sam39

I had the same Howa you are looking at, It was 2nd hand, it also loved 55gr sako game head and home load 50gr blitz kings. got on well with fox and crows with BK and Roe with game heads Never owned a 204 (friends have). I think it has been summed up well as the 223 being a good choice, Its easy to load for and ammo off the shelf is ........ I presume, still is easy to find.

Be confident the rifle is proven to shoot well.....Im sure it is but test it if you can if your not sure.

Oh and I posted the trigger unit to Mike Norris and it came back sweet as a nut with a lighter requested pull, Well worth doing

Good luck

Good morning,

I used to get on well with 50 and 55gr BlitzKing. But in a 1:12 twist 

On 10/24/2020 at 1:45 PM, Dr:Rock said:

I’ve got one. It’s stunning. The picture quality with the new BAE 12micron 640 sensor is amazing. However you need a low mag scope to see the full screen. So my 3x12 Hawke and  3x12 Nikko  Stirling scopes the screen is slightly magnified but the quality of the thermal is amazing. And it hardly pixelates when you mag up. With my ZEISS 1.8 -14 V8 scope the whole screen fits in the FOV of the day scope  and you can mag up from there. I have just bought a Nikko Stirling 1.5-6 scope which I think will be ideal. The quality of the glass is less important as you are essentially are just focusing on a  high res screen. That being said the quality of the image is sharper than my Pulsar Accolade 2 thermal which is 17micron pixel pitch. They are very good and your day scope zero stays intact. If they does drift with a long menu press of 10secs you can realign your point  of impact with your day scope reticle. Great piece of kit 

Dr Rock

That's a great bit of info thanks.

I take from this a base mag of 5 is not ideal. Do you think it would be seriously limiting or doable? say would you be able to find and shoot a fox at say 60yards with a base mag of 5 please?

Yes why not discuss? I see stalking as more risky, chance of a knife accident involving hospital treatment. Shooting vermin out of your truck window or on your farm is diffrent.

i have decided to stop shooting at the moment. Got too much work on anyway and want to play it safe with my permissions and police 

On 10/8/2019 at 6:59 AM, Matt234 said:

Hi

I emailed the developer regarding my question I've just received an email from him saying that the measurements is to be taken at the turret.

Thanks for that it’s good to know what they recommend. Variations in measurement (from turret to front of scope) would have more effect at close range 0 to 50m. with all other variables it would be lost at 1000m 

happy shooting 

Sam

Measure at the front

get a micrometer measure barrel width below the front of the bell, measure gap between bottom of scope bell and top of barrel, measure scope bell add together and divide by 2. 

I don’t think it is a critical measurement anyway. Done with a ruler by eye would probably do 

Following................ do it all scope......long range varminting, good in low light but also will work  say an add on Pard. I was looking at the Delta 3-24 x 56 ED? Does anyone have experience of this scope? the mag range and some general good feed back re Delta optics is catching my interest.

2 watch-outs pointed out to me were, if an add on could fit on with the ocular illumination? Is the tall dialing turret option going to block the ir of a Pard? 

Very sad,

I did not know Mark but very much enjoyed his input on this forum RIP Mark

'customercare.uk@zeiss.com'

based in Cambridge

Never got on to the game kings.

I now use a 6mm to combine longer range gongs and roe legal for England, I did not feel the 223 was not a suitable caliber for Roe. Sako 55gr soft points were great. most shot at 100M some to 170M no way i feel is it a bit light weight at those ranges. I would say perfect. Its all about shot placement not 243 vs 223 

I dont think anyone is shooting "90Kg +" deer with a 244? 25Kg Larder weight is a good Roe or are my scales broken?

1 hour ago, SeaMonkey said:

Thank you for your post Brown Dog, everybody should read it, utmost respect to all those that had to take part in such a monumental operation.

Agree. Thank you Brown Dog

I don’t lube in side of neck when using neck bushing die. Just out side of neck Take the bushing out now and then, clean and put a bit of oil on it. Buggers for getting stuck in if left in untouched. this Die de primes, no expander and bumps the shoulder back. I clean well after every use. Bushing is .265 this gives me 1.5 to 2 thou neck tension

On 3/30/2019 at 5:36 PM, drum said:

I would agree with whats been said about the niggleoh,works ok when side mounted but i found the rifle slopped about when mounted on the underside of the stock.Went with the z-aim.Much more secure in my experience.I have a niggleoh which i could let you have a lend of if you like.If you want to keep it i will happily sell it to you for the price of a z aim.

