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hernehunt
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:57pm
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What to put on my FAC
I am about to apply for my FAC, does anyone have suggustions on what calibers etc to list? I will be shooting rabbits at no more than 100 yards also I have the chance to shoot foxes and the odd muntjac
abolter
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:56pm
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What to put on my FAC
for rabbits to 100 yards then a .22LR rimfire is the dogs. The police try to push the 0.17HMR but noise is an issue.
a .223 or .22/.250 would do both foxes and munties. dont forget to put moderators on your application and put hearing protection as your reason. I think you might be stretching it to put 3 rifles down.
hernehunt
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:07am
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What to put on my FAC
Thanks for the info abolter that confirms my way of thinking also. Thanks for the tip re the moderators I hadn't thought of that reason.
Ian
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:56am
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What to put on my FAC
rabbits up to 100yds , a .22lr is perfect with subsonic ammo and moderrator it`s quiet and effective. for fox its got to be the .22-250. this calibre has also just been authourised for shooting small deer muntjac and chinesse water. for anything inbetween you should get a .17 hmr ,long distance rabbits and crows up to 200yds, (ground shooting only) also if specified this round can be used for foxesI`ve shot them out to 100yds no problem. as a guide I got all three rifles on my first FAC but had to be supervised with the .22-250 for about 6 months.Good luck and Good shooting.
hernehunt
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:04pm
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What to put on my FAC
This where the confusion starts 2 differing views on the subject and BASC has a totally diffrent idea. They reckon to shoot everything with a .22-250 (Rabbits as well). Any reason as to why not to use the .223????
jonfreeman
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:49pm
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What to put on my FAC
you should put a .22lr on for the rabbits because you can take them out at 100 odd yrds. if you put a silencer on a .22 with subsonics it is incredibly quiet .
abolter
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:54pm
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What to put on my FAC
You can get all types of vermin on your FAC if you have a .223 or .22/250 etc and I can vouch that it will be very effective for killing all of them. However if you shoot rabbits with a .22/250 they explode and I'm not joking. You will only find bits of them. Very humane I'm sure but not great if you want them for the pot or the game dealer.
hernehunt
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:08pm
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What to put on my FAC
Very true Abolter. I have to say I was a bit shocked at the BASC idea, didn't fancy rabbit mince everytime.
Thanks for your help I have made my mind up going for the .22lr and the .223. fingers crossed
abolter
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:20pm
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What to put on my FAC
Glad to have helped a little. Let us know how you get on and then we can look forward to further debate over the .22/250 versus .223!!!
