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soon as the foxes on the shoot dont show as much then we stop. as the ones you more then likely see are the dog foxes getting food for the vixen. so we leave them alone till the cubs come above ground. if a farmer rings tho and says he is having trouble with them then we will go shoot them. we are off sunday night over 3 new farms that are having problems. the farmer said he lost 30 lambs last time round ! this soon adds up so they need to be controled. i shot on the other night that had cubs in her by the look of it. yes it doesnt seam nice but it could be worse. they could have been
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clean mine after every outting. if its a couple of shots then dry patch it out. once it gets to 15 or 20 shots i clean it fully with the right stuff.
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try cheshire gun room in stockport they're cheap and they do all the screw cuttin for edgar bros.do it in a day no need for proofin if your not sellin have you had work done buy by them ? i no someone in the gun trade and he said the amount of rifles he has had to put right due to a poor job by them
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stick to one brand to if you can.
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.220 Swift Rifle Cartridge
jamie g replied to Urban Fox Control London's topic in Reloading and Gun Maintenance
its a foxing round mate. ammo and brass is alot harder to come buy then 22/250. well the 22/250 isnt as fast its a better choice imo. thats stats for that round are old now and with the powders of today you could make it faster. you could get 4000 fps from a 40 grain bullet in 22/250 if you wanted. so a swift im betting could get even more ith 40 grain. -
you dont need to get it reproofed mate. only if you sell it on then you need to.
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get it done mate your not no the difference in speed you lose. it will be very small and for the ranges the hmr go to it wont matter. it will be more compact ideal for the 4x4 and lighter to lug about when carrying. as long as the cut and screwcut and recrown is done right it will be fine. forgot to say by all means got the barrel and trigger done by the gunsmith. but set the rifle up yourself as your the guy using it
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calling by hand is the best if you can do it. im ok at it but some people ive been shooting with is very good at it
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thats what i do with the winchester. simple and no worry about losing a mag.
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i have a ase which i think is the dogs bits. i no some one with a s5 ase for sale 175 pound secondhand but had couple of 100 shots only. if your intrested
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dont care what anyone says all calls are hit and miss. thats why its good to have a number of different ones in your kit. of course thats ok if you shoot from 4x4. but walking about you dont want lots in your pocket. ive got the fox uk and ive had good days and bad with it. i no the owl's like the sound of it
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its not so much if the cheaper scopes wont take it. i think, what the other guy was trying to get at is. you want to spend a good amount of money if you want very good optics. of course in the day isnt so bad. but at night under lamp some dont cut it
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keep it to yourself where you live. and leave them be.there soon be more
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i didnt think a hornet could shoot 50 grain ammo because of the twist rate ? if it can shoot 50 grain ammo then i bet that will take off over here.
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i take it you mean reloader 17 powder ? have a look on reloader nest site mate
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22-250 for fox and muntjac
jamie g replied to outbacktrecker's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
my mates just had this problem when renewing his. even tho he has a open ticket the land has to be rechecked after 5 years. well this is silly you would think as you have open ticket. when you renew you have to have one piece of land that is suitable for the said'' cal crazy really but thats what they want -
Noise wise, you will still pick out the 22-250 easily from the 3 of them, even with a mod! Factory Ammo choice, availability and price, the .223 wins easily! The 22-250 is the flattest shooting, hits the hardest and pushes out the range a bit further! It's a matter of looking at your land/shooting/quarry and deciding what best suits! Certainly 200-250 yards is very possible with the .223, I have taken fox and deer with mine at these distances without problem, but most of my fox and deer are MUCH closer anyway.... i dont think you can really tell the difference with the nois
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Aren't they all pretty flat shooting? I was under the impression that all those calibres mentioned were all pretty flat shooting, particularly .204 but correct me if I'm wrong as I'm also considering the same thing as dazzb, although I would want it for small deer to so .204 would be out. yes there all flat shooting but after 230 yards the 22/250 is easier to judge the range imo. if you want the smaller deer then your going to have to forget the 204
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get the 22/250 mate its a great round. 3800 fps from factory winchester silver tip ammo accurate. and flat. point and aim. with 1 inch hight at 100 yards ive took foxes to 245 yards just aim dead on them. if you have it 1 inch and 1/2 at 100 then 300 isnt much drop. just aim at the top of the foxes back. at night in the dark range is hard to guess acurately. having high power and flat shooting really helps
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the barrel touching the stock will only change poi if you rest it on bipod when setting up then on sticks or bag. if the rifle is being set up on a bag say'' as long as you hold it in the same place it shouldnt afect the groups. i would try eley ammo im betting the remmy stuff you are using is shite
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22/250 is a cracking fox cal no worrys about that. dont forget if you pick 204 then you wont be legal for the ANY DEER. and as you wanted to shoot deer your have to have the 222 or above. i wouldnt worry about ammo cost mate the 223 top factory rounds are no more then 22/250 rounds.
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yes if the land isnt passed then your have to send in the written permission from the farmer to get the land checked. if you no for sure its passed then as long as you got permission then your fine to shoot it.
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just have a look in a good stocked gun shop lads and have a feel of the rifles when your in there. then get the one that suites you best. 223 is a top choice if you want to use factory ammo. if you gett he 1 in 8 twist tehn you could buy some cheap heavy factory ammo. if you wanted to have a go at some very long range targets. 222 is a good caliber and like the hornet is making a good come back as of late. from what i have seen on different forums. my dad has just git a 222 as he wanted a cheap accurate rifle from the box. and 222 rifles can be had cheap. his is a tikka m595 and for th
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have a look at old posts mate its been done a couple of times. each person has there own opions. if you can have a 243 for deer and fox then a 243 will do anything the 22 centrefires can do and more. if you want a 22 centrefire then hornet being at the bottom and 220 swift being att he top. of course it depends on the land you shoot over. you have 222, 223 and 22/250 in between them. out and out foxing tho in 22 centrefire imo 22/250 is hard to beat it hits hard its flat shooting and if its just for fox and not targets then will last along time. if you like to shoot targets the
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red is good for rabbit but for fox i have found it a waste of time. its not that its red it just cuts to much light off the beam compared to orange