RicW
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No. For the reason you suggest.If the state kills an innocent man it can't bring him back. I do feel very strongly that we should have "Life without parole" Ric
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Just played the Levellers instead.
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Have another shot at it. You've got seven to go . . .
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De Danaan. Planxty. Horslips. Ric
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What I would like to see is the effect on a steel plate of a 7.62 NATO Armour Piercing Round. Steel jacketed, spire point, boat-tail, Teflon coated. Completely irrelevant as a hunting round but HOO BOY I do not want to be in the way!
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No wonder its so expensive for him! Seriously tho'! This post does at best seem a bit naive at worst sinister. Perhaps a bit of background to the character would help. it does beg the question; don't they teach social etiquette at school anymore? Basic social protocals are obsolete it seems. Rgds Swampy Lampning Yeah. I smell an anti hiding in the undergrowth. But then, look at my sig! Ric
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Why do you carry two (2) lamps? Ric
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I'm not a traveller but I love Irish music. Some great tracks there. Parcel of Rogues - that's the English! Thanks for the link. Ric
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So? The Houses of Parliament are full of 'em. Ric
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The .308 and .243 are BOTH as close as I can measure 13mm deep, the .308 simply made a wider hole, interesting, as the metal is 12mm, so if you filed the bump flat on the back there would be 3 holes clean through the plate, due to the quality of the steel flexing I suspect. The .223 is 6mm deep! This could get deep and I don't know the answer, so how come the .243 with approx 50% more power than the .223 made a 13mm deep hole and wider as well? And how come both the .308 made the same depth of hole as the .243 but wider still, when they were approx double the power of the .223?? O
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What are you using for Pheasant this season?
RicW replied to LordGamebore's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
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Deker - Interesting and a little scarey! Could you measure the extent of penetration? File the raised rim flat and use a depth gauge. Or ask the steel stock holder to do it? Also, it would be intriguing to see how .204 compares with .223. During the NATO tests for a new standard calibre the British 4.85mm outperformed the 5.56 due to its superior Ballistic Coefficient. 4.85mm = .19"; .204 is 5mm. .204 should give better penetration than .223. I'm interested because as you know I am planning to build a .204 but I think it would be of more general interest as well. Ric
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On a point of information. Local councils always try to make out that you cannot be told who has complained - about dogs barking, music late at night, ya-de-dah. WRONG! Under "habeus corpus" you are entitled to know with what you are charged AND who has accused you of the offence. Councils try to duck this because they don't want to get involved with people "sorting it out" for themselves. (Sorry Attack Fell Terrier!). If the issue ever comes from push to shove you can get a free 1/2 hour consultation with a solicitor under legal aid. You have an absolute legal right to know your accuser and t
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Use the hose pipe on your miseriguts neighbour. Timing must be spot on. Every time she comes out the back door - SPLOOSH. Ric
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Some small-bore target rifle clubs have cross-bow ranges. Check out clubs in your area, talk to the guys who use bows there. Ric
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It makes not a blind bit of difference whether riding to hounds is upper crust chinless wonders in fancy dress or country folk out for a day combining pest control with sport. What does matter is how it is perceived -Tory blue - by the majority of people who know naff-all about it except what they get from the boob-box and red-tops. And that, friends, is not good. The media only consider the Quorn and Pytchley end, not the little local hunts. As I said, Labour banned riding to hounds purely on class grounds. Whether those grounds really existed was irrelevant. Since they had to make it look g
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To get the best light transmission you need the diameter of the objective lens in mm to be 7 times the magnification. So the 8x56 mentioned above by Andy fits the bill, as would a 6x42. The other benefit of the 7:1 ratio is that it gives you a wide field of view which helps with fast target acquisition. You won't be needing high mag for Charley up to 200m at night so Andy's advice makes sense! Any decent brand in 8x56 should do the biz. RicW
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It's all about perception, no one here is saying that fox hunting is a preserve of the rich, but you ask Joe Public which 5 words spring to mind when they're asked about fox hunting. I bet amongst them will be the word 'toff' or 'Horay Henry.' All hunts that follow hounds on horseback are perceived by the press to be a bunch of Hooray Henries and Henriettas. You know, I know, that there is a little more to it than that. The trouble is, the press ain't interested in the truth. They just want to sell papers. A-a-a-rgh. don't set me off on one again! You are so right about the local
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And also boycott the boogers. Don't shop there! Ric
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Taken from the we don't stand together thread: If the hunting ban is repealed in England and Wales? mark my words "it will only be to the benefit of organised packs and the MFHA!! it will not be repealed in favour of Lurcher or Terrier work and it will be licensed?" I'm not spreading or advocating any type of division here only stating the obvious?? and we will be asked by the powers that be (countryside alliance) for our support again? I'm not giving it if its to the detriment of the ordinary lads and not for the benefit o
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I've been staying out of this cos I don't know much about hunting with dogs. I do know a lot about politics tho. . . The "Hunting with Dogs Act" was pure class warfare. I read a comment recently by an "Old Labour" MP. He said that the only truly Socialist, Class War legislation passed by the present Labour Government was the Hunting With Dogs Act. He did not go on to say that because they had to dress it it up as being opposed to cruelty they had to ban all forms of hunting with dogs, including lurchers chasing and terriers digging. I am prepared to bet that if or when the Tories get b
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Witness Farley Mowatt's description of Canadian natives who despite 150 years of exposure to European disease continued to die . Their bodies weakened by poor diet ,living conditions and lack of cultural understanding could not develop strong anti-bodies . Official cause of death -Tuberculosis, real cause -starvation and stress. Official cause of death - Tuberculosis, real cause - unrestricted free-market capitalism. RicW