colin lad Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 just a quick question, on one of my permissions it is cleared for .22lr can i use a .17hmr on it or will it need to be re-checked by feo??? colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 When my licence was closed I was told by my FLO that any land cleared fo 22 was ok for 17, check with your FLO and see what he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 When my licence was closed I was told by my FLO that any land cleared fo 22 was ok for 17, check with your FLO and see what he says. I was told the same but as suggested, talk to your FEO as no 2 forces seem to have the same rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 As a general rule land is cleared up to a certain calibre. .17 is less than .22 so should be fine. Always best to get it from the horses' mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 As others have said the .17 is a smaller caliber and the common 17 grain plastic tipped HMR bullets are frangible: Fragments are lighter and less aerodynamic than the typical 40 grain 22LR lump of lead that frequently passes through rabbits and other smaller quarry to ricochet of hard or stony ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 As others have said the .17 is a smaller caliber and the common 17 grain plastic tipped HMR bullets are frangible: Fragments are lighter and less aerodynamic than the typical 40 grain 22LR lump of lead that frequently passes through rabbits and other smaller quarry to ricochet of hard or stony ground. True but they fly faster and further and cause more damage to whatever they hit. Having said that, on my permissions that are cleared for 22 I'd take it as fine to use HMR too. Personally I think the whole "land clearance" thing is a joke, I have land that is cleared to .243 but there are parts where you wouldn't use an air-rifle. It always comes down to the shooter to make a responsible judgement of when and when not to shoot, whether they have an open or closed licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 thanks all. this permission is 900 acre away from paths and houses etc with lots of gentle hills with lots of safe shooting with safe backstops but when i checked i found for some reason it was only cleared for .22lr colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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