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  1. 6.5 Creedmoor

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    @ ianm I spent over a year researching the round and different rifles and I have asked a lot of questions on American forum's while trying to choose the right set up for me. Savage rifles kept coming out on top accuracy wise with groups of .5MOA or better out of the box with factory ammo so fingers crossed I get a good one.

     

    @ 3175darren I'll definitely look them up thanks for the info.

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  2. Keeping Rifles When Treating Anxiety?

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    Mate I really wish you the best I really do. I suffered from depression and paranoia for 7 years where I was on strong medication and I really didn't know where I was or what was going to happen to me.

     

    First and formost see your doctor your mental health is far more important than your firearms. Your doctor is your friend and once your doctor is happy with your progress he or she will be very supportive to you with the police. If you don't get help you are going to get worse trust me.

    If you don't get help and the police get suspicious of you kiss your guns goodbye.

    My doctor stood by me for the hole painfull journey and I was able to keep and shoot my guns.

     

    It's a long journey to beat depression and anxiety/paranoia but you CAN NOT do it on your own.

     

    By looking for help from a doctor does not mean your going to loose your guns but by not looking for help DOES mean your mental health will suffer.

     

    I hope you pay heed to my advice for your own sake I've been there, wore the t-shirt and thankfully came out the other end.

     

    Best of luck mate. See your doctor.

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  3. 6.5 Creedmoor

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    I'll definitely post pics when I get it. Its a Savage 16 FCSS weather warrior and I'm sticking it in a GRS Berzerk stock.

    Yea it was brought out as a target/competition round in 2007 but it quickly gained interest with hunters because of its high BC bullets, short action and it's inherit accuracy. I really like the idea of match grade modern hunting ammo.

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  5. 6.5 Creedmoor

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    Well lads are there many lads in Ireland or the UK shooting the 6.5 Creedmoor. I know there's a few shooting the .260 Remington but how many are shooting the 6.5 Creedmoor.

    I ordered one a month ago but it won't be here for another couple of months. I'm looking forward to playing with it.

  6. Want A New Semi -Automatic

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    Iv been watching and reading reviews for over a year now trying to decide on what my new semi auto will be. I looked at 5 manufactures Benelli, Mossberg, Bereta, Browning and Winchester and I finally put a deposit down on a Winchester Sx3. The Benelli SBE2 got the worst reviews with the Mossberg almost as bad. the new Bereta got loads of great reviews but some people cant get a grip of the kick of system and some have even had it taken out of there guns. The Browning Maxus and Winchester SX3 came in head to head and its not surprising when there both made in the same factory. Browning took over Winchester firearms and both are built to the same very high standard in the same factory but the Winchester SX3 is 500 euro cheaper. The Browning Maxus has a couple extra features but to me there not worth the extra 500 euro. The Browning Maxus weighs 7lbs and the Winchester SX3 weighs 7.2lbs and both guns brag of been the fastest shooting semi autos on the market and from the speed shooting reviews iv seen there just as fast as each other. Both the Browning and Winchester are also the softest recoiling semis on the market to.

    I hope this helps, I cant wait for my new SX3 to arrive a year is a long time to go without a shotgun.

  10. What Am I Doing Wrong

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    as said already mate if you haven't seen the sire and dam take fox then you just don't know. if your pups are coming from dogs only used for rabbits well then you'd be lucky to get a good fox dog. if your pups did come from single handed dogs then its a case of bad luck picking the pups. you could breed the two best single handed dogs you can find have 10 pups and if 2 of the pups are as good as the parents then your lucky. not all pups make it no matter how well bred they are.

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  11. Shooting In The Rain....

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    whenever I'm out in the rain I always carry the gun facing down it just seemed to make sense to me. when it comes to rain affecting trajectory I saw a video on youtube in slow motion showing that it does affect trajectory and can even affect the shape of the bullet. think about it if its raining heavy the bullet will have to travel through a few litres of water before it gets to 300 yards. I don't know how much rain will affect the trajectory but it makes sense that it will.

  14. .223 Or .243

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    if your going to shoot deer in the future I would go for the .243. it might be a little more pricy to run but if its going to be a hunting rifle you wont be putting round after round through it plus when you start shooting deer you will know the gun like the back of your hand.

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  17. 1St Gen Bull X

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    you got a second generation bull/hound then mate.

     

    Mushroom if you call a hard working staff a dog that flush's all day we have two very different ideas of what a hard working dog is. I cant say what Id call it because I got banned for the last 3 days for doing just that and maybe rightly so.

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  18. The Best Lurcher Men And The Dogs They Choose...

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    I don't know 5 "great lurcher men" but I do know good lurcher men who like different crosses and have good dogs. collie/hounds, bull/hounds, wheaten/hounds, saluki/hounds, whippet/hounds and any mix you want in between. there's no ultimate cross at least not that iv seen but there are different crosses that all produce good dogs.

    the 3 best dogs I ever saw were a first cross wheaten/hound, a 3/8 5/8 bull/hound and a saluki/collie/bull/hound. 3 different crosses but all top of the range all rounder's.

  19. 1St Gen Bull X

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    the thing is how many proper staffs are there out there? not very many compared to how many staffs there are fact. the topic is about first cross bull/hounds. if everyone said staffs are a good enough cross for a running dog everyone else would start crossing there pets with greyhounds and then god help running dogs.

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  23. 1St Gen Bull X

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    you can look where you like iv been around working dogs all my life and iv yet to see a staffy with the stamina of a good pit bull. iv seen some with every bit as much drive but none of them matched up stamina wise due to there bad breathing.

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  24. 1St Gen Bull X

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    I had a few working bred staff's a few years ago and know more that friends had. these dogs were in the 18" to 21" range and worked hard but everyone of them had breathing problems, some bad and some not so bad but for that fact alone I would not cross a breed with breathing problems to try create a running dog. imo it totally defeats the purpose of a running dog.

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