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  1. Deker
    That's food for thought..didn't think about that one! Appreciate all the replies..all this is getting taken on board. Just out of curiosity..is this much of a problem and is it worse on high/low mag,low light etc? Atb. Even if you have a very fat moderator the scope should focus it out, it is VERY rare a moderator will cause an issue with a scope, even if its sitting on the barrel.
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    If your maths is correct 1.5mm clearance is good, in principle that will give you easier shooting than a scope 7.5mm above. So if your confident I suggest you get those.
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    As some have said, there is little point in a 12ft lb simply using the fastest or most ft/lb pellet. You need accuracy and repeatability. The difference in speed/ft lb is of no use if you can't deliver that energy constantly and accurately.
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    The specifically designated target rifles should be best, after all, that is what they are designed for and you pay for, and some are multi shot. Very possibly the best are not! After that you need to find the best pellet. The best rifle with the worst pellet isn't going to win you much.
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    In an example like this the laser and crosshair will be on zero at one point (assuming they had been set that way). If the laser and scope were mounted at the same height they would always read the same at every distance. Your scope and laser use light, and everything is straight (in principle), its only your bullet that is screwed by gravity. I'm not easy with this method of range finding anyway, and I'd say it is fraught with problems, for instance, open flat areas, how will you ever see the dot, dense woodland and the dot may be blocked by other things on the way, full moon, etc. With
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    Basically as already said, but the best ways are to keep the lamp as far back as possible and/or fit as many sunshades as possible on the scope, short barrels and thin moderators also help. Matt Black rather than silver or shiny mods help to! I have heard of people masking off the bottom of the lamp, and literally putting long socks over the mod/barrel and taking them back as far as the scope, I know someone who used an old bike inner tube in the same way as the sock, that worked ok(ish) to!
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    I believe it was 2002, so just makes 14 years now! Its a very popular/useful calibre, despite its issues!
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    CZ didn't do a 452 WMR in the Silhouette when I got mine or I would have got that, for some reason the 452 American stock is a little shorter than the Silhouette so I had an extended shoulder pad fitted, you can probably just make it out in the pic above #8, and below. Ammo wise it works very well with Hornady 30g V-Max, my previous CZ 452 WMR preferred CCI 40g Maxi Mag. On the whole CZ do everything I need in a rifle. The bottom one is a Magtech Semi. I like the 452 and have little real experience of the 455, but I think the 455 American is available in .22lr/WMR/HMR, and the 455
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    A quick look at Guntrader shows 1172 .22lr, 448 .308 and 702 .243 for sale today as well. Good luck with whatever you end up with, I have a lot of calibres including the HMR, and I find it definitely has a place for me.
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    Not sure about the 17 centrefire but I don't have any issues with the SAK on my WMR, I have my second Sirocco on my HMR, the first melted and was replaced, and when the latest one dies it will be a SAK on that as well. My CZ 452 American WMR
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    My current WMR lives on 30g Hornady V-Max and performs excellently with them, for some reason my last WMR preferred the CCI 40g Maxi Mag. Anyway, if I go out after the longer bunnies I will always reach for my HMR. If I'm after the fox out in the field close(ish), or culling Canadas, the WMR with the Hornady is first choice. Even though the 30g Hornady V Max fly very similar to the 17g HMR out to around 100 yards, I still rate the HMR as the rabbit gun.
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    If you are looking at ammo prices, some examples, from Dauntsey and Gunshop! .17 HMR £12.95 x 50 = 25.9p each .17 Hornet £20.95 x 25 = 83. each .22 Hornet £19.95 x 25 = 79. each .17 Rem £39.24 x 20 = £1.96p each Life isn't that simple/easy, your choice of 17 Rem is virtually zero, and your choice of 17 Hornet only marginally better, many RFD carry neither! .22 Hornet isn't quite so bad, but a reasonable choice of HMR is available at virtually every RFD in the country. It is of course also the cheapest of the above by a long way. HMR certainly has issues, but I find it a ver
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    Oh yes, the HM2 Its still HV so has a sonic crack, it suffers more from wind drift than a HMR but it may be a bit cheaper on ammo than HMR. I could be wrong but other than Sako Quad I don't think anyone chambers it anymore (and only them because they can't shift the barrels they have). Ammo is also only made by CCI now as well, everyone else has dropped it. I stand to be corrected on the chambering/ammo situation, but it has died. Both ( ) the people in the UK who run HM2 say they love them, they must have a very narrow field of use. The OP suggests your rabbits are moving f
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    Anything else will be just as noisy or more, cost as much or more and will tend to be overkill for rabbits unless they are in the next county. Hornet as mentioned above is worth a look. I have never seen the WMR as a rabbit gun, but noise and cost will be similar the HMR, but cheaper than centrefires generally. HMR better rabbit gun generally than WMR in my opinion.
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    I'm after a WALL display cabinet for just a single 00 gauge Train Engine and Tender. I'm flexible on style but I'm struggling to find anything about the right size, everything seems to be for multiple engines/carriages etc and is much too big. Anyone got any ideas where I can find such a cabinet please? Thanks.
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    Thanks everyone!
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    Ok, I don't want gloss, I want a sheen and I'm not worried about the difference in the sheen between Eggshell and Satinwood. So, it will be white and used for doors, doorframes, skirting and stair spindles (not handrails). I want something easy to apply, that stays white as long as sensible, is hard wearing and easy to clean. I am no fan of water based paint or varnish, so I'm really looking for solvent versions. Any suggestions please, and why? Thank you!
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    There is no right or wrong answer to the OP. The calibre/ammo decision should be based on land and quarry, not personal opinion of others. Many love the 22-250, frankly I don't get it, if you need that much simply get a .243 and have done. A .222 or .223 will do all but anything a 22-250 can do in the right hands. If distance is an issue then you will be much better with the .243 again over a 22-250, because in reality a 22-250 will only give you a few yards on the .223! ATB!
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    Nope, if I need more I use my HMR or WMR.
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    The claw on the left doesn't look quite right, but as already mentioned they are different, it doesn't look like anything has sheared on the claw to me. Perhaps a thorough strip and clean of the bolt would be of use, but in particular the breech area around the claws clogs up readily with powder residue, clean that area thoroughly as well. It's a little awkward so be careful, but all may be well after that.
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    yes in west Yorkshire Are you suggesting W Yorks have their OWN law that says it cannot be done ? Nope but the licensing guidelines are clear on the point. The only point open to interpretation is "close range" and I'd think you'd have difficulty getting 120yds classified as close range in Court if a revocation for breach of conditions followed.Of course there maybe some flexibility here if the licence is not conditioned with the correct wording. However, something to always bear in mind, irrespective of licensing conditions, the laws on causing unecessary suffering etc sti
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    More than a bit of a Hijack of the thread, but on what you say I suggest FAC chances currently are slim, but your region are the only ones who can answer your question.
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    Everyone has their own ability, experience and limits...and cabinet full of rifles. To state any set distance or calibre with any rifle is a little rash. Whilst I would suggest 120 yards on fox with a .22lr is a little far for me generally, I have taken a 20lb fox with a .22lr sub at exactly 100 yards and it dropped like a stone. And as for moving up to a .243 for fox over 70 yards, "I've got a more adequate calibre fir that sort of range and my personal tool for any fox over 70 yards is a .243", well, I don't have any issue with a WMR or HMR out to around 120 yards and then my .223
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    yes in west Yorkshire Are you suggesting W Yorks have their OWN law that says it cannot be done ?
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