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  1. Deker
    Chill, 2 weeks is nothing in the life of a FAC application, especially as it seems most of it was over Xmas and the New Year!!
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    6 will handle a lot, and many will say it will handle what you want to do now, personally I'd be happier with 5. One thing I suspect most will agree on though is PLASTIC. I stick to felt/fibre on everything but plastic approved clay grounds. Personal thing, but also a courtesy as I have seen so many plastic wads (and Cartridge cases) spoiling the countryside! Many driven will not allow plastic anyway!
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    Not had a Howa, but know others who have, also fired them, not bad really, but I just don't like the Hogue stocks, others do, just a personal thing. I may well have bought one myself were it not for the stock!!
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    In general your cheque goes in one direction and your application in another, long way to go yet!
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    Out of interest, which .410 do you own? John Don't have one in the Cabinet at the moment, and gave away my last few 410 Cartridges to a member of this site just a few months back!
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    Well all I can say is that I am shooting with a Webley & Scott single barrel B/A .410 with a long barrel & full choke. Shooting Winchester 2 1/2" cartridges. A few nights ago, I was out with the lamp and took a shot at a rabbit about 25 yards away. I could clearly see the shot pattern hit all around the rabbit in the mud, which I verified after the shot and after the rabbit hopped away! I am no expert on the topic of the .410 but I am enjoying lamping with the gun, albeit shooting at very close range rabbits. I can remember a chap in my childhood, a well known poacher who worked for
  7. Deker
    Apart from the other valid reasons mentioned, there is also the small matter of discharging a firearm within 50 feet of a highway. Lots of peoples back gardens are more than 50 ft from a highway. I think the actual wording is "50 feet from the centre of a highway" and only if it causes a nuisance to danger those using the highway. J. "It is an offence under the Highways Act 1980 s 161(2) to discharge any firearm or firework within 50 feet of the centre of a highway which is a carriageway, with the consequence that a user of the carriageway is injured, interrupted or endan
  8. Deker
    Be careful about slagging off Firearms Licensing Officers on public forums. Many of them do read these boards, especially if they are shooters themselves. J. I hear what you say and unfortunately they do have a bit of clout...but my FEO is a complete idiot, I have to explain the law to him commonly and I have to mentor/send letters in for all and sundry who even want a .22lr these days because the guy doesn't have the balls to say yes or no. His predecessor who did the job 20+ years, and new my Dad on first name terms, as well as me, was sensible and sound....and he was police
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    This whole business still has some confusing and unresolved issues as I have just sold my .22WMR to a RFD. This was shortened and screw cut to 16inch before I bought it (NOT factory work), and has never been proofed since!! So the RFD I bought it from sold it to me unproofed, and the one I sold it to, bought it, and will presumably sell it unproofed!! Interestingly the RFD I have just bought my NEW .22WMR from, also cut and threaded it, and sold it to me unproofed!! Not at all confusing is it!! :wacko: :crazy: Your rifles aren't out of proof because whatever has been d
  10. Deker
    Bit like the chicken and the egg this one..difficult to start with but then you get and idea!! If you go to any of the Game Fairs there are a lot to look through, especially the big one, the CLA. Any decent RFD will probably stock 2 or 3 makes, maybe more, and will be more than happy for you to take a stroll to the door and have a look through some, if he isn't move on!! Reticles/magnification/variable magnification/Objective lens size/Parallax adjustment/etc/etc it goes on and on! It may sound a bit daunting but you will soon get the idea, and hopefully your helpful RFD wil
  11. Deker
    This whole business still has some confusing and unresolved issues as I have just sold my .22WMR to a RFD. This was shortened and screw cut to 16inch before I bought it (NOT factory work), and has never been proofed since!! So the RFD I bought it from sold it to me unproofed, and the one I sold it to, bought it, and will presumably sell it unproofed!! Interestingly the RFD I have just bought my NEW .22WMR from, also cut and threaded it, and sold it to me unproofed!! Not at all confusing is it!! :wacko: :crazy:
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    That is very true, Wolf and Barnaul have their moments but PRVI seems pretty consistent in all my centrefires and commonly deliver 1" groups, where as it seems the EXACT same ammo goes out to 2, 3 or even 4 inch groups in other peoples rifles, and not just Mr L's either! And when you feed mine quality ammo they virtually turn into match rifles!! Even my .22lr puts Magtech in the hole, whereas many others have less than favorable experiences with the stuff! ....and he is right, I'm not complaining!!
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    Alan Sharpe is the man who deals with "much" of Swindon! Now...I recon he is a reasonable bloke, and I get on with him OK, it's a long story as I am in Reading and come under Thames Valley!!! But others may (probably will) have a different opinion depending on their individual experiences with him!
