LEE D Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 i am going for my rifle liceince and on the farm i shoot the firearms officer has come out to inspect the land and he says he would only issue a .17 not a .22 i dont know much about rifles but could someone explain the difference between them and the max killing range and anything that could help me out thanks alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hello Lee, what do you require the rifle for? vermin like rabbits, rats, and such or larger animals like fox, hare and muntjac? Both the .22 and .17 depending on zero range, and the man behind the gun, basically it comes down to how well the user can be sure of a clean kill, the actual bullet is capable of killing at a much greater range, but accuracy is the key. a .22 rimfire would have an effective range of about 80 to 90 yards the .17 is very accurate out to 125 may be 150 yards, and therefore will dispatch small vermin at that range no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 i am going for my rifle liceince and on the farm i shoot the firearms officer has come out to inspect the land and he says he would only issue a .17 not a .22 i dont know much about rifles but could someone explain the difference between them and the max killing range and anything that could help me out thanks alot do you mean rimfires or centerfires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE D Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 both What did your feo say would be acceptable? a .17 what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 as in 17 rim fire and a 22 centerfire?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE D Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 well the thing is i didnt speak to him the farmer spoke 2 him because he came to inspect for a different person but the farmer explained about me going for my licience and all he said was that he would only issue a .17 because a .22 has too much richochet .... but didnt say rimmy or centerfire ..... but doesnt the richochet depend on the type of ammo i dont know if im right but could someone tell me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 IMHO he'd be on about a .22 rimfire What do you want to shoot quarry species wise??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE D Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 its mainly for rabbits crows and foxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 the .22 is not realy a fox round you see the hmr will zap them out to 50 and maybe a bit further if you CAN make a good shot on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 And at what sort of ranges? 100 yards, 150 yards or much more, whats the ground like? rolling, flat, in between? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE D Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 maximum ranges between 90 an 150 yards and the main vantige point is on top of a bund wall (made up ground from top soil)....which stands a about 70 to 80 yards high and there are ditches around the outisde all feilds with high banks but shooting from that high up, would it be a good safe shot shooting down to the ground ? considering if there were any peices of brick or stone which could cause a richochet if missed the target ( which i hope not lol ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Do a bit of research in to the .22hornet, a center-fire round that is generally issued for both vermin and fox, ideal out to 150 yards, and frangible so less chance of rick 'o' shea showing his ugly mug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 .22WMR? Apparently quite popular in the US as a general purpose varminting round... Might be a bit exotic for these shores, but it should do the job you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 i know a couple of lads that love theirs and you can get them in semi-outo no?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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