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  1. Alsone
    Wondering what cartridges you're using as I've been lucky enough never to get a runner. I probably didn't use the standard game choice as I always used Gamebore Clear Pigeon no:6 in 32 grams. Very hard hitting though as something that downs pigeons consistently will down a pheasant as wood pigeon can have very densely packed feathers, in fact although I've never experienced it, there are tales of 12g shot bouncing off them on the perch! I can certainly recommend the Clear or Extreme Pigeon, although others such as Hull now make equivalent loads including their high pheasant and hot pigeo
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    It looks well fed and in lovely condition. I'm guessing someones pheasants or chicken pens were taking a hammering. Nice shooting.
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    Of course. ? Although the adventurous might try the .17. More time to experiment when you're not train spotting. ? It's all opinion. As said, nothing wrong with hv's but once you get loud, there are better rounds for fox, and flatter rounds for long range rabbits. You take your choice really, WMR, HMR, other .17's, Hornets. In fact once your at prey scaring levels of sound, it doesn't really matter whether it's a HMR or a canon. The sound is going to scare them if you miss, scare others in the vicinity. Might as well even go to a larger CF if fox is the prey.
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    If they're quiet, I would say they are very slow and barely breaking the sound barrier. When myself and a friend put HV's through his modded Sako .22, they echo'ed around the valley off hills 2-3 miles away (at night). They certainly weren't quiet. Were at least 3-4 reverb echoes per shot. We were in a valley surround by hills, albeit it was quite open with large distances between them. Can't remember the brand but may have been CCI Stingers. They were almost like a quieter CF. That said, there's nothing wrong with .22 HV's if you adjust your scope to match. My issue would always be that
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    Personally I find it ridiculous bow hunting is banned. People have hunted animals with bows almost since the post caveman era and in many countries still do. There's no evidence to suggest it causes unnecessary suffering. Ok it's not as immediate as a bullet, but neither is getting eaten alive by a fox or bird of prey, which is most wild animals natural fate - I watched a kite or hobby (not much of an expert on birds of prey) eat a pigeon alive outside my house not long ago. 10 minutes in, the bird was still alive as the bird of prey tore chunks of flesh from it's body. Plus modern bows d
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    I'm guessing you fall into the Browning camp as that's the nearest Miroku balance to. Miroku's are nice quality guns. I would buy one all day. Browning, Miroku, WInchester all have a very similar balance. Berreta's are completely different balance wise. It doesn't matter which camp you fall into though, so long as you found something you like. Miroku are often seen as cheaper Brownings (they make guns for Browning as well). They are a quality gun.
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    The Finnfire is my personal experience with Sako.
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    It's all personal opinion. I've shot a Sako Finnfire, my mate had one, and didn't rate it. Nothing wrong with it per se, but it didn't feel in anyway special. The stock was cheap looking dull brown wood, the action worked, nothing more to say beyond that and accuracy was average in my experience. I'd have bought a T-Bolt or Howa in preference any day or even a CZ with a Boyds. It just seemed a very expensive but average gun for what it was. No real obvious quality in it's appearance or construction, and in my opinion, the T-bolt, howa and even CZ look nicer quality than the Finnfire. Some
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    It's a matter of taste. Personally I'd rather have the AR15 look and adjust-ability, over a plain looking plastic stock any day. Weight wise it's only 0.8kg more than a comparable Sako 85 Varmint in medium action (3.9kg vs 4.7kg). If you're that bothered by weight, the same gun is available without the AR15 embellishments as a T3 TAC: http://www.tikka.fi/rifles/tikka-t3x/t3x-tac. Weight 3.6kg. So far as quality is concerned, neither of us have seen either rifle so can't make comment beyond what's been said by 3rd parties. However, no rifle that shoots 0.3 MOA is going to be low quality. I
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    Same company. Tikka the slightly more budget brand range, so yes Sako potentially better made. That said, the accuracy shown by the TAC A1 is 1st class. It's almost 0.3 MOA at 850yds in the US Test with factory ammo. You'd do well to find a Sako field rifle that matches that out of the box (or any brand of field weapon TBH).
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    Proof is the product of the number of shots fired rather than pure age, as I'm sure you know, it's the friction of the shot that wear the barrel out not rust. The wear is potentially accelerated by the use of harder shot eg steel and heavy use. A gun that has seen heavy usage as a clay shooting weapon will go out of proof much quicker than a field gun used on weekly pheasant shoots due to the tens of thousands of more cartridges it will have seen over it's lifespan compared to a field gun. That doesn't mean either is in or out of proof, just that a heavily used gun is more likely to be ou
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    If he's after pheasant, you could try an electronic pheasant call, or if you don't have one, a portable stereo and pheasant call recording...., It sounds very much as thought the pheasant is the attraction and that could be his downfall in freezing him or bringing him in closer at night.