  14. Deker
    Dare I say, get a lamping kit, work with that and then decide if you want to move into nightvision!!
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    members are always saying about this, but it is ILLEGAL, read the general license, what reason will you give for shooting crop damage,?, ok, so you may get away with health and safety,but then you have to prove that, but then you also need to show you have tried all other methods to keep them away, shooting- no pest control, humaine dispatch-yes I've used a silenced 410 on fox in a garden, but thats one single shot I am BPCA/RSPH like Stubby, and as he says there are lots of issues here! It happens that I have to shoot in peoples gardens sometimes but lots of wheels have to
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    where in the fens are you i had my done by the gunsmith who does local gun shop took it straight to him, cost me £16 in the shop it would cost double. pm me. about £70 pound but then there is the cost of proof. you dont need it if you keep the rifle. but if you sell it on your have to get it proofed. I'm not sure you'd need to get it re-proofed. Peter Jackson at Jackson Rifles (I think they import and fit Reflex moderators) sought a Counsel's opinion on whether a rifle would need to be re-proofed after having been screw-cut to fit a moderator. The report (which is on thei
  17. Deker
    On the face of it is seems worth a try but a few points to consider...... Bolts onto underside of rifle with M6 bolt ...so underlever or plastic stocks, etc could be an issue! Also looks like a fairly permanent fixture once mounted! And 6-9" is most commonly used for Benchrest, most useful is the 9-13inch model. ATB!
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    My Lad has the Shadow RSV, knocked down many a rabbit etc with it, but tends to use the rimfires and shotguns more now. He got his about 3 or 4 years back and we tried all sorts of pellets, the best we could do in the end was around 10.5 ft lb. Bottom line is, HE wanted this gun...in truth, because he thought it looked a bit smart (a bit like my synthetic rimfires and centrefires). Anyway, they are OK, but a Webley Xocet is a better gun all day from what I can see. If you are not happy with yours I would suggest spending the money on a bit of servicing/tuning and not buying
  19. Deker
    where in the fens are you i had my done by the gunsmith who does local gun shop took it straight to him, cost me £16 in the shop it would cost double. pm me. Screw cutting and crowning a barrel is a job that very few can do in the "garden shed", it is a process which tends to involve serious engineering tools and skills! £16, as quoted above is a bargain, I know of a few who will do the job around £40, but about the best I know with proof will be around £-85. Prices seem to have come down a bit over the last couple of years!
  20. Deker
    As said, practice. I use a bipod wherever possible and almost always find some sort of support for a shot, seldom take freestanding shots, try to avoid it. A HMR off a Bipod will deliver 1" groups all day...but life is always a bit harder in the field!!
  21. Deker
    VERY close range...15 yards tops, but from memory 15 feet is more realistic, not used any for years! Not to be recommended in your best match rifle and a good scrub afterward is best plan! Only one guy I know who uses them a bit these days and he has a dedicated shotshell rimmy! I understand they are popular in the States for snake shooting?? WARNING DO NOT USE WITH A SOUND MODERATOR ATTACHED! Dunno about the States but in the Caribbean Islands that have snakes they use snake pistols. They are old revolvers wirh knackered rifling. Take a standard round, yank the bullet, fill
  22. Deker
    Little experience of 30-06 but the appropriate Ballistic tips are very effective at stopping fox and deer in .223 and .243! Most commonly SP will be used on deer due to meat damage! Took a Roe at about 100 yards yesterday at about 30degree angle, bullet went clean through ribs and heart and came out at the bottom of the neck with about a 2inch exit hole, 90g .243SP. Ballistic tips will tend to stay in more often and do more internal damage! Whatever, you will need to try/experiment with a few to see what your barrels like anyway!
  23. Deker
    forgive my ignorance but why not? lee Just like a shotgun the shot spreads as soon as it leaves the barrel, your sound moderator is likely to have a hole in it big enough to take a single .22 solid projectile. You "may" get away with a shotshell a few times but sooner or later it will spread too much and take out/damage your sound moderator/gun/you!
  24. Deker
    For those of you who are confused it started with my light hearted, off the cuff jest ....on another thread.....! ............................. I cannot help but think a Hatsan Escort Fan Club will have slightly less members than the French War Heroes Club! I think someone needs to start taking themselves a bit less seriously!!!
  25. Deker
    so the majority of your dislike for them, is, if Im reading your statement correct,is from user error by owners, Im not the best person for cleaning, so thats something I'll have to address myself, and shorter carts, another thing that new owners can easily correct leaving the quality of materials and workmanship, surely as a cheap rough gun, budget priced from new, this has to be expected and as for quality control, surely that could be blamed on the dealership seller each individual gun, as they would be inspecting it, before selling, if something was amiss, would'ent you expect them to no
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