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    A couple of years ago i tried one of these that belonged to a mate side by side at dusk with a night force 8-32x56. I put both scopes on 8x and compared them till the light went. The Meopta was much, much better at a third of the price. The night force didn't stay long.
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    You won't go wrong with that.
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    The Nikons are quite good but i would also look for a s/h meopta for that money. One thing i would do is stay well clear of any mtc, i had one once for a week, without doubt the worst scope i have ever had the misfortune to own.
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    If you have "good reason" to own a c/f rifle then they cannot withold one from you. They may try putting obstacles in the way but don't have any of it as none of them will be lawfull.
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    Unfortunately only you can answer that question. How far are you likely to be shooting? As that is what will determine what zero you require.
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    I'm afraid that is utter tosh. In 50 years I've never had or known anyone who has. The most common cause is cant, caused by incorrect scope allignment, too higher mounts or tilting (canting) the rifle slightly when firing. 1 degree of cant will move the lateral poi by 1" I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree as i have seen it twice on two different rifles in twelve months. Scopes fitted perfectly, but cant won't affect a scope at 50 or 100 yds only when your shooting further out.
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    No they don't, or should I say should not. A correctly set up rifle should not produce a lateral bullet placement as distance increases. Plenty of rifles do if you care to check properly, all you can expect from mass produced barrels.
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    Bullets do not fly straight, not only is there a trajectory curve they will also move slightly from side to side, which is determined by the barrel. I have had rifles where they are bang on at 100yds but an inch to the left or right at 50yds. It is a common phenomena, which is why it pays to practise a little with your rifles to find out what they will do at any given distance in differing conditions.
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    ^^^^^^This^^^^^^
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    There are i believe two members of staff off at present and i think four feo's have either left or retired. I know they have a mountain of renewals to process and two people are working weekends to try to cut the backlog. Having said that they just processed a variation for me in two weeks. It may be worth emailing or phoning ( after 2pm ) to enquire whats happening. My local rfd's cert has run out and although he has had an email to say carry on, no one will send him cartridges, ammo etc till it's renewed. They are normally very good but you can only do what you can do with what you have.
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    Certainly sounds like an interesting round. It's grabbed my attention anyway. I hope you didn't take my previous comments the wrong way mate. I'm mulling over chopping my hmr for something with a bit more poke. Hence my comment. I find it such a useful gun though. LOL I never take anyones comments the wrong way because we are all entitled to our own ideas and opinions. I have waited and watched my mate with his hornet for a couple of years to see how it compared to the hmr and i am now convinced it is what the hmr should have been and never was. Quieter than hmr wi
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    Not sure on fps but when i get mine i will chrono both rifles and let you know.
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    It would be if the op wanted to know about a .22 hornet My mates .17 hornet will group 1/2" at 200yds with his homeloads, it's a savage, i am just waiting for my cert back then i can pick my cz .17 hornet up. Are you replacing the 22lr or other then Ian? I am replacing my hmr with it but keeping a .22lr aswell although i probably won't use it much.
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    I think my mate worked it out to about 30p a round reloaded. It is quieter than an hmr with a DM80 mod fitted, i am just having one made for mine. Don't know about vit powder as i always use hodgdons, it tends to produce faster loads and is very consistent.
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    It would be if the op wanted to know about a .22 hornet My mates .17 hornet will group 1/2" at 200yds with his homeloads, it's a savage, i am just waiting for my cert back then i can pick my cz .17 hornet up.
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    Looks a bit awkward and a faff to be honest. I certainly wouldn't rub a nice stock against a tree either, no not for me i'me afraid.
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    I am replacing my hmr with a cz .17 hornet, variation is in. To me it is the rifle everyone wants the hmr to be and isn't.
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    Less powerful, not deer legal, reduced range, ammo far less available, smaller choice of rifles and second hand market. What do you mean you can eat meat shot with it exactly? Are you saying that you can body shoot rabbits and still have a decent carcass? Because a hmr fucks them up so I find it a little hard to believe that a hornet wouldnt. Though perhaps we just have a different opinion in acceptable damage. As I said, to my mind for small game for the table it's head shot only with anything more powerful than a 22 rimmy so I'm struggling to see the advantage of the 17 hornet over the 223
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    Yes you can eat meat shot with the .17 hornet. In what way is it in your opinion disadvantaged against a .223.?
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    The .223 is not really a small vermin rifle rabbits etc. It uses approx 25 grns of powder as opposed to 11.5 grns or so. The .17 is a very sweet calibre to shoot, a real pleasure. It is a small vermin rifle with genuine 200yds fox capability. Cheaper to run and nicer to shoot than a .223. The .17 rem is a different thing again, if the choice was .223 or .17 rem i would have neither as the .204 is better than both.
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    Yes it has.
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    Having used a .22 Hornet extensively over the years and a .17 Hornet on and off belonging to a friend i am just in the process of doing a one for one with my HMR for a .17 Hornet. I think it is a great little small vermin calibre with genuine 200 yd fox capability. Crows, rabbits etc out to 300 yds, cheap to load for, very flat shooting, what's not to like. My mates is a savage i am getting a cz 527.
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    I have two .204s, both Tikka T3 supervarmint, my night vision rifle is 20" and my day scoped rifle is 24". I have been down the .223 route and although not bad i don't think it was a patch on the .204s. You will hear a lot of bollocks about the calibre, spouted by people who have never owned one and seem to spend their life reading similar bollocks on the internet and then dishing out advice based on flawed information. For vermin up to and including fox i think they are superior to the .223 for the following reasons. They are much faster using 32grn bullets, mine do 4100 fps and 4300
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    Nope my Anschutz 525 spits em out all day long.
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    You can have multiple guns of the same calibre if you have good reason. I have two .22 rimfires one for day and one for night, you could also have two one bolt action the other semi auto. I also have two .204s for the same reason as my rimfires.
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