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    I'm a div, ignore last post, sorry
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    I'm a div, ignore last post, sorry
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    Who, what, me?
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    The 22-250 may well be the better round in wind, I have no experience with either calibre so can't comment from experience, but, it's worth mentioning that projectile weight and muzzle velocity have no bearing on a bullet's ability to buck wind. It all comes down to BC and time of flight. More specifically, the difference in time of flight compared to that which would have occurred if the projectile had continued at muzzle velocity to the target, say, in a vacuum. Therefore in many cases a faster, heavier projectile will be subject to more wind drift because of these two factors. Hope
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    "if someone wants to eat rabbit food all their life I wont ever patrinaise them" Probably not meant to be funny, but you made me laugh Dixy.
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    Horses for courses. If all of us thought the same way about everything our species wouldn't last long. Mother Nature is just covering all the bases.
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    Hello there, One thing I have found with my cheapo Hawk Nite-eye 3.5-10x50 is that the point of aim shifts a little depending on which magnification it's set on. I zero at 10 x mag, and if I shoot on 6 x the POI moves up about a quater of an inch at the same 50 yards. Most of the time this makes no difference as I only really use 6x on closer ranges when obviously I have to hold under up to 0.4 of an inch anyway to allow for the path of the bullet. Plus, a quater of an inch when aiming for a target the size of a bunny's head is fairly insignificant. I'm sure that better glass
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    Deker, Have a look here, http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57007 I'm not sure how accurate they are as you'll notice the Winchester HPS are quoted as having a BC of .150, which didn't work for me. Steve
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    Hi Deker, Al BAl has a BC calculator built in. You need muzzle velocity or energy and a another value for 300'. Winchester have both on their website, but they appear to be a touch optimistic. It is also possible if you know certain constants, bullet weight, ME and 100yd ME to play with the BC until they match on your chart. I also tried this which gave a BC of .150, but again, it didn't reflected the bullet's path accurately. The land I shoot over is cleared up to 22 centrefire. Is there much of a noise difference between a modded 223 and WMR? Which term was it specifically that h
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    Totally agree with you regards hollow points, the Winnies are especially hard hitting and the exclusive fodder of my CZ. Although I always aim for the head as I can sell them, I find the 40 grain HPs stop nearly all bunnies caught in the chest area and upwards. My mate's Hawks get the ones which aren't headshots. The only reason I haven't joined the local club is because they don't allow the use of HPs and I only shoot paper to verify POI. I fancied an HMR for slightly longer ranges, 120yds+, but I keep returning to the idea of a .223 for the simple reason it'll be far better to shoot fox
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    Makes your job easier I guess if the moon is all you have to work with.
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    Hey Deker, I originally tried to work out the Winchester BC by using the energy figures stated on the Yank website. With G1 their figures gave a BC of .150, which sounded a little too slippery to me but I tried it anyway. I made up a table and set to work with my laser range finder and found the table to be inaccurate even with a slight compensation in MV to reflect the moderator. In reality the bullet was dropping more than the tables suggested. I then read somewhere that RA4 is designed specifically for subsonic rimfires, but again it was about 2" out @ 100yds and 5" out at 150y
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    So, the HMR is actually a better round in the wind, the tables are correct? There does seem to be a lot of people on t'internet who believe the opposite to be true. It makes me wonder how the HMR has developed a reputation for poor performance in wind when it appears to be significantly better than the faithful 22lr.
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    Hello, I have no experience with the HMR, but, from everything I've read or been told it is more susceptible to wind drift than a subsonic 22LR round. Which would make sense considering the speed and weight of the bullet. Why then, when I put data into ballistic calculators does it consistently out perform Winchester 22lr subs. Winnie subs: MV 1065, 40gr projectile with BC of .110. Wind drift at 50yds is 1.4", 100yds is 5.1" and 150yds 10.9" in a 10mph crosswind. HMR: MV 2610, 17gr projectile with a BC of .121 (shooting Times' tested figures). Wind drift at 50yds is 0.8", 100y
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    Not white, black. There's a joke in there somewhere. Nice shooting, cheers for sharing. Steve
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    Presumably the reason we can't see it is because it's an artic fox, and white
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    Eh up Keith, I recently mentioned a conversation I had with my flo on another thread, this was regarding rimfire only. He said to me that if anyone in Kent wants to shoot a fox with a rimfire of any calibre, it must be on their ticket. I was under the impression that with a centrefire round used more specifically for foxes .222, 22-250, .223, vermin did indeed include foxes. Who was it who said the law was confusing? Of course the only way to be sure is to get on the dog and bone. Sorry if I've caused wide spread panic, whoops. Cheers Steve
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    beat me to it Dixy
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    Anthony, Forgot to also say, depending on how far away you live from your nearest gun shop, 500 22lr might not be enough. I started with that amount (600 to hold) but within weeks had it upped to 1000 to buy 1500 to hold. My nearest supplier is 40 minutes away, I get a discount for buying in 1000s and do a lot of shooting. For me it was damn near essential. Obviously if your geographic circumstances are different to mine it may not be such a problem. Cheers Steve
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    A 2 minute conversation I had with my FLO a while back revealed that as far as Kent Police are concerned, fox needs to be specifically stated on your ticket with regards to rimfires of all calibres. They won't grant 22lr for fox in all but the most unusual of circumstances. So if you're out rabbiting in Kent with a 22lr and see a fox, you are not allowed to shoot it, despite it being almost impossible to class as anything but vermin in a court room. 17HMR can be granted for fox, but again it must be stated on your ticket, Vermin doesn't cover it in their eyes. Obviously centrefire is t
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    Hello mate, I used an old photographic negative strip cut to size to shim the mounts on my old rifle. It won't scratch the scope, swell or degrade when wet. Not sure why the scope needed the shims, but once fitted I didn't have a problem with it holding zero. Just my thougts, there must be loads of different things you could use, if that is indeed your problem. Hope you sort it. Cheers Steve
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    Nice thread and post John, you're a lucky man. Here are a few shots of the golf course where I do the majority of my lamping. I've been a member of the club for 24 years so know every hump and hollow like the back of my hand. There's also a turf nursery where I go if I fancy a daylight raid, it can be very productive. I'm the only person with permission to shoot on there and with the green keepers starting before light most mornings the rabbits don't seem to be too lamp shy. There're also plenty of foxes about, but as they're helping with the rabbits this time of year and not bot
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    you're right, makes hitting that Asprin a whole lot more impressive.
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    Presumably he's using .22 shot? Otherwise that's a nice backstop he's got there.
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    I have the American with the light 16" barrel, even with the mod it was very light when shooting freehand. I was unaware that CZ even did the Varmint. I was slightly annoyed with myself for not doing enough homework when I found out. However, I have since fitted a Harris bipod which is a must for me. I shoot on foot with a lamp also on the scope. I am now very glad I got the lighter rifle. Ignorance can be bliss. Cheers Steve
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