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  4. Nice morning for a 22.

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    34 minutes ago, Stavross said:

    They are definitely worth a go, I’ve got one on one of the mouse guns, I’ve noticed that sometimes I find myself looking for the reticle on my other rifles for a few seconds until everything comes into focus but with the illuminated scope it’s there as soon as I put my eye to it as long as it’s on the lowest setting, otherwise there’s to much light on the glass and it looks a bit foggy ?

    Thems mice's are small! ?

    Will look into it, cheers ?

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  6. Nice morning for a 22.

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    Been told stay off work until fit. Got a minor infection in the surgery. It's made me quite ill but seem to be recovering now. Today was very nearly pain free.

    I had a grand walk in the frost this morning and enjoyed some 22 action.

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    The fox rut is all but over here and I took four out from it but lads my night shooting is really struggling!

    At night my right eye is terrible!

    I can see the reticle but not the fox and if I focus on the fox I can't see the reticle!

    I think it's time to give up nearly, I am hestitating unless I can get to shotgun range! Should I just switch to shotgun?

    I don't know what to do ☹️

     

    U.

  10. .410 hushpower thoughts

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    25 minutes ago, codmaster127 said:

    i use a mossberge 410 pump and out of my guns its probs my favourite ,great for ferreting light weight and fun to use ,i shoot birds etc within range of course ,noise ?quite quiet in the right conditions/terrain,only downside is price of carts and finding a gunbag to fit  the moderator,

    410 is probably the only cartridge still cost effective to reload for and (noise aside) makes for better performance over most factory ammo options!

  13. Looking for good advice concerning all-round rifle

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    Never ceases to amaze how many people think that if their bullet drops below a numeric value by a little it somehow will stop performing!

    Stick a 5000j bullet of the wrong type in the wrong place of a game animal and you may never retrieve it!

    Poke a medium bore revolver bullet through a game animals ribs and I guarantee it is dead! 

    The two examples are numerically miles apart but fortunately physiological factors don't do maths!

     

    U.

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  15. Looking for good advice concerning all-round rifle

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    Posted · Edited by Underdog

    Hello friend.

    I have a lot of respect for you two choices but in all honesty never shot an 06. 308 yes.

    The first thing that comes to mind is 308 will get the job done on all the species at 150 meters the only issue probably could be running boar! A less than ideal strike maybe a problem with running boar compared to a larger slug but high seat shots will be fine.

    Now, as it happens I have owned 20" 308 and if 308 is known for many good things one is its efficiency from short barrels! 

    I use to get from my 20" barrel 2610fps with a 170grn bullet that at 100 yds it wanted to shoot three bullets down one hole! I distinctly remember shooting a fox at 260 paces with that load !

    The same barrel would give me 3100fps with 110grn bullets with a case full of h4895.

    Whilst that bullet is light for your requests except for roe perhaps. My point is that from that 20" barrel I would shoot it to 400yds on varmints!

    I never did take any reds with my 308 rifles but I did take Scottish reds with 243 and of all the 30cals 30wcf! The 30/30(30wcf) killed them just fine and is easy 500fps+ down from 308!

    Does France still have military cartridge restrictions? If so 30/06 maybe a no go!

    Two worthy cartridges friend that will serve you well, even from 20" barrels.

     

    U.

  16. Moderator swap around.

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    Posted

    Yesterday before my plinking session I swapped my moderators around.

    The Brno is full length and the Atec is long too.

    I have one of the generic plastic 22 mods so being shorter I put it on the Brno yesterday. That worked out fine.

    I was reminded how light the Atec was so fitted it on the 452 WMR.

    This morning I hobbled my way to somewhere to check zero.

    It was 2&1/2" low now and I made the correction. A simple plink at various distances  up to 170 paces and I was satisfied but look at this!

    170 paces, doped for wind and hold over off hand.

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    I was aiming for the steel hinge and you can just see the bullet hole just below!

    The camera angle was the shooting angle also.

    Happy days.

     

    U.

  17. Anni 520

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    3 hours ago, Rimfireboy! said:

    How did you find the old Winchester subs in the white box compared to the current ones Nathan?

    Much much better. Flatter shooting over the normal range and a little tighter than the 42grn Winchester and  the fiocchi ammo. I'm not trashing the others though in saying the above.

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  18. Anni 520

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    2 hours ago, andyf said:

    Hi;

    I had a 525 semi auto from new back in around 1983, it was very accurate and 'pretty' reliable.

    I had a Parker Hale mod on it (as that was just about all there was back then), but it made the gun a 'yard+' long

    but still balanced. I shot hundreds of Rabbits with it, mostly with Winchester Lazer HV, or Win Sub's for a quieter

    signature. That was the beginning of the end for it really, because new neighbours here and there with horses and

    one field, new bungalows popping up in the corner of once deserted fields meant that shooting rifles nearby was not

    received well by the new 'locals'. So the HV had to go, and with it the S/A, as it would fail to cycle after about 50 rounds

    from a good clean. So it was replaced with a shiny new CZ bolt, then a Miroku BL15 lever, the lever gun was just about

    perfect in that it had the fast cycling of a S/A with the closed bolt of a B/A rifle.

    Anyway these days I shoot a Sako Finnfire Varmint cut to 16" with a Whisper mod, and a Leupold VX3 scope, very nice

    but a bit heavy.

    If you fancy a bit of quicker firepower try a Browning or Miroku BL15, easily the best compromise (in my very humble opinion).

    AndyF

    As it happens I miss my 9422. That was an amazing little rifle. ?

  19. Anni 520

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    Thanks guys.

    Been ill with an infection in one of my testicles! All Thursday in bed apart from visiting doctors.

    Unfortunately that means to much YouTube!

    Felt better today so thought I would go buy some ammo and have a plink.

    I don't need anything but to shoot what I have!

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    I had good fun and was pleasantly surprised or reminded how good the 2e really is.

    I walked on a simulated rabbit hunt by shooting rocks and cow pat's from 10yds to 100yds. All the ammo without any zero change connected just fine but with the fiocchi at long range (200 yards plus) the occasional one would drop lower. It doesn't matter as that is getting out of the cartridges envelope of service.

    I did a test on old fence posts with all five loads, all shot off hand at 113paces and amazingly all five shots with five types printed a 3" or less group!

    Amazingly the HV lasers were very tight groupers with just on opening the group and was easily me, in fact I called on shot on each session! 

    The T22 were very good also.

    A different bullet than yesteryear they performed brilliantly.

    The 42grn Winchester subsonic I am waining on, they are good but are not a patch on the old Winchester subbies.

    I kept shooting and increasing the distance to a guessed 300 yds and eventually hit what I was aiming for.

    When I got down there I recovered a bullet. The T22 bullet only went in the earth a couple of inches and with hardly any deformation. My initial thoughts were that there must be only powerful airgun energies left at 300yds!

    I had a three hour session during which the pain killers wore off and my swollen knackers started hurting so I went home but I went home happy, happy I can still shoot a rifle despite failing eyes.

    All shooting was done offhand.

    The yearning for an auto is back on the back burner ?

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  23. Smith and Wesson 15-22

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    Posted

    I use to see a lad with one and it was not very reliable or accurate from what I saw of it. I wasn't very impressed to be honest but that is just my near valueless opinion.

    I not sure if they are based on one of their pistol which was good but I could be way off.

    The Browning buckmark pistol and carbine is worth a look. Less military looking and very reliable with pistol controls. Been tempted often, I use to cut string at 25 yds with one and my Mrs shot a brick of 22@100m one day with zero hang ups, and she was hitting the tins!

    There is some info on rimfire Central forums IIRC.

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