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I fully appreciate that the ability to fire 40 odd aimed rounds in 60 seconds is of no relevance to sporting shooters and only peripherally of interest to range shooting, no more than an interesting way to spend a lot of money in a very short time. But as I said above, the ability to get off a second shot in minimum time is of value in the field. If you are shooting rabbits for pest control being able to clean kill 3 or 4 before they bolt(!) is useful, and if you are shooting fox or deer a fast second shot if your first fails to drop your quarry gives a humane ability to minimise suffering. Th

There are so many things in life that are pointless I think that comment is certainly one of them. But to answer your question, how about fun? Or interest? To the OP - I've read that a few times, but it never ceases to amaze me. Man I would love to watch something like that, at even half that rate of fire from a bolter. I guess the barrel must have been pretty warm, but abviously it didn't effect accuracy THAT much I seem to recall some pretty quick bolt work at Bisly quite a while ago. The shooter never let go of the bolt with his thumb and forefinger, while pulling the trigger with h

I think that 22WMR did suffer with the growing popularity of the 17HMR, and is indeed a more practical proposition giving better ballistic performance in crosswinds, better economy and still enjoys similar advantages of 17HMR against 22LR. Its partly the police support for 17HMR (they don't ricochet Sir) and its still-conditions accuracy that saw its growth. There is a place for both, as the Kinetic energy of a 17HMR is pretty impressive out to 150yds and its a great vermin exterminator, but 22WMR has the cheaper ammo. You pays your money and takes your choice....

Comanche a very informative response.

Apologies the amended act does indeed keep the "centre of carriageway" reference in.

The Highways Act of 1980 does indeed state that "....within fifty feet of the centre of any highway which comprises a carriageway......." so the amended wording appears to have dropped the "centre" reference? Moreover, the bobby giving me the lecture during my FAC application interview went further and confirmed that this also applied to any Public Right of way, be that trafficked carriageway or a PRW through a field. The act defines "Highway" as: "...For these purposes a carriageway means a highway (other than cycle track) over which the public have a right of way for the passa

Interesting article. There's a few points that everyone should take from this if they are to protect themselves in their legitimate sport/occupation. Firstly, the Firearms Act does state that it is an offecnce to shoot within 50 ft of a public highway OR Right of Way. You can shoot across a Right of Way providing its part of an organised shoot and that the pathway is made safe (ie temporarily supervised or closed) but you cannot under any circumstances shoot within 50ft of a highway. That said, the interesting thing about this case is that the young man in question stated that he had onl

Interesting article. There's a few points that everyone should take from this if they are to protect themselves in their legitimate sport/occupation. Firstly, the Firearms Act does state that it is an offecnce to shoot within 50 ft of a public highway OR Right of Way. You can shoot across a Right of Way providing its part of an organised shoot and that the pathway is made safe (ie temporarily supervised or closed) but you cannot under any circumstances shoot within 50ft of a highway. That said, the interesting thing about this case is that the young man in question stated that he had onl

Interesting article. There's a few points that everyone should take from this if they are to protect themselves in their legitimate sport/occupation. Firstly, the Firearms Act does state that it is an offecnce to shoot within 50 ft of a public highway OR Right of Way. You can shoot across a Right of Way providing its part of an organised shoot and that the pathway is made safe (ie temporarily supervised or closed) but you cannot under any circumstances shoot within 50ft of a highway. That said, the interesting thing about this case is that the young man in question stated that he had onl

Hi Bryan You have a decent budget, and the best advice I can give is to try as many for fit as you can in a gun shop before deciding on model. Fit and balance are more important than the make. Having said that, I would plump for the Browning Cynergy or B525 (2nd hand). The Beretta Silver Pigeon is a nicely balanced and well made gun too. As a wildcard, the Lincoln guns are very well made and lovely to shoot. I own a Lincoln Premier Gold multi-choke (single selective trigger, nice wood and well finished) and have been very successful with clays using this, even though its a game gun.

South wales. Sorry should have put this in ad. Cheers Tim. Tim I may be interested in a FTF sale. I'm based Gloucesetrshire. Can meet in 3 or 4 weeks if you still have it.

Thanks guys, all very helpful thoughts. I hadn't thought about the weight of the Varmint, just assumed the heavier barrel was to aid accuracy or noise supression (?). The 452 bolt action certainly looks well built and trigger kits are very cheap, so that is probably the way to go. For silencers, I guess they're all pretty much the same but Sako seem to have a good reputation from those with 17 HMR's. A 16 inch barrel also seems to be a popular choice for CZ's. Any loss of accuracy with these? The Stirling I was offered looks well made but I dont have any information on that model

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Hi guys new to this forum, but not to shooting (I've had a shotgun for over 20 years and regularly hunt with this and a TX200 air rifle) , I'm after your thoughts or advice on rifle choice, having recently obtained my FAC. I have registered for both .22 and .17 HMR and am after recommendations for both calibres. I've shortlisted a few rifles based purely on reviews and seeing the rifles in the flesh. I've entered both calibres on FAC as I believe there's still advantages of one over the other depending on quarry, land and distance so the best of both worlds can be had. For .17HMR, I've