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  2. A couple of bunnies for the dogs.

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Very good shooting. The 204 is a brilliant rabbit round for long range, put to good use.

    i am hearing more and more positive reports about the 204 when in gun dealers etc from customer conversation etc. i know nightvision in ireland shoots one and finds it a good flat round.

     

    One the other side i also was in a shop recently and a guy was asking the dealer would 20gr rounds for his .17hmr be ok for deer :icon_redface:

  5. hmr.17

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

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    i use a 8.5-24x 50 leupold on my 17hmr, i bought it off a member on the forum. The reticle is the varmint hunter which is quite fine. For the hmr i dont think you need too many aim points on the cross hair due to the flat trajectory of the round. I like this scope and find it good for the rabbits.

     

    i agree with the argument around magnification but it is always good to have the option to wind it up a little if the need arises especially to check out the immediate ground at your target for stones etc, although mine is never off the 10 setting much.

     

    keith

  11. .223 steyr

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Got my FAC back last week for the .223 and credit where credit is due i would like to mention R Macleouds for their service and help with purchasing the rifle. I got the rifle and T8 moderator for a good price and the shipping to n. ireland was only £15. I found Gregor Macleoud very easy to deal with and would recommend them to anyone. These days it can be hard to find people who seem to appreciate customer service especially after reading MR. L's post regarding "worst service ever", so i thought i would post a positive customer service experience.

     

    I have fired a few rounds through the rifle on saturday which will be used for fox, (used a box of wolf ammo to run the barrel in) i tried Federal 40gr and have some horandy 55gr rounds still to try. Just wondering if any members have a .223 prohunter mountain 1:9 twist and if so what rounds do you prefer

  13. weimaraners

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

    Posted

    thanks for the replies, i know that peoples opinions on breeds can be very personal and sometimes passionate . i have never really been drawn to labs or springers that is just my personal choice, i was enquiring to see if many members work weiraraners and if there are working lines available in ireland.

     

    I would agree totally with the comment that it is hard to find high % of working potentials as i have experienced this with working GSD's, i would be wary about investing time in a breed that would have a small % of working out. I am not looking for a world beater in a dog but something that has a chance of maturinginto a reasnable working dog. I think reading some of the replies that i may be best to consider another breed.

     

    thanks

     

    keith

  14. Rabbit twitching

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    last weekend we went out for a few rabbits with the 17HMR, out of 8 rabbits 6 were head shots and i was suprised to see a few of them kick and flip as though they had been hit with a bad shot. The damage to the head was severe but a couple of the rabbits didnt relaise they should have been dead :unsure:

     

    slightly different subject,

  15. weimaraners

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    i have a quick question regarding opinions on working weimaraners, i am after a breed suitable for rough shooting (rabbits and foxes) and retrieving pigeons and crows, the following would be my wish list when choosing a dog .

    • good at working cover
    • good retriever
    • quiet in kennels
    • obedient
    • good around children
    • possibly gaurd around the house

     

    I have kept working german shepherds, mastiffs and bull terriers for approx 10yrs and wont be put off by dominant dogs etc. in the winter months we hunt with hawks and a dog that is steady around the hawks and ferrets would be preferable. I would be keen to hear from any members from ireland that are currently working weimaraners.

     

    regards

    keith

  17. one RFD to another

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    i have bought a 223 in scotland from a RFD and i should get my FAC through next week with the rifle added to it. I live in n ireland and i will need to get a local RFD to accept the rifle from the scottish dealer. For my own benefit what is the process involved in this, i believe the standard charge for processing the paperwork is approx £40.

     

    I apologise if this is something that has been answered recently but a quick search didnt answer my question.

  18. fox hunting scope

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    i bought a leupold 8.5 - 24 x 50 off a forum member recently ( good scope) and i am currently using it on my 17hmr but i may transfer it onto the 223 if it finally comes through. I am keen to get a feel for the level of mag that shooters prefer for foxes, to be honest i dont imagine i will be shooting anything over 200m anytime soon.

  19. Dogue de bordeaux

    in Big Game Hunting

    Posted

    i had one of the first DDB in n. ireland about 10 years ago and i had wanted to try and get a workign strain again ( general gaurd work and hunting). I spent as much money looking at litters from smaller more agile parents than buying the pup (at that time bitches 2500 dogs 2000). I settled on a pup from a bitch that resembled a very large pitbull she had a lot of drive compared to most of the dogs i looked at, the pup was raised as a working prospect and not really solcialised with too many people because at that time they were rare and people would have made too much of a fuss of them.

     

    I found the breed to be hot and cold, one day they would be looking to work and the next no drive. i would say that they are obedient and easy to train for general obedience work, they can be quite altheltic and if conditioned they do have a reasonable level of wind ( not compared to some of the bull breeds of course). they have the potenital to work if you get back to some of the older lines before breeding became profitable and they may be suitable for boar hunting as they dont have the gameness of some of the pure pitbulls which may suffer from not knowing when to let go and work another hold.

     

    I still have a DDB today as i like them for what they are but i think you may be fighting a loossing battle looking for a working strain of these dogs, i would like to be prooved wrong but IMO i think you would struggle to get a DDB to cover the ground to hunt boar let alone engage a boar when the dog caught up with it.

     

    I am not a boar hunter i no shape or form and this is only my opinion, i for one would love to see some of the older breeds of dogs returned to their working abilities.

     

    keith

  22. cz 17 hmr ammo

    in Reloading and Gun Maintenance

    Posted

    i have been shooting 17gr federals for a while with a marlin .17 hmr and found them to be ok. Recently got hornady 17gr rounds cheaper than the federals and i was impressed with them on the range and hunting. The hornady rounds have a blue tip on them.

     

    i would reccomend that you buy 50 rounds of a few different bullets and see what you think fire the best out of your gun. Also i am not sure what peoples views are on running in the barrel on small bore rifles but you may find the following link helpful

    http://www.hps-tr.com/guidance/barrel_runningIn.asp, there is also a thread on here relating to the blue tip hornady rounds would be worth a look.

     

    keith

  24. Shot gun licence

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    i would apply for the cert with the make and number to follow, get a bill of sale from a RFD and put the application in. It would be easy for a firearms officer to simply say "dont bother" but possibly if you go ahead and make your application you might get lucky.

     

    A friend was telling me recently that he was thinking of applying for a FAC as his uncle had been given a FAC and he has a conviction for Armed robbery :o , my friend never applied for a shotgun as he thought it was waste of time given his record etc. I dont think there would be enough space on the form to detail his convictions.

     

    keith

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