Chanonry
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15 hours ago, Moorlander said:
Hare`s can be legally shot
So its ok to annihilate them ? Really. You can't see the problem in this? We can soon change their legal status if all of this conservation is beyond you.
The world must be a frightening place for you. Perhaps that's reflected in your views of the SNP being simultaneously Maxist and Fascist. It would seem that it is you that would benefit from some wider reading.
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Load of broccoli.
Deer = ticks. No Deer = No Ticks. Loads of tick in my local park and no deer. Oh dear (!) there goes that theory.
As for the supermarkets selling our wild venison. Dream on. They don't know where they have been so will only sell deer from farms so forget organic and think about sedated antler removal, cattle cobs (god knows what's in them). Thats why there is a growth in deer farming. No way I am eating that that which promotes growth and vigour.
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9 hours ago, TSG said:
This is one of the reasons why.
Expect them to be intrusive and come along and see what you are doing. They may well question your shooters about the briefing you have given as the RCO.
I don't see why. 2016. It took 3 years?
Its hard to imagine a scenario less like a day on these ranges with our club. Not many LAW users with us and even fewer mobile night attacks.
We have been shooting on that range ever since (until very recently) with nothing impacting us from that incident or the above review. Similarly there was an incident with a Para on Davy Shiel a bit before. No impact on civilian shooting.
They expect us to be competent and don't bother us at all. Quite the reverse.
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10 hours ago, terryh said:
I’m not sure that picking out one part of the whole equation is appropriate (or even accurate?).
It's certainly accurate.
As for being appropriate, I don't see why not.
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Well it suits them fine doesn't it. Good excuse not to allow the civvies onto their ranges
Ironic that its the Army that is undermining shooting sport. Can't get a range at the weekend because the officers don't want to work and the TA are never there. Can't get a range on a Friday as they all want to get away early. Can't get a range on a Monday as there is no one there first thing.
Tough life for the idle officer class.
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Seems to be consistent though.
Last time we were on the range we had an officer helping set targets !
Ironically on a range that we hadn't used for years and one that had more potential hazards than the ranges we used to use 😁
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Any links to the mod issue ?
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On 6/9/2019 at 7:53 PM, VarmLR said:
with stiff loads
still blaming the primer ...? 😂
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On 4/2/2018 at 3:15 PM, Catch-22 said:
I think the main issue with Gamekings in general are that they have quite a stout jacket. In some calibres, they can pinhole like a FMJ.
To be safe, I'd avoid the meat saver shot (behind foreleg into the lungs) and ideally either neck shoot or alternatively drive it directly into the shoulder/foreleg to help aid expansion & grounding of the animal. However, leg shots may not be the best option if the animal is largeish (90kg+). If not driven fast, you may get shallow penetration.
Personally, and no offence meant, but I think the .224" calibre (in its .222/.223rem for) to be a bit lightweight for deer. The light bullets & small wound channels leaves no margin for error.
Anyhoo - it's legal, so aim straight & good luck!
Interestingly for me I disagree with everything you have said. 😁
Gameking is far from stout in the 308 and 270 versions I have used. Quite the reverse it is fairly frangible to aid terminal performance at the "longer" ranges. ProHunter is the stout bullet allegedly, can't say I have tried it. No idea about 223 or other calibres though.
223 is a great round for roe at "normal" ranges. I have tended to shoot Roe with the 308 but many of my "best" kills have been with the 223 and with a lot less fuss and mess. It is a more forgiving round to shoot from imperfect positions so you should have less errors to start with. No need to be clever with shot placement either. Just bang it into position A and it will go down. The bigger target will reduce the incidence of errors as well. I have never had any reason to question its efficacy at woodland ranges and the only reason I have tended to carry a 308 in preference was in case I bumped into something larger.
