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  1. Deker
    You will always get a debate when you suggest that. Clean barrels (as long as they are sound and true) will always shoot better than dirty barrels. The problem is, in my opinion, society today expects instant results, many think a quick scrub and mop do the job, they don't, that will often make things worse and raise fouling, and leads to this all too common, "never clean it, I did and it took me 50 shots to get it shooting again". If you clean, be prepared to devote time to it and do it properly, how many clean this well, with a scrub between each?.......... Top row R-L, bottom
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    Best I have done, I bottled out of the 5th shot when I saw these! Unfortunately its not like that everyday, but I would still expect to quite comfortably stay inside and inch, even on a bad day!
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    We seem to have completely forgotten the days pre V-Max and the current widespread use of other expanding ammo. The staple bunny round was a solid lead 40g .22lr. Without doubt it would pass clean through at times, and would also expand to some extent some times, and it is of course bigger/heavier than a .17HMR. Just the same, BOTH will kill instantly if delivered to the right place, a rabbit/crow will not wonder off anywhere if you put a HMR through it in the right place at 200 yards. Please read in conjunction with #12, primarily this bit........ HMR carries plenty of energy
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    I think I am sort of agreeing with you but putting it another way. HMR carries plenty of energy at 200 yards to stop a rabbit or crow instantly. It may not deliver that energy as efficiently as at some distances, and delivering it to the right place at 200 yards isn't that easy either. In simple terms I don't really see the HMR as a 200yard everyday tool for anything...but then again, a HMR to a .223 is more than a 1000ft lb increase, there are several choices in between those two!
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    There is also a problem that develops with age for some, me included, the eyes are not what they were and with Iron sights, I can get the sights or the target in focus, unfortunately not both at the same time, optics can fortunately deal with my eyesight issues.
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    Just to balance it up a bit, the usual andyf and cc are not fans of the HMR , well, many people are! It has its uses, I have a decent selection of guns/calibres and despite issues with HMR ammo I find mine very useful! I also hear this long range crows malarkey all the time, what is the issue, learn how to get closer, or if you just want to test yourself go down a range!
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    I'm not entirely sure what Alliant Techsystems specifically manufacture or sub out to third parties. I suspect it is possible some bullets/cases/primers/powders/etc., are farmed out and then assembled in house. But IF people are finding Hornady works best it would imply third party parts are then specifically assigned to one brand of HMR (ie bits from "x" third party manufacturer go exclusively to, for instance, Remington). As I suggested, I too found Hornady best in my HMR day one, and still favour the Hornady, probably because of the Blue price/availability, but trials, now that my bar
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    Have you got a chart of that, those figures don't add up to me! How can it have a peak trajectory .6" high at 35 yards, .2" high at 50 yards, spot on at 55 and still spot on at 150? I don't know any bullet from any calibre that flies in a laser straight line for 95 yards (55-150)?
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    This just shows how everyone has a different view and prefers different things...16x FIXED on a WMR, now I think that is a joke, no offence intended as that works for you, but even 10x Fixed, as you are looking for, would not be on my agenda. Variable every time for me on every scope and rifle I have, most start about 3x or 4x, a couple 6x, I don't even use 16x on the range out to 600 yards, usually about 8-10x, maybe 12x. That works for me, but we are all different, I have no problems putting a HMR in a bunnies head 150 yards away at 6x with a HMR, although in truth I don't often push
  10. Deker
    Harris if you can stretch to them, always a resale value in them as well. I have the 9-13, and the 12-25, both Swivel, they both have their uses, the lower is not much use when the crops/grass is a bit long, and the taller is bigger/heavier of course, but I would not be without either. The 12-25 is useful and just about usable prone or sitting, some find the 13.5-27 better for sitting, but then again it tends to be too tall for prone! If you are talking field work then go for the Swivel version every time, if it is ONLY range work then fixed is fine and even consider the 6-9 versi
  11. Deker
    Good link! I was not aware of these and in truth hardly use my old Airsporter anymore, but worth a try when my Vintage Blue Wasps run out! Anyone here actually used them, got a review/verdict? Cheers!
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    Everyone here knows everything about optics, that's why there are so many different brands on the market and so many different types of scope and reticles. Everyone has the best scope for their gun/application, and they are all different! You have your own ideas and specification as in your OP, you also say I don't need it, but that's not the point anymore, so how can anyone tell you what is going on in your head. Then you want heavy (900g it right up there weight wise) but short, and a 30mm tube as you already have a mount, then mention a Sidewinder which as you concede is far fr
  13. Deker
    Whos comparison? When I first got a HMR I went through all the ammo brands I could find and personally I to found Hornady to be the best. 10,000+++++ rounds later in the gun, I revisited my ammo box and decided it was time to use up all the half boxes of HMR I had left from those early days, the Remington, (which I concede I didn't rate first time round) as well as the Winchester, Federal, etc all shot the same (very well) in 17g V-Max type format, it was impossible to tell which came out of the barrel. Go figure, no I don't know, but I understand Alliant Techsystems (CCI/Federal)
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    My feelings entirely when I first heard about this.
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    Last time I looked they came out of the same CCI works as Hornady, has that changed? Allowing for any batch variation and the tip colour they should be the same! :hmm:
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    What makes you suggest that as virtually every competition barrel is Flagpole length in every calibre you can think of! :hmm:
  17. Deker
    The gene pool would be better off without these people anyway!
  18. Deker
    http://www.ukgunrepairs.co.uk/ Very Good!
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    There is not a great deal to chose between any manufacturer these days, it is more a matter of personal preference, and making sure you get a good one, regardless of make/calibre, if you are buying used!
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    There is good and bad, and Monday and Friday guns in all makes. Many people buy a Remington (commonly the 700) to customise it anyway, so they throw lots of it away, as do many Ruger 10/22 owners. I was bombarded with warnings of doom and gloom when I bought my 700SPS Stainless in 308, I already had 2 x Tikkas and was told the quality wasn't a patch on them. Not true in my case, (mine is out of the box with simply about 3" barrel chop and threaded) and even though I have just been through the painful process of trigger recall on my Remington (even though there was nothing wrong with mine) I
  21. Deker
    As cc and SS have suggested, there is probably more to this that offered here, and the police can revoke a certificate for anything they like under the heading not a suitable person, but what one region may consider worthy of revocation another may not. They need a good case to revoke an existing certificate just the same!
  22. Deker
    It was meant to be light hearted.... You omitted the first bit..... They are very protected in the UK :thumbs:
  23. Deker
    I will be very pleased to see this, the Kania (whilst effective) is expensive and I am always nervous for my fingers when setting this beast! Lol how can you be nervous for your fingers when setting the kania they are nowhere near the kill area ... Fenns are more likely to get you than a kania ........ But less likely to remove a finger if they do...I just don't like traps, I have used the Kania for about 6, maybe 7 years, that spring and bar still makes me nervous!
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    There is no definitive answer, that will all come down to the powder/bullet/etc used! Anyone who is well into reloading will be able to give you a good idea, and you will need to talk to the manufacturers of factory ammo to get their full spec! Even then the state of you rifle will also play a part..... and everything else I have forgotten. Suffice to say for the majority of people, even using factory ammo, the difference of a barrel chop will commonly be unnoticeable, and if you are reloading you can tweek the load to make almost any compensation.
  25. Deker
    I will be very pleased to see this, the Kania (whilst effective) is expensive and I am always nervous for my fingers when setting this beast!
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