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  12. Returning the invite

    in Airgun Hunting

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    15 hours ago, si brown said:

    was a good session billy, Alan sent me the picture yesterday:good:

    that rapid dose the business and thats all that counts, if it aint broke and all that!

    the crowns and impacts are all well but far to expensive for a sub 12 setup.. id never of paid that much if it wasn't going on ticket!

    Yerr, I fancy a crown, but I won’t be buying one until I’ve got a free slot for fac air.

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  13. Tikka 17

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    16 hours ago, villaman said:

    Why do most use 17gr in 17 HMR and not 20 gr . Is there any heavier ammo for HMR , apart from 20 gr ?

    The 17 grain ballistic tip bullets are more frangible than the 20 grain hp’s. For example, if a 17 grain bt bullet strikes a bone in a small animal such a squirrel for example, the bullet will break up and turn the inside into mush. The 20 grain .17 hp’s will punch through without having the same effect. The 20 grain hp’s have greater penetration, the 17 grain, more explosive on impact. They can make a real mess of rabbits if you intend to eat them, you’ll need to head shoot them.

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  14. Tikka 17

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    2 hours ago, Sausagedog said:

    To be honest, I have never known a cartridge to be so troublesome than any other cartridge ever made!

    Ive had more squib .17’s than .22’s and i’ve shot so many multiples of .22 over the years compared to .17’s. And to say that .17 ammo is much more expensive, where’s the excuse for that? However, more recently I haven’t had a bad round of .17. Maybe, and hopefully, it’s improved, at last?

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  15. Tikka 17

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    5 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

    I can see them taking off, I think our general obsession on being Uber quiet is a red herring! No body seems to notice the racket made when you hit your target! That can't be muffled out!

    These will flatten out the traj a shade and make autos function more reliably too.

    Sorry to side track Villaman.

    I was also going to pick up some sk hv hp’s but they’ve just sold out of those too. My fault, shouldn’t have left it but I had some others to use up first. Never mind, sure I’ll pick some up before too long.

  17. H&N.25 slugs

    in General Airgun Discussion

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    2 hours ago, villaman said:

    course it does , Through out airgun forums at the moment , slugs are a big talking point and it seem more are going down the FAC air route as well . More information on slugs to see what is coming out , what works in different guns with weight and size ,hopefully help airguners with FAC and sub 12 

    Yep, I’m going to try the lighter weight slugs at 12ft lb. I’ve used h&n rabbit magnums, both standard and copper washed (too tight in the bore) and they were both terry bull. The eley wasp magnums were reasonably accurate, but at 30 grains 15 yards was about the limit of useful range. These 22 grain h&n slugs are similar in weight to bisley magnums, and the bisley‘s are usable at 12 ft lb. it just depends if the slugs will stabilise at lower velocities? 

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  20. Out early with the mighty 56 TH

    in Airgun Hunting

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Robo9 said:

    It's hovering around 19 ftlbs in 177 about max for the calibre, running a vortek PG2 SHO kit fitted with custom 135 Wire Spring plus full internal polish 

    I had a Diana 52 in .22 many years ago, late 1980’s I think. Proper powerhouse spring rifle they were. They had a very weak mainspring fitted to keep the power down, such a large volume compression chamber on those guns.

  25. Tikka 17

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    The 20 grain gamepoint are most accurate in my cz, but not as frangible as the v max types. CCI tnt and Hornady v max are almost as accurate though, and I can get the Hornady’s for £12:50/50 box. However, I somehow managed to miss the last two squirrels that I took a shot at with the hmr. ?

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