RicW
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Does anyone here know how many he killed with the shotgun and how many wirh the rifle? Incidentally,I think it's reasonable for us to discuss this now, but let's not lose sight of the fact that 13 people died. There is at least one member of this site who lost a personal friend. Ric
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Simon Heffer in the Telegraph told his readers that the .22lr is a high powered long range rifle with a range of up to two miles. According to him, the only justifiable use for a rifle is deer control which should be carried out by experienced Army marksmen. (Reading this Deker?). Let's see. You are a farmer being eaten out of house and home by Muntjac. You put in a call to the Army who put in a call to Afghanistan, whereupon the local commander sends his best sniper back to the UK to shoot some deer with a Lapua .338. Meanwhile, more of the lads have been killed by Taleban snipers. I don't
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He's from America. He's a coon dog. Ric
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Scot - agreed about the post-war carve-up. Nonetheless I get very adgie with clowns who call all immigrants. My dad's top gunner chose to fly with a British crew rather than join a Polish Squadron because he wanted to fly with the guys who had put their heads on the line. Ric
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Sorry, I should have made clear that Sussex CC ground is in Brighton not far from the school concerned. Ric
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Bet he ain't a Moslem. Ric
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My father volunteered for the RAF the day after Britain declared war on Germany, in accordance with our treaty obligations to Polsnd. After basic training he was sent to 55 Squadron, light bombers and ground attack. His crew stayed together throughout the war. Their top gunner was a Pole who had escaped just in time. He chose to fly with a British crew because we had gone to war on his country's behalf. If my father had heard a gobshite like Gnasher 16 calling Polish immigrants he would have put him on the deck looking for his teeth. Dell has it right. There are good decent people who have i
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If the status line is all light green or whatever colour you use you have no warnings. If it shows a short dark line that's one warning. If it all goes dark green bye-bye! Ric
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About 2 months ago Sussex Cricket Club engaged a "Professional Gunman" to shoot a fox which had been digging up the pitch. The local loony brigade went spare. It did no good at all for the CC to point out that they had two foxes living under the pavilion which were left alone, and it was only this one which was being destructive which they had had culled. One moron even wrote to the local rag saying that the fox had a perfect right to dig up the pitch, it was just doing what foxes do. Pity the shooter didn't nail all three. Ric
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The legal minimum calibre for roe, fallow, red and sika in England and Wales is .243, min calibre for Muntjac and CWD .220 C/F, 1000 ft.lbs. Scottish legislation specifies M/E and M/V. There is talk that English legislation may be amended to allow .220C/F to be used for Roe. Ric
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Yeah, that was one of my Dad's sayings. "I was sad because I had no shoes then I met a man who had no feet." Snap, you have a lot of friends out here. Some may think you have crap taste in music but they are just iggerant, OK? If I ever get acrost your side of the sea we'll play some serious Irish sounds. Tell yer wha' can you put some Kerry Slides on the site? Or a couple of slip jigs? Get the feet up and dancing. Ric.
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Too right bro. Every creep in the land demands his or her "rights" but they won't accept that if you claim rights you accept responsibilities. If you won't take responsibility for your actions then don't start demanding rights. It goes all the way up. A banker claims that according to his contract he has a "right" to his million pound bonus. Fine. You are also responsible for the fact that a lot of people have lost their pensions. Pay up or shut up. Ric
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Unprovoked attacks by dogs? Gonna be a lot of Yorkies, Pekes, Horrible Hairy Handbag Hounds, and general purpose rats on leads heading for the gas ovens then. Ric
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We are getting a bit off topic here but . . . Bloody Sunday 13 innocent people dead, 13 injured and that twat Widgery blamed the victims. I don't blame the squaddies though. The Paras were and are the elite fighting troops of an elite fighting army. What the f**k were the British Government doing sending those lads into a police role? You train a guy to shoot if he feels threatened and then blame him for shooting when he feels threatened? Army top command and the British government were to blame. Put it behind us and move on. Back to topic, I'd sooner see those gutless twats in the radic
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And assume that everyone else on the road is either blind, mad, or trying to kill you. Paranoia can be a survival mode! Hope the lad's OK Ric
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Snap - Been there done that. Got the T-shirt mate. The most important lesson to learn is WHEN IN A HOLE STOP DIGGING. Start building a ladder. You're on the deck, you're f**cked up f**cked over and f**ked off. Haul yourself back to your feet, which I think you have done already. Stop looking down, it only gets darker. Look up. There is a blue sky up there. Aim for that. You'll still slip back but if you can take three steps up for two down you'll get there. Takes a long time for some of us but when you get over the edge of that hole it's worth the effort. PM me if you want. RicW (aka
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95% 0f dollar bills have traces of cocaine. Ric :crazy:
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And the Shannon shot the sh*t out of the Chesapeake . . . Ric
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While we're on the subject, has anyone tried the Remington-Eley Competition subs? Ric
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disappearing dead fox...where did it go?
RicW replied to langouroux's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
John Galway is on the right lines. It was obviously a werefox. You should have buried it at a crossroads at midnight with a stake through its heart. I recommend you eat lots of garlic. Next time use the 6.5 with silver bullets. Ric. -
"That government is best which governs least." Thomas Jefferson "That government is best of all which governs not at all." Henri Thoreau. Ric
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So the military will fight to defend the constitutional rights of people they agree with? Hippies? Nah. Lefties? Nah. People who are dumb enough to believe that the constitution means anything? Nah. Deranged right wing neo-anarchists? You bet your fat black cotton pickin ass! Old hippy me? I was on the barricades in Paris in '68 and went down and dirty with the Met in Grosvenor Square. I also have a sense of humour and I can recognise a wind up. Yer daft Yankee bstaard. And yes, SGS, calling you a Yankee is a deliberate insult. Did you know that the Mason-Dixon line was drawn by two En
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You're doing it mate! Show common sense, awareness of the possible risks incurred by using a calibre too big for the land, and make clear that backstop is critical. Much the same with the antis here. I just keep schtum nowadays but if they start on me I can get VERY RUDE! Ric Don't give up the sex,drugs,sex,rock'n'roll',sex,alcohol,sex and getting your end away. Ric
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Jack - I'm not trying to be a smartarse here, but are you clear on what an open certificate actually is? If your ticket is open you can decide whether to use a given calibre on any land where you have permission. If you do not have deer on your ticket you are not allowed to shoot them on any land, whether the owner says yea or nay. So if you have a .243 and a farmer asks you to take out foxes on his land, if you judge the land to be safe for a .243 you can go ahead, even if the land is only cleared for say .22CF. If the land is cleared for .243 but you do not have deer on your ticket you canno
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OKA-A-Y! 15 yrs back, I'm on holiday with my wife and our daughter, 5 yrs old. We stay at a campsite in Cornwall. One night there is a show in the entertainment hall. Fire eaters and snake dancers. Bit naff, but who cares. The lassies do the fire eating bit and the wife has to give me a slap upside the head cos they are . . . Yes well. Then comes the snake dancing. Very impressive, little corn snakes, couple about 6 foot long and a 16 FOOT RETICULATED PYTHON. Holy squit. After the show they invite the littlies to come and say hello to the snakes. A few go up and play scaredy-cat with the corn
