bigmac 97kt 13,735 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 WELL THE RAIDER AINT GONA WIN IS IT LOL Me and sean hit the old perm tonight time set was 8,30pm sean 17 hmr scope pard spotter/ thermal me raider single shot 22 scope photon spotter/pard nv 019 RIGHT HERES AWAY ***************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* *************************************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************************************* *************************************************************************************************** ********************************************************************************* ******************* *************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** ************ RIGHT DID YOU GET ALL THAT Any way iv had a right head bash over the last few weeks with the photon not holding zero its clipping the mod i was told so changed it . its the barrel over to the right so sean fixed it Then when we were sitting having a coffee and the rifle was on its pod on the floor sean noticed that the mounts were not sitting right on the rifle so i got in touch with Pav (Allan) he knows these photons like the back of his hands he told me what to get so ordered them but then i saw there coming from china,,, Feck. So me and sean jumped into the car and went to see my mate john the rfd who sorted me out with a weaver block and some low mounts to fit got home and fitted the photon to it set zero to 18yrds and had a little feck on zeroing it in but got there in the end . AND AS FOR 18YRDS THATS ALL I HAVE FROM MY SITTING ROOM TO MY YARD LOL Any way got to the perm set the target out to 31yrds using the range finder fired two shots and spot on did not even have to touch any thing or re,zero it set at 18yrds and on zero at 31 yrds cant get my head round it mind lol first rabbit was at 32 yrds it ran behind some nettles and all i could see was its eye shine so lined the shot up and let the jsb go it hit hard and the rabbit did a back flip and dropped dead to the ground . Went over to get it and could i feck find it (forgot my lamp again /on the bench at home ) so went back to the tank to see if my other one was there nope left that too . So went back to look for it again i stood at the gate and looked through the spotter and there it was so 1 in the bag. Next was 42 yrds had to shoot through a fence but the shot was spot on same again it did a back flip and fell dead but this time i used the spotter to look for it before i went over the fence to get it lol. ANY WAY SEAN 4 ME 2 And now its sorted AGAIN lol atvbjimmy 6 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,980 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 So the HMR wins , even when some say , you will only shot one then the rest will disappear Quote Link to post
vizlauk 1,568 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, villaman said: So the HMR wins , even when some say , you will only shot one then the rest will disappear Rabbits love the hmr ! The noise doesn't bother them , especially when there dead ! Quote Link to post
villaman 9,980 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, vizlauk said: Rabbits love the hmr ! The noise doesn't bother them , especially when there dead ! Shot four last night with HMR , with about 5 minutes gap between them apart from the first two , shot the first one , then his mate looked at him and probably thought , what the fcuk are you lying down for , then down he went . So noise of the HMR at 100 doesn’t seem to affect them 3 Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 3 hours ago, villaman said: Shot four last night with HMR , with about 5 minutes gap between them apart from the first two , shot the first one , then his mate looked at him and probably thought , what the fcuk are you lying down for , then down he went . So noise of the HMR at 100 doesn’t seem to affect them That’s true enough. I’ve shot twos and threes sat together with hmr many times and they’ve just sat there looking around until you’ve shot them all. 1 Quote Link to post
liP 699 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nice shooting lads I've not managed to get out since I was in the North with you lads! What model is the thermal? I'm on the lookout for one. Very nearly got the shackles, just it's going to make me skint if anything crops up unexpectedly. Quote Link to post
vizlauk 1,568 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, liP said: Nice shooting lads I've not managed to get out since I was in the North with you lads! What model is the thermal? I'm on the lookout for one. Very nearly got the shackles, just it's going to make me skint if anything crops up unexpectedly. Pulsar helion xq38f! 1 Quote Link to post
liP 699 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Cheers Sean, I was well impressed with it!! Quote Link to post
