rich1985

I can now slide a playing card between barrel and stock so I feel this is enough but the proof will be on the shooting! I will post when I have shot it. I would try in the morning as the wind should ease off over night but I will go for a stalk with the 243 in the morning if this is the case after a doe.

Good stuff, as soon as this wind go (and now snow) I will get out with it and see how it is. Monday with luck.

Thanks underdog, still enjoying your posts, I've just had 10 mins on YouTube and I have used a milk bottle to do just what u said!!! The barrel is now free floating, just need this gale force wind to go away then I will be out and try it out!

Hi guys thinking about free floating my hmr, please could someone run how to do it past me? Is it as straight forward as say sanding down the stock to give clearance? Also bedding the action, could some one please say how this is done? All the best!

Simple 243 or 6.5 x55.

Well guys I have found a bullet it likes!! Federal 100 grain was the clear winner out of the selection I bought, second came Norma 58 grain then Norma 75 grain and in last place was the Winchester 80 grain. At 130 yards got 3 in an inch circle with the federal so that should do well for a roe doe or red hind this evening if the fog clears!! Thanks for all the advise and help over the last few days!!

At the min no moderator, will get one once I've shot a few beasts to pay for it. Just a lot of noise!!!! Ha ha.

Thanks guys will get time after feeding tomorrow. I'm not the best shot in the world but I am a keeper so I can shoot a gun. I will shoot 3 bullets of each sort clean then give it a min to cool then next 3 and so on and so on. Will post tomorrow evening how I get on. Cheers

Hello!! I've bought a selection of bullets today, Norma 58 and 75 grain federal 100 grain and I've still got some Winchester 80 grain. Will have a play over the weekend and let you all know what happens!!

Scope not creeping and mounts on weaver rail nice and secure I'm thinking at this time it just needs bit more shooting in or bullet choice. But I am interested in any opinions, thoughts and suggestions. Thanks

Ok thanks, I've put 25 throu it and will get proper padded out on top of the Land Rover tomorrow so I can eliminate any movement from me and then see what happens, I will go shop and get some heavyier and lighter grain bullets and see what happens. Will give you all an update, to be honest it did look like I had shot the target board with a shotgun shell of SSGs today! Please keep the posts coming!! Thanks again!!

Ok thanks, I had 25 shots and yes it was better than when I started but the "group" was still about 3.5 inch. I've got 20 more of the bullets I've been using so will see how they go. What bullets you using?

Sorry it's a 243. Yeah I did think should I try some lighter bullets I will get some tomorrow and try again tomorrow. I gave it a good clean before I started, halfway through and at the end, I fired 25 rounds. Thanks

Good evening guys and gals, got my new browning a bolt today and decided to zero in this afternoon once the weather cleared up. Using Winchester super X 80 grain bullets. They went everywhere in about a 6 inch area!! Is it me, the bullets or the gun! I am a keeper so not being big headed or nothing but the scope is not moving etc. Scope is a new nikko Stirling diamond 3-12x56. Any advise great. Thanks

Hi guys and gals. Just ordered a browning a bolt in 243, any recommendations on what ammo to put through it for best group etc, was thinking 75 to 95 grainers. Thinking of federal fusions as the reviews are good. Any advise or recommendations please. Thanks!!

Yeah I have cleaned it, stripped it right down, I did wonder about moderator being at fault, I will take it off and have a shot with it, if I can't get it sorted there's only 1 thing for it I will have to buy a new 1.

Any one have any ideas as to why my HMR grouping is getting worse and worse. When I first got it and for a good few years after I could put the bullet holes touching at 100 yards and now the group is about 3.5 inch at 100 yards, I have fired about 10 to 12 thousands rounds through it. I thought it could be ammo so I gave a box to a mate and all was fine. Thanks

Each to there own, we will have to agree to disagree motty. Yes you have shot several nice bags with a magnet but equally I have shot several nice bags with out 1. All the best mate and I hope harvest brings you some good bags.

Like this, I'm now getting into bee keeping, I'm at a course next Sunday, planning on getting a hive next spring and giving it ago.

Out with the dog this morning and stopped to watch a chap decoying on some vines pea ground, I could not believe my eyes when I saw the amount of gear this chap had lugged across the field, he had 4 yes 4 pigeon magnets whirling round, 3 bouncers and 3 flappers, where any pigeons were ment to decoy is beyond me! My self I seldom use a magnet at all I feel they have near enough had there day, As pigeons seem to now know what they are all about, i do use one on high stubble but that's about it. Hope you are all ready for harvest, hope it works out well for you all.

Not a bad go and I'm glad to hear u picked up your quarry and was picky with your shots to make sure you done this far to many people shoot on standing crops and leave the birds to rot in this day and age this is totally wrong using the excuse of pest control, for many years on standing crops if I can't pick what I shoot I won't shoot instead I use rope bangers, gas guns, flags etc. the humble woodie is I feel our best sporting bird they deserve our respect. Well done you.

I had a safety catch issue with my mossberg 500 hush power but in 20 bore, out rook and crow decoying when the lug attached to the safety catch inside the gun snapped off, didn't affect the working of the gun once I done some DIY in the hide and removed the loose bit of metal just didn't have a safety catch. Got it fixed now and all is good. This gun is the gun I use for more or less everything and I think these gun and sound mod combos are fantastic. Me and a friend went decoying together one day, he had a standard 12 bore and I had the mossberg hush power, he ran out of cartridges so we then took it in turns shooting the hush power the birds came and decoyed far better without the banging of the 12 bore. I really feel for decoying or rabbit shooting they are truly fantastic and every1 should have 1!in there armoury.

I get 35p fresh. In the summer when flies are a problem I have known them to be 10p. Rabbits are a good price these days and have been for a while now there a quid.

Hope u have a really lovely time in my neck of the woods! Pigeon numbers seem to go mad here this time of year. Happy birthday to Mrs jdog. Would be happy to meet up with a fellow pigeon watch member for a pint and a chat but as its a special birthday and your not here for too long you may well be busy. Have a really lovely time and do come again! All the best. Rich1985.

Rather early, you should with luck get a good day as not much of anything cut yet I can't imagine. Cut the rye this way over the last week, it's all going for bio mass.