Deker
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You beat me too it, a bunny at 50-90 metres is likely to walk clean through the pattern of AAA. Sorry, but first off my consdered experience suggests 50-60 yard max, and size 4 or 5 for rabbit at that distance, definately NOT AAA! AAA, BB, SG etc., have very limited applications in my opinion, they are devastating at close range on larger animals but are not the shot to use on small animals at distance!
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Ok...I admit I know nothing about these, so how come they hit the headlines, what's the story, is this a wind up or what.......... Cheers
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I think you may be on sticky ground here, funnily enough i`ve only pm`d you five mins ago. If you fire at a deer with AAA`s, it has to be a shot that ruptures the internal organs, head shots are a big NO. And, i think you have to contact DEFRA about shooting deer with shotguns. (something about exhausting all avenues) I looked this up recently. basil. That's news to me as well, never heard about rupturing organs, and hitting a Roe in the head with AAA will do the job VERY well. Can you point me in the direction of the source of this information please. Do agree though a rifle is with
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I think you are somewhat missing the spirit of the response, and the point of my response. The advice is simple..Don't buy a 10-22 if you want a trouble free life or unless you intend to throw most of it away and buy a bucket load of spares, and spend more time cleaning it that shooting it!! Out of the box many of them will struggle to cycle subs! Am I wrong??? Chill out Richie.. you have already confirmed most of what I said in your original response!
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I know what you mean mate. But what would you do if the landowner asked you to shoot the does and the young ones And if you didn't you'd end up losing your permission. We all know how hard it can be to get good ground to shoot on. what you are saying is right and i see your point of view..But listen up the farmers grow there crops and when there ripe they harvest them.. thats what i think about my crop{rabbits] we should harvest when they are ripe There are 2 VERY different schools of thought and 2 VERY different reasons here. If you are involved in Game and Ve
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Sorry guys but I have to laugh Same thing every time..How come the 10-22 is so popular when everyone buys one, throws away all the bits and replaces them with aftermarket spares!!! If I bought a car and it was that C**p I had to throw most of it way a replace it with other manufacturers spares I would not be turning round and saying what a great car (GUN) it is!!! And the simple answer as to why your 10-22 struggles with sub sonic ammo is IT'S A 10-22 I'll get my coat whilst you all discuss! Cheers!!
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At around, and just after sunset, there is sometimes a rather strange stillness. A loud gun (Shotgun/Certrefire) report could easily carry 5 miles at this time, and depending on the terrain and any wind this could be further!
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OK..here we go...to the point and easy....... There is no debate as you are talking 2 different things and 2 different people! If you are a Game and Vermin Controller you have NO problems shooting fox at any time of year so no question to answer! If you shoot for fun and have your own views then you either do what you are told and swallow you personal views, or risk loosing your land which you shoot on for fun. Anyone who has to think about this question should consider another hobby! Personally I find the notion of shooting fox for fun totally alien, they are a menace in m
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Garyw I'm not buying the gun on the trigger, I've looked long and hard at a lot of rifles recently..the brief is Synthetic stock, stainless barrel, detachable mag, light field gun, screw cut and a moderator...scopes, mounts, slings etc make it too complicated as a starting point! So the answer is Tikka or Sako, but Remington do have a reputation for accuracy and I was looking for a change from Tikka rather than having yet another clone in the cabinet with a different calibre. The Remington does not have a detachable mag, the barrel seems like a flag pole, and if the trigger is s**t t
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I think I have seen a bit on this before but help me out please. I am thinking about investing in a 700SPS but historically the triggers were not meant to be great but with a bit of work could be eased up and made "satisfactory". Apparently Remington now have "NEW" triggers which are fit for nothing but the scrap heap, requiring replacement aftermarket triggers at £100+. Can anyone give me their experiences of the old and new triggers, is too much being made of this or are they really as bad as they seem? I ask the question as I already have a Tikka T3 Lite and was thinking abo
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New rifle and new ammo, we have discussed this since (a few days back), got to admit "whatever" the ammo was devastating and the deer was dead before he fell over. Seeing as me/Mr Logic/my game dealer wants the meat we will be using different ammo in future! This ammo is serious killing though, the shock wave and fragments caused massive internal damage. Putting it in the right place helped too!
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Sorry but I don't go with this, you are making a judgement on one shot and hearsay! There is lots of different .243 ammo as their is with .308, and with respect, just because you had one deer that walked off 150 yards before its demise I hardly think it appropriate to immediately write off .243 for deer. Years back when I was shooting in Scotland with professional stalkers, we took the dogs out to track the wounded deer, I was told they had tracked one for over a mile before it dropped ...and they only EVER used .308!!! A .243 will only drop them on the spot with "minimal meat dam
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Not a clue about these but for £20 sound like it's worth a try! Let me know if they are any good and I might invest in one myself! Does sound a little short though, sort of benchrest size!
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I suggest you dig around a lot as you are doing here! What distance at Bisley..are you a member of a club..ask the other members!!!??? From your list the .308 is the one I would suggest on the information supplied, lots of choice of ammo and some of it sensible prices! 270 is painful, and as with 30-06 they are not really target rounds, to be honest neither is .243 really, that said you can shoot any of them at targets if you want
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Sounds like a real good couple of days!
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The T8 is a great Mod, thats why we all know it, and it works quite well, problem is build quality/materials; I know what these are like and what they sound like as I have used them, but I have not used the Stealth! Hearsay suggests the build quality is better than a T8 but at around £100 more it should be. If you are after a mod around this shape and size think about the Wildcat Predator 8 as well, around £215.
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First off, there is a NEW one, anyone tell me what the difference is between the old and new please? Second, honest views on clarity, build quality, reliability, value for money..you know ...is it any good, have you had any problems with it? Many thanks Deker
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Couple of guys on here called guevara and wingshooter could have helped but they seem to have gone, I'm sure someone will give you some advice...
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A .22 LR, a .22WMR, a Mach 2, a 17HMR ...........a .308, etc, etc are tools that do a job, look at the land, look at the quarry, look at the job you need to do and select the appropriate tool for the job! A 17HMR isn't BETTER that a 22LR and vice versa...they are different!
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You're pulling it, something is not screwed on tight or something is loose inside the scope, the obvious answer is as above..put the old scope back on!
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Yep..the boy done good ..but that's the idea, for some strange reason the police have made me his Deer Mentor so there is not a lot of point in me shooting them when we go out, (but it's hanging in MY shed now!! ), however, he very kindly let me shoot the fox! The deer was a great shot, you had to see it, it was like slow motion, he was dead before he fell down, not a kick or twitch, the ammo worked really well! Cheers
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There you go..simple, assuming the pellets are lead/alloy they are MUCH MUCH softer than the barrel and generally you will have no problem in just shooting them out, but a cleaning rod should move them anyway
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As long as you can shoot straight the same distance with all of them...give or take just a few inches! PS 12 and 20 are a Guage...410 is a size!
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Where is Cheshier? Some financial crimes are viewed unfavourably, but as long as you were not locked up, or are not letting on the whole story, I would have thought you should be ok. As the saying goes ..have a word with the BASC..they should be abe to advise you!
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i no a lad with a howa 243 mate its a nice bit of kit thats for sure. he told me the 1st thing he done was get the gunsmith to do a little work on the trigger and it was sorted. he said 10yards half inch groups pretty easy even with factory ammo. get this done he said and the rifes grouping improved over night Good though I am I don't often manage to get the fox and deer that close!
