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  1. Deker
    What animal are you talking about, Winchester and Magtech have a BIG HP and commonly deliver a lot of energy and stay in. Rabbits mate - I know they have a large HP which may dump into them harder but I stand by my reconing that the rounds pass through more often than not although I can't say I've spent time fishing around the cavaties looking for lead. That is seriously NOT what you said, I wouldn't have bothered if that was your original comment I can't think of a single occasion where a .22 LR slug stayed in the cavity even with long range shots. Piss off Mr semi-pro
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    What animal are you talking about, Winchester and Magtech have a BIG HP and commonly deliver a lot of energy and stay in. Rabbits mate - I know they have a large HP which may dump into them harder but I stand by my reconing that the rounds pass through more often than not although I can't say I've spent time fishing around the cavaties looking for lead. That is seriously NOT what you said, I wouldn't have bothered if that was your original comment I can't think of a single occasion where a .22 LR slug stayed in the cavity even with long range shots.
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    Get what you want, the whole Bolt/Semi debate is hardly a life changer in the accuracy dept when we are talking field use on the bunny. I too fell somewhat for the Anschutz BOLT or 10/22 Semi question. If you are talking Semi the Anschutz still wins hands down, why do you think everyone who buys a 10-22 throws most of it away and buys third party replacements for virtually everything, some are so tricked up there isn't a 10-22 left. NOBODY does, or needs to do that, with an Anschutz. Bottom line is from my experience of them both, I'd say the CZ Semi is still a better bet, older
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    Of course its not uncommon, I shoot many hundred every year, where I struggle is with the comment I can't think of a single occasion where a .22 LR slug stayed in the cavity even with long range shots. And if you have seen MANY a bullet pass clean through and ricochet then I can but suggest your pal has a lot to learn about shot placement and ammo choice! Sorry chap, your comments about preferring HMR on that basis are naive! It is ridiculously immature to suggest a 245 ft lb V-Max is better/safer than a 100ft lb .22lr sub with the right ammo on that basis PERIOD. Do you have a FAC y
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    What animal are you talking about, Winchester and Magtech have a BIG HP and commonly deliver a lot of energy and stay in.
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    I used Magtech 40g HP Subs for years, tried them when they were dirt cheap and got on really well with them. I have stopped using them now simply because the price has got silly, they went from being about the cheapest you can buy to now being near the top of the price table. Winchester now or RWS as second.
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    Rats tend to feel ill with the likes of Difenacoum, Bromadiolone, Brodificoum, Coumatetrayl etc etc and become lethargic, they then do what most of us do when we feel ill, they go home and go to bed. In many cases that means they go home to a hole in the ground where they die, no body and no smell. Obviously in the Hay Barn they may be living snug and warm in a bale/stack which may at times be a problem. DIFENACOUM Toxicity Oral doses in mg/kg: LD50 rats 1.8 mice 0.8 rabbits 2 hens 100 dogs 50 cats 100 pigs -100 Kindly note the difference required to kill a rat
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    To be honest I struggle to see the justification for single barrel shotguns generally. They have a niche use but it is very small in my opinion, and the lack of weight seems to also make them potentially uncomfortable to shoot. I have one, got it at the Game Fair must be 4, maybe 5 years ago now, cost the princely sum of £25 so I thought why not, I have found out why not since, gave it to my lad for safe keeping a couple of years back now as it was just clogging up the cabinet! I'm not trying to put a case for FAC shotguns but I feel semis are the route for a lot of field/vermin requi
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    ....but some apparently like the smell, just the same, once smelled, always remembered!
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    I understand the new packaging coincides with a move to a new production plant as well, so who knows, but I would have thought the recipe should be the same!
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    I'm not following the bait business, there are plenty of species specific tamper proof bait boxes available. Bait boxes are good if used correctly and provide an ongoing 24/7 opportunity of rat removal. Traps must be totally enclosed if used, so harm/danger to non target species should be as close to zero as possible, but traps are labour intensive. VERY few rat infestations will be cleared by shooting or traps alone. Commonly a combined approach is required, dogs perhaps, maybe even glueboards and gas sometimes.
