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  1. If you need a .223 for a bona fide reason, then apply for it. Age doesn't come into it. If you have the "good reason" they cannot refuse you. Mentoring and experience is not a pre-requisite of being granted a centrefire or any other rifle for that matter.
  2. David, I agree with the above that a rimfire would suit your needs and the HMR would be ideal for 120 yards rabbits, However, if you need a centrefire because you intend shooting Foxes on a regular rather than opportunist basis then apply for one, Members and shooters will say that "you won't get a centrefire on first grant". It's nonsense. If you need it, apply for it, it costs you absolutely nothing more to put it down on the form. For 120 yard Foxes, then for me, ideally it would be a .22 Hornet or if you're potentially going to be shooting further a .223. SS
  3. Almost certain mine hasn't got power steering Chid
  4. My shoot quad seems to have developed a bit of a steering issue, It has gone to be very, very heavy to steer from half all the way to full speed. I notice it particularly on the farm tracks and if there is even a small rut or line in the track, the steering is pushing incredibly hard to follow that line, making it almost impossible to control over about 15mph. I'm a hefty guy and I'm seriously struggling to keep it going the way I want it to, Anyone else experienced something similar or can think of some pointers that I need to check? I'm happy enough fixing it, just can't thi
  5. I own a T bolt in .22LR and I really enjoy shooting it, The trigger is fine for me, I don't find it excessively heavy or light but I would suggest going and handling one before you buy, Accuracy and build quality wise, it's a Browning so it's absolutely fine as you'd expect
  6. Agree with celticcrusader, what are you classing as "pests"? Is that up to and including Foxes?
  7. Well that's exactly the reasoning behind the whole problem, people don't want to upset a person on the other end of a phone for a service you're paying for, There is no getting away from the fact that Dead means Dead, not even the most anti-shooting judge could argue that a centrefire would kill a fox less effectively with a greater margin for error than a rimfire, As you say, a rimfire is perfectly capable but in the interests of being humane a centrefire would be a better option in less experienced hands, safety grounds aside. This is what we all pay shooting organisations for,
  8. The Kynoch rounds may be worth keeping Very old company and may be worth more to a collector than just blatting them downrange
  9. Is it called "Ballistic Co-Efficient" by any chance? Only thing I can think of.
  10. Well that's exactly the reasoning behind the whole problem, people don't want to upset a person on the other end of a phone for a service you're paying for, There is no getting away from the fact that Dead means Dead, not even the most anti-shooting judge could argue that a centrefire would kill a fox less effectively with a greater margin for error than a rimfire, As you say, a rimfire is perfectly capable but in the interests of being humane a centrefire would be a better option in less experienced hands, safety grounds aside. This is what we all pay shooting organisations for,
  11. You have a "good reason" for a centrefire so apply for one, it's as simple as that. I don't hold with the myth that you wont be granted a centrefire on first application, it is a rumour and nothing more. A centrefire and a .22LR would be ideal by the sounds of things. Mate of mine put in for his fac He put on it Fac air rifle 22lr 17hmr 223 Got granted no problem As it should be Greatest of respect Dan but the mentor condition is not a legal requirement and is used as much as a bullying tactic as it is for public safety concerns. If you had challenged it,
  12. Both my neck sizing and full length sizing die have decappers in
  13. You have a "good reason" for a centrefire so apply for one, it's as simple as that. I don't hold with the myth that you wont be granted a centrefire on first application, it is a rumour and nothing more. A centrefire and a .22LR would be ideal by the sounds of things.
  14. Lee are certainly very well respected in reloading circles, particularly with shooters who don't need target accuracy, For field shooters like most of us on here, they're absolutely fine. Some people will buy a Lee press and then buy slightly more expensive dies if they want a bit more out of it but thats up to you. I'm not sure what that kit contains but to get started you really need a press, scales, set of dies, a case trimmer, case tumbler and a measuring caliper. Along with a good reloading manual.
  15. In ballistic terms, a magnum is a cartridge with a larger load and usually a longer case to hold it, For instance in a 12 bore you have 3" and 3.5" Magnum cartridges, the latter being able to contain around 64 grams of lead shot, more than twice what a 12 bore was designed to take. In rifles & pistols it normally means an elongated or adapted case, for instance a .357 S&W Magnum is a .38 Special case which has been lengthened, the same with a .44 Remington Magnum which is an elongated .44 Special case. And yes, more pressure
  16. Dry firing is usually more damaging in a rimfire rifle however repeated dry firing of a centrefire without snap caps can cause the firing pin to become weak, Idea being that if it is constantly being over exerted by not finding any resistance from a primer then it will eventually make a weakness in the metal and lead to a broken pin at some point, probably when you need it the most, However, having said that, I've never known it happen in any of my rifles or those I've shot with to my knowledge, you would probably have to do it a considerable number of times. If you're going to use
  17. First time I used ballistic tips I remember picking the fox up by the back leg and wondering what that sloshing sound was
  18. Providing the rifle will shoot them well, the fox won't care which one you use. The VMAX is a ballistic tip so will violently fragment on entry and dump all of its energy inside the fox (usually), The soft point will be a more controlled "mushroom" effect and will likely exit the other side, Both are deadly but I prefer ballistics for things I don't intend to eat
  19. I have a smart fox at the moment which has been lamped and missed. He runs behind a high earth bank at the edge of the wood and will only show his head and snout, problem being he never comes my side of the bank, hence no backstop with a house behind in the wood. He'll make a mistake one day
  20. Backdrop! Even though a .22-250 with an expanding head will cause a horrific amount of damage to a Fox at that velocity, the slugs can and do travel through for a considerable distance. Secondly, take your time and get your breathing right, it will be pointless rushing the shot because you're capable of reaching that far only to miss. That Fox will be twice as hard and twice the distance to shoot next time,
  21. Anything from AAA to 3s for foxes is in the ideal range really, These buckshot shells they use over the pond are the equivalent to our SG, SSG and Sp. SG. In all, not enough pellets to have a realistic chance at killing something fox sized past 20 yards.
  22. Agreed, it would be a reloading job I'm sure someone somewhere stalks with one. Around 2400 ft/lbs would put it roughly between the .243 and the .308 for muzzle "punch"
  23. Evening Folks, Have any of you keepers out there seen a rise in the number of birds being picked up dead in the pens, seemingly healthy with plenty of weight on? I've never known as many as this year and I can only put it down to the prolonged heat. They've had their usual wormer, "Tylan" and always plenty of water in the drinkers, These are ex-laying birds so should be fairly hardy compared to poults but I've picked up five or ten every time I've been to the pens over the last fortnight, Can't think what else can be done...
  24. I'm sure there's a line in the Home Office guidance that says they shouldn't overly restrict conditions with words like "close" or "medium" range because it's so open to interpretation, hopefully they will see sense and just put down Fox. Any expanding round will do the job.
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