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  3. Moderator Advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Alright Deker? How's tricks?

     

    I was going to drop you a pm about the WMR. I seem to remember that you mentioned it in another thread a while ago.

     

    I must admit, I was leaning toward a SAK. The only other contender was the Ase Utra Dual. It is not that expensive in the scheme of things. I use Jet-Zs on my centerfires. Sound moderation is good with them, but they are damn HEAVY!

     

    Funnily enough I was looking at a CZ as my first choice for the WMR. How do you find yours? Is it picky when it comes to ammo? Would there be any benefit getting a 455 over a 452?

     

    Cheers.

     

    Tremo

  4. Moderator Advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Thanks Neil.

     

    Yes, I've viewed al the Fireball and Rem footage on YouTube. Excellent stuff. :thumbs:

     

    I might take another look at the .17 Hornet before I make a decision. My .223 is my main goto fox gun, just like you. The plan for my new .17 will be aimed at the smaller stuff, initially.

     

    Once again, thanks for all the advice. I'll let you know how I get on.

     

    Cheers.

     

    Paul

  5. Moderator Advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Cheers mate.

     

    Like I said, this .17 centerfire world is new territory for me. I owned a HMR a year or two ago but was very disappointed in its performance and the inconsistency of the factory ammo. It had to go. ;)

     

    I did initially consider the .17 Hornet, but I thought that the ballistics were to close to that of my .223.

     

    SGC have the Fireball in the Remmy 700. £736 at the moment. Like you say, a fair whack to spend on a rifle that you know will require aftermarket work.

     

    How does the barrel hold out in your FB? I believe that the .17 Rem is a bit of a barrel burner at those kind of velocities. What would be the cost of a replacement barrel do you think?

     

    Paul

  6. Moderator Advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    Thanks for the info on the moddy stillair1.

     

    Yes I reload. That's was my plan with the .17CF. I'm still undecided if it will be a .17 Rem or a Fireball. I don't know if the .17 Rem is still in production, so I'm guessing that it will have to be a pre-owned rifle. I see that Remington are manufacturing the Fireball in the model 700 model, but I don't know of any other manufacturers that are building them new (?).

     

    How do you find the FB for hunting stillair1?

     

    All information is gratefully received chaps.

     

    Cheers.

     

    Tremo

  7. Moderator Advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted · Edited by Tremo

    Good evening chaps.

     

    I'm shortly going to be acquiring two new rifles, a .22 WMR and a .17 centrefire (.17 Rem or .17 Fireball). Not having a great deal of experience with these rounds I would like a little advice (from your personal experience) on what moderators to select.

     

    I currently use a SAK on my .22LR and find it excellent with subsonic ammo. My centrefires use Ase Utra Jet-Z's. The sound moderation is excellent with these but the downside is their weight.

     

    What would you recommend for my new rifles?

     

    Tremo

  8. Night Master 800 Ic

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    I have to point out that I use IR for foxing, and not the red or the green. Also the NM IC wasn't around when I picked up mine.

     

    Would I go for an IC model? It depends on the price difference and if I would see the benefit of having brightness control. Personally I have mine belting out full blast with the XSearcher for foxing so I have no need for the dimmer. I've also had my original NM IR pill pimped-up to an AS one. It is cheap enough and you wouldn't believe the difference.

     

    I would definitely recommend the larger XSearcher head for foxing though.

     

    Before you take the plunge with NM have a look at these -

     

    http://www.ludicrous-lumens.co.uk/T_Series_Transformer_IRTorch/cat2616501_3087542.aspx

     

    I haven't tried one myself but I've been following a thread on another forum.

     

    Tremo

  15. Which Ammo??

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    It depends on what you want. If 1" is good for you then stick with factory ammo as Deker says.

     

    Personally I prefer reloading. I have the same rifle as you (mine is a 1 in 12) and I can do sub 1" at 200 yards all day long. One of the rounds that I load for also uses 55gr Nosler Varmageddon, if that is the weight that you require.

     

    There are loads of threads on here that have covered .223 reloading.

     

    ATB

  16. Shooting My First Reloads...223

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted

    I did eventually make it out last night. I went out knowing that I was using some new brass (I don't resize new Lapua brass) so I did expect some spread/variation in the results.

     

    Results? Over 10 shots the average came out as 3365 fps. The spread was around 50fps. My last three shots gave a single ragged hole (170 yards). Nectar! :boogy:

     

    This was using:

     

    Lapua Brass

    Fiocchi primers

    Nosler 40gr BTs

    29.0gr CFE223

     

    I'm going to reload this fire-formed brass and repeat the exercise next week. :thumbs:

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  18. Shooting My First Reloads...223

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    Posted

    Out of all the rounds ive tested in my .223 it seems to like soft point not ballistic tip or hollow points

     

    Ive tried

     

    Berger 52gr hollow points

    Winchester silver tips 50gr

    Sierra blitz 55gr and 50gr

    Hornady ballistic tips 50gr

    Lapua 55gr soft point

    Sierra 50gr varminter 50gr

     

    the soft point were averaging 11mm 3 shot groups edge to edge at 100m

     

    The ballistic tips were averaging 18mm

     

    Was wonder why so i measured the oal of the bullets alone and the soft points are considerably shorter do i started reading up on different bullets short vs long and its seems to my reading a slow twist barrel like mine 1/12 twist will stabilise a short lighter bullet better but a longer bullet will have better stability over longer ranges.

     

    so i guess thats why alot of people are shooting 40gr bullets and getting great results

     

    I would have to agree. I initially tried the 52gr AMAX. It is a longer bullet and no matter what COALs I used my results were like a shotgun. I gave up in the end. I seat my Nosler BTs at 15 thou off the lands to get the best results. Get this though, I can also seat them 40 thou off the lands and get similar results. The rifle hates anything inbetween though, and greater than 40 thou. Ballistics eh?

  24. Well That's Handy...

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted · Edited by Tremo

     

    split it open

     

    The crows seem to be doing a fair job of that at the moment. :yes:

     

     

    I would have shot those buggers first and worried about the fox after. Have you never heard of the old adage "................ a crow in the hand is worth a fox in the bush"?? ;):laugh:

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