Fairweather takes another.

[si brown 8,486]

58 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said:

I've got .22 and HMR and if had to choose one it would be the .22 definitely.  My mate has an FX Crown sitting  in the gunshop at present waiting for his FAC back , it's running at 72 ft/lb so will be interesting to see how it performs as he will be pushing it to the limit. What is your impact running at and what ranges can you comfortably take rabbits. 

mines .25 and I use 34gn pellets, its doing about 880fps at 56ftlb its still doing 20ftlb at 200yards. 

50 yard zero 100 yards no problem and if the weathers calm 150yard is not a problem, if I could put vids on here without having to do it via YouTube I would cos people dont believe it!

besides that theres and agreement that I dont post what I do with it or ill get kicked off

[Sausagedog 7,381]

4 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Nowt wrong with .22 for knockabout. Versatile and cheap to run, I just picked some of these up yesterday. Yerr, they’re high velocity and solid, but at £2:95 a box......can’t complain, they’ll do a job, and for peanuts

Awesome. That's 30years back prices!

How they shoot?

Announcement! I'm about to put a variation in for another 22. I'm missing it already! Just going get a cheap thing to do up.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

43 minutes ago, si brown said:

mines .25 and I use 34gn pellets, its doing about 880fps at 56ftlb its still doing 20ftlb at 200yards. 

50 yard zero 100 yards no problem and if the weathers calm 150yard is not a problem, if I could put vids on here without having to do it via YouTube I would cos people dont believe it!

besides that theres and agreement that I dont post what I do with it or ill get kicked off

Hes getting .25 and wants to push it to 200 yds as been watching the guys in South Africa doing it. He said it will still be doing around 28 ft/LB at 200 yds so still enough energy for a rabbit. Cant wait to see it perform.

[Dervburner 2,549]

40 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Awesome. That's 30years back prices!

How they shoot?

Announcement! I'm about to put a variation in for another 22. I'm missing it already! Just going get a cheap thing to do up.

I just knew it SD U couldn’t last long without a .22..............See what I did there?

 

Haven’t tried them yet SD, but I’ve got some high velocity eleys to compare them with. I’ll let you know

[si brown 8,486]

8 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Hes getting .25 and wants to push it to 200 yds as been watching the guys in South Africa doing it. He said it will still be doing around 28 ft/LB at 200 yds so still enough energy for a rabbit. Cant wait to see it perform.

id tell your mate to take to much in with them clowns from sa there only allowed to  use .22 over there ..

me and a mate have been doing all sorts of testing with different slugs in.25 with different barrels and slug liners and non are as good as the 34gn pellets, he'll be able to hit rabbits at 200 with them as long as its calm

[si brown 8,486]

2 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

I just knew it SD U couldn’t last long without a .22..............See what I did there?

 

Haven’t tried them yet SD, but I’ve got some high velocity eleys to compare them with. I’ll let you know

sure theres laws about manipulating/grooming people online

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

1 hour ago, si brown said:

id tell your mate to take to much in with them clowns from sa there only allowed to  use .22 over there ..

me and a mate have been doing all sorts of testing with different slugs in.25 with different barrels and slug liners and non are as good as the 34gn pellets, he'll be able to hit rabbits at 200 with them as long as its calm

I will let him know about the 34gn pellets. Cheers  , will let you know how he gets on once the coppers get their finger out

[shovel leaner 7,650]

7 hours ago, Dervburner said:

Have you had that kwacker valeted again SL ?

Got a brand spanker Derv . Took about a week to get it to look like the old one .

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Well that's the Winchester 17g ammo gone.

Fave is still the 20g by Hornady.

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Just now, Sausagedog said:

Well that's the Winchester 17g ammo gone.

Fave is still the 20g by Hornady.

 

Good going

[Dervburner 2,549]

1 hour ago, Sausagedog said:

Well that's the Winchester 17g ammo gone.

Fave is still the 20g by Hornady.

 

I was expecting to see a pile of dead mice

[Alsone 789]

On 05/09/2020 at 15:20, FOXHUNTER said:

Hes getting .25 and wants to push it to 200 yds as been watching the guys in South Africa doing it. He said it will still be doing around 28 ft/LB at 200 yds so still enough energy for a rabbit. Cant wait to see it perform.

The South African guys have been using hybrid slugs. I'm not sure but to get the best out of them, I think you need a specific barrel designed for slugs. That said, as you say, they've been using them to over 200yds and I believe the slugs carry far more energy at range than the pellets, probably due to weight and aerodynamics.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Why are they called hybrid. Can't they reproduce?

I was watching slug sex the other day, disgusting!

[BenBhoy 4,706]

35 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Why are they called hybrid. Can't they reproduce?

I was watching slug sex the other day, disgusting!

Doesn't give you the right to join in! 

[Dervburner 2,549]

Is that slug spunk then?