leaseone Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I have just been told by my Surrey FLO that I can have a .22lr OR a 17HMR but not both as they do the same job! Anyone else had this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Ask to have the 17HMR for daytime use, and the 22 for night time use with a nv scope . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I have just been told by my Surrey FLO that I can have a .22lr OR a 17HMR but not both as they do the same job! Anyone else had this? tell him / them they are talking ******** they DONT do the same job at all entirely different beasts.are you in basc? cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie 1 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 thats surrey for ya m8 they are very strict and a bit ott. am glad i moved!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaseone Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Yes I am basc, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6shot Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 applied for mine not so long back, i put down both and the fao ask why i needed both i was not sure what to say so i said because i was not sure which would suite my needs best. he said what your trying to say is you want the .22 for stealth and the .17 for long range. and that was it sorted i got both. like kdubya says, are you in basc. they are very helpfull.they helped me fill in my application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Yes I am basc, why? They will help you with getting both I believe Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbald Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 At my interview my FEO advised me to put both down and it wouldnt be a problem. But he is a shooting man and knows his stuff, not just following guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsportshooter Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 It depends on what and where you are shooting. I agree the two calibres are different beasts - The main pros for both are .22lr (subs are almost silent through a moderated rifle) and .17HMR (awesome long range '125 yards' flat and powerfull vermin round, with less chance of ricochet than the .22). Personally I went for the multi barrel SAKO quad (and this gave me another reason to ask for both calibres) I asked for .22lr and .17HMR for vermin control and my FEO was happy with that (sensible people in Herts). As suggested you could stipulate, if true, that you need the .22lr for sound sensitive areas (to be respectful to environmental sound issues) and the .17 HMR for vermin at range. Good luck with it. Personally if you can live with the reletively (in relation to the almost sioent moderated .22 with subs) significant sound signature I would and have gone with the .17HMR. To be honest as I have said before the noise is not that bad down range (@ 80 yards it is no more than a clap.). If you are limited to a permission which requires your shots to be quite then you will have to go with the .22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaseone Posted December 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks for your help I will ring Basc Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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