Deker
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The OP is talking about .22lr, what has the Deer Act and the specific terms under which you can shoot deer out of season got to do with .22lr?
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That is a section of the Deer Act relating to the terms under which deer may be shot out of season, what has that got to do with the subject at hand!
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Most popular and maligned? Tricky one, I do not know the ratio, but there are still substantially more .22lr out there than HMR, and certainly I have had more issues with .22lr ammo over the years than HMR. Can't remember ever having a split case on a .22lr though, but plenty with HMR, although it has never effected the shot, and I have never had a HMR bullet stuck in my barrel, but I have a .22lr. Hardly scientific and the luck of the draw perhaps! HMR.................... Most popular and maligned?
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Blimey guys, it was a simple question........ "Perhaps those of you who have said you need the landowners written permission could point me in the direction of any legislation that says that. Some regions ask for it and it is without doubt useful, but verbal permission is fine legally." The answer is simple, there is no legal requirement, and even if we accept a written consent is useful for your region and generally (and I have made no suggestion to the contrary), that doesn't make it a legal requirement and it doesn't mean it is essential for every other piece of land you may pick up.
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Flippen ek, this goes round as often as the picture of the fox shooting a rifle. Hornady (made by CCI together with many other branded HMR ammo) and everyone who has any remote connection with the manufacture of HMR ammo is well aware of this, and split cases, and every other issue the HMR (and many other calibres can throw up). Some magazine damage has been reported from this problem, but no barrel has ever blown up and nobody has ever had any injuries other than shock from my understanding. Feel free to post any pictures of blown up HMR barrels or stomach churning personal injuries cause
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Perhaps those of you who have said you need the landowners written permission could point me in the direction of any legislation that says that. Some regions ask for it and it is without doubt useful, but verbal permission is fine legally.
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In principle Yes! If you make it clear it is your intention to sell your region may be able to help with a temporary Certificate, but they are not usually mad keen on the idea, so if you are heading the route of a paid variation, stick as much on there as you can think of, 1 extra slot or 10, the cost is £26!
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:hmm: It's called a 1 for 1, all regions use the same rules. It is free if you simply give up one slot and replace it with another, there is only a charge if you want to increase the number of slots!
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Flippen ek...6 pages and still going... .243 is an excellent and versatile calibre for fox and deer with the variety of ammo available. Start there and you will find out for yourself if it works for you!
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So there I was on a new site last night, 2-3 rabbits already down, another in the crosshairs circa 50 yards away, pull trigger...CLICK-NOTHING (Oh ****) maybe half a second later BANG! Rabbit falls down and I'm mighty relieved. It is strange how many thoughts can go though your mind in a very short time when things go wrong. Nothing wrong with the case when I ejected it (although I have a growing number of split cases), my guess is poorly spun primer, the propellant did the job and rabbit was deceased!
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I would appreciate some help please, I haven't had this long and I'm not impressed. It took me 2 weeks on and off, to manually import my phone book to this Raspberry and now it looks like a new phone is on the horizon. How do I download/save the existing phone book please so I can hopefully copy it to the new phone?! Cheers
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Interesting diversion.
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And here was i thinking i had read just about everything that i could on this site. THIS has got to be the best post ever, shooting feral pig with a HMR priceless.... I will be on the phone tomorrow to insist I have wild boar added to the quarry for the HMR FFS somebody please help me..... If you had AOLQ listed you would not need to, is that something else S Yorks don't do? I have heard much about them over the years, they do seem hard work!
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Think again, what sort of stock/barrel do you have, weight is not just about weight, it is about barrel harmonics and barrel/stock interaction as well.
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Not according to South Yorkshire it isn't. Admittedly things may have changed but this was their stance a couple of years ago. I know you have several calibres to choose from Deker, intersted to know under what condition would you reach into your cabinet and pull out the HMR if you had a call to dispatch a fox? South Yorks are not in the business of shooting Foxes, they run a Firearms dept! No but they are in the business of issuing out certificates to those who do want to shoot them and implementing conditions relating to said certificates I feel that has very little to do with
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Not according to South Yorkshire it isn't. Admittedly things may have changed but this was their stance a couple of years ago. I know you have several calibres to choose from Deker, intersted to know under what condition would you reach into your cabinet and pull out the HMR if you had a call to dispatch a fox? South Yorks are not in the business of shooting Foxes, they run a Firearms dept! Edit I reach into the cabinet and take any of my rimfires for virtually every garden fox, barn fox , chicken fox, etc etc. Lobbing centrefire rounds at foxes in the next county is seldom req
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We are not saying it is not, up to a short range, so is a .22lr but there are far far better options than a .17 hmr, 100 yards without wind should be the limit, 150 yard shots on foxes are not on, I dont care how good a shot you are. That isn't what the OP asked...do we always turn round and say a .243 is debateable on Fox at 750-1000yards? You use any calibre/ammo within its capabilities, and that of the shooter.
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As SS said earlier, why is this debate still going on? You use any calibre/ammo within its capabilities, and that of the shooter. So, is HMR suitable for fox? YES!
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http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/reviews/review/17hmr-calibre-sound-moderators-review http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/accessories/sound-moderators-for-22-rimfires-7960
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Cheers
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I would appreciate your comments, I know nothing much about either, which would you favour and why? Please, no other suggestions, one of these only...oh yes, does the Sony have a Flash for the camera. MANY THANKS!
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I really don't know, I had considered/thought probably Blackbird, certainly could be a Robin, but the chick is actually bigger than an adult Robin? I was at the site again last night and looked around the area for a nest but found nothing, so this may remain unresolved! Cheers!
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The rifle is almost always more accurate than the shooter (unless the rifle has issues), trying different ammo doesn't change that, it will simple steer you in the direction of the ammo the rifle favours. When you have that combination then most other variables are the shooter! You would need to clean and clamp the barrel to get any sort of a statistically relevant idea of ammo, as well as using a lot of ammo, but usually just a handful of shots will tell you what you need to know! It is also worth repeating the exercise in a few months, or a year or two, depending how much you use
