tweedledee Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 guys i have been getting out at the rabbits with the hmr lately and i have to say i am totally gobsmacked with the clinical accuracy of this little round. so much so that i reckon other than plinking i don`t see the sense of having the 22lr now.i reckon my fac rapid covers me out to 70 odd ms and the hmr can take over from there. only problem is i don`t know what to chop the lr in for.i have 2 fac air and hmr so i`m well covered for small type vermin and the odd close by fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 why dont you just remove it completely and treat yourself to a nice custom stock for that HMR with the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 nah would much prefer another gun.just don`t know what i really need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) I made the mistake of believing that my .22rf was obsolete when I first acquired a .17Hmr and almost sold it. My advice is don’t, because I later found that the farmer wanted a rabbit problem sorted out by some local houses. The .22rf with a moderator was the only viable tool for the job and I was able to shoot without the house owners being aware of my presence. You will certainly regret not having a .22rf in your cabinet. G.M. Edited June 6, 2010 by Graham M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I made the mistake of believing that my .22rf was obsolete when I first acquired a .17Hmr and almost sold it. My advice is don’t, because I later found that the farmer wanted a rabbit problem sorted out by some local houses. The .22rf with a moderator was the only viable tool for the job and I was able to shoot without the house owners being aware of my presence.You will certainly regret not having a .22rf in your cabinet. G.M. surely FAC air would be as/if not more suitable for this type of task? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Shots out to 70-80yds….. terminal energy is far superior to FAC air rifle. If the rabbits are coming out of the gardens on the top end of the farm, and are around the 25-30yd sort of distance, then I just take the Weihrauch 77. All academic really because one man’s meat etc. Just feel that a .22rf is always a useful rifle to have. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris d Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 plus 1 on keeping the 22, i did the same as your about to do, got shut of my 22 kept my hmr, big mistake ! 3 months later went and bought another 22lr theres times when the 22 with subs carnt be beat. much better to sell the hmr and buy a mans rifle i.e 223 or 243 just my expierence atb chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonseed Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I've been shooting for years, but only recently got an HMR---a re-application for a FAC. Yes, it's a great rifle and very useful, but I'm glad I applied for a slot for .22 at the same time as a few days after buying the .17 I was asked to clear rabbits in a two acre garden next to a place which does evening events. I had to go out and buy a moderated .22 to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 what ever you do , dont do it, i have both and like you i was amazed at the ease of using it over the lr, but and its a big but you will be clearing out lots and lots of rabbits over the next few months , then all of a sudden start getting fewer and fewer as they wise up to the sonic crack and forget the body thump noise of the lr, thats when the lr comes out again , did just that 2 days ago and managed 4 out of a 7 rabbit group , and popped another 1 with the hmr half a field over in the long grass !!!!! it was weird , like shooting a shoot for the first time again when there dumb to the noises and you can just pick them off one by one..... plus there so nice and quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackReady Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 You will certainly regret not having a .22rf in your cabinet. With 17hmr getting ever more expensive, the £30+ a hundred mark will some be with us, more and more guys are reverting back to their .22LR and using HV ammo for the longer stuff. You can run a .22lr for a quarter of the cost of an HMR and you rabbits are just as dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 keep the 22lr, always useful. i thought the same when i got the hmr, ill never need the 10/22 again, that honeymoon period lasted about 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 did the flytppers dump another load of fridges ozzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I agree with some of the above. Keep the 22, I am thinking of exchangeing/swapping my hmr for a 22.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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