JohnGalway Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 It can be done John, as you now know. Good shot placement is the key to sucsess. :blink: Hope you get your .223 sorted. Try that man i told you about, when you have the chance. Alll the best. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinGalway Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Nicely done, takes time and patience to use the .22lr... :blink: Whats up with the .223? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 good read up...well done matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Nice One ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 nicely done, takes great patience with the .22lr What happened the .223??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young airgunner Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 enjoyed the story and just goes to show the .22lr is a very capable round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 well done john cant beat the quad :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dog Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Good ones John. Don't forget for 20 odd years or more getting anything bigger than a .22lr in N. Ireland was impossible so hundreds of foxes shot with the rimmies. Like you say its not the gun, its the gunner. Memory tells me you have a Tikka T3. I was at the range last Saturday and a friend who has bough a new T3 varmint with top range target Leopold scope couldn't under 4" at 100mtrs Hope it goes well for you M8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 well done john sorry to here the 223 playing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Evening folks, This post may not be suitable for all. Contains information, no pictures, on brain damage to fox caused by .22lr bullet. As the saying goes, you have been warned! Some may find the information below interesting, others may not, posting it for the former group As I mentioned before in another thread I am in contact with a research student from the Zoology department of an Irish university. He's looking for 100 foxes to help in his research into Neosporosis a disease of cattle caused by a parasite which occurs in wild carnivores most notably foxes. So far he's collected 12 foxes, a poor result I had expected the number to be higher but I guess with the time of year a lot of people have stopped shooting fox for the time being. Anyway, earlier today I texted him as I was interested in how much damage the little .22lr bullet had done to the fox's brain. One fox had 30% of the brain destroyed (I would guess that was the 55 yard shot), the other had 10% destroyed (again at a guess the 80 yard shot). He had expected them to be in worse condition as in his words both "brain cases" were shattered. He's going to ask for more information and opinions from other people at the university for me also. He thought that the foxes going down and not stirring after being shot was a result of them being completely knocked out then expiring from their injuries in that state. It was his opinion this was a very humane and quick way to go Good information John, nice to hear from someone who knows there stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Intresting stuff John. Then again, i allways new that. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Intresting stuff John. Then again, i allways new that. Frank. I never knew you were a head doctor Frank Did you not know John? I have a masters in heads. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOLT Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 hi John sorry to hear tikka is not well i have two of them 222.rem and 223.rem i had trouble with my 222 i know its a common question but have you checked the floating barrel all the way down to where it meets the recoil block in to the stock mine being synthetic thought to be pretty hard it had clearence on the barrel but not on were the block and barrel meets on one side so filed the stock so the clearence went all the way to the recoil block. which did the trick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 John I have only read your first post and a very good read it was .......Your second picture showing the distribution of light from the lamp looks like it creates a hollow shadow .If it does and your happy then all well and good but if you fancy improving the beam then expperiment with seating depths of the bulb or change the bulb all together . Whats up with the .223 .........(Sorry if you've answered this already ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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henry d Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Nice follow ups there John, it`s good to hear that the simple things at sensible ranges work that well. It was quite a surprise to hear that there were no fragments in the skull. Nice shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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