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A few nights ago i was asked by a mate to go and wait over a cut grass field with him on one of his farms. We arrived at about nine thirty and decided where we would both go. I was to get tucked under some overhanging trees on the left side of the field, he would go to the other side against a hedge. Both of us would be looking towards a long wood at the end of the field approximately two hundred yards away. This is a cracking farm for foxes and always has been. It is a long wood with a river running along it's length at the other side of it. Foxes follow the river along and when they find the
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Could well be, Howas have to go to the proof house in this country who don't clean them after being shot. They are then boxed back up and put on the shelf at the importers for who knows how long. Before being sold to gunshops/retailers who have them on shelves for who knows how long. First job should be a thorough clean but as i stated earlier i wouldn't buy one without seeing the bore, infact i wouldn't buy one at all.
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Well done! What weight are the hornadys in wmr?
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Yes the 40grn federals grouped nicely but where expensive at £29 a box and that was seven years ago. My Tikka .243 grouped really well with 58grn Norma untill i went on homeloaded 55grn vmax.
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If you are intent on buying a Howa, when you go to pick it up get them to bore scope it and show you the inside of the barrel before you pay or put it on your ticket. Especially if it is a blued barrel but stainless ones aren't exempt from the red/brown stuff either. I know the bloke who ceracotes all the Howas and some are a right state to begin with.
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Funnily enough when i had a 223 (Tikka T3) these where terrible in it, they used to keyhole. I stopped using them and went on to 40grn federal premium which where much better.
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sausagedog is correct in saying a faster twist rate is to stabilise heavier/longer bullets. From what you say your limiting factor is not wanting to dial in so you need something point and shoot. The Tikka T3 supervarmint i had in .243 was about the same trajectory as my .204 if i used 55grn bullets in it. So basically the 204 is zeroed at 230 yds which happens to be one inch high at 100yds and still on the body of a fox at 300yds. When i say on the body i mean if i shoot level with it's back i will hit it just above half way up it's chest. The 243 was very similar, infact i used it to shoot
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If i was looking for a custom rifle i would speak to Mike Norris at Brock and Norris. I have been to his place with a 243 of my mates that wouldn't shoot right. He sorted it whilst we where there. His knowledge of rifles is excellent as is his workmanship. Having said all that a standard 243 twist is 1-10" and all mine have shot 55grn and 58grn bullets really well. How far do you want to shoot?
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And i am sure you have too, all part of lifes rich and colourfull tapestry.?
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Deker, just for balance, i have met many,many idiots WITH facs aswell. ?
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i use avon skin so soft to keep the flying/biting insects off me, i believe the sas use it aswell.
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In that case i would just leave them to it. ?
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Can you not set a larsen in the wood out of sight of the horse wallahs?
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Well ambushed! It's good to catch up with the ones you have been after for a while.
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Correct! it isn't rusty.
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It looks a functional type of rifle although it wouldn't be my choice of calibre. Tikka rifles are definately worth considering.
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Yes i can because i make sure everything is right. I also regularly check the rifle /scope / ammunition combination. Time and effort doing so gives me the confidence and ability to take long shots when i have to although i really don't mind the eighty yard shots either.
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Better luck next time!
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Mapulator it's called, really handy..
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The story of this particular fox started in early February. I think i have mentioned before that a chap in the small game syndicate i am in has another couple of shoots that i control foxes on for him. Well we went to one of these shoots foxing in early February. The farmer had seen a couple of foxes about, which isn't unusual for this ground. The chap i go with is keen to control foxes early on because he also stalks this ground for roe and he is convinced that since i have been killing foxes there the numbers of roe have increased. I have no doubt that foxes will predate on fawns so he is pr
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Are you using it with a mod ?
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Good shooting! i like the look of that auto.
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You beat me to it. ?b Seriously i have yet to pick up a berretta o/u that fits me. they tend to be too high in the comb for me. miroku, brownings and my latest aquisition a winchester xtr 101 lightweight are more my thing.
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You are dead right there. I like the ones that test you most. I always admire the tricky customers and this fellow was right up there with the best of them.
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A couple of months ago myself and my shooting mate came across a very wary fox. We baited a place up and set a trail cam to get an idea of it's habits. It didn't appear to have a pattern at all but would turn up at random times at the bait station. This fox was incredibly wary in as much as it had a sixth sense something wasn't right. My mate uses a digital spotter ( a good one) it is a pulsar x970 with an xsearcher that has an as i/r pill fitted, i use a thermal spotter. Well after waiting at the bait station or rather 120yds away it finally made an appearance one night but spotted my mates i
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