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    Have you checked it for proof or has the gunsmith you bought it from? It's probably OK, especially if it's only had light usage, but don't overlook the dangers of an old gun that maybe out of proof. Proof aside, an extension may solve your issues. Best to get some good advice on gunfit, then buy an extension that matches.
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    The Sako CW is a nice gun although you could achieve the same look by dipping a T3 Lite. I guess there's some penalty to be paid for the tactical look with the T3, although that has to be balanced against what appears to be target rifle accuracy.
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    Bit after the fact now, but in my experience they tend to ask questions about your life / family rather than seasons, guns etc. What they're looking to establish is that you're not some nutter, not that you have knowledge of shooting. Provided you come across as a reasonable bloke, it's a formality as others have said. They've already done the background checks by this stage. In all probability, they've already made up their mind from the background checks whether or not to grant. The interview is just a simple rationality check to confirm there's nothing obviously wrong not already caught by
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    Just thought I'd add this one in: American review but very good look at various aspects and demonstrates the gun delivering just under 1/3rd MOA accuracy at 850yds with factory ammo!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdjT0UdrZE
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    Another new rifle from Tikka. This one is definitely going to appeal to those who like the AR15 look but in an EU compliant bolt action format: http://www.tikka.fi/rifles/tikka-t3x/t3x-tac-a1 There are lots of reviews on youtube. Many are reporting amazing accuracy. Marc and Sam after work, an Australian Channel that specialises in long range, have already shot this gun in 6.5 Creedmoor at almost 1 mile with great accuracy - the groupings at 1 mile look pretty amazing to me: Many other channels are reporting tack driving accuracy at shorter ranges. No
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    2 completely different products tbh. 4k sensors generally give sharper vision in daylight whilst not being too sensitive at night. I have an interest in CCTV, and atm there isn't a 4K sensor I've come across at a sensible price that can come even close to matching to a 2K sensor at night. Potentially a lower resolution SD sensor with even larger pixels would out perform at 2K at night. It looks as if ATN may have used an old trick here and that is to group pixels together to provide higher sensitivity which could explain why video output is HD not 4K. It's a good trick btw but doesn't usu
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    There's a long history of paper wrapped cartridges. It was brought up in the film "Shooter" as a way of ensuring the bullet doesn't become grooved when leaving the barrel (thus defeating forensics). Personally, I'm a bit sceptical of that. However, there is a long history of it being used before jacketing was feasible. It was also used in muzzle loaders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cartridge
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    Yeah they have a pretty good selection of cartridges. Anything not available on there is often very specialist or doesn't exist. It looks very much as if the only option for felt is bismuth. Much better than steel but v. expensive. As Deker said above, ask the shoot. I would have concerns about barrel wear though with felt and steel for previously stated reasons.
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    My inclination as stated above would be to explore loading some Bismuth in sub sonic. All the indications are, steel don't perform well at low speeds, probably due to lack of mass. Wonder if it would be safe to buy some sub sonic lead rounds, open the crimp, pour the shot out, weigh them, then substitute a slightly lesser weight in Bismuth.....Don't reload, so can't answer that myself, but I'd have thought with slightly less shot weight, the pressure would be a little lower than standard. Could be a cheaper way to get custom loaded subs. However, wouldn't like to say for definite without
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    Personally, I've not seen any. Trouble is factory steel tend to be aimed at wildfowl, and as wildfowl fly high / are tough, they tend not to be sub sonic.
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    Or Venereal Face Disease. Not sure that's non contact though. I used to take 1,500mg Vit C tablets from Holland and Barret (need special ones at that dosage as there's an additive to prevent kidney stones). Never had a cold in 3 yrs whilst taking them. Unsure why I stopped. Probably laziness through having to fetch them from the centre of town some distance away.
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    Careful, the left will be having them licenced next. It's no wonder they took them out of schools, playgrounds were littered with squirrels and magpies, was a right job for the cleaning staff.
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    There are some suggested loads here - I am unable to verify if these are safe etc, so at your own risk: https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/364306-12g-subsonic-steel-loads/ Seems to be some question over effectiveness of steel at sub sonic. I'm guessing you could substitute bismuth, but then you'd probably have to start developing loads from scratch.
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