Dervburner 2,548 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Sausagedog said: Not yet mate apart from CCI subs which are good. These are old Winchester subs. I won't bother with the new ones! I haven’t seen the Winchester’s in that box for a long time SD. I’m with you on the new ones. I don’t use them any more. 1 Quote Link to post
philpot 4,927 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dervburner said: I haven’t seen the Winchester’s in that box for a long time SD. I’m with you on the new ones. I don’t use them any more. I do not how how they sell so well as I have not been able to get a consistant result from them with some rounds seemingly going with a much louder bang off target. I will never use them again. Phil 3 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 The 457, happily bringing squirrels together in peace 2 4 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Orrr, ain’t it sweet 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 25/09/2020 at 08:33, philpot said: I do not how how they sell so well as I have not been able to get a consistant result from them with some rounds seemingly going with a much louder bang off target. I will never use them again. Phil Yep shit in .22 and 17 1 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Strange I am using the new Winchester subs and had noticed a few rounds very noisy sounding like high velocity . Accurate enough though. Quote Link to post
philpot 4,927 Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said: Strange I am using the new Winchester subs and had noticed a few rounds very noisy sounding like high velocity . Accurate enough though. I thought so as well until I did some heavy paper punching, then the loud shots were off target by varying degrees, never used them again. Phil Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 11 hours ago, philpot said: I thought so as well until I did some heavy paper punching, then the loud shots were off target by varying degrees, never used them again. Phil Since they changed from the blue box I don’t think they’ve been as good. I tried them twice I think, since then. Both times poor, haven’t bothered since. Quote Link to post
philpot 4,927 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Dervburner said: Since they changed from the blue box I don’t think they’ve been as good. I tried them twice I think, since then. Both times poor, haven’t bothered since. We had them through my old Anschutz, my current Tikka, my pal's Browning T-bolt and a CZ all of which were nowhere near as accurate as the RWS subs and each box bought at different times (so different batches) gave a few 'hotter' rounds or certainly louder / off POA. Load of sh1te Phil 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I tried some Eley sub sonic extra today and they are superb. Are they still available? Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sausagedog said: I tried some Eley sub sonic extra today and they are superb. Are they still available? The new ones are 38 grain, just called subsonic hollow now. I bought 4 boxes just after lockdown and they will shoot inside an inch at 100 yards, so if your gun likes them they’re capable enough. Edited September 27, 2020 by Dervburner 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Dervburner said: The new ones are 38 grain, just called subsonic hollow now. I bought 4 boxes just after lockdown and they will shoot inside an inch at 100 yards, so if your gun likes them they’re capable enough. I'll look out for them to try Quote Link to post
shovel leaner 7,648 Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 During lockdown, I was running low on subs . I rang a mate who is a gunsmith/ rfd and asked him if he had any and I bought 500 Winchester subs , they are a few years old by the looks of it , but they shoot very well out of my Tikka . I gave him £20 for them . 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, shovel leaner said: During lockdown, I was running low on subs . I rang a mate who is a gunsmith/ rfd and asked him if he had any and I bought 500 Winchester subs , they are a few years old by the looks of it , but they shoot very well out of my Tikka . I gave him £20 for them . They are the good old ones. I dug a bullet out of the turf after taking a squirrel. It was expanded to around .35". 1 Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 8 hours ago, shovel leaner said: During lockdown, I was running low on subs . I rang a mate who is a gunsmith/ rfd and asked him if he had any and I bought 500 Winchester subs , they are a few years old by the looks of it , but they shoot very well out of my Tikka . I gave him £20 for them . They were good back then. I found an old empty box the same as that one, can’t remember exactly how long ago they were in the white box, but the price sticker says £1:85 1 Quote Link to post
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