I have also just got a z aim and get on fine with it. Its not that great as a normal sling but i have a hand spare when i use it like that. when the cross over strap is in place I think its a huge improvement. getting over fences and having 2 hands spare perfect!

Thank you for this very interesting. I am keen to know what the best Axion is like vs the XQ38F.............real life experience.  

I have got on well with the z aim pro stalker . It’s not 100% perfect when used as a conventional sling but when the cross buckle is in place it leaves 2 hands spare for binocular use and climbing over fences great if you have a heavy mod and bipod buggering up the weight distribution of the rifle. Strap around the pistol grip a tad annoying but no big deal 

19 minutes ago, Bob57 said:

I've shot plenty of pidgeons on potatoes in my youth😀😀, but never seen rooks or crows eat them😀😀, and there's been a few 500 plus bags of crows in a day, but no,they didn't all turn up at once😀😀, 

Pigeons, they might like a spud😂.

Interesting. Never seen a flock of pigeons on a potato field. Rooks  pull a few out of the drills after the tops are dead but get a field next to a release pen birds dusting and pecking gives you a fair few green spuds with holes in! Only localised damage 

7 hours ago, Bob57 said:

Hi pellet gun Pete, I thought you'd left us!! How you getting on with the hmr?

I know, don't they make you smile 😀, like farmer's who hate big bag game days but probably don't mind having 500 or so pidgeons or crows shot in a day on their land, and the anti that doesn't like shooting but is happy to have his rats shot, to the man i know who is so keen on all wildlife,  but absolutely hates green woodpeckers because they peck holes through his bee hives, you just gotta love em, because they'll allways be here.

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How long have pigeons and rooks (you tend not to get 500 crows together) eaten potatoes? ..........people that make assumptions “because they will always be here” don’t they make you smile 

3 minutes ago, Richiew said:

Just got a new place to shoot overrun with rabbits al because gamekeepers shoot all the foxes on the grouse moor so no natural balance now  . Sheep farmers struggle to live with holes everywhere and rabbits eating the grass 

Doent sound like conservation 

I would be surprised that that is the reason the place is over run with rabbits

6 minutes ago, Moorlander said:

So what ratio of poults make it to maturity get paid for /shot  on your shoot?

70% but my Dad always told me you need to put 4 down for every 1 you want to shoot. Returns are better if you have shoots next to you and everyone does there bit

You or some one said you had to do big days otherwise you would not cover beaters pay and lunch?

i know all the other costs I have been involved in it all my life.

Some shoots make a lot of money. They shot big bags and often. 

12 hours ago, Moorlander said:

£30.00 a day and lunch such as pasta / casserole made by the local pub or the keepers wife.

Ok so that’s 10 pheasants 

11 minutes ago, Moorlander said:

Exactly that.

I am aware of the costs and the huge amount of work that go into a driven days shooting. I was just commenting on beaters and lunch. If you are just doing something because you "enjoy it"  you do not fall in to the category of commercial shooting I am talking about . Most of us do it because we enjoy it or we do it together as a team of guns and watch our shoot improve and develop

3 hours ago, Moorlander said:

Running a commercial shoot is very expensive and most dont break even , more of a prestige / hobby thing for many owners , those who need to make money have to have big bag days or they wouldnt even cover the beaters fee and lunch let alone the rest or the overheads. 

How many beaters do you have? How much do you pay them....what do you give them for lunch? 200 birds at £45 a bird. I am available next season to come and beat for you.

1 hour ago, Bob57 said:

So you agree we all need to stick together👍 ,you're a shooting man, but you don't like big bags being shot, because "who on earth needs to shoot that many pheasants in one day",even though you've been there and done that😯. 

How do you know for a fact that not many people take home a brace or fill there freezer with pheasant and partridge? Do you visit every shoot in the country?

And you want give the antis nothing!!!

Yes, hands up, I have been there and done that but have you not found as you get older you get wiser you learn a few things in life.

I have kept a game book since I was 14 (first entry 1 pigeon with my 20 bore) I could tell you exactly where I have visited, the bag and what fun we had but I wont bore you with that, I've been about a bit there are several of them.   

not giving the antis anything, as a group we can sharpen up a bit   

Yes I agree we need to stick together on this and Yes a well run shoot brings huge benefits to the country side and other species. Much of our green and pleasant land is there because of shooting and hunting. 

I just think the big days are bad PR. Who on earth needs to shoot that many pheasants in one day........yes I have been on a few big days myself in the past........ not any more. I shoot a fair bit and pick up, it would be a good start to see more guns taking a brace home at the end of the day. Better still putting 50 in your freezer at the end of the season to see you through. I know for a fact not many do