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  1. matt_hooks
    Well, after a succesful shopping expedition yesterday I thought I'd put a few pics up on here. I've had to equip on a budget, so I don't have all the newest rifles or accessories, but my kit is good quality and above all, I rarely miss what I'm aiming at, and when I do it's ME that's at fault, not the kit! So here we go, here's my collection to date. From right to left... .22 le gamo air rifle. Was given her today and she's in pretty poor condition, a nice winter restoration project. She has a sticker saying "A.S.I Rangemaster Micro Accuracy" on the top of the action, stil
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    That's an impressive blast from the past, nearly 2 years!
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    SOLD today, to me. Thanks for all your help mate, was really good to meet the family, and have a good chinwag. A total gent and a pleasure to do business with!
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    WD40 is the answer Liam!
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    Good sights as long as you don't want to do anything long range. If you do buy a new set, stick the Nikko on the for sale section, they're great air rifle scopes!
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    The main difference between a game gun and a sporter is the safety. A game gun will have a safety that automatically sets on breaking the gun, whereas a sporter, specifically set up for clays, will not set the safety. This is on the grounds that a sporter will only be loaded when you are at the stand with the gun pointed in a safe direction, whereas a game gun you may well carry the gun a fair distance loaded before the chance of a shot presents itself. If you shoot with the game gun all the time, you're less likely to have that "pullllllllll trigger, oh b####r the safety's on and the bir
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    £39.99 delivered to your friendly local gunsmith. Someone's trying it on!
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    If she's shy round other dogs, get her to a dog training class asap! She needs to be properly socialized to other dogs as young as possible, it saves all sorts of problems later on!
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    Sorry, couldn't resist!
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    Nik. As far as I know most comps have a max load of 28g, but I don't think they have a minimum load!
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    In the shallows?
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    When you say "all over the place" do you mean that it was putting the shots close together but a distance from the point of aim, or that the shots were falling at distance from each other? If the former, then your group should be fine. If the latter however, then you need to make sure that everything is tightened after you took the scope off. A loose mounting screw can cause the POI to move.
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    The 4x mag limits you a bit. Certainly excellent for airguns, and the .22 should be ok if it's not too far away. The .17 is normally used for longer ranges, so you might struggle.
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    As long as you don't use any artificial light source, I think it's legal. Need to check the general licences as I know for some there is a "one hour after sundown to one hour before sunrise" exclusion. Edited to add, the general licence only covers woodies for "public health protection", but there is no specific limitation against night shooting. There is against the use of "any sighting aid for night shooting" so NV is out, and it's debatable whether you'd get away with an illuminated reticule.
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    I hope the rifle was ok!
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    At the very least it'll make the FEO ask the question. If you're not using the ammunition, then do you have reasonable cause to hold? If there's a reason you've not used much, like you've been ill or out of the country with work, then that's fine. Otherwise he'll definitely suggest reducing the amount held, if not taking that calibre off the ticket.
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    Not legally necessary, but agreed a good idea. Any RFD should be able to arrange re-proofing though, not too expensive either.
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    Did you forget to put the link in Tony?
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    As snap said, I'm not questioning your mates ability or experience AS AN ENGINEER. I'm asking if he has experience with guns. I'm skilled with a lathe, but I wouldn't take on a barrel threading, due to the variables involved.
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    Have a look at some of the LED torches on eBay. The batteries last for ages, they give great throw, and you can pick them up with a remote switch for £20 or so. Also very light and easy to carry, and can be used as a normal torch if required. I have one that gives enough illumination to shoot safely out to 200 yards on a clear night, and I only paid £20 for it including remote switch and scope clamp. The big lamps are fine, but modern technology with LED's allows the same illumination without having to lug massive battery packs around, or mount dinner plate sized lamps on the top of
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    I've had a good look at them, and decided that for what they do they are extremely expensive! Sure, they provide good downrange illumination, but they use about the worst light colour for lamping (the greens are the most visible wavelengths to most animal eyes) and the collimator does a fairly poor job of putting the light in the right place. Lasers have their place in shooting, attached to the bottom of a pistol or smg for CQC, where you can use them as "point and click" sights. They are also handy for air rifle shooting, to aid range estimation. As a lamp for foxes, they are extremely ex
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    First thing to ask is, is the engineer competent with guns? To screwcut a barrel you need to make sure the thread is concentric to the bore, not the outside of the barrel. The two things can be very different. If he knows what he's doing with guns, then he should know how much thread is required.
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    A heavier gun will reduce felt recoil (all down to good old Newton) If you learn the T hold, you can carry a relatively heavy gun all day long with very little effort. Have you considered a 20 bore? They can be very effective, and tend to be lighter recoiling, though you do lose a little in the way of pattern, but if you can put the lead in the right place it's not a problem!
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    I believe I have just the thing for that!
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    Something like that, only I believe that's made to fit either the slide of a pump action, or the tube mag of a semi-auto. I'm rapidly leaning towards the opinion that the only satisfactory way to achieve it would be to get a good gun stocker to make one bespoke, though it won't be a cheap option!
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