Deker
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I am fortunate that PPU SP in .223, .243 and .308 at around £55-65 x 100, delivers 1" for me in my rifles. In the field that works just fine for me! One of the main reasons I don't reload!
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Each to their own, I don't use and abuse anything, especially tools I rely on, my new knives are inexpensive, I've never invested in knives like them, and I'd guess the blades need a bit more help to stay in reasonable condition compared to my decent knives, hence the question. Cheers everyone, seems Olive/Vegetable oil and Ballistol are quite popular!
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You have PM.
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Nothing Clandestine, just to have around, just in case! They were cheap so thought it worth a try!
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That is just my issue on the new knives. I know they are not finest quality, I accept that for the use I have in mind for them. My decent knives have served me well and are still in good condition, I'm just wondering if I need to adopt a new, more hands on approach, to keeping my new knives in decent order. I look after all my tools. Not thought of Olive Oil! As you can probably tell from the picture they are hardly wonderful quality, but for what they cost I rate them good, just want to try and keep them ok now.
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Help me out please, I have a number of decent quality hunting knives and have now just purchased a further couple of Value (made in China) knives. My normal decent knives just get a wipe off and a smear of Fully Synthetic Car Oil, this has never presented a problem and they are all good, but they are also good steel. My latest offerings, whilst purporting to be decent steel, don't seem anywhere near the quality of my other knives: that isn't a problem for me as these will only get very occasional use, which is also why I haven't invested much in them. Just the same, during longish p
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If we are talking general field work, the Howas offer some deals, and the CZ 527 223 Synthetic is superb VFM, but without breaking the bank the T3 is seriously worth a look, (in honesty I'm not the biggest fan of the T3 Lite stock, balance all round is better with the Hunter stock) even though I like LIGHT rifles for the field. You just need to decide on wood/synthetic and Varmint or light barrel!
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Ammunition allocation is down to what you can justify and what your RFD had for breakfast. I have substantially more .223 and a chunk more .243 and .308 than others have mentioned here. But that's because its my business, and I'm Secretary of a rifle club at Bisley. On top of my personal FAC, I am my Club FAC holder as well, just by example, the holding for the club is 5,000 for each calibre we have, that is FIVE THOUSAND for EVERY calibre, and at one point we had a .338 Lap Mag, needless to say I don't think we could ever have afforded to go out and buy 5000 of them!
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Would Love Some Information On The Cz 452 .22Lr !
Deker replied to fox assasin's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
.22lr is a really useful calibre for an awful lot of people, and for general field work I'd personally say there is nothing to beat a CZ452. -
Try this one... A certain gent at my rifle club has both .308 and .243...etc., etc .,he was really struggling with the target which none of us could understand, until we found he was actually launching .243 through his .308! We were shocked, I never even considered that would be possible, but it was, and remarkably the barrel still shoots very well!
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I'll be honest. HMR is an accurate and very useful calibre, and can easily push out the usable distance over .22lr by 50-60 yards, maybe more, it isn't shite, many say it is badly effected by the wind, well, like for like conditions .22lr is worse, so if a HMR is struggling then the .22lr is useless. But it certainly has ammo issues! As regards .22lr and 22-250 being all you need, I think that is down to the individual and their requirements. I run Air, FAC Air, .22LR, HMR, WMR, an assortment of Certrefires and Shotguns and pistols and I need them all, I could not function wi
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As above. If they ask why you want 17HMR and 22lr say HMR for the day and 22lr for at night with N/V because it's quieter, This is how I use them. Also the HMR has less ricochet than a 22lr. I'm not really following that, a HMR can have circa 245ft lb., is very accurate and has frangible V-Max type ammo available. Ok, a .22lr can be up to just over 200ft lb, but most use it sub sonic and circa 100ft lb., with HV ammo usually 120-150ft lb and HP of solid, and generally not very accurate. They are not the same and are not particularly interchangeable, they each come into their own in d
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As above. It shouldn't matter how many people use the land, but odds are you are likely to start life with a closed FAC!
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keep the air rifle for Rabbits and get a centrefire for foxes , or go for a 243 then you can do foxes and most deer apart from Reds . I'm not quite following that! I have 12ftlb, FAC Air and an assortment of rimfires, centrefires, shotguns and pistols. First off, everyones situation and circumstances and land are different, so only the individual can really make the decision as to what works best for them. A .243 is a centrefire, so I'm not with your comment, and as for Reds, the LAW says a .240, with energy/weight/etc minimum spec (slightly different in England/Wales and S
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Police like you to start off with a 17hmr , because they don't ricochet like a 22 . Something worth remembering especially in this dry weather with rock hard ground. A mate got hold of some 22lr tracers, we shot some off at night. It was scary, I mean they go all over the place . If any of you 22 boys get hold of any try it , it will make you think a bit about what is behind and off to the side of your target . I hate .22LR for that very reason. My friend once took a shot he shouldn't have - I was down range and out of sight albeit he knew I'd gone ahead and so shouldn't have been shooti
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Absolutely! I have several different height Bipods and whilst the likes of a 9-13 is quite useful and not too heavy (even the 6-9 can be), its pretty useless if you lay down in the grass or corn and the field is higher! Personally, for field use make sure it is a Tilting version as well, the fixed are great for targets in controlled environments, but its a different matter when you hit the dirt in a field!
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I was going to mention that, also get your eyes checked. "Cheap" scopes can have issues, and of course scopes go wrong, my eyes are pretty bad these days, but my scopes solve all my problems, and all my scopes are medium priced, not vastly expensive!
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Getting To Grips With The 22 Hornet
Deker replied to Elliott's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
what scope you got on it Elliot, ???? Jodrell bank! I'm embarrassed to say, but I had to look that up! I know I'm getting old, but that makes me feel old! -
Thanks to everyone, appreciated.
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Ok, on to a domestic subject.... Can you help please, I need a Hand Held Cordless Vacuum, with a couple of attachments like the picture. This is my current beast and the battery is dying once again, this has plenty of suck but it is heavy and noisy, and batteries being over £30 and struggling to last a couple of years I'm not keen on it anymore. But I seem to remember it cost me about £20. Here is the dilemma, I want something that has GOOD suction and is inexpensive, many seem to be wet and dry, so be it, I don't really care, I need it for dry. Anyway, I have just bought
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I spent many a year with the classic .22 Martini, I suspect many here know it well, then my club bought a Bolt Action, Anschutz, it was early 70's and probably very few in the UK at the time, chalk and cheese! Don't get me wrong, the Martini really is a gem, and virtually indestructible so fill your boots, but in relation to your comment about using it on your friends land, you won't be walking far carrying one of these! ATB!
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Absolutely I see where you "sports" shooters are coming from but if I said that to my clients I would be out of work.
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Getting To Grips With The 22 Hornet
Deker replied to Elliott's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
The Hornet always was a good calibre, more recent ammo improvements have made it even better, strange how calibres can simply go out of fashion. The WMR is another that has most definitely benefited from new ammo (although I have always liked the WMR), and it seems to me the Hornet and WMR are making a bit of a comeback! -
Help me out, I must have missed that, what LAW change now allows EXPANDING ammo for Target shooting? Cheers
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Ok, I went and did it. Crumbs these are hard to find (as is almost any pistol) there are virtually none in the UK and delivery times/prices have been insane. I actually managed to track this one down, about 100 miles from me, I would have preferred the HW5 but I couldn't find one anywhere so settled for this whilst I could. These (all pistols) are silly money in the UK. I can't believe the price, and next deliveries are suggested at costing £70-£100 more per pistol. Considering the various comments I have received here and elseware, I may hack back and get the .357 Magnum
