Ammo stock

[spurs 14]

Hi all , hope everyone is safe and well , couple of questions thinking of putting in for fac tkt  when this crisis is over at min not sure on .22 lr or 17hmr so will probably put down for both , any thoughts on that ? 

 Secondly what numbers would you advise to put down for ammo for both , for buying and holding ? 

Many thanks 

[scarecrow243]

all the firearms dept are different some will say buy 200  keep 300  .22lr  others say 500  it also depends on the use vermin or targets

[bruno22rf]

I have .17 - buy 150, stock 300/.22lr buy 100, stock 500.

[Vince Green]

I have 1000 .22 buy 1200 keep I've had that for years

[Benthejockey]

West mercia aren't doing the buy X keep Y anymore from what my FEO said a few months back. It's now you can have Z amount. Think I've had buy 200 and keep 300 for my 17hmr when I first got it. 22 is cheap to feed, has a semi auto option and can fire subsonics but range is limited to 100yds or less (gross generalisation gentlemen don't get excited) it will kill foxes but range and bullet placement is the name of the game. 17hmr gives you more range and a faster bullet so flatter trajectory out to 150yds (again I know they're good for further) but the light bullets are affected by the wind, not subsonic and even moderated you'll still get the super sonic crack from the bullets. There has been issues with ammo in the past, never happened to me but some people have had catastrophic rifle failures but hopefully it's a thing of the past. The 22 wmr is a mix of the two. It's got the power to fire a heavier 22 bullet than the HMR further in a semi automatic configuration. Never even knew they existed when I took out my FAC otherwise I'd have probably had one instead of the HMR. Finally there's the 17 WSM it's the HMR ramped up. Slightly different bullet choice 15, 20, 25 I think. Never seen one and don't know much about them but they were only available in savage rifles which I don't like, if the other rifle companies have got on board by now then it could be a viable alternative if ammo is available to you locally. I love my HMR and its never given me any issues and has accounted for a lot of foxes over the years. 

[db135]

When I had my interview for a grant for .22lr My fao advise me to put down 600 on form as the main use of it was vermin control I’ve been fine with that As I like to pop into my local gun shop at least every month anyway 

[Vince Green]

When my sons were living at home we could get through 500 in a morning on steel plates at Bisley

[samadams21]

@spurs 14 I’m having the same debate, I will definitely put in for a .22 Lr but also wanted to go for either .22 wmr or .17 hmr 
 

from the ammo prices I have seen online and the popularity, I think I’m swaying to the .17 hmr 

[spurs 14]

Thanks for replies , hands are tied at moment , cheers all , keep safe 

[Farmboy91]

Glad I read through this, I want to put in for mine this year ideally, been torn between 22lr and .17hmr, hadn't even considered the 22wmr. 

[Remimax]

like a lot of people i have both .22lr and hmr.

tend to use the .22 semi auto  for plinking and hmr for the rabbits as its easy shooting out to 125 yards with the flat trajectory.

if had to chose only one it would be the hmr  its a cracking little  bunny round .

if i was just plinking and targets then it would be the .22lr as its cheap as chips to shoot.

 

 

[NoBodyImportant]

13 hours ago, Vince Green said:

When my sons were living at home we could get through 500 in a morning on steel plates at Bisley

Yep,  I burn about 3 500rd bricks a week

[bottletopbill]

On my FAC  first licence last year  only allowed 100 rounds of 22lr  with MET police even thou held shotgun since i was 18 yrs old. now 62  for pest control and target now allowed 600 and putting in for a variation up to 243 when this situation stops.