What calibres and for which species?
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If you're shooting deer then you need a minimum of .243 - or 6mm - and it needs to be able to deliver a minimum amount of power. Factory ammo always complys.
If you are in England and Wales, then this is legal for all deer. If you are in Scotland then you can shoot Roe with a smaller calibre.
I use a 6.5 x 55mm swedish round on Fallow, Roe and Red deer and never have a problem. Soft recoil and I can put it where I want it. Then again, when I was in 1 Div...
If you are shooting boar, moose or something else that is 'big' then you'll need a bigger bullet - something like a .308 is great.
Keep at it
Farmers
If you are in England and Wales, then this is legal for all deer. If you are in Scotland then you can shoot Roe with a smaller calibre.
I use a 6.5 x 55mm swedish round on Fallow, Roe and Red deer and never have a problem. Soft recoil and I can put it where I want it. Then again, when I was in 1 Div...
If you are shooting boar, moose or something else that is 'big' then you'll need a bigger bullet - something like a .308 is great.
Keep at it
Farmers
.22 centrefire is now permitted in England and Wales for Chinese Water Deer and Muntjac.
The Home Office Guidance list is supposed to be just that - guidance. Some police forces act as though it is law. For exampple, there is no real reason why 308 is unsuitable for fox but they will argue that it is "overkill". As you cannot overkill a single thing this argument is bollox so it should provide good reason. On the other hand, .223 for red deer would be unsuitable so would not provide a "good reason" for possessing it.
The Home Office Guidance list is supposed to be just that - guidance. Some police forces act as though it is law. For exampple, there is no real reason why 308 is unsuitable for fox but they will argue that it is "overkill". As you cannot overkill a single thing this argument is bollox so it should provide good reason. On the other hand, .223 for red deer would be unsuitable so would not provide a "good reason" for possessing it.
Ancient Mariner:
Not clear on the "2 kills for the price of one"
For handgun both the .50S&W and .50AE have good muzzle energy but the factory rounds are IIRC all hollowpoint and I am not sure if the bullet would give adequate through penetration for a clean kill on the second chav.
If you were referring to .50BMG in a Barrett I would concur it is more than adequate.
Not clear on the "2 kills for the price of one"
For handgun both the .50S&W and .50AE have good muzzle energy but the factory rounds are IIRC all hollowpoint and I am not sure if the bullet would give adequate through penetration for a clean kill on the second chav.
If you were referring to .50BMG in a Barrett I would concur it is more than adequate.
PVR-Please said:
So am I being un-ethical using .22 rimfire on chavs?
In my defence, though I like to hear the chav scum scream, I do finish them off quite quickly, sometimes with in a day or two with a 7.62mm head shot with my trusty SLR what I forgot to hand in
In my defence, though I like to hear the chav scum scream, I do finish them off quite quickly, sometimes with in a day or two with a 7.62mm head shot with my trusty SLR what I forgot to hand in
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