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  1. SportingShooter
    Happened several times with Hornady rounds in my HMR, Never had a problem with bad cases or duff rounds with Winchester ammo.
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    I've used a similar method, with the alarm clock. It worked for me and the Fox came back within 15 minutes of the average time.
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    I think if you hit the ground with five feet of the Fox the hydrostatic shock would kill him!
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    I reckon your FEO would grant that for Vermin and AOLQ Which should mean it would be OK for Fox
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    So is my .222
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    I don't profess to have shot the numbers of the more experienced stalkers with a 6.5 but I can't say the deer I shot with my Swede ran any more frequently than with any other calibre I've shot with or witnessed. Home loaded 140gn Sierra soft points I used the vast majority of the time. It is one rifle I regret parting with
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    And the 6.5x55 isn't a .30 calibre round so won't give the FEO a coronary....
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    Look like Fred Dibnah only with a broken shoulder I seem to recall from the old Baikal "Rekord" cartridges, they hurt I pulled the trigger on a very well respected English cartridge maker's round once and no less than 6 seconds later did it go off, longest and most dangerous six seconds I ever hope to have.
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    You'll probably go all tooled up and he won't show Dan, they're sneaky like that I think I'll create a .17 HMR thread and just merge every HMR topic into one
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    If you're in the market for one rifle S. Dan then it has to be the .243, particularly if you're torn between the .22-250 and it. The .22-250 in reality is a dedicated foxing calibre, even with the few small deer species it can be used for whereas your .243 will happily send anything from a 55 grain V-max (same as a .22-250) to a 100 grain soft point down range without any issues. If you want a dedicated foxing set up and a deer rifle, then why not the .223/.22-250 as well as something deer legal. Don't forget the 6.5x55 Swedish which seems to have gathered a decent following. Lovel
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    If you have the reason to have it, apply for it. The .243 is listed in the Home Office guidance as suitable for Fox and Deer. Simples
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    CZ's have in the main a 5 shot detachable magazine, Certainly in their 527 models. I dare say some of their models will have built in magazines as well but detachable ones are very common. Barrel wear is a bit subjective. All barrels wear, some will take thirty years, some will take fifteen years, some five years of heavy use before accuracy is affected. If you're a professional deer manager firing 30 or 40 rounds a week including zeroing then it's still going to take you three or four years to even begin to wear the barrel out. If you think that most fox controllers fire per
  13. SportingShooter
    All the makes you mention have inherent accuracy. In .223, 200 yards is a bread and butter distance that they will each hit all day long with the right ammunition, No out of the box gun these days is inherently accurate or inaccurate, you just have to find the ammunition it likes best,
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    It all comes down to two things, Your own confidence & ability with the gun and being able to clearly see what it is you're shooting at. Confidence/ability will come with practice, the same as anything else. Being able to clearly see where you're aiming at 300+ yards at night on the lamp is definitely easier said than done. You need a good scope that works well both day and night, as well as confidence you can put the bullet on target at extended range. The round you're using, when you get into the realms of .222 onwards is fairly immaterial.
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    The .458 has 300 ft/lbs more than a .470 NE...which is more than a HMR has at the muzzle Should stop hijacking this thread now
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    If you're going to do a bit of target shooting as well, then it has to be the .222 for me. It has the benchrest pedigree. I can't say I notice any discernible difference between the noise of a hornet, a .222 and a .223. The hornet is perhaps slightly quieter but nothing to write home about, particularly if you live in a rural area where noise doesn't really matter. .222 is a cheap round to reload too which is where it's accuracy shines through.
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    Everyone should bin the HMR and by a .458 Winchester IMO
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    Anything at any speed loaded in factory rounds with a ballistic tip or hollow point is going to eliminate Charlie, Just a case of finding the round your rifle shoots best. Even two rifles produced next to each other could like totally different rounds. Play time
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    Sounds like the best plan
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    No matter what associations he is a member of, unless he has your rifles/shotguns with serial numbers listed on his certificates or is an RFD then he would have unauthorised access to your guns. So I don't blame you for waiting, i'd rather that than lose my guns.
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    Lots of Spanish guns out there for around that price mark, you'd have to check the individual spec though. None that I can think of you should particularly avoid, the main thing with any gun is that it fits you and is fit for purpose, Check for pitting in the barrels and chambers if its an older gun, make sure the barrels are tight against the breach face and the top lever is still springy, Other than that, just what you'd look for in a normal gun, Many people will tell you buy an over and under and be done with it but a good fitting side by side I find are usually lighter to c
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    Accuracy in the field as CC says is not going to make any difference, The only difference between the two in practical terms is 7% (IIRC) more case capacity in a .223 which means you can push it that bit faster but velocity certainly isn't everything.
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    I have a .222 in that rifle and agree with CC, It's a sweet round to shoot and can be reloaded to minute accuracy
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    Make a complaint, Sounds like they're trying to fob you off to reduce their workload, Not your fault you've acquired new ground. What've you got to lose by challenging it?
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    And just which CF will give you 2000ft lbs down range that any force will grant a first time or for that any fac holder just for fox? .223. (Hornady super performance 40gr has over 2,300ft lbs @ 300 yds.) Feet per second perhaps but not foot/lbs, Muzzle energy on a .223 is between 1300-1400 foot/lbs.
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