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  1. Deker
    :laugh: ...........on the basis that the Oxford English Dictionary says they are vermin As I said before, my general opinion as a non firearms law expert is exercise caution. It maybe the Police would never prosecute in this situation even if they didn't consider it Vermin................. Law is written in words, those words are defined in the dictionary, you don't write a law then say the dictionary has it wrong, you badly worded the Law. NO case to answer! If you want to crawl on your belly and not question any bull from a region so be it, and you have one hearsay response from th
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    The recall website would more than seem to suggest they will contact you and arrange return shipping. My 700 is also effected, and my understanding is in the UK it is return to your RFD, and he will send to Riflecraft who are apparently doing all the UK fixes!
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    I never understand this phrase, rifle/calibres/ammo are tools, some are better suited to some land/distances/quarry than others, like all tools, when you do a job you chose the best suited for that job You select the best for the situation in hand, that doesn't/shouldn't mean, I prefer this gun to that gun, it should only mean, this is the best gun in this situation. If some suggest they prefer the .22lr over the HMR than I can but suggest the best tool for the job was always a .22lr. Once you have found the right ammo then .22lr sub sonic groups can be exceptionally good in the fiel
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    Will do On a serious note, the ricochets are one of the things that has always put me off the .22LR Any round and any calibre can ricochet, frankly I get sick of hearing all this about the .22lr, in many cases regurgitated I'm sure by someone who read something. (I'm not pointing any fingers here) Don't miss and take care, yes, it has happened to me, but I select the best calibre and ammo for the ground and quarry, I don't get these bouncing all over the countryside all the time. There is no way in the world I would get rid of either of my current .22lrs because of some
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    Wasn't that my very point? There's no discernible difference between the damage to a fox from .223 or .243 as confirmed by Xray, so there's little value in shooting .243 for fox at reasonable ranges when it costs £5 per box extra. There is every point, as buying one rifle (a .243) will be much cheaper in the long run than buying two, which part of that did you miss? You don't seem to be keeping up very well for a solicitor! :hmm:
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    Deker, the reality is, in case you haven't read many of the threads on the subject on this very forum, started by the very people who've been told that they can't have a centre fire on 1st grant, that many forces won't grant centre fire at 1st instance. And many have, you seem to forget for all those who say you can't get a CF on first grant many have come back and said I DID, as you have also been told, you have a right to any rifle if you can show good reason, a region simply adopting a policy of we don't give out CF on first grant should be challenged and put in their place! I haven'
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    You will struggle to get a new barrel fitted for £500, expect to pay £600+. http://border-barrels.com/border.htm
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    I'd have thought that's quick from what I've heard as I'd heard 3-4K seems more typical, but that maybe because with target shooting you're getting shot after shot down the barrel one after the other so it's getting hot. I know someone who bought a .22-250 2nd hand and who uses it for deer trips to Scotland and the odd shot on the range (tends to use rim-fire for target because of the cost). She's had it over 2 years now, and the barrels still going strong although she only takes a few deer trips a year. There's no clue as to how many previous shots have been made. However, going back
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    Not likely to be an issue for most people within a normal time scale. You do accelerate the wear with a fast round like 22-250, but I'd expect you to get around 3-4,000 rounds down it before you had any serious wear issues. Considering the average non professional probably shoots on average a couple of foxes a night (allowing for blank nights and single nights as well as the more productive ones), then if you go out foxing once a week, even allowing for a couple of misses, you're probably shooting an average of maybe 5 rounds per night. Allowing for 1 trips per week, year round with no
  10. Deker
    Fill your boots then mate, you can use your Hmr or .22Lr for FOX I am totally confused, they took fox off your rimfires but you have AOLQ, did that appear when fox went, and is that against your rimfires? That means exactly what it says, and Fox is lawful quarry! As BLACK-GUN, fill your boots! :yes:
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    http://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx Example from Federal site! Select the ammo you want by checking the ammo box, (for example .204 32g V-Shok and .243 55g V-Shok) then hit compare, then scroll down to wind drift!
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    I expect a HMR would be favourite then! Could be difficult getting anything else. :D
  13. Deker
    Nobody can accurately. Zero at 200 yards with your rifle and ammo, then pull back to 100 yards and see where your shots go, make a note! This will give you a pretty accurate guide to then check a 200 yards zero by shooting at 100 yards. If you want a 200 yards zero you must have land to shoot on at 200 yards so its easy!
