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  1. charlie caller
    Buy a Benelli mate, they are the best semi autos in the world, that is why American military, s.w.a.t and law enforcement use them, I have owned my L/H M1 for nine years now, it has NEVER missed a beat, the inertia system is simple but incredibly reliable, it has to be for the military to endorse it.
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    Shows what he knows then, I have a mate who has never cleaned his .222 in around 18 years of owning it, and it is still a very very accurate rifle, more rifles have been ruined by over enthusiastic "cleaning" than shooting.
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    Not gonna bother with hare mate as said, in saying that though if I was going to go for hare I don't think I would start on rabbit. Personally I think conditioning them on rabbits for hare isn't the way to go because they are two totally different flights and a lot different in how they fight once caught. If I was gonna fly hare I would start with hare first so they don't seem a big step up from rabbits My female Harris would baulk from them in daylight, but went after them and held onto them at night like her life depended on it.
  4. charlie caller
    So what was your original zero, it must have been way off if it was shooting 3" high @100 yards from a rimfire?
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    I suspect your mod you had on the .22-250 was crap or shot out, like the rifle, I have a PES/MAE t12 on my .243 and it is superb, I am quite happy to fire it at night in the field 100 yards or so from the farmhouse on a local permission, it really does make an enormous difference, I would say in this day and age unless you are up in the highlands, or miles from anywhere they are pretty much a must, they reduce recoil,and enable you to see your shots at night (on some calibres) the Tikka is a good choice and I would have thought you could negotiate screwcutting into the deal? But whatever you d
  6. charlie caller
    Told you it would not be long just need to get my red killing now, but of course its pissing down and forecast for most of the week great.
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    Factory crimp die(Lee) universal case flare die (Lee) very useful if loading flat based bullets.
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    And if you get a Purdey and it does not fit, you wont shoot well with that either, Either buy something else or get your Lamber altered so it DOES fit you, have you thought about an auto? Ideal for clays and pigeon, and if you buy a quality one like a Benelli you get different spacers with it so you can adjust the fit to suit you.
  9. charlie caller
    Wont be long now mate and soon you will be posting pictures of her on all sorts of quarry
  10. charlie caller
    Dont clean the .22 and clean the .223 every 50 -100 rounds or so, that will do nicely the only thing I will say is clean the chamber, bolt face on your .22 as the waxy shi*e that comes off rimmy bullets can gum up your action if left unattended, now wait for all the conflicting advice from other members, who are also right in what they tell you
  11. charlie caller
    Yes or get a .22-250 and forget the wind (to a large extent)
  12. charlie caller
    If your land is passed for it, go for whatever you like, .222 would be my choice then you can shoot a muntjac or two if you have them
  13. charlie caller
    No its not, its a horrid noisy little pop gun, that wont stand a puff of wind
  14. charlie caller
    The hornet is a strange one and is hard to pigeon hole, too powerful for rabbits, although I shot lots with mine, but they have to be head shots mind not deer legal (more's the pity as it would be great on roe at sensible range) and there are better fox tools out there, but then again as Deker says, as a one gun for all jobs it takes some beating, have a stroll round with a hornet, a headshot bunny comes in the bag nicely, as does that 200 yard fox that your hmr is not suitable for, and of course it can be reloaded, for pence per pop, and with a good moderator on board it is as quiet as you w
  15. charlie caller
    I remember a pal of mine flying a female red in the 90s, she would soar and remain virtually static until a rabbit was flushed, then fold her wings, and crash, and I mean crash straight into a gorse thicket, I used to think it must have broke its neck this time no not a feather out of place and it usually resulted in a rabbit squealing its head off for a few seconds when they mean to have something, they will go through a brick wall, or window, to get it
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    Its a nasty little round, get a .22 hornet joking lads my dislike for the .17 pop gun is well known, nice one on the charlie
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    You already have section 1 experience, so that is a starter for ten, if your ground is cleared for a .223 or bigger apply what I would not do is apply on the basis of getting an open fac if your ground is not passed for .223, as it is unlikely that you will be granted an open ticket on first cf grant, if you have shooting friends that have cf rifles, a letter stating your competency, from one of them will go a long way, if your ground is only passed for .22rf you will have to ask for it to be re- checked, or get some more land already passed, it can seem a little daunting I know, the first st
  18. charlie caller
    I would say opt for the Harris, but they do fool you into thinking you are a better falconer than you are, you would learn more, or perhaps become a more careful falconer (about weight control) with a redtail, but at the end of the day its up to you, they are both good birds, reds have more power on hares if you think you will be flying a lot of them I would say get a big male redtail, the main difference in the flying styles is where a Harris will go up a tree, and wait for a rabbit to come out, a redtail wont it will crash straight into the cover to nail the rabbit,(generalising of course) b
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    Fu*k me I have never seen one as bad, and the rifling is none existent, it must have had a million rounds through it, the gunshop that sold him that is a disgrace and should be named and shamed
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    Have you shown her the dummy or a carcass yet? My redtail grabbed a pulled bunny carcass last night and had a good feed from it, so progress all round, a bit more weight off him and a bit (lot) more fitness and he should be good to go, good luck with her mate.
  21. charlie caller
    What a wan*er selling you that, the moderator has been left on and has destroyed the crown, dont stand any nonsense, take it back and get a refund, if he quibbles, threaten him with trading standards, small claims court, etc, that is a disgrace, then go and buy a decent rifle from a proper gunshop, if you want to drive to South Yorks, I will come with you and find you a decent rifle locally
  22. charlie caller
    Right, with the exception of Hornady 35 grain vmax, factory ammo is (in my experience) pretty shi*e, not accuracy wise, but it is loaded very conservatively to accomodate the ancient hornets that are still in use,the way to get the best, and save a considerable amount of cash is to reload the hornet, then 200 yard fox loads are easy to achieve for about 20 pence a bang,I love the hornet and regret ever selling mine, an absolute must as I have mentioned before, to achieve super accurate ammo, are two very inexpensive items from Lee, the .22hornet factory crimp die, and the universal case flare
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    But if you get a red dont keep dropping its weight to try and get a response or you will end up with stitches, find the weight you get a good response at and work on that, they are not Harris hawks, and if taken too low will go into fasting mode, any lower and you will be having a trip to casualty, they take longer to get going but are quite awesome when the penny drops
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    I too offered him advice on one of the other threads he had running about it, suggesting amongst othere things that he got on high ground, and looked for crows, maggies ect, mobbing the hawk, the thing is the guy has a gos for sale(or did) and he bought a female Harris to replace the lads male, then a few days later he is selling that, if he can afford to buy a gos, and a quality parent reared female Harris, he must have spent around £1000-£1200 but still cant be bothered to buy a secondhand telemetry set for £150-£200 so while I feel sorry for the young lad, I am afraid it is irresponsibilit
  25. charlie caller
    Good luck with it mate
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