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    Not many flap about without a head, and they don't flap with a decent body shot with a V-max rimfire or CF. I find a shotgun tends to make then take flight pretty quick, rifle seems to work best for me when they are on the ground, such is life, whatever works for you! I have V-max for my HMR and have used them for Goose cull and some will drop without movement (It does open their heads like a tomato with a hammer), but I will say again many will flap. Ever chopped a chickens head off? Also I've never done a body shot with a HMR on geese. I cull Canada's every year (for the last 3 y
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    Not many flap about without a head, and they don't flap with a decent body shot with a V-max rimfire or CF. I find a shotgun tends to make then take flight pretty quick, rifle seems to work best for me when they are on the ground, such is life, whatever works for you!
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    Just to add a bit there.... Artificial illumination, mirrors, flare guns, lasers, etc., not just lights, and not all birds, Feral Pigeons excluded! Any device for illuminating a target or any sighting device for shooting at night. Any form of artificial lighting or any mirror or other dazzling device.
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    This is a new species to me, are these anything like Canada Geese? First off refer to the GL and make sure you have complied. A 12ft lb PCP is NOT the tool to deal with them. If you must, get very close and only consider brain shots, you will not penetrate the feathers at all with this and chest shots will only injure them. Be prepared for plenty of Claret as they flap about too. I favour HMR for Head shots and the table, and for general clearance the WMR with a 30g V-Max tends to make them fall down almost wherever you shoot them. I have been there and I have done it, an
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    A dead fox shows whatever gun he used works, and .....what is powerful enough for foxing and what limits are there to meet for foxing?
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    FAC air rifle for Fox in your back garden. Rocking horse s*** comes to mind. Long term start applying for a shotgun, a first grant FAC for fox control in your back garden is not going to happen, short term get a Pest Controller in! Cage traps can/will likely take forever and cost a fortune for 6 (if they work at all), and snares don't normally go down well with family/children/neighbours.
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    Perhaps its my cleaning regime then, I don't seem to have any issues with the accuracy of my 1517 with a 'dirty' barrel I wonder if the groups would be even tighter after a proper clean.. can you recommend a good cleaning kit or point me in the direction of a YouTube video to show how it is done properly? Elliott, this is a tricky one because we are talking degrees of accuracy, and I hear many suggest they never clean and the accuracy is fine. I have never let ANY barrel get dirty enough to know just how far off it can go, and as I have stressed above I am not preaching or telling
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    You do win, you just get through brushes!
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    I use a Phospher Bronze brush, Dewey rod and jag!
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    Which part of the copper coat on a HMR bullet (which does it's best to weld itself to the inside of your barrel) will make it better by leading the barrel? Term of speech my friend, keep your hair on In my experience my HMR doesn't like cleaning, many people find the same. I will GUARANTEE you any HMR with a good true barrel will shoot better clean than dirty. Was your barrel filthy and lined with copper residue when you got the gun new? Barrel cleaning has been discussed many times on this and other forums. Cleaning any rifle, particularly the little HMR
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    Which part of the copper coat on a HMR bullet (which does it's best to weld itself to the inside of your barrel) will make it better by leading the barrel? Term of speech my friend, keep your hair on In my experience my HMR doesn't like cleaning, many people find the same. I will GUARANTEE you any HMR with a good true barrel will shoot better clean than dirty. Was your barrel filthy and lined with copper residue when you got the gun new? Barrel cleaning has been discussed many times on this and other forums. Cleaning any rifle, particularly the little HMR
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    What happens after 30 shots?? When you say go off zero, how much, what happens then, do you clean it/leave it/what?? If it is/was new cleaning is important (it's always important in my view but I know a few people who will give you an argument on that). HMR do not go off after 30 rounds, it has to be heat, wind, you are getting tired, etc, but you will have to fire pretty rapidly for heat to have any much effect! Yesterday, after a couple of scope adjustments, I had a nice little pattern of 4 shots on a 50p at 100 yards. By then I had fired about 25 to 30 shots. I switche
  24. Deker
    No you don't, if your ticket says any land deemed suitable by the chief constable of that area, it means so long as you have permission, and the land is passed you can shoot on it, hope this helps. I see where you are both coming from, but who tells you the land is cleared, the bloke down the pub, the farmer, your friends mate...simple fact is in the majority of cases you will want to check with the Police to make sure it has been cleared!
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    Which part of the copper coat on a HMR bullet (which does it's best to weld itself to the inside of your barrel) will make it better by leading the barrel?
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