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Using a sub 12ft/lb for pest control head or body shots with an air rifle will work, but if you want the meat, I think head is better. With a heart/lung shot, they can run and they will probably go down a hole or into dense undergrowth making retrieval of meat nigh on impossible. They are more...

I have a MTC Mamba Lite on my CZ455 and CZ512 both .22 4-16x42 side parallax and illuminated. Really pleased with them.

Thanks guys... I did appreciate the offer Ratwhiskers, but I knew it was going to be one of "those" weekends! Miki - useful link thanks. Interesting permutations available there as I have a box of Sierra Gameking 150 SBTs and I was given a box of Sierra 168 HPBT to play with. It will be...

No, I think he was quite a genuine chap, and he had no stock of Vhit or much of anything else - I don't think he knew it was non REACH, it was just the only one that was in the cabinet that he found suited .308. Thanks for the offer, I really appreciate that. But I think the concensus it what...

I'm brand new to realoading, and I've just got all the necessary hardware to make a start. So, a couple of days ago, I made the 2 hour round trip to my RFD to get powder, bullets and primers and that was fine. I was after a tub of Viht N140 or similar, but the main chap was away on holiday and...

I think they need to define biodegradable, many of that description just become microplastics, they do not decompose, but break up!

Thanks. The one thing I already have is the redding die set, I think n140 would have been my choice too, but I appreciate the suggestion for heads, I was unsure which to go for there. Next time I'm near my rfd, I'll get both. I have enough of my own once fired brass to make a start too. Cheers...

Thanks, I read your thread the other day and it did give me food for thought, also that I have limited space at the moment! Can't say I like the thought of the hammer, but I'm sure I would get over it. And the suggestion of the inertia hammer too. I'll have a serious think about this option as...

Some interesting ideas there, and I can see the merit. I haven't started home loading yet... I have a set of Redding dies sat on the shelf in front of me, but nothing else yet! Once you start adding different powders and charges to the mix, cleaning takes on a new dimension according to the...

And their definition of clean too! :rofl:

Thanks Guys, that's the sort of info I was after. Too new to me to know what it likes yet, but I'll work it out over time. I'm happy to keep it clean, but I will keep an eye on the first few shots each time I take it to the range. The group did seem to tighten up after the first half dozen...

Hi I have a new Sako .308 that has still only fired about 100 rounds. I cleaned it after every 2 shots for the first 20 - as advised by those who recommend a running in period. Then after another 40 or so it was cleaned before being put away. Another 20 and a clean... Then last night, another...

Hi, Depending on where in Lancashire... I use Gardners Guns at Carlisle. 100m range at the shop and a upto 2 mile at their range about 20miles north in Scotland. Details here... Welcome to Gardners Guns - Guns For Sale in Carlisle, Cumbria Also as mentioned the British Deer Society have...

It may be a 9 year old thread (at this point of reading) but is an excellent resource for me as a newbie. Well written and photographed, and knocks the spots off many US based reloading videos on Youtube. Thanks for the work you put in.

Thank you again, for taking the time to advise me. PeteL - that was a lot of information - thank you! I think I need a couple of days to let it all sink in now, and have some reloading conversations at the range this evening. I don't think it will be long before I join the ranks! Cheers...