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  1. Cedric
    I had a Swift Nightingale on my .17hmr and it was considerably better than a SAK. When I bought a .22 Hornet I just bought a different baffle and converted it to .22. The Hornet is a noisy little bugger still !
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    I don't know if "barrywhite's" post is a bit "tongue-in-cheek", otherwise it sounds as though he is calling for a complete ban on shotguns - on a shooting forum!
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    10/22's are susceptable to crud round the chamber and bolt face. I use an old rotary toothbrush dipped in solvent to get into the recesses.
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    Get a buddy to fire the rifle whilst you stand a few yards away, surprising how louder they sound when you are shooting. A point about the 1417, should you decide to buy another mod. be wary about over-barrel ones, some won't fit on the short barrel ! PS. You're going to need more ammo ! - and ink for your printer (targets). My 1417 is a beautiful shooting rifle, the only thing I find is not to work the bolt too fast as the bolt can slide over the occasional cartridge and jam into it.
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    I can't remember the link just now but there is a Youtuibe vid. of a chap testing and reviewing a number of moderators. I've found the SAK quite reasonable on a 10/22 and 1417. Daft question - you are using subsonic ammo?
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    Do you mean no one should have a shotgun licence?
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    My 10/22 likes Eley and Lapula/SK (subs) for best accuracy. It cycled Winchester fine.
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    The SAK should be fine, take it apart and check that the insides are OK and give it a clean. My 1417 with a SAK mod. is very quiet, not as good as my Swift Stumpy but usable. Some air rifle mods. have a fibre filling, not a good idea with a flamable round.
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    Let me know if you want any .22 Hornet.
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    nasher - get a 10/22 - but buy lots and lots of ammo as well !
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    With a 10/22 it depends on after market barrel etc. + how much you want to spend. The pic compares my bolt action Anshutz and my factory 10/22. Other pic is the Anshutz at 100 yards but it can do better than that.
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    I believe the Buckmaster is about twice the price of a 10/22, leaves you quite a bit for add-on's. My "silver" 10/22 is pretty good in factory condition (apart from some work on the trigger) but not quite the same accuracy as my Anshutz 1417.
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    I have come to the conclusion that .22 Hornets are possessed by evil gremlins who's sole purpose is to drive reloaders to the edge of insanity!! I'm going to try mine again on the next full moon!
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    Depends how many cups of strong coffee I've had! 3/4" on average, 1/2" on a good day. 4" in the wind !!!
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    I found my .17 hmr pleasant to shoot and very efficient out to 125 yards. It will do much further but the wind is a big factor. You should keep a .22 lr as well, different tool for a different use, cheap, efective and quiet up to it's range limits. I recently changed my hmr for a Hornet (.22), mostly because of the wind problem but also for dropping foxes at longer ranges than the hmr (we don't need a debate, it's been discussed ad infinitum on here ! ). Whilst I don't regret changing you should be aware that factory ammo is about 88p per shot and if you reload (which I do) the compon
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    Is it safe to freeze cooked meat? I have a few goose breasts etc. and as i live on my own it seems a waste to put the oven on just to do one meal. If I cooked a few at once and sliced them then froze them will it cause any problems?
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    As an aside, in the Olympics air rifle shooting, one competitor held his rifle with quite a distict cant. It would not have affected his zero as it's always a fixed distance
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    Has anyone else noticed that some brands/types of pellet are quite specific as to the ranges that they perform well? The other day I was trying some RWS Superdome .177 in my BSA Ultra. At 25 yards all shots were in one ragged hole, however, at 35 yards they opened out to nearly 1". Bisley Magnums and Soveriegns are pretty consistant at most ranges.
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    This presumes that your stock is perfectly straight and at right angles to the scope rail! Your shots moving from right to left are "crossover" and can be caused by "cant" or the scope being to one side of the rail ( not central). You could try taking the scope and mounts off the rifle and setting the mounts on a horizontal surface then altering the vertical hair, lining it up against a T square, tighten, checking it hasn't moved then mount on the rifle. Might work !
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    I hope there are no cops outside some of the pubs where our local shoots have lunch !!
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    Talk to an engineer / machinist / tool maker. Looks as though a competant metal smith should be able to do something.
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    Charlie - when you said you seated to "factory depth" did you mean the recommended depth (1.723") or the length of the Hornady factory loads , whick are considerably shorter?
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    PS. I don't know what level of accuracy your friend expects but mine does this with a 16 1/2" barrel.
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    That sounds a bit odd. It's his gun, he can do what he wants with it. Shortening the barrel should not affect accuracy, what it will affect is muzzle velocity ( might find a small drop) and the noise. Shorter barrels suffer from more muzzle blast. My .22 Hornet has been reduced to 16 1/2" and seems plenty accurate, mind you I can't compare it with a longer barrel as it was done before I got it. There is a school of thought that holds that rifle barrels are choked and shortening them losses accuracy, hypothetically, but in practical terms the difference is probably minimal.
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    Even the Hornet will drift a couple of inches in a direct cross wind of 10 mph depending on MV and weight. But nowhere near as mch as the HMR
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