villaman 9,980 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, liP said: Cheers Sean, I was well impressed with it!! Have you looked at pulsar xm30 , they have just come out with New firmware for the 30 . Loads are raveing about them . pulsar are coming out with new spotters very soon with built in laser range finders , just over £2000 or one with out lrf £1850 1 Quote Link to post
philpot 4,928 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Must confess, my interest is alerted in the hmr again. My pal and I are going the the rfd tonight to look at swapping some of his gear as he is going for a Tikka left hooker but alas there is an issue with the Tikka .22lr in left handed so production will not have them available in the UK until next April but we will have a look around. I might even swap my WMR as it is not getting much use to be honest and the varmint barrel does make it heavy for me..............................yes I know Mitch, I am old twat....... Phil 1 Quote Link to post
vizlauk 1,568 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 4 hours ago, philpot said: Must confess, my interest is alerted in the hmr again. My pal and I are going the the rfd tonight to look at swapping some of his gear as he is going for a Tikka left hooker but alas there is an issue with the Tikka .22lr in left handed so production will not have them available in the UK until next April but we will have a look around. I might even swap my WMR as it is not getting much use to be honest and the varmint barrel does make it heavy for me..............................yes I know Mitch, I am old twat....... Phil As you know I'm a lefty, the tikka t1x 17hmr I use is right handed & my 22lr also a right handed tikka t1x, nice & easy , pleased I didn't wait for a left handed version! You won't regret a hmr ! Quote Link to post
villaman 9,980 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Phil , tikka 17 HMR is unbelievable not really fussy but mine shoots federal premium the best , but just ordered 17 Norma , apparently these are very good in tikka’s , plus I use Norma in my cz457 and absolutely brilliant on accuracy and very quite , £3.50 per box , £35 per 500 . Nice accurate gun with a nice trigger for £470 , win , win situation Quote Link to post
philpot 4,928 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 The left hooker situation is not my problem, that is for my pal to decide on but he is using browning T-bolt at present which are leftys so that call is his. My Tikka .22lr is cracking so is my CZ 455 wmr but I made the mistake of buying one with the varmint barrel, not taking into account just how cumbersome it is to shoot free standing hence my thought of a possible change to a Tikka hmr. Not tried the Norma ammunition in my guns, using Hornady in the wmr and RWS subs in the .22lr both of which perform extremely well but I would try Norma and the subs are really well priced. Phil Quote Link to post
some bloke 60 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Good to see someone else shooting from an X-Trail. I made up a little clamp for the drivers door mirror bracket that works just right for me as my perms are grazing and I just point the car where it places the HMR in about the right position. Using a roof mount thermal spotter with a 7" monitor in the car helps with that. It's the sonic crack that confuses bunnies because they can't source the crack like they can with air or .22LR. I've had some multi-shot follow on's with mine when the opportunity presents, keeping in mind I'm fully rested in the driving seat or out the sunroof, I've found it a good idea to always go at a bunch with a full mag as plenty of opportunities are lost when no rounds left. Here's one from some time ago: And more recently: 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,735 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 8 hours ago, some bloke said: Good to see someone else shooting from an X-Trail. I made up a little clamp for the drivers door mirror bracket that works just right for me as my perms are grazing and I just point the car where it places the HMR in about the right position. Using a roof mount thermal spotter with a 7" monitor in the car helps with that. It's the sonic crack that confuses bunnies because they can't source the crack like they can with air or .22LR. I've had some multi-shot follow on's with mine when the opportunity presents, keeping in mind I'm fully rested in the driving seat or out the sunroof, I've found it a good idea to always go at a bunch with a full mag as plenty of opportunities are lost when no rounds left. Here's one from some time ago: And more recently: Love my xtrail iv had range rovers,,,defenders,,,pajeros,,,and so on but this is the longest one iv had the only down side i think is the back box on them they are too low and catch on ruff ground . Just had a lot of work done on mine thanks to viz but should be good for another 5 yrs lol. Its good on diesal and thats one of the things thats made me keep it so long and iv no plans yet of getting rid but it could do with a clean lol atvbjimmy Quote Link to post
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