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  1. ianm
    Old man's calibre.
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    To be honest this is like saying "why bother with a .22 hornet when you can have the blisteringly fast 22.250" etc.
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    I have used both, .22 extensively over the years and although it is a good little calibre if i was buying a hornet today it would be the .17. I think i would go for the cz version rather than savage, factory ammo around here is £20 for 25 but excellent results can be had reloading. It's great for crows, rabbits etc up to 300yds and fox to 200yds. Nice to shoot, very flat, quiet, no recoil. Certainly worth considering, but try to speak to people who have actually used these calibres for an opinion rather than those who haven't but have an opinion anyway!
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    To get the best out of .204 you need to reload if you don't then .223 is the way to go. The .222 uses exactly the same bullet as .223 but slower. By the way the parent case for .204 is .222 magnum and uses more powder than either of the .22 cals. I can make 2 1/2 rounds of .204 for £1. The factory rounds i used to buy for my .223 where federal premium 40grn at £29 for 20, kinda takes the fun out of it don't you think.
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    More experience? i have 42 years of shooting experience. The .204 is a relatively new calibre at 10 years old and old fashioned people are reluctant to try anything new but those that do can see it is a far better calibre than .223. I run my 20" Tikka T3 at a tad over 4100fps and my 24" Tikka T3 at a tad over 4300fps. There is none of that hold over or hold under nonesense, simply put the reticle on the target and squeeze the trigger, result a dead as a doornail fox.
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    Bullshit, .204 will outshoot .222 .223 all day every day. Zeroed at 1" high at 100yds its flat right out past 300yds, which is more than can be said for either of the two .22 cals. I got rid of my .223 and got two .204s one for night one for day. I will never have another .223 ever. Everyone round here thats swapped over from .22 cals to .204 will not go back either. As for .17 hornet it's a cracking little calibre, again very flat shooting. My mate has shot in excess of 60 foxes with his this year. I was with him last week when he shot a big dog fox at 210yds not a mark on it but was
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    .17 hornet if it has to be a hornet and if small deer aren't on the menu .204, seriously better than .222 or .223.
  8. ianm
    Yep, sounds like the barrel is too short and is not allowing all the powder to be burnt in it.
  9. ianm
    Depends on what you are going to use it for. Benelli's are punchier than Berretta's due to how the action works. See if you can try various semi's before buying.
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    Is the correct answer.
  11. ianm
    You have a 1 in 12", that is what is denoted on the barrel. When i use the rod to try to determine twist rates i use a bronze brush, but there is no need on yours as it clearly states what you have.
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    I know of a couple of Hatsans where the barrel parted company with the action and dissapeared down the marsh when used with 31/2" carts.
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    Never heard of or seen a Tikka T3 .223 in 1-10. Mine was 1-12 and i used to use federal premium 40 grn for foxing, shot just about as flat as a .223 will shoot and stopped foxes nicely.
  14. ianm
    Well done, you won't go far wrong with a cz especially after doing a trigger job.
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    Personally i wouldn't buy a Remington as the quality isn't there. My mate bought the top of the range one, he changed the stock and the trigger, he could have bought a sako with the same money. The recoil lug is located on the barrel and if it is out of line slightly (as most are) then they dont sit in the stock squarely. I would look for a s/h Tikka but at the end of the day it's your money your choice.
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    I did when i stopped dancing about.
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    Years ago i bought some of these for rats in cabins and decided to test them. I put a target on a piece of 3/4" marine ply about 4yds away and shot at it. It was a summers day and i had shorts on, most of the shot bounced back and hit me in the legs.
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    I am not familiar with that system but i presume it is a digital system that attaches to your scope with a monitor to view through. In any case all digital requires i/r and usually the more the merrier.If the system doesn't come with an integral i/r which are nearly always crap to be honest due to the eye safe legislation then you will need an additional i'r. I use a nightmaster xsearcher on my n750 and a nightmaster 800 on my spotter, what spotter are you using? Just done some digging and the wolf appears to have an integral i/r so you should be ok.
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    Good luck with it, what i/r are you using?
  20. ianm
    Yorkshire police have never been anything but incompetent you have only to look at their track record, Ripper murders, Hillsborough, Rotherham? etc!
  21. ianm
    Check the wind direction on the weather forecast before you go out and approach from downwind always. I have an old vicks sinex bottle filled with talc which i can continually check wind direction with. Foxes can be difficult at this time of year to call as there is an abundance of food available and a lot of them won't respond to a distress call if not hungry. I use a foxpro and have most success using fox calls, if a fox starts to "talk" to the caller you can generally bring it close enough. I use night vision exclusively when out for fox because (A) It doesn't spook lamp shy foxes wh
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    Good rifle at a good price, you can't go wrong with Tikka. I'll be interested to hear what you make of the pes mod. I had one that came with a .204 and only used it once then got something that worked.
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    Don't waste your money on a ridgeline they are rubbish.
  24. ianm
    Bin it and buy a sak they are only about £35.
  25. ianm
    Start wittling.
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