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Hi All,

 

i have been told today that my shotgun and fac has been succesful just waiting for them to print the certificate.i put down for a 22lr & 17hmr and the feo said the land was passed for full bore.

 

looking for a rifle for long & short range rabbits/fox

 

i have decided to go for a 17hmr but not sure what one to go for? i have been looking at the CZ 452 varmint any one had any experience with this rifle??

 

my budget is approx £400

 

any advice and or any others that you would suggest??

 

cheers

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I looked at the CZ and there are great reports from all.

 

Looked at quite a few of the .17HMR available...... in the end I went for the Browning T-Bolt synthetic stock. It comes with 2 x 10 shot mags, the 2nd mag is stored in the end of the butt. Just waiting for the FAC to be posted back now, then I can go and pick it up.

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choice of caliber is totally personal...i dont like the .17hmr as it is very noisey and cost alot if your banging a lot of rounds through it and you have to clean it regularly. :wallbash: the .22lr is cheap as chips to run and you never clean the barrel. :clapper:

 

but i will say this if i was to buy another .22lr i would buy second hand, if i was to buy a .17hmr then i would buy new. :thumbs:

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You won't go far wrong with the CZ. Reasonably priced second hand ones are easy to come by, they're bomb proof and as accurate as the more expensive rifles.

 

Edit: If you go for the .17HMR varmint, make sure you get the 16" barrel as the 20" version adds a lot of weight.

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I looked at the CZ and there are great reports from all.

 

Looked at quite a few of the .17HMR available...... in the end I went for the Browning T-Bolt synthetic stock. It comes with 2 x 10 shot mags, the 2nd mag is stored in the end of the butt. Just waiting for the FAC to be posted back now, then I can go and pick it up.

i have been looking at the browning T bolt synthetic. anyone else have any thought on ththat rifle?

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You won't go far wrong with the CZ. Reasonably priced second hand ones are easy to come by, they're bomb proof and as accurate as the more expensive rifles.

 

Edit: If you go for the .17HMR varmint, make sure you get the 16" barrel as the 20" version adds a lot of weight.

what difference does it make in the lengh of the barrel?

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You won't go far wrong with the CZ. Reasonably priced second hand ones are easy to come by, they're bomb proof and as accurate as the more expensive rifles.

 

Edit: If you go for the .17HMR varmint, make sure you get the 16" barrel as the 20" version adds a lot of weight.

what difference does it make in the lengh of the barrel?

 

Historically rimfire barrels were long so as to take open sights. Now there is very little use of open sights there is little requirement to have a longer barrel which adds weight and can be unweildy, especially in a vehicle. RF powder is completely burnt at around the 12" point, maybe a bit longer in the case of the HMR, meaning little or no decrease in FPS, and a good mod will reduce any increase in bark.

 

After that, it's personal choice :yes:

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