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  1. halamrose
    SS always says it better than I do.
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    Best off talking to them, if your family members issues is with guns in general then maybe you could have your GF get a shotgun cirtificate as well and share her safe. If your family member has an issue with you having a gun then that will be more interesting. Bottom line is for shotguns the police have to have a reason not to give you a cirtificate. I't a slightly differant game with rifles. In any case the police will get a medical report from your doctor, you could talk to them and ask them what they would say to the police. Given the time it can take to get over depression a year d
  3. halamrose
    Interesting?
  4. halamrose
    And expanding ammo.
  5. halamrose
    The shooting of rabbits etc is usually termed vermin control. Running a business to kill 'orible creepy crawlies up to deer is usually called pest control. You can use the guns to kill whatever is says on your licence - mine for example says any lawful quarry. If you want to set up a business then you need appropriate knowledge or advice.
  6. halamrose
    HMR does ricochet much less than 22LR but you cant count on it not to. Your question about pest control is too vague really but the answer is yes.
  7. halamrose
    WD40 is great for loosening things, is that what you really want?
  8. halamrose
    crikey that is a long rifle! Thought you liked 16" barrels.
  9. halamrose
    Hi My CZ452 .17HMR American, the one which blew the back of a case when I got 2 bullets up its chuff, has had feed problems since I bought it. It would feed ok on a full mag but then would start to jam, even with a new mag with a stretched spring. I tried everything I could think of and took it to a couple of shops with no solution. I decided the problem was with friction as the round was lifted into the extractor claws. The number of times I took the bolt to pieces I don't know! Today after a blustery zeroing session, OK at 50 yds, rubbish groups at 110, it struck me I should
  10. halamrose
    Like a used car, if you don't know what your looking at then take a knowledgeable friend. The most important thing is not to get too exited or be over impressed by the guy selling the gun - which I have always found an impossible ask.
  11. halamrose
    And the reviewer puts his finger on the trigger before getting on target.
  12. halamrose
    CZ are always good
  13. halamrose
    Lots of tracks to help you know what might be where another time.
  14. halamrose
    Hmm, shoot from the hip.
  15. halamrose
    UK firearms: Licence applicants may need partners' approval http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21051062 People applying for gun licences could be asked to prove that their current or recent partners have consented to the application, Theresa May has suggested.
  16. halamrose
    Thats fine your focus should be on the target not the barrels. If you focus on the bead you will see only one but not the target. If you are hitting stuff thats all you need.
  17. halamrose
    I thought you don't need a reason to get a shotgun and that you only need a reason for firearms?
  18. halamrose
    I'll have it if you post it. PM me payment details. Cheers, H
  19. halamrose
    Come on boys, he is asking for help - he has the sense to do that so don't get all high and mighty. Cardon, Cyclonebri1 has a point, you need to find a mentor. Roughly in this order, 1. get some lessons at a clay ground. 2. Legal quarry are listed in the General License 3. Join a shooting organisation like BASC who provide insurance and legal advice 4. Decide what you are hunting for and research how to hunt them accordingly. Hunting is a different skill to shooting - hunting gets you into the position where you take the shot. 5. Think about ethics, if you can't consistently cl
  20. halamrose
    Impressed by CZ, tough gun.
  21. halamrose
    You should ask for your guns back now, they have no reason to keep them. Are you a member of BASC or something? The ladies can play dirty sometimes. Good luck
  22. halamrose
    There is nothing like asking for advice then ignoring it! So I got a rod and taped the bullet out using the end of screw driver as a hammer. It came out surprisingly easily - and only one bullet. A quick clean up and reassemble and out into the fields to check zero. It all works just fine now, with better groups than I ever shot with the .22LR - happy again. Looking more closely at the feeding problem while I had the stock and scope off it was easier to see what is going on. The rounds point much higher up after the first few rounds have fed through so maybe the shape of the foll
  23. halamrose
    I found the charge from the round that failed in the magazine when I stripped it - both rounds in question are Remington The damage to the un-fired round happened in the backfire. I think the damage to the tip of that round was that it was burnt by the backfire. Second hand rifle, second hand rounds and I did make the mistake of not properly investigating the click and thinking I had fumbled the reloading when mixing live and spent rounds. Right now I don't see a law suit in this - a lot of aggro for a couple of hundred quids worth of rifle. It seemed like a good deal despite the bl
  24. halamrose
    OK I know I was a dumbo but to cut a long story short here's the jist: I bought a seconds hand Cz252 American yesterday privately yesterday after a hand full of test shots. Dismantled and cleaned everything but the metal magazines, sorted the trigger and shot a couple of rabbits. So far so good. This morning I took the gun out for some target work. First shot at a rabbit I only got a click - I had forgotten to work the bolt after inserting the magazine doh! After the first few target shots the rifle suffered repeated feed problems after the first 2 or 3 shots from a full magazin
  25. halamrose
    Nail-gun cartridge, maybe the price will be right.
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