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    Hardox 500 is the stuff to use if you want longevity of shooting gongs
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    I'm a two rifle person too. When you consider the cost of a spare barrel estimated £140to£180, a quality rail £65 and qrw mounts £65 it starts to tot up. You also have to consider the scope you stuck on the rifle holds zero but may not track true. If funds are tight, buy the .22lr s/h and the hmr new.
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    A link to some hornet .17 reloading info below. http://varmintinguk.freeforums.net/thread/303/load-workup-17-hornet
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    An online review here
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    Hi Paul the cz 527 .17 hornet is a good solid gun. My shooting buddy has one and has no complaints. I've no idea on how many rounds my new barrel will last as I've only put around 100 rounds through it developing a load. A replacement pacnor match barrel will set you back around £800 all in from a top gunsmith. I'm running mine below well below a max load while still giving 4000fps with a 20gn bullet. I'm not going to miss another 100fps. Due to the crap hmr ammo at the moment I can see my fireball coming out often, leaving the .223 mostly for foxing. If I was starting from scratch now I would
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    Hi Tremo, the fireball is a great cartridge slotting in nicely between the .17 hornet and the .17 rem. Its like shooting a hmr on steroids. Have you a link to the current rem production of .17 fireball, afaik these are all discontinued from production. My sps fireball had 70thou jump from a sammi spec length cartridge, which meant I was never going to get close to the lands and I was getting issues with consistent accuracy. I had already added a pss stock and rifle basix trigger at this point. Knowing what I do now, I would measure the free bore before I bought a std rem again. The only th
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    Hi, I use a wildcat P8 cal specific mod on my fireball and it works well, to me its quieter than my moderated hmr. Regarding .17 cf, do you reload because .17 fireball brass is currently non existent, and I've never seen any factory ammo in the two years I've owned one. Current situation should you choose this round is necking down .221. Whereas .17 rem brass is still available afaik.
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    Iirc sako dropped the the finnfire when the bean counters at beretta took over at the turn of the millennium. I've kept mine full length as I wanted the length and weight. I have other short barrelled rifles to use.
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    I used some adjustable sportsmatch ATP61 mounts to centralise the image on my mk1 photon which is fitted to a 1417 annie.
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    If you have trees about, consider the use of a portable high seat. Btw hmr do ricochet, more so as you extend the range, but not as often as .22lr.
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    Indeed, 36ftlb barracudas do not drop 7cm at 55yd from a 45yd zero. For anybody wanting info on fac air may I suggest Ted Biers( Edgunusa) videos. The chaps knows his stuff.
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    If you want to put it on your ticket yourself, what you need is a letter of clarification from your licensing department permitting you to do so. I still have a letter for such, but times have moved on and departments may vary on their outlook.
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    Hi if the fourth bolt is just spinning in the hole, a layer of masking tape on the circumference of the anchor may help bind it in the hole. Obviously the tape needs to be cut so that the anchor can still expand. Having just relocated three cabinets I'v had some fun myself. I've also had the threaded end bit of the anchor part company which may be the reason for not tightening up. It don't help when manufacturers specify a clearance drill which is half a mm too wide for 8mm bolts.
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    I've known quite a few ways that firearms teams like you to go about it, my last one was done as I say above but can see how yours would work too. It's one of those areas that's very grey, as normal for firearms law. If they could make it complicated, then they did back in 1968... Yep best check with your local flo. Here in Essex normal variations can take months, a visit and a fee, whilst 1 for 1 can be a lot quicker if there's no need for a visit or fee. Just did not want the op to get scooped and delayed.
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    Unless the rules have changed recently, then your sequence above would incur a variation charge as you are increasing the slots or rifles you have listed on your ticket, all be it temporarily. There is a possible way around this as below. The normal sequence for a 1 for 1 variation I believe is to sell the .223 and within the time period allowed (7days iirc) return your ticket along with form 202 listing the rifles you have and the rifle to acquire ie an hmr, However If you are distance buying a hmr and par
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    The .17 hornet moderates better than a .223. Factory vmax ammo is a bit cheaper than equivalent .223 ammo. It can be reloaded with 9-10gn of powder. No recoil so shots can be spotted easier.
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    A high seat will help, but you may still get ricochets from .22lr. At that point all bets are off as to where its going. Portables are available from around £150+. Ihave an x3m model myself. As an aside high seats/trees can be hit by lightning, so be careful out there.
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    It's most important to keep the mags clean, otherwise primer fouling will jam the rounds and stop them feeding up. Some makes of ammo are worse than others in this respect.
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    Get one that strips down. I would avoid the Br Tuote T8, although a good mod, they can rot and perforate from the inside out (been there).I've also used and would recommend PES, DM80, P8 wildcat myself. There's loads on the market theses days to suit your wallet and application.
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    I'd be very surprised if they haven't at Banham zoo too. They certainly trash the gaff in short order.
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    if it's an on going problem I would look at an elevated fox box and .22cf. Phone up your feo and get him to come over for a chat.
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    How's about this one on guntrader. http://www.guntrader.co.uk/Guns-For-Sale/AMT_Rifle_Target-Model_For-Sale_140705115126001 Nothing Ruger on it bar the mag.
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    I found the primers in the eleys were very gritty ( silica I believe) and consistently fouled the rotary mags in my AMT. I then changed to rws subs and cleaned the inside of the mags with cockpit shine. Result, first mag I put over 70 shots through it with no feed up probs.
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    I think the crux of the matter is having a barrel that is " true and smooth". My first hmr refused to shoot back to point of aim after a thorough clean. I even went through the shoot one clean one regime to run it in. In the end I settled on just a mild patching between outings and the rifle shot to point of aim from round one. My current hmr shoots to point of aim whether clean or dirty. Which is good because I like clean barrels and the landowner likes the rabbits to be shot.
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