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  1. dicehorn
    Spend the extra and get a Swivel Harris - The fixed ones are fine but sods law is that when you need to take a shot the ground will be uneven and the fixed then becomes a time wasting fiddle to shorten a leg to get a straight line shot - a swivel is the answer - mine on 3 rifles are all 9" - 13", just find them more comfortable especially when shooting up hill Peter
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    I was using 55g Nosler in my 22.250 then saw these Combined Technology moly 55g,gave them a go and yes they were as good as the ordinary Noslers, but I could not say better. I was told that it would take about 20 shots with moly to get the rifle shooting well, which was the case. I was also told that moly in your barrel will extend the life of the barrel Now moved on to 55g Vmax + a change in powder and feel they shoot better than the previous bullets. The problem with moly is if you decide to change again like I did, you will have quite a problem in getting all the moly out of the bar
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    Hi If you go into http://www.guntrader.co.uk/ you may be able to see the guns that you refer to . Being from the UK I have no idea what shotgun/rifle prices are like in the USA just always assumed rifles were cheaper on your side of the pond Not much help really - however, some one on this forum from the USA may be able to give you a better idea Peter
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    I'm with Jamie on this one get the MTC will go with the FAC air and will also be great should you decide to move to rim fire. I think the Americans tend to push the virtues of the aimpoint - personally I don't see the point of them. Peter
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    Yes that's a good head - probably a 4 year old judging by the pearling and thickness of antler. Should make bronze easily.
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    CBW before you blame the bullets, have you made a comparison between the dent from a case that went well and one that mis fired. Just because your rifle is new does not necessarily mean there is nothing wrong with it. If the dent from the mis fired case is not so deep then it could be a firing pin spring problem. If both are uniform, do as other have recommended - try a different brand of 22. Whilst some are suggesting Eley - thats fine but do try say just 50 Winchester - I find them the most accurate having tried the rest and probably shoot >3000 each year and am still waiting for my 1
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    Removing the heads is usually straight forward but at the end of the day there is always the risk of something going wrong My advice would be to take them back from where you purchased them and tell them to dispose of them.
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    Seriously not trying to be funny, but if that is causing you a problem, a simpler solution is to look at another product that is simpler and probably much better - there are loads of them on the market I have a circle of shooting friends and none of them use bore foam, in fact most use MC7 which rids the barrel of all copper and is easy to use.
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    I had this happen to me some long time ago on my .222. I got the case out by gently putting the cleaning rod down through the muzzle so that it engaged the flash hole of the cartridge case with the bolt in the open position and then tapped it open. Once I got the case out I gave the breech a good scrubbing with a chamber brush, I am pretty fastidious with cleaning but had neglected the cartridge chamber which got quite fouled to the extent the case became stuck. This could be your problem. Peter
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    I have two Rockmounts and a Harris. The Rockmounts have had extensive use for 4 years without any problems. Perhaps I have been lucky with mine. At the end of the day the Harris are very good, the Harris on my 6.5 has been on this rifle and a couple of others >12 years - still going strong. I would recommend which ever way you go, to get the swivel variety - so much easier on uneven ground Peter
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    I dropped a roe the other week with the 58gr, and it made a hell of mess of the chest area... I wonder if we are just seeing the same thing from different viewpoints? I do not have a .243 preferring to use a 6.5 for deer. The problem with using a smaller weight of bullet in the .243 is the very high terminal velocity, and sooner of later the perfect entry will cause massive tissue damage as I have seen on deer shot by clients. My advise is to keep it simple - use one weight of bullet for both fox and deer using the heaviest bullet that the twist in your rifle will permit. We seem
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    I'm thinking of changing to using Kroil and JB Bore Paste or possibly Butches Bore Shine in the cleaning department, using Hoppes Benchrest at the moment, just patches, no brushes. Nightforce NXS5.5-22x56 is the scope. Cheers fo rthat Hi John Yes recommend Kano Kriol and JB Compound. The Kano is a lubricant so use it sparingly. JB Compound every 50 shots or so but when cleaning the bore with it put most effort into scrubbing the throat of the barrel as that is where a carbon ring will form and most solvents will not clear this. Oh and do NOT let the patch with JB on it exit t
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    You can tell by the yaws that it is a Webley & Scott Peter
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    Half or three quarter grown - keep the saddle attached to the back legs fried in olive oil, garlic and spring onions - nothing better, Yes I shoot youngsters.