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    They seem to work in very strange ways, you had fox listed but they decided to remove it, and now even the new Home Office guide recognises HMR as a Fox capable calibre! :hmm: Do you have an Open FAC? Would they prefer you used a .223 in someones back garden or a rimfire? Some regions have some very odd policies!
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    :hmm: Why did they do that?
  16. Deker
    Compare .204 32g V-Max (actually most of the .204) and .243 58g V-Max. http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/ballistics/2013-Standard-Ballistics.pdf With regards flat shooting they are VERY similar. As before though, you need to get what you want!
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    There is no minimum calibre, energy, speed, ammo type, etc etc etc for fox in this country. If you have FAC Air and your FAC says Any Lawful Quarry against it, that is legal for Fox, however you want to look at it. Moving on...................... if you don't want to use it on fox, fine, if you can't find the right situation to use it, fine, if it isn't the right tool in almost every situation then fine, but it is suitable for fox in limited situations and is legal to use on fox! There is nevertheless potential for problems under a mass of cruelty legislation, but that is only if cruel
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    The .204 is a cracking piece of kit if you can make it work for you, and you have a use it suits. The main one I was involved with was a pig, a Howa as well, which tend to be ok/decent, (it went back for a barrel change under warranty), then, even with a new barrel all manner of factory and home brews were tried before it got close to being sensibly accurate, never was, and presented issues in the field with its barrel length, and the whole point of the .204 is speed/trajectory, unlike many calibres, chopping the barrel will potentially have a significant effect on this. There are mixed r
  19. Deker
    We used to throw stones, then spears then bows and arrows ....times move on, there are better suited calibres/ammo today for field work! What make/type of .303 rifle have you got? SP and V-Max types are available if you can find them, but why, ammo isn't that easy to come by and there is certainly not the weight/type choice of many other calibres, yes they will kill things, so will a 416 Rigby, if you want a bit of nostalga then crack on! The .303 is a relic, fondly enjoyed by a few still, nothing wrong with that, but it's 2014 now!
  20. Deker
    Yes chap, visiting the range and experimenting can be very interesting, perhaps you should try it some time, accuracy was appalling, but I least I got it on the black, eventually, and I have caught some decent fish too! :D
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    The .204 is a relatively niche market. There are those that rate it and it suits their applications but to get the best out of it you need to be very fortunate with factory ammo or load your own, then you have to leave the barrel looooong. There are plenty of other choices, do you really need to shoot corvids and bunnies at great distances, few of us really need to, if it is a test of your abilities try the range, I have used my HMR at 600 yards! The .243 is incredibly versatile and the 55-58g V-Max ammo for it is a pussy cat to shoot, and devastating in the right circumstances, then you
  22. Deker
    Based on my experience I wouldn't even consider a .303 for hunting and gamekeeping on a large amount of land in the Scottish Highlands. What led you to that choice?
  23. Deker
    Any Lawful Quarry means Any Lawful Quarry! Why should anything about range (distance) be a bit more clear, it stands to reason a HMR is not a long range tool, why does that need making more clear, does your FEO say don't use your .243 or .308 further than 500-600 yards? Just to add a bit here in your specific case, why on earth would you want fox added, or even had a debate with your FEO about fox, when you have Any Lawful Quarry. Regardless of anyones concept of the meaning of Vermin, you have ANY Lawful Quarry, why is there any debate about fox, your FAC is conditioned for it u
  24. Deker
    The possibilities are the world could end tomorrow and I could win the lottery, both are far more likely than the police bringing a case against someone for shooting a fox under a vermin condition on a FAC. I don't give a jot what you do for a living, I have taken on a whole Firearms Dept, Chief Constable and Force solicitor and won. The terms of his FAC have been listed and are defined in the English Language. There is no case for a region to bring, they have worded it badly if they meant vermin NOT to include fox, so any court/judge would throw it out, there will never be a case to d
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    Any Lawful Quarry means Any Lawful Quarry! Why should anything about range (distance) be a bit more clear, it stands to reason a HMR is not a long range tool, why does that need making more clear, does your FEO say don't use your .243 or .308 further than 500-600 yards?
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