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well thats fantastic you have such a good rifle and the ability to load such consistant ammo,well done you are very luck to have such a tool.BUT others are not so lucky or gifted that no more work is needed,so your statement "I dont want to be stood at the loading bench" isnt quite right now is it,as your sorted as others may not be,if you know what I mean
No luck involved Ackley, just a good gunsmith and many many years reloading.
I think you're kinda missing my point on the rest of my post.....
If I/you (anyone!) has a rifle that can consistently shoot sub 1/2" groups, then why do you need to waste time and money getting it to shoot sub 3/8" groups
when that time would be much better spent behind the butt practicing?
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it takes no longer to load bullets correctly and too a consistant standard than it does to to them poorly,so you wouldnt actually be spending any extra time at your bench
with better ammo you can spend even more time out in the field as you will be so impressed with what you have acheived you will want to shoot even more
I disagree. All of my rifles consistently shoot sub 1/2" groups. My rifles are working rifles, they are there to do a job and they
do that job very well (even if I do say so myself). They would do no better a job if they were shooting 3/8" groups. The vermin,
foxes and deer will all still be just as dead.
I would not have wasted time and money by trying to squeeze that extra 1/8" out of the rifle.
What I would have done is spent more time shooting the rifle, which I firmly believe will gain me more confidence than an extra 1/8" smaller group size.
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Consistant half moa accuracy is indeed very good accuracy and if your combination is acheiving this, yes of course its is good enough for any rifle under normal hunting conditions but accurate rifles are interesting and if yours is capable, then why not strive to extract just that little bit extra?
Ian.
As I said in my earlier post Ian, I would rather spend that time out in the field using the rifle, than stood at my reloading bench
trying to squeeze an extra 1/8" accuracy out of it when it is not required.
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amen to that,
I'm in the happy to go out and use it, my reloads when conditions are perfect do sub 0.5" and after that I couldn't give two hoots. I just reload more to the same spec and go and use them, I don't enjoy shooting paper its a means to an end. When something works it stays
Spot on !!!
I can never understand the fixation of getting any hunting rifle to 'clover leaf' or 'tack drive', if you can get sub o.5" it is perfect for
normal hunting conditions.
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I always find it hard to understand why some people are perfectly happy to settle for "it will do" and "its good enough" and not strive to get the best results from their reloads.
I can only assume that in their whole lives evertyhing is "just good enough" or "will do" and there is no motovation to achieve any sort of excellence.
For the majority of handloaders the search for this "excellence" is the main goal and reason for handloading, which inturn manifests itself in the accuracy and consistancy of their hand loaded ammunition
Ian.
Many people spend more time out there shooting, than sat at home reloading and talking about it.......
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So a few questions-
1. Are we being twice as unkind by having two dogs in the house on their own?
2. Will he upset my dog coming into the house as the older dog. I do make a point of me being pack leader.
3. I cant stand the current name, is it easy enough to train a dog to respond to a new name?
4. What is the best way to introduce them?
1. No, they will keep each other company. If dogs are to be left alone it is far better to have two together than one on it's own.
2. Depends on how you introduce them. Make sure you stay pack leader, they will work out their own pecking order.
3. Yes. If at all possible try to pick a new name that has a similar sound to it's existing name.
4. Try to do the introduction outside whilst at play and away from the home. If possible do it gradually over a few days
so they get to know each opther before you bring the new dog home permanently.
Good luck with everything.
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You purchase an extended (uncrimped) magazine, along with new spring and extended end cap. Either from GMK or get
your RFD to get them for you.
Then have your RFD fit and tranfer from your Section 3 to your Section 1.
You obviousely must have a multishot slot on your Section 1
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6.5x55 Ackley Improved.
As sweet shooting as the standard Swede, with 200fps more and very kind to the brass.
Will also allow factory ammo if the need ever arises.
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You say that you lived next door to him for 4 1/2 years, and got on very well with him in that time......why not just phone him?
It's good to talk.......
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Some pay, some don't, some supply food and beer, some treat to slap up meal at end of season.
All shoots are different, there are no set rules.
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I run mine at 35 all round on my Navara.
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To be totally blunt....it doesn't matter how hacked off you are about it, the farmer lays down the rules and you live by those rules....or lose your shooting permission.
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if you get the lick buckets/milk buckets and keep the lid all you gots ado is cut 4 holes around 4inch from the bsae for them to stick thier heads in and lid ontop stops them crapping in it. we use them for putting out grit
Very good tip.
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Dan, they will be absolutely fine around the shoot, just not in the release pens when the birds are very young.
Once the birds get out and about the half plastic containers will be no worse than the ponds, ditches, puddles etc,
that the birds will be drinking from. All mine are topped up as I do the wheat rounds anyway so it's very little extra work involved.
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Dan there are thousands of 'cut in half' plastic containers used for drinkers around shoots. I have never been able to
identify wether they are pesticide containers as the labels have all been removed..........
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I have a Browning Heritage Canvas & Leather slip for sale.
Brand new, labels still attached, not even taken out of original plastic wrapping.
Unfortunately just not long enough for my 32" barrels with extended chokes.
PM me if this is of interest to you and we'll work something out.
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Dave,
I'll PM you Joe's tel number, he runs Newbold now and will give you the next dates.
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I will pack the camera next time mate just for you
That should keep the doubters happy Ackley, can you try and get a couple of fields, a hedgeline and maybe even a stone wall in it, and make sure
you place a red 'X' to mark the spot.......
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Every time I shoot a 500+ yard kill, I happen to forget my camera. Must happen to all the others too :trolleyes:
So what would a photo prove? That a hare had been shot at some point by someone at some distance?
Like Ackley says, pictures of live stuff are far more interesting than pictures of dead stuff.
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I read somewhere a few years ago, that with todays modern cartridges half choke is the most efficient choke for all ranges of shooting.
This includes clays and live quarry shooting and this seems to work OK for me.
I have friends that are so choke obsessed that they will continually change chokes between shots, not just on clays, but also on live birds.
I was told the same thing last year during a conversation with the MD of a UK based cartridge manufacturer and a very well known England team shot, since then I have used 1/2 & 1/2 for everything and my shooting at both vermin, game and sporting clays has improved noticeably.
I know it may all be in my head.....but it worked for me.
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Jura is easy drinking. Was on offer at the Co-op at Christmas for £20/bottle when Tesco wanted £30! Onto my last bottle now
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I've set it about .25mm off the lands. Do you think I should go more?
Everything I hear says Howas need to be fairly tight...
.25mm (.01") off the lands is absolutely fine to start with, you can always fine tune the length as you get into your load develpoment.
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Paul is a top bloke, sells top gear, and his customer service is second to none.
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I use the BEC 75 style hanging drinkers in all of my pens and get on OK with them.
I hang them from a frame (two uprights and a cross bar) approx 2' high, keeping the length of line short to minimize swing in the wind.
My pens are quite sheltered so I've never had problems with losing water because of swinging too much.
Make an upturned 'V' out of wire mesh and pin it to the top of the frame to stop the poults roosting on the frame
and crapping on the drinkers.
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Not at all what I am saying Paul, what I am trying to say is that if your hunting rifle is consistantly shooting sub 1/2" groups then time would
be better spent behind the butt shooting/practicing than trying to squeeze a further 1/8" out of it.
I kind of assumed that load dev had been done correctly already.