charlie caller
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Very interesting indeed, glad its good with animals though
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Yes lets hope you put lots of release compound on then pal -
I certainly did not experience any problems with the 35gn vmax I think what you are talking about are the 50gn vmax designed for .222 .223 22-250 ect they are longer than the vmax designed for the hornet,12.3 gns of H110 (max load) will give around 3100fps and is a devastating varmint round, however I switched to 45gn Sierra hornet bullet, whilst not quite as fast as the vmax it holds its energy longer and I found it flatter at extreme hornet range, and a hell of a lot cheaper too, also if shooting rabbits and you were slightly off target, it did not blow them to smithereens, but dropped foxes
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Er no I will second that.
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Whilst I applaud a sensible approach to firearms, as you obviously have,mate if its a safe shot for a .22hornet it Is a safe shot for a .223, or a 505 Gibbs for that matter, in the real world you wont notice a deal of difference between shooting a hornet or .223,just the latter has a bit more range that's all, and hits harder, so don't be scared to use a .223 mate, I use my .243 for foxes all the time and provided you apply the rules of safe backstop and quarry identification all will be well.
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Prey tell old chap, just what would you say was a better foxing rifle? bearing in mind a .243 with a 55 grain bullet will out perform even the esteemed .22-250,.220 swift, .204 ruger, collection, and will cost (with home loads) about the same to run, I agree on the deer part (large deer) although a .243 will kill any deer species in this country, and is still a favourite with many highland stalkers, but as a fox rifle, it has no peers, Very neanderthal sir, too overkill for me, if there was a better foxing rifle than the .223 it would be in my cabinet . I agree that .243 calibre of
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Not in any way a criticism of you mate, but I think that book is a pile of shite, for a beginner, much better in my opinion are Martin Hollinshead books, that guy really knows his stuff and for any prospective HH owners really do take things to another level.
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Prey tell old chap, just what would you say was a better foxing rifle? bearing in mind a .243 with a 55 grain bullet will out perform even the esteemed .22-250,.220 swift, .204 ruger, collection, and will cost (with home loads) about the same to run, I agree on the deer part (large deer) although a .243 will kill any deer species in this country, and is still a favourite with many highland stalkers, but as a fox rifle, it has no peers,
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Just buy a new Howa/Weatherby vanguard mate, you cannot go wrong with one of them, the Jap engineering is superb, built to very tight tolerances indeed, with your budget you will get rifle mod and a decent scope,as I have said before I don't know how they build such good rifles for the price
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All I use is spray gun barrel cleaner with a pull through and a patch, let it soak a bit and pull clean patches through until clean,it works a treat, removes all the carbon fouling and the rifling gleams afterwards, usually do it about every 30 rounds or so,and my .243 will shoot ragged one hole groups with my home rolled ammo,so that's what works for me
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No I cant see the justification on public safety either, however a .22 cf is plenty to shoot foxes with, blow a fox's leg off with a .30 cal magnum or a .222 it still has its leg blown off,it takes about 50ftlbs of energy to kill a fox humanely (interestingly the same amount of energy said to kill a human) well even a .22 hornet makes around 7-8ooftlbs, so as you can see there is plenty to spare, as others have said learning to shoot properly rather than getting a bigger gun is the key, just where would you draw the line, perhaps we should all be using a .600 nitro express,or just in case of a
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Expanding bullets (some incorrectly call heads) count just the same as live ammo, so be careful, irrespective of if your rfd puts them down on your ticket or not, they are classed just the same as loaded rounds.
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Yep as you said pal it is a bit harder to spot them when they have their head down in the rain,glad you had a good night mate well done.
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I agree with the op on a safe shot, if it is a safe shot for a .22lr it is a safe shot for a .416 rigby, you need a backstop, end of, and if anyone relies on bullet drop then they are not fit to own a catapult never mind a cf rifle, a fox does not take a lot of killing,they might look big, but if you skin one they are fairly lightly built, I have flattened dozens of foxes with a .22hornet and can honestly say, I have never had a runner(well not more than about 5 yards) I will quite confidently shoot out to 300 yards with the .243 and believe me when that hits them they don't go anywhere, excep
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Now that sounds like a bloody good offer,sure somebody will get on that one.
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Well thank f--k we all seem to be getting along again chaps,whatever method you use, one thing is clear, its too bleedin long until next season, that's for sure, must be the frustration causing people to fall out, roll on the coming season.
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Well as I have said before each to his own, but for me its Martin Hollinshead method, I just don't see the need to freeloft and have no contact with the bird,I have never experienced any probs doing it this way, bow the bird out, the odd lure chase,ect then when its time to hunt,drop weight, go hunting, but everyone has their own way, its what works for you that is important.
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Yep everyone should give it a go, it is like marmite, either love it or hate it, and for those who just want to give it a go to see if it is for them, lots of clubs including mine, Gedney drove end wildfowlers offer a day permit scheme ours is a fiver, so there is no excuse for not scratching the itch you have always had
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Don't forget as well pal, when its raining he will have his head down,so wont notice the lamp as much,good luck for tonight.
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Yeah I've never seen a head opened up like that before, actually spilt into two clean halves and opened like a clam, immense destruction. All I can say about it is its really humane, far more than many of the recommended calibres as there's no way the fox could ever have known anything about it. If anything to me in the UK this shows how far concerns about public safety go towards restricting humane killing because its hard to think of anything as humane as that and whereas most much smaller calibre kills than that are humane, there's alwasy the chance of something not being instant
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Dont forget as well mate if she is taking a lot of baths and soaking her feet, this will give them that dull grey appearance too, but you know her talons will be razor sharp.
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Rpsb's Anti Keeper Game
charlie caller replied to IanB's topic in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management
Well in a way it it good news,it does show how desperate the wankers are getting if they have to resort to these kind of brainwashing tactics. -
My mate the Seeker has one,it rarely jams,he has done a trigger job on his,which I would say is essential(standard triggers are dreadful) he has put a hogue stock on it and free floated the barrel,it is a very accurate rifle,I regularly see it headshoot rabbits at -90 yards,just be prepared to do a couple of cheap mods mate andyou will be very pleased with a 10/22.
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Dead is dead mate, one less.
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Cheers mate.
