GEOFF.223 83 Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 i free floated the barrel on my 17hmr and bedded it the accuracy became slightly worse. not end of the world kind of worse just over the inch at 100 yards compared to before averaging a inch. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 i had my cz452 bolt action,nickel,synthetic cut down and screw cut this year £40 How have you for on with it as Edgar brothers wreckon cz's are slightly choked at the muzzle and shouldn't be cut down. A lad I know did his own with a hacksaw when he was a kid and it shoots ok but is nothing special. I have heard and read this several times, and I am yet to find someone who has been able to measure this and I am yet to find anyone who has had any problems after cut and thread, (except botched jobs of course)! A rumour put around by Derek I believe...unless anyone can show us all different! 1 Quote Link to post
charlie caller 3,654 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 my friend has just started shooting have been trying to convince him to get a ruger 10/22 for the summer as i have just ordered mine; but he is one of them lads that just dosnt listen. i told him to get the cheapest stainless one he could get with a plastic stock so the is never gonna be problem in any whether condition AND do not get one with a heavy barrel as the land wee have is very hilly and goes for miles i have already explained to him the benefits of a heavy barrel which is no good to us SO anyway as he is the kind of fella that knows best he jumped the gun and bought the first one he seen. A heavy stainless barrel fitted with a heavy/wide after market tatget stock. im sure yous all know someone like this ???? You should have told him to buy the best,you know with a match trigger and match barrel,yep an Anschutz 14" barrel,simply the best rimfire made. 1 Quote Link to post
riflehunter583 58 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Aye But yeh should have been telling him tae get a Cz452 stainless synthetic F#@K bolt action .22 had one thought it was good then got a go with my friends cz 511 semi auto best fun ever and no difference in accuracy out to 50 yards anyway Your mate must have had a better made 511 than I had then. Virtually brand new but the grouping I got from it wa 3-4 times the size of any bolt action I've ever had. yea same here the semi i had grouped badly to. then i got a bolt action and very happy. semis are fun and good out to say yards and a good follow up shot if first shot wounds but i found the bolt action is less noisy and more accurate at say 100 yards. however the bolt can be noisy also when shooting rabbits at night close range. i shot one rabbit and waited a few minutes and anoher walked onto the field 20 yards away. when i releaded using the bolt it ran off! a good semi migh have helped. Quote Link to post
j j m 6,561 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink it bud Quote Link to post
halamrose 24 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I had gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Edited December 15, 2012 by halamrose 2 Quote Link to post
tegater 789 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! Quote Link to post
PLEDGEY 496 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Only problem with semi auto's you have to clean them to keep them working correctly. I think Ive cleaned my 452 once since having it and it works every time. I have never cleaned my 452 and it's accurate. I have never cleaned my AA S410 air rifle either, and that's spot on as well. Was told if it's lead that goes down it don't clean it, if it's copper that goes down it clean it, so the HMR gets a good seeing too every now and then and that's spot on. Quote Link to post
tegater 789 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Only problem with semi auto's you have to clean them to keep them working correctly. I think Ive cleaned my 452 once since having it and it works every time. I have never cleaned my 452 and it's accurate. I have never cleaned my AA S410 air rifle either, and that's spot on as well. Was told if it's lead that goes down it don't clean it, if it's copper that goes down it clean it, so the HMR gets a good seeing too every now and then and that's spot on. 452 isn't semi auto though! I don't clean my .22 452 as much as my hmr 452, but eventually the bore will choke up. It is impossible for a lead bullet not to deposit lead in the bore. Semi autos though will get stoppages if the carbon build up isn't removed. Quote Link to post
riflehunter583 58 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 i like to clean all my gun barrels as i firmly belive it improves accuracy. even if cleaning is just a few pulls through with a patch without detergent or oil so its always leaded to some degree. airgun / 22lr. for copper jacket bullets i belive the brush needs to be used to get the copper out and the carbon build up etc. Quote Link to post
GEOFF.223 83 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! he already agreed he wanted a light one, but he seen this one cheap a just jumped at it. i tried to tell him to think about it more before going any further and yes said to him if you really like it and it suits your job go for it. so i never forced my opinion on him as it was him who convinced me to get another .22 i was ask what the best fun .22 you can get. if you know a better one than a ruger 10/22 please tell? Quote Link to post
tegater 789 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! he already agreed he wanted a light one, but he seen this one cheap a just jumped at it. i tried to tell him to think about it more before going any further and yes said to him if you really like it and it suits your job go for it. so i never forced my opinion on him as it was him who convinced me to get another .22 i was ask what the best fun .22 you can get. if you know a better one than a ruger 10/22 please tell? I have never bought a rifle for fun. I have always bought them to do a job Quote Link to post
GEOFF.223 83 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! he already agreed he wanted a light one, but he seen this one cheap a just jumped at it. i tried to tell him to think about it more before going any further and yes said to him if you really like it and it suits your job go for it. so i never forced my opinion on him as it was him who convinced me to get another .22 i was ask what the best fun .22 you can get. if you know a better one than a ruger 10/22 please tell? I have never bought a rifle for fun. I have always bought them to do a job why not you not enjoy shooting? Quote Link to post
GEOFF.223 83 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! he already agreed he wanted a light one, but he seen this one cheap a just jumped at it. i tried to tell him to think about it more before going any further and yes said to him if you really like it and it suits your job go for it. so i never forced my opinion on him as it was him who convinced me to get another .22 i was ask what the best fun .22 you can get. if you know a better one than a ruger 10/22 please tell? I have never bought a rifle for fun. I have always bought them to do a job why not you not enjoy shooting? i would buy a full auto machine gun if they were legal to buy. as i know i would have a ridiculous amount of fun with it. Quote Link to post
tegater 789 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I have gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience. Well said Hallamrose. Why is your opinion better than someone else's. I personally prefer varmint barrels as the extra weight gives me a bit of extra stability. Yes it's heavier, but that's my choice. We probably all know someone who tries to enforce their opinion on someone else. Get what's right for you, shoot it, and enjoy it!! he already agreed he wanted a light one, but he seen this one cheap a just jumped at it. i tried to tell him to think about it more before going any further and yes said to him if you really like it and it suits your job go for it. so i never forced my opinion on him as it was him who convinced me to get another .22 i was ask what the best fun .22 you can get. if you know a better one than a ruger 10/22 please tell? I have never bought a rifle for fun. I have always bought them to do a job why not you not enjoy shooting? i would buy a full auto machine gun if they were legal to buy. as i know i would have a ridiculous amount of fun with it. :laugh) says it all really Geoff, and I don't want to fall out with you as I don't know you and I am sure you are a nice feller, but....... Do you really need a semi auto. I mean are you that bad a shot or are you faced with some very dangerous bunnies!! Having seen the killings of kids in America, Dunblane and the killing of adults in Hungerford, can you justify the need for semi autos or full autos. Like many on here, I have a vast experience of HV full/ semi auto and seen the affects of them. Why as a hunter do you feel the need? I am not against shooting, I love all forms if it, but lets help ourselves, help the sport!! Cheers pal and no hard feelings! Quote Link to post
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