greasemonkey

just voted in favour of fox hunting.still 50%for and 50% against...greasemonkey

hi yes, i got my stuff from clay and game reloaders [they are on the internet] if you are only going to reload a few all you need is a crimp or roll turnover tool and some wads and primers hodgens" lil gun" is a good powder if you can get it .case resizing is not required if you are only going to fire them in the same gun,chap who runs this company is a nice helpful chap and will give you a few tips if you speak to him nicely..hope this helps...greasemonkey

hi, if you go for the CZ you wont regret it ,you can spend twice the money ,but you wont get twice the gun ,well made and accurate,with if you look around some have such pretty wood you would kill for it. i have a farmer mate who has been shooting rabbits with his for 25 yrs ,its shot countless thousands and it will still be going srong in another 25yrs which is more than can be said for him[only joking].semi autos are nice and good fun but mine always jammed at the wrong moment,if you want a compromise between the two go for a marlin lever action ,super fast follow up shot but 100% reliable[

hi all,15 years ago when i applied for my 22-250, my firearms inquiry officer, who was a good old boy [sadly now retired and in his 60,s and much missed but still an avid fox shooter] told me never to shoot at a pair of eyes,it could be a woman holding a cat! now i know most people on this forum are far more sensible than to do that,but the pillock who shot the cow obviously did not know what he was shooting at.this accidental shooting will create quite a paper trail as the ministry for farms and fisheries will have to be informed as since BSE foot and mouth etc all livestock have an individ

Hi can anyone confirm if you can have an fac shotgun for pigeons as i have been led to believe that i could not get one for this purpose i could only get it for practical shotgun? arcpest Your allowed one for rabbits just not birds hi, fac shot guns are allowed for vermin destruction and practical shot gun shooting on an approved range.mine i have on ticket for vermin destruction .ihave a 10 shot "commando" brand[very PC name!] pump action 12bore i bought new in the eighties,,when i bought it it came with a pistol grip which you fitted by removing the stock and bolting it on,great fun f

hi ralph,i am a bit of a magpie and own a motley collection of shotguns ranging from a 10shot pump action to lightweight english game guns and use what i deem suitable for the occasion.iuse a old browning auto 5 for clays ,a 3 1/2inch 10 bore magnum for geese and game guns for pheasants etc.however using all this old iron in the last 30 odd years i have never become more than a moderate shot . my advice to a beginner is to buy the best o/u with screw in chokes you can afford and stick to it at least untill you can shoot well with it, i personally dont like the look of them but they are unives

hi,had a 700bdl in 22-250 for about 15 years .did a trigger job on it when i first got it ,the standard trigger unit can be made very sweet with some careful work but dont mess with it if you are not sure you are competant.cant fault the gun ,never ever had any trouble with it.go ahead ,buy and enjoy......greasemonkey

hi, try clay and game reloaders website,the man who runs it is a very helpful guy. i reload my 3 1/2 10 bore cartridges with his products.PM me if you want my pet load details..hope this helps greasemonkey

as SFH we have had one of these in camo which i bought for 160 quid second hand about a year ago and my boys[ it has a left hand stock which suits them both] have shot clays, duck, geese and pigeon with it and had no problems at all with it.its a cheap gun that takes the knocks and keeps on going.having read the other posts it looks like SFH and i must have bought the only 2 good ones made...greasemonkey..

sorry guys iwas using winchesters own figures

.223 WSSM :icon_redface: 223 WSSM 3850fps......220 SWIFT 4110fps

the 220 swift is a firecracker of a cartridge the fastest of the .22 centrefires,will shoot much flatter than your 223 and kills very well , but it is very close in power to the 22-250 . the advantage of the 22-250 over the 220 swift is that barrels last longer and ammunition is available over the counter although not cheap..hope this helps...greasemonkey

hi, i reload both and have never noticed any difference either way except the nickel ones look better...greasemonkey

hi , as a guy that owns a garage i agree with all the comments so far ,if you can get a knowlegable chap like woz who obviously knows his stuff to go with you to look at a disco go and get him to go with you and keep him in beer for a week it will be worth every penny, old discos can be a money pit .i have lost count of customers who have bought all sorts of vehicles for good money that are just about fit for scrap and have cost a bomb to get safe and reliable.if they had paid me an hours labour to have gone and check them out they could have saved many times that amount in remedial repairs.

got two .22 rimfires a marlin model 39 lever action and a winchester m1903 semi auto[made in 1918]both now retired except for the old plinking session down the gun club club since the advent of the 17hmr which suits my rabbiting style better.have never cleaned the barrel of the marlin which must have accounted for rabbits in the thousands in the last 20years or so .. the winchester i cleaned once and it took a hundred or so rounds before it forgave me and started to group again.an old gunsmith once told me more barrels are ruined by cleaning than neglect..not sure about that but i think as l