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  1. philpot
    NRA is not a bad idea Mitch, might have a look at that.
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    One thing has struck me, my pal has had so many cock-ups with his fac in terms of getting things wrong, in fact I believe it was wrong on 4 occassions so the red mist I know has landed on him and his attitude has not always been friendly mainly due to frustration of the Firearms licensing dept getting things wrong, such as listing all someone else's guns on his ticket, missing guns altogether etc etc. On reflection and taking up what Stav said, I do wonder if his attitude to them has created enough of an issue they simply have said, screw you mate. It does make me wonder. Phil
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    He HAS £20k legal cover and they said they cannot help, accept it and apply again in a few years.............. 'Same position' being license revoked all over the country.
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    He has £20k legal cover but the company concerned, made one phone call then said there are loads of people on their books in the same situation, they cannot help. Not exactly what you expect from your provider. My friend has asked for further clarity but nobody seems able to advise what the issue was hence it is in the hands of the solicitor to establish the reasons and if he has f****d up, so be it but all I can tell you is seriously shocked by this and totally bewildered as to the cause for revoking his tickets. Phil
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    I agree Stav and as no ban has been put in place, he can continue to shoot but not own guns. He has now accepted the decision as he has been quoted approx £5 - 6k if he took it to court and cannot afford that but at some time in the future he may want to apply again so it is important to establish the reasons and if they have any grounding. His shooting insurance company have said there are many hundreds of people going through the same thing, it is just a pity that he was not with C3 insurance as he would have had £100k of legal cover but even then would they have really fought for him,
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    He has not been given the 'actual' reasons and has been in touch with the firearms dept who do not know so it is now with his solicitor to try to establish what the reason was. I have known him for many years and doubt he is not telling me certain information as he is so careful about anything to do with shooting and his conduct. Phil
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    My close shooting buddy has had his shotgun and firearms licenses revoked and after a number of calls is not fully aware of the reason, with this in mind, his guns including his pride and joy, FX Crown .22 fac have all been trandferred to our local rfd to be sold. It is really sad as has been shooting from the age of 9 using a .410 shotgun on the farm where he was born. Moving on........ It is time to sort out his gear which we will do on Wednesday at the rfd, one of his Pard 008 units is going on my hmr rifle but more to the point he will be getting a new sub 12 which I think is going t
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    Well I love my clay shooting Mitch but if that bit of film is anything to go by, I will give it a miss. Makes you wonder how many crap films were done before they got a so called 'good one'. Phil
  9. philpot
    I think he found GIRLS..............? Phil
  10. philpot
    Interesting point DB
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    Also a bit slow off the mark, really nice shooting Mark. What does the KL stand for. I am going to have a session on the feral pigeon with my HW35 as soon as the numbers are back up again in the dairy farm.....................now you didn't expect me to say that Mark. ? Phil
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    That is really good to see young blood coming into the sport as well as creating that special relationship with grandad same as Jimmy did with Ethan. It's about time you got rid of that crappy old plastic hw anyway Napps. On a serious note how hard was it to convert to a bottle gun or did you have it done for you. Phil
  13. philpot
    100% right Stav. I cannot say that people who are against others having guns are not entitled to their opinion but the likes of Packman and various others have very little if any knowledge of the real countryside and what is involved in keeping it that way. Each and every time some idiot with a gun takes the lives someone suddenly creates a serious push from the police to take action but to lawful shooting men and women and no impression made on the unlawful gun owners. I remember the cazy man many years ago killing people with a rifle in Huntingdon which was a terrible and tragic situation bu
  14. philpot
    It really makes you wonder Stav. Phil
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    Today come through on email, 'Is the shotgun and cartridges going to be on section one' ????? Home News Shooting under fire as challenges mount Shooting Times March 11, 2023 0shares Proposed changes to the licensing regime would see shotguns treated as strictly as Section 1 firearms, and lead shot is back in the spotlight
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    Whilst sat in the cottage yesterday, coffee in hand along with the best biscuits on the table looking out at the snow falling and thinking, am I glad I didn't bother going to Humberside ground to do some rifle work................................... so what do we do on days like this ( which is the same again today but bigger snow flakes ) well out comes the laptop and have a look at gun reviews on youtube. I stumbled on one particular vid from TGS Outdoors which was about a gun bought at auction, the Classic Doubles version of the Winchester model 23 s/s, a gun which I borrowed to shoot
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    I agree Mitch and if funds had been available, I would have had another T1x as I love my .22lr
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    Sako Quad .22wmr and .17hmr and very very little use but I have decided to start making better use of hmr. I have a Tikka T1x .22lr but in all honesty I could sell that as my fac air rifle will do virtually everything I use the .22lr for with the advantage of taking crows and pigeon from the farm barn roof. Phil
  19. philpot
    Now that is dedication, I would have thought it is very difficult to even see the grouse let alone manage to shoot them. Phil
  20. philpot
    In my Sako WMR I also found the Hornady V-Max to be the best grouping. Same with CZ 455 WMR Varmint I used to own. Phil
  21. philpot
    Looking a little further into the full report, the prices of the test ammo is impressive........not. Table 2: Ammunition used in testing. Ammunition brand / model Bullet construction Bullet weight (grains) Muzzle velocity (ft/sec) from manufacturer information Muzzle Energy (ftlbs) from manufacturer information Price per 50 rounds RWS Green High Velocity Copper jacketed, zinc core 24 1706 154 £9.20 CCI Copper Copper polymer 21 1850 159 £11.95 Winchester hollow point subsonic Lead hollowpoint 40 1065 100 £6.65 Give me feckin strength. Phil
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    Basc email sent today reporting on tests done with alternative .22lr ammo....................read and weap. UK REACH proposals - rimfire ammunition - BASC BASC.ORG.UK Terry Behan shares the findings of BASC's testing of non-lead rimfire rifle ammunition available on the... Phil
  23. philpot
    This will send Mitch / villaman into a frenzy BUT I still have two NiteSite nv units, viper and wolf, work a treat, old hat but pay their way every time I use them. Phil
  24. philpot
    Unusual for deben.
  25. philpot
    Yes they are Compact Ben, I use them on all my guns including 22lr and hmr/wmr. They have on two 007v units produced the best image, we tested on MTC scopes which were shite and not that good on Hawke Vantage / Endurance. I do prefer the Airmax Compact to any other scope I have used for normal use but of course it must be said that I have not tried any of the expensive scopes as they are too rich for me anyway.
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