blacta Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Guys, I am about to apply for my FAC, i have a fair bit of rabbiting ground and i was wondering which rifle you would recommend......i would also like to do a bit of target shooting on a low key scale but i enjoy longer distance target shooting. My main thought is .22lr or .17hmr? and is there an obvious recommendation on model? Many Thanks Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 get both, might want to put a 22 semi auto on there aswell. as far as makes go most people on here like CZs, good reliable little gun and cheaper than some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickcass23 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 As above, Go for both calibres. I have a CZ452 Style in .17hmr and a CZ452 American in .22 both are fantastic rifles, Deadly accurate and really simple to set up. For the money you cant go wrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacta Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 As above, Go for both calibres. I have a CZ452 Style in .17hmr and a CZ452 American in .22 both are fantastic rifles, Deadly accurate and really simple to set up. For the money you cant go wrong!!! Thanks guys but i can only afford one at the moment and at a later i may choose to get the other but for what i stated what would be the one recommendation? i was looking at CZ's they look reasonable! and scopes? Thanks Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 As already said, go for both. Get yourself a CZ 452 or the new 455. Both good calibres and have their uses. .17 hmr is very flat shooting and good out to quite a long range, but the downside is they are (compared to .22lr) expensive to shoot and noisy. The .22lr is very quiet with subsonic ammunition and very cheap, but the range is dramatically less than .17 and they dont have a flat trajectory like the little .17. In my opinion there is no better rabbiting calibre than .22lr Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 it doesn't matter that you can only afford one now, get them listed on your application first then you can buy them later, dont forget sound moderators for each, my advice would be to buy a 22lr first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Bear in mind your FLO will expect you to provide a reason for both, if you apply for both. To say you want them both for rabbiting will lead to a discussion as to why you need both for the same quarry. If your area is agreeable to the idea of HMR for fox (many are not) then you could possibly justify it that way. Other commons reasons are if you wanted one to kit out with Night Vision. If you are only buying one then that's fine you can still apply for both but you'd need to justify both. Personally I'd choose LR over HMR as it's ammo is cheaper, it's loads quieter and will still drop bunnies at 60-80 yards without a problem. If you can't get closer than that, then you'd need to work on your stalking skills as much as your shooting skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonia Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 i think Fox will disapear soon from 17hmr, there are new guidelines about the hummer and fox. the FEO specifically told me i couldnt shoot foxes even though 2 months ago they said i could when i rang. Get a Sako quad £500 or so and then buy the spare barrel when you want the next cal. ive just been to see one today and had it put aside for one day this week then the ticket arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Personally I love the HMR but the .22 has the quietness/cheap ammo factor. If I had to choose one it would be the .22 though! It's good out to 80 yards. I have to say though, the .17 would be missed,(unless it was replaced by a hornet ) and it does do the job on foxes! Just go for the .22 magnum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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