Can't say I have shot many roe at 90kg but thanks for the tip
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2 hours ago, One on top of two said:
How else are you memt to fit your sat nav. Cup holders. Mobile phone and Kestrel. Silly 😳
Just need Bungedit Inn (remember him ?) to carry it 😁
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Dear God, do you think they could add any more bolts on that mount ? Talk about over engineered
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9 hours ago, Laurie said:
They can vary a lot - I just saw 3gn difference in a maximum load for a 6.5mm Grendel combination, ands believe me that is a huge amount in this tiny cartridge. In this case, much of that may be that US SAAMI MAP is 50,000 psi and European CIP is around 8,000 psi higher.
So in a world of contradictory information, how do you work out where to start ??
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+1 I have gone that way.
think may be some stuff on a Richard Utting video ? Not exactly rocket science anyway
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Starter for 10
https://load-data.nosler.com/load-data/270-winchester/
https://www.hodgdonreloading.com
Alliant do not seem to have data for 110gr. Nor do Viht
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For the price of a Howa barrelled action, throw it away and buy a new one
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On 6/9/2019 at 7:53 PM, VarmLR said:
found wont reload past 5 reloads (eg PPU) with stiff loads.
what happens especially with cheap brass like PPU, is the very slight case head bowing with each firing results in loose primer pockets after about 5 to 6 reloads and you get the primer blow back, with gas escape at the side and often a badly cratered or pierced primer.
"stiff loads" implies an acknowledgement on your part that you are operating at high pressures? Real world observation, never mind the book.
If you are getting plastic deformation of the case then by definition you are over stressing the brass.
You can read manuals and Quickload output all you want for your pressures, but if your load is resulting in plastic deformation of the brass then your load is over pressure for your COMPONENTS irrespective of standard SAMMI pressure limits.
There is a reason people buy decent brass.
Not much of a jump and pretty simple really.
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Dog is up for it !
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On 6/9/2019 at 7:53 PM, VarmLR said:
There's your issue. Well, that and possibly loose primer pockets as some brass in 223 I've found wont reload past 5 reloads (eg PPU) with stiff loads. You really do need to use 0.025" cup thickness primers with the chamber pressures in 223 or what happens especially with cheap brass like PPU, is the very slight case head bowing with each firing results in loose primer pockets after about 5 to 6 reloads and you get the primer blow back, with gas escape at the side and often a badly cratered or pierced primer. Sometimes you can get away with standard CCI200 primers on fresh brass but why take the risk as getting a bolt or firing pin damaged can prove an expensive repair? One blown primer wont usually damage the firing pin or bolt face but repeated blow-throughs will, and you may not notice the slight sooty tell tale signs around the primer if it isn't pierced and only start to notice when you see pitting of the bolt face and then check your case heads closely.
You'll be fine on CCI250 or KVB223-M or Remmy 7.5 or any BR primer (loads need to be reworked up obviously).
a simpler view would be to avoid over pressurising your components
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Before we start getting aroused by "doppler radar data".
Hornady 4DOF bull or Ballistic Bitches ? You choose.
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14 hours ago, VarmLR said:
I have to say though I'm surprised to learn that you get "good success" out to 800m using G1 on a stated MV for boat tail bullets. I've tried many times and its been no-where near (acceptably) close. G7 seems to model way better once out past 300yds IME.
He is not alone in that experience, although I suspect (no data to support this view) it is coincidence rather than science that it "works". It certainly does not work on demand. With some loads the G1 seems to give a better model than G7 even with the "wrong" bullets.
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7 hours ago, onehole said:
Small base Redding resizing body die dimenions are quite tight and perhaps excessive ?,,,,,ideal for very tight chambered barrells but not sure for standard chamber dimensions,,,,,,,please check,,,O
They work fine for me
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Does it work on newish brass while at the same time not work on older brass ? Or is the die just not working for some reason?
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Don't throw the Collet die in the bin !
Buy a Redding Body Die to FL resize every time and use the Collet Die for the neck. Excellent set up for a fraction of the cost.
and avoids those damn expander balls
Off the shelf relaoding bench..
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Easier than that.
One Steel plate, two clamps. I suppose a solid bit of wood would work as well ?
Open the bench a bit. Steel plate onto the surface. Clamp the press and steel plate onto the bench. One clamp angled in at the front, one at the back. You get the idea
No drilling, no bolts, comes apart fast when you need the space for something else.