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    Older Newby

    Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.

    Getting older but still like guns - and hunting when I can.

    Just bought a Brno 222, (why not 223 you think? - because I have a heap of 222 ammo sitting around!).
    Anyway her-indoors going for FAL so will suit her when we get after wallabies in a months or two, I’ll use my 308.

    Don’t ask me to post pics, I don’t know how!
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    Welcome.
    .222 is a sweet round. The staple of government cullers for decades.

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    Welcome to the forum.
    We are all getting older, the longer it takes the better for all of us.

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    Welcome. If you want to post pictures then tap on the third icon from the right (framed picture of a tree) then follow your nose.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

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    Welcome and enjoy. You are only as old as you think you are (despite what the body keeps telling you).
    Experience. What you get just after you needed it.

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    Welcome.

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    Welcome, 222 is a part of our hunting legacy - great wee calibre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chainsaw View Post
    Welcome, 222 is a part of our hunting legacy - great wee calibre.
    Thanks for the welcome guys.

    And yeah, great wee calibre, used to use a 222 Vixen in my younger days.

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    Welcome nice post

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    Welcome

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    Welcome , I joined only recently myself but have been enjoying it , great bunch of people on here .

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    Welcome, we all get old but you don't realise how quick it happens until your there.
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    Welcome, wouldnt be without my .222

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    OK, it seems I can’t look at anything in the For Sale/Wanted to Buy section or even look at anything in that part of this forum and on looking through the forum and the faq section I cannot see a reason for this - or how to fix it.
    When I try I get a message about having to look at a thread and to ‘look at the thread here’ (or similar) but no way of looking at that thread (whatever it is!)

    Anyway, any of you others ever had that problem and how did you ‘fix’ it?

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    Salutations Finnwolf. If ever in the Rotorua area, catch up with another oldie. I use .223 Howa and 6.5x55 Tikka. Both suppressed on a/c hearing loss.
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