil is also tamed to the extent you don't lose the sight picture when you touch it off, this is NOT SO without the moderator on my rifle (Browning A Bolt Medalion). I advise you to use Wildcat's especially on your .308, you can probably get away with a 'lesser' i.e. smaller type on the .222 as th
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    At 95 yards you are at the upper and outer limits of outdoor precision with a .22rf. If you are not using a bipod and a VERY good scope, then 3/4" groups are not just OK they ara F***'in brilliant. Look when you are Rabbiting you have about 20 seconds start to finish, it's dark, raining, the range is whatever it is 30, 50,67??yards Take the shot or forget it, no mildots, no breath control, no wind flags, Oh Dear its run in. Don't worry, be happy! AndyF
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    I owned a Cz 16" carbine American 17hmr, it was very, very, good! I don't think the Varmint can be had in the carbine barrel, as the other guys have stated with the lightweight rimfires we are talking about, a 'thick' barrel is cosmetic only, it doesn't get hot even after 10 shots in a row! Unlike a centrefire which will burn your hand if you grab it after the same! My Cz American 16" was extremly accurate, it's only vice was the crappy factory trigger, this was cured with a 'Brooks' trigger kit, although I understand Cz have looked at this now and the latest improved versions are apparen
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    I shoot over hounds; I use mainly Eley Alphamax or 2 3/4" Magnum AAA, for Foxing I have an old but clean Beretta 303 3 shot Semi, with an extra full Briley vented choke, the first two are as stated the third shell is usually a Lylevale SSG, or as we call them in Cornwall 'Pieces of Eight'. I don't get many 'runners' so I must be doing it right. The Semi Auto really filters the recoil out from these heavy cartridges, I would advise anyone who regularly shoots fox with a shotgun to get one. AndyF
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    Right then: Firstly yes 4,000 fps at the muzzle, but it's already slowing down, so no mile in under a second! As for factory ammo, the truth is that if you don't have a .223, 22.250, .243 or a .308, no gunshop around the UK will have much choice if any at all, and you'll be lucky to get the same brand/bullet twice in a row, so reloading for anything else is practically mandatory. And so to the .220 Swift, in my opinion it really is the top limit of a factory cartridge, don't go there unless you buy a brand new VSSF Remy, as others have already stated the 22.250 is acknowledged as the most
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    I clean my centefires after about 50 or so shots, to be honest I don't count them though, I think my 22.250 gets a bit more often than the .270 but that's because I shoot much more ammo through it, and I believe the '250 is a bit hotter than the .270 velocity wise and is therefore more prone to copper fouling? I use Remington bore cleaner. My .22RF gets a good clean when I get round to it but not that often, and usually at the same time I'm doing the other two, I only shoot sub- sonics as well. I NEVER use the beastly crown bashing boresnake!! Also I use bore guides for the cleaning rods,
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    Yes the other Guy's right, no photo's required for a variation. If you are adding a new and additional gun you will have pay, if however you are getting rid of one to get another even if it's a different calibre it's a 'no fee' variation. As to 'how long' providing your not changing from a 17HMR to a 50BMG then (in Devon & Cornwall at least) it's about 5>6 weeks max. Also if for example you want a .243 and you currently only have a .22 Rimfire, you can expect the usual 'flack' re permission's and land checks for the larger calibre etc etc so if this is the case extend that to 10&
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    Hi: You may have a non-scope related problem. I can't tell without knowing a bit more about your setup. Firstly what rifle, how old, what ammo, new or 'very' used? The 22.250 is a hot round and can burn out a barrel in 2,000 rounds, and a typical 'shot out' example may well group up nicely with 2>4 shots, then go right off the paper when it gets hot, does this sound familiar? Anyway as a general comment, Nikko Stirling scopes are only OK, not rubbish but not that good for a centrefire rifle either. Sorry to run this past you but you need to spend at least £500 on a centrefire scope,
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    Sorry mate NO SUCH ANIMAL. I've tried all over the place. You are going to have to pay Min £60.00 for a pair of 30mm Ruger mounts. I think Ruger have tied in with the banks on this one. OH DEAR AndyF
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    Well: We've be out today and after 3 hours of Deerstalking 'we' had a bit of a range day in and old dissused quarry, 'we' have 2x .243's 2x 22.250's and my .270. The Moderators are on the .243's and my .270 (Wildcat Predator . The bottom line is at the 'Sharp end' i.e' next to the targets, the moderators make NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL, no sorry not even a little bit! However at the 'blunt end' (across Rodder's Landrover bonnet), the difference is staggering, my Ruger No1 22.250 bursts eardrums each and every time, but Robbie's 22.250 Savage +Moddy only 'pops' off each round. So the decision
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    17HMR is were it's at, and it is a 0.170 NOT a 0.177! You can also get (God knows who would want such a thing??) a .17 Remington Centrefire, when there are many other and much less troublesome calibres out there i.e. .223, 22.250, .243 etc etc.
