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Problems getting Eley subsonics
Finkley replied to fitcher's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
Same down here. Had to go back to Winchester and they're rubbish in comparison in my CZ. They're cheaper, but I miss more so they probably work out less cost efficient. Been waiting for Eleys since the end of May -
Chaps, Need to buy a new FAC air rifle. Owned an FN19 for over a decade running at 22ft/lbs and genuinely never had a problem with it. Stupidly sold it a couple of years ago because it took a back seat to the rimmy. Lesson learnt. Anyway, now need another. Requirements are, PCP, multishot, preferably regulated and self moderated. Value for money is important but I have no real budget cap. It will be used for rabbits primarily so it needs to be reliable and rugged. Power again about the 25ft/lb mark or less. I have been looking at the R10 but have found some people complaining about
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Hi, I walk the dog carrying either my CZ452 American in 22LR or Beretta Silver Pigeon almost everyday. My Side-By-Side and .22 Air Rifle get very little use. Cheers, Steve
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My money's on him haming it up for the video to help back up his point. That said the HMR wasn't much better considering the yardage.
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Are you crazy? .17 designed for coyotes? it's a small game round! same way as the .22lr will take a fox at a pinch, the .17 HMR will take a fox at a pinch, the bulllets aren't strong enough to hold together, possibly those soft point bullets, i wouldn't know, but the hornady v-max bullets that many are loaded with just fragment on impact, fine for gophers/crows/magpies etc, but not realy enough for a fox. I wouldn't want do push shooting a fox further than about 80m with the .17 even head shots. minimum for foxes and coyotes... .223 rem .22lr is great for bunnies especially in populated areas,
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Thanks for the comments guys, will takes things slowly as advised and keep you informed of his progress. Cheers Steve
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Hi there Thanks for that. Do you know which tube gives the lighest trigger and least amount of creep. Cheers for that. The lighter springs will lighten the trigger, the tubes reduce creep. Eric's kit has 4 of each. I went for the lightest spring and thickest tube. Call Rimfire Magic mate they'll set you straight, from my experience they're proper friendly and knowledgable. Cheers Steve
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Hi Lewis, I got him from a place called Humblebee on the Isle of Grain, both his mum and dad are good workers and the owner seemed to know his onions. If he turns out to be rubbish I've only got myself to blame. Anything you think I should know, I see from your signature you've got a few. Cheers Steve
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Alright DMM, Damn straight a 22lr will 'touching group' @ 50m, it certainly doesn't hold as true as the HMR in wind though, the physics won't allow it. The fact you shoot over much greater distances with the HMR makes it feel like it is very susceptible to wind drift, but the 22lr is nearly 30% worse at the same yardage. Cheers Steve
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Hi there, First post in this section. Thought I might share a few pics of my three and a half month old Lab (some of the pics are from when he was younger). Seems very eager to please and takes no notice of the gun except to look up. He'll sit on command but we haven't really started any serious training, I was going to wait a few more months. I'll be glued to this forum when the time comes, and no doubt calling on you for help when it all goes wrong. Cheers, Steve
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Hello mate, it's not the Eric Brookes kit but thier own, although it is almost identical. I think there are only 2 tubes to help reduce creep instead of the 4 you get from Eric. Well worth the asking price. Cheers Steve
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SNAP!
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Don't make the mistake of humanising a fox's decisions. No one who has any experience with foxes could seriously argue they don't kill more than they need to survive, but to suggest they kill simply for fun or evil isn't correct either. Foxes lack a moral code, which is a necessary prerequisite for choosing to behave in a manner that could be called wrong. Foxes simply do what they do without ill will or premeditation and thus cannot be condemed for their actions which sometimes don't agree with our sanitised ideals. However, as someone has already pointed out, the countryside is man
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Foxes don't kill for 'fun'. On average an adult fox only needs to eat 1kg of grub a day. He'll kill the lot then come later to cache it for a rainy day. If he doesn't get caught in the light first that is
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Yup, depends on which bit of land and the conditions. About 75% of the time I'm on foot, which I prefer even though it's usually less productive.
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What was he looking at when he squeezed the trigger? The bore sight must have been in his line of sight? Unless he just fancied squeezing one off from the hip. ND prehaps?
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My lad keeps a pub, and he has [locally sourced wild rabbit cooked in red wine ,served on a bed of winter roots,and rice] two portions from a rabbit,11quid a portion. The only problem he has ,is dodging me once a week when i drop 30/40 dressed,snared ,or ferreted rabbits. This isn't just rabbit and rice, this is M&S (Micky and Son) rabbit and rice
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I zero at 50 yards simply because the majority of my shots are between 40 and 60 yards. Also with a 50 yard zero my bullet never gets more than 0.4" above the line of sight after the near zero of 21.5 yards, negating the need for tricky hold-unders at very close range. However, I do have an accurate drop chart which extends to 150 yards with come-ups to take care of the longer stuff. I tend to hold over to about 75 yards, anything longer and I let the scope do the work. It also gives me accurate windage at any range up to 150 which is very useful. Hope this helps, Steve
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Why would you ever need to fire 10 rounds in under 3 seconds? And your last sentence MG is a bit of a contradiction, 'it won't jam' sounds a lot like 'the 10/22 doesn't jam'. I think all will agree that even with regular cleaning the 10/22 will still occasionally jam, especially with subs. In my experience at the most inopportune moment. You've only had yours for a few days, your comments are very definite considering your limited experience with that particular gun. Not having a pop, just trying to get a sense of perspective for Mike. It really depends on what you want the gun f
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At my local shop Winnies are £54 per 1000, Eleys are £ per 1000, there might be a reason for this
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Just had a pretty devastating bout of it round our way, saw the first signs in about October. Combined with lots of shooting it reduced the bunny population from plague proportions to the point where two months ago I was lucky to see more than a handful in a night. The land owners were unsurprisingly very happy. It defo does seem to only occur when the population is very high, we haven't seen any for a long time previously. However, they're already starting to recover and at some rate. They're undoubtedly incredibly resilient to the disease longterm. Cheers Steve
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Hello Jas88, Deker is spot on about the 22LR's usual range when using a fixed zero and manual ranging. However, if you practise enough with your chosen ammo and have a mildot or equivalent recticule to allow consistent hold-overs, or better still plot the bullet's path and use come-ups, rabbits can be taken in the head at 100yds pretty consistently. Given the right conditions a bit further too. You will need an accurate method of ranging and for the wind to be relatively consistent, which it almost never is when in excess of 15 knots or inland. Eley subsonic HPs appear to be t
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An injured bird is already suffering, using hands will shorten the time of suffereing because as 'Claybusers Al' pointed out it's quicker to perform, even if not always quite so quick to kill. I suspect there is very little in it anyway if you wring the bird's neck correctly.
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What are you shooting at mate? Isn't there a 22lr 'rat' or 'bird' shot. Same brass but a plastic bubble on the front containing shot? I don't know for sure if they're available in the UK, but I have defo seen a photo of them on Wikipedia. Probably not very good for rabbits though. Also, presumably it can't be too good for the rifling, but again, I don't know. Cheers, Steve
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Hi Phil, Sorry I took so long to reply, been out lamping, bit crunchy underfoot and the moon was doing a very convincing Sun impression so only a handful for the butcher in the morning. Anyway, the Ballistic Coefficient (BC) of the 223 is far better than the lowly 22lr, so in this case yes, the heavier projectile is less effected by wind, but not because it's heavier, because it's more aerodynamic. As a very general rule, of two very similarly shaped, identical calibre projectiles, the heavier one will create less drag because it's slightly longer, which is probably where the myth