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    Hindsight is an amazing thing but this illegal action should have been reported to the police as soon as you drove by - going back to tackle a person armed who probably did not even have permission to be in any of the fields either side of the road could have caused you physical harm. I would have dialed 999 stating there was an armed person in camo wandering along the road - in the interests of public safety they would have had to send a swat team - after all, the rest of us don't want to be tarred with the same brush by the non shooting public. Peter
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    Hi Peter I do take your point about bolted sticks spreading too far when sitting but I did make mine specifically for standing, I appreciate that a banded stick is more adaptable so I would like to make up a set like yours so PM sent & thank you for the offer of a teat cup inner lining, I look forward to receiving it & will let you know how it goes. The end caps finally arrived & I think they finish my sticks off nicely. Chris Chris Should be with you Tuesday - postal gods willing Peter
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    Hi Have a look at http://stevespages.com/page8a.htm then click on .223 and then the info for hornet which is quite comprehensive - This guy has reloaded just about every calibre. Peter
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    No not me sir In fact whats the point of camo clothing either - unless you are hiding from your fellow humans. We all know whether out stalking or rabbiting/foxing, its movement that gives us away. Americans have no problems with orange florescent gear Strikes me we are all fodder to the camo clothes industry But wait...........if I was daft enough to have a stainless steel rifle barrel that glints like headlights to our prey....sure I would get it camo dipped or perhaps a nice shade of non reflective pink.
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    Hm.... I think I will let some one else respond to that
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    Hi Snap shot - not wishing to steal someones thread, but regarding the 129 SST, do you know how far back from the lands the heads were seated or the COL was. I have been playing about with these SST using N160 up to 47 g which at that weight has produced 1" at 100 yds with no signs of pressure. However I think I need to pick someones brains regarding seating depth Peter i just used hornady's C.O.L. for the bullet it was 3.035" My shooting buddie had his the same but he got better results. i've seen deer taken at over 300 yards with these bullets, they are excellent. trial and erro
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    :thumbdown: :tongue4: :tongue4: Chris OK OK Chris !!!! Not knocking your sticks whatsoever - a good job done. The issue I have is this. A do a lot of stalking (woodland and in more open areas where I stand to shoot). However I use my sticks also for sitting out for fox and rabbits. As we all know lying down to shoot fox and rabbit is ideal, however grass does grow and I therefore need to be able to sit using my sticks. If you use sticks that are fixed with a bolt when you are sitting down, you end up with your sticks spreading possibly 5 feet or more and then run the risk
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    Hi Snap shot - not wishing to steal someones thread, but regarding the 129 SST, do you know how far back from the lands the heads were seated or the COL was. I have been playing about with these SST using N160 up to 47 g which at that weight has produced 1" at 100 yds with no signs of pressure. However I think I need to pick someones brains regarding seating depth Peter
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    All good advice so far. There are quite a few people out there with Howas and are regarded as very good value for the money Bearing in mind you talk about barrel fouling. It could be that your brand of cartridges are causing a carbon ring to form in the throat of the barrel. This is quite hard to remove. Left there it will effect accuracy to quite a degree. The best way of removing this carbon ring is to use JB Compound. After you have done your normal cleaning, put it on a patch and scrub the bore paying particular attention to the throat. Make sure you do not exit the bore with
  24. dicehorn
    Yup, that is the problem if you pin them - you can only stand to shoot with them. Sometimes I end up having to sit in a hedge where standing is not practical. I made mine from the same poles that ChrisR used, however for the handles I bought some sponge pipe lagging (you know the stuff that lags your pipes in the loft (£1.45) and cut off two 7 inch lengths (Which leaves plenty spare) Then off to my local dairy farmer who gave me the inner lining tube from one of his teat cups - cut the tubing off next to the bulbous bit, then slid the bulbous bit over both sticks, now have sticks that I c
  25. dicehorn
    Hi Local I home load for my 6.5x55 in Blaser and also load 6.5x55 for two shooting chums both have Styrs. Two of us have other rifles for fox control, the other chap uses his 6.5 with 120 gn on foxes out to 250 yards with no problem. The recipes All use 120 nosler BT (shoot between us 100 + deer a year (roe, fallow and red) never had any problem with this bullet - max exit hole never more than 2 inches) Vihtavuori N160 - all are using 44 grains ( suggest you start off at say 42.5 grains) giving us a shade under 2700 fps Federal 210 Champion Primers - we were using Federal
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