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    If £700 is just for the rifle? Get a SAKO Quad, but a BRNO American in the 16" carbine can be had for £275>£300 'ish and REALLY is just as good! I had one so I know. The best of the best is the Anschutz 1717, my buddy has one and OK it's very nice, but at circa £1100 (For the rifle only), it's a bit expensive for what it is, shooting crows at 200 yards is to become an exotic hobby. Also did you realise that 17HMR ammo retails at around £12>£14 a box of 50. If you are thinking of up-scaling your rifles a .223 or 22.250 centrefire wouldn't cost that much more to buy or run, and i
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    Well: The .243 is well understood by most everybody, and I think it would be a good starting point for a 'new' centrefire rifle user like you. The 25-06 is also an excellent cartridge but it is not served well in UK by factory ammo, you will really have to reload if you get one and I guess that's a long way off for yourself? A .243 is spot on as it's a recognised Fox and Deer round so the generic Firearms Liaison Officers will be 'comfortable' with it. Anyway for the record, the famous 30.06 has 'morphed' into several variants, take the same case and swage it down to .270 and you have the
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    Yep: SLUGS is what they are, totally illegal if you don't have an fac to cover them. Usually in the UK slugs are only granted for practical shotgun 'range' use and in VERY exeptional circumstances for Deer where a centrefire rifle is not safe to use, basically no chance at all for general vermin control etc! They are hideously inaccurate when fired through a standard shotgun (unless you are only 15>20 yards away), anyway (if you must) you can buy yourself a shotshell reloader kit, and a slug mould and make your own, But BEWARE this would be VERY ILLEGAL and I don't recommend this at all.
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    I've hunted Boar in the USA (Tennessee), concensus is that a '30 calibre is the nominal minimum, but really when forrest hunting like we were, any reasonably powerful centrefire will do, you are usually taking the shot from less than 100 yards, more like 50 or 60 in my experience. I used a 7mm Remington Magnum Ruger, and the Boars I shot didn't go far post shot, my mate had a 30-30 Marlin lever action and that also nailed the porkers without trouble. The 'locals' however don't mess about with 'fancy rifles like us visitors, they jusy get their dogs to 'bay' i.e. corner a pig then they shoot
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    OK seen this type before, many years ago I had 12g of the same type/make, full choke 34" barrel (last of the Mohecans?) It's Brazilian in origin mine was used with 3" Magnum AAA's for squeeked up foxes before I had a rifle. Worked flawlessly, I eventually gave it to a farmer friend and as far as I know it still lives under the seat of his Landrover, although I believe he hacksawed about 6" off the end so it would fit!
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    Very nice! I live in UK but my brother-in-law lives in Ireland, we come over regularly, he lives near Fethard, I havn't been to the gunshop in Thurles, but I have been into the Clonmel shop, George? McGrath. Where is the Thurles shop, we be in the area soon (Easter) so I would like to visit. AndyF.
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    Yes as the others have said, both calibres have their uses, best use a .22 for general work, Rabbits particularly, I had a 17HMR for 2 years but sold it on because it was no use to me, the ammo is £12 a box (50) it's not reloadable and it bursts Rabbits open and sends copper shards from the jacket all over the place. Also it's very noisy and can't kill Foxes cleanly. But that said it is very accurate and pleasant to use, I replaced mine with a 22.250, Fox rifle supreme, and with reloaded fmj bullets OK for gathering Rabbits still in one piece. Anyway I would advise you to apply for bot
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    Well the most suitable Fox calibre as far as I'm concerned is the 22.250, the .223 is fine also, but it depends on your Scope/Rifle Budget. Any of the Remington/Browning/Ruger rifles are very good, the scope is the pivotal element, you need to spend over £400 on the scope to get into the 'zone', if that's out of the question get a BRNO .223 and a decent airgun scope (both less than £500). The 'best' is only 25% better than the 'worst' so your not at a real disadvantage, I've had the worst and now am lucky enough to have the best and yes it's nice, but the plie of dead foxes is not that m
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    No that's not an AYA Yeoman (they are a 'nail' not a gun). Yours is no nail, and someone paid Westley Richard's about 5x the cost of a 'Yeoman' to make new barrels for it. Yours is most likely a Birmingham boxlock from the 1950's, I've seen 100's like it, but that said it's only worth £350>£500 on a good day, nice gun! Make sure you use it! AndyF
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    I've had a .223 and 2 different 22.250's, no doubt and in my opinion, the 22.250 is the best by a mile. It's at the upper end of CF .22's, with handloads in my Ruger No1 will shoot like a laser, without the barrel burning extremes of 220 Swift or HOT 25.06. Expect it to be very loud without a moderator (trust me it is), but otherwise it's a very tame calibre with low recoil. The only downside (if you reload) is that it gobbles cases, 3>4 reloads max before neck splits appear? I don't load hot either 38Gr R15 on Nosler 55Gr Ballistics. Anyway best of luck (Ruger No1 is the best choice
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    I've had one .223 and 2 different 22.250's, no choice the 22.250 is the best by far, OK .223 ammo is cheaper, but not by much, and if you load your own (as I do) it is so close as to make no difference. My 22.250 is a Ruger No1 and it really is the 'dogs', I can shoot 0.5" groups of 5 at 200yds, and that is about as much as you can get from factory rifle and handloads. However the terminal ballistics of the two speak for themselves, 'Foxy' never walks away from a close call from 22.250. Andy F
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    Just an observation! Hornady Vmax are flat base bullets (but their OK), my advice is get Nosler 55gr Ballistics next time, they are easier to load as they are boat tails, the bullet fits inside the case neck and stays there as you seat them. In my experience they also shoot better than Hornady, also the Hornady bullets really do explode on impact, even on a rabbit they vapourise as soon as they touch, the Noslers are not so fragile but are very deadly. At least as you are reloading you can discover this for yourself! I use Reloader 15, my Fox rifle is a 22.250 Ruger number 1, 34gr of R15 and
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