bigrich wrote:Skinna wrote:G'day BRich...
Ive thought about this a bit, & finally decided that if i were you, id decide based on how i use the 222.
If you use reduced loads in the 222 with success, id go the 17.
If not, go the 22mag.
Or, if thats no good for the procrastinating decision making cells, start with the 17 & a barrel vice. then when youre bored with the 17, instead of selling the gun (as you do
), order a 22 mag barrel & decide which one to shoot on the way to the range while eating a donut..!
Bingo..!!
i know who this is
you just keep your zombie wabbits and subteranian spring-legged bush chickens on your side of the border mate , or i'll sneak down and steal all the cooper's pale ales
it's interesting that you mention my trusty 222 as i've just developed a 40 grain nosler bt load for it that shoots much flatter than the 55vmax load . it's been fussy with 50 gn bullets , i put it down to the 1-12 twist rate that i was talked into . i reckon eventually i'll re-barrel in a 1-14 twist in a slightly heavier profile . not really interested in reduced loads for it .but anyway, the 222 will shoot a bit further with less wind drift than the 17hmr . 22 mag as a walking rifle has some merit, as this old sportco/custom martini is light weight . i've just snagged a old "made in japan " alloy tube 4 power bushnell to go on it . so 22 mag looks to be the go
i love a new project
Took ya long enough ol' mate.
The reason i mentioned reduced loads in 222 is because you may get a 22 mag load out of the 222 with fast powders, so if that were the case you could get the 17 & have both in effect.
However, youd have to load for the 222 obviously, which breeches the initial brief.
So yep, 22 mag it is then.
No doubt you'll sell it on before we know about it anyway, then come back here looking for excuses for the next one...hey...!
Yep i know you too...!!
As for the coopers, mate you can have them all--id send you a truck load if i was rich. Because ive pretty much given away the piss...time to make changes in life if ya get my drift.
Ive had 2 beers since Mid April i think--at a friends for dinner. Normally that would give me a taste for it & want more, but having managed to keep off it a good while now i wasnt fussed one way when the second ran out.
So the fags went nearly 3 years ago, the grog nearly 6 months ago, & now to wind up the coffee--ive only had 2 coffees now in 2 weeks...omly one more poison to go--the bloody deadly & seemingly impossible sugar...!!
But im now addicted to my famous double banana berry smoothies in the morning, so them with no refined sugar or caffeine & im getting a good spring in my step again--infact exponentially better than expected
But id still happily have a beer & ping a few spring legged subbies with ya at the border
Thing is though, ive got a cupboard or 2 full of some pretty good grog that are feeling very betrayed
--some unique & uncracked Scotches & reds im still keen to have glide over the tongue--maybe ill have to do a trade with someone one day & swap a couple for a bang stick.
Anyway, Here's one stopped & taken especially for ya mate---ill post it up again for a bit of a tease...its only 10 mins from my place at this time of night & the fences look a sinch for a big tall bloke like you.
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