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    Depends what you want. If you want a shooters eye view, i.e. through the scope, then I've seen a few methods. If you look on youtube there's a few different methods shown. A mate uses a neoprene rubber tube to couple the scope to the lense of his camcorder, they just happen to be the same diameter. He uses a modified mini tripod attached to specially drilled holes in the stock to mount the camera, and then uses the camera screen for sighting. I wouldn't fancy lugging it long distances, on the grounds that it's not light and the camera is fairly prone to damage. The mounting camera on t
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    Good news fella! Look forward to seeing the new kit when you get your licence. I'mn just waiting for land checks, but money is an issue, so might be a while before I get to put pics of my shiny new rifles up!
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    Feed good rabbit to the dogs? Are you mad? Mine only gets what he catches, and that's only because by the time he's finished it there's barely an unbroken bone in the body! Had a brilliant bunny chasseur last night, it does everything chicken does, and much more! I can especially recommend crispy chilli rabbit. Cut it up into very thin pieces, coat in cornfour and deep fry until crispy. Buy a bottle of sweet chilli sauce, and coat generously. Now my mouth really is watering! Course woody in bacon is pretty damn good too. Sorry for the hi-jack, nice shooting!
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    Depends on your budget. Obviously, at the top end you have your Swarovski, Leika, Zeiss etc. but we're talking 4 figures there. Come down a notch or two, and you can get decent Bushnell or the like for around the £200 mark. I actually use a cheap pair that I picked up for £15 from a charity shop. Can't remember the make now, but I know I checked and they roll out at £75 new, and are great. While I was working on Rum I had works Swarovski's, and these £75 bins were on a par in pretty much any situation. I'll dig them out and put the make up on here.
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    Think the first link shoul dbe this one? Games on cooking guides
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    For a .22lr, I would be happy to buy second hand, especially the likes of brno and cz. They seem to be virtually indestructible, and the nature of the ammunition means that the barrels never seem to wear out. As you say, the money saved can go towards other accessories and supplies.
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    Legally it needs to be reproofed. Anyone who will do the cut off, and then let you take it away and shoot it without a reproof isn't being very responsible!
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    My FEO was round the other day, he deals with Hungerford, so wasn't looking forward to the next few days, but he was really good!
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    3 weeks for a new application? Sheesh! I need to get them to do mine! My FAC application has taken nearly 3 months already, and the FEO reckons at least another 3 weeks!
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    Yeah, then add about £60 for a re-proof!
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    A lot depends on what you're doing. For highland stalking I'd go for a 10x, maybe higher depending on the terrain. For lowland woodland margin stuff, 8x is more than ample. 10x and over, unless you have a very steady hand or something to rest on, you will get noticable woble. The 8x gives you a good steady image. I use 8x for just about everything.
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    You have to remember that if you buy the long barrel and get it cut, you'll also need to pay for threading for a mod and re-proofing. Threading is about £50, plus the same again for reproof if you include the postage, and that's not counting the cost of cutting and recrowning! I asked the same question a while back, and the explanation makes sense. They make them all as 20" barrels, and then have to cut them down. I've always found the varmint barrel a little heavy, especially if you're moving around a lot. Shortening helps the weight, but in .22 I don't think you gain much in the wa
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    Definitely worth talking to the BASC firearms lot. I'm not sure about the legality, but I agree that I wouldn't fancy taking the guns out without an FAC to show! I would say one more approach to the police, setting out what you've been told in the past, and your concerns about the time taken, then as SS says, if there's no response in reasonable time then approach BASC.
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    The security has to be "sufficient". If you can prove that an ornate cabinet in general view is as secure as a hidden away cabinet then it should be fine. Glass fronted display cabinets are fine again, as long as the security is similar. I'd guess that toughened glass, with a decent thickness, would be required. As for in car gun safes, I've seen a few. Most people just lock guns in a boot, and don't leave them unattended more than is absolutely necessary. I have bolts that go through into the chassis, and loops which I lock a steel rope through and then pass it through the trigger guards.
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    I'd love to, if only I weren't at the wrong end of the country! Anyone in the Swindon/Newbury sort of area need a partner?
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    Did you try your local RFD's? Most of them will keep a stock.
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    And the law against discharging a firearm within 50 feet of the centre of a public carriageway applies only where such a discharge causes delay, injury or danger to a person using the highway. He's there to try and help you get through and get your licence. He knows the system, so ask lots of questions and show willing to make reasonable adjustments according to his advice. That doesn't mean that if you think he's being unreasonable you can't say so, and if you put your point across politely and lucidly he'll probably be happy to try and meet you in the middle. I had my interview today
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    I always reckon the .22cf rounds are for one purpose only, long range flat varminting rounds. Running one as a subsonic would completely negate this ability, and so you might as well buy a .22LR, which is much cheaper in all respects! You could try different mods on it, see if you can lower the noise, but they are a supersonic round so you are always going to get that sonic crack, no matter how much you moderate it. If you want really quiet shooting buy a .22LR, and keep the .223 for long range stuff where the noise isn't a problem!
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    Sycamore, I'm jealous! If I get some ducks, can I bring them down and try it out?
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    You should be able to download the forms on the net. I think they're on the BASC site, will see if I can dog out the link. Either that or wander down to your local RFD, who should have the forms for you. BASC download page
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    Sorry for the thread drift, but I heard a thing on Radio 4 earlier today about sea eagles in Japan, and how they are being killed off by lead poisoning because they are eating deer shot with lead bullets. I always thought that the bio-availability of lead from solid lumps of pure metal lead, rather than oxides, sulphides/ates etc. etc. etc was very low, and if the deer is shot with a single lead bullet I can't understand how the birds are poisoned. I was recently involved in the cull on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, and sometimes we had to leave carcasses on the hill if they fell in ina
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    Surely if the axis of the chamber and the axis of the bore aren't aligned then the bullet will be distorted on firing?
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    Lazer = straight line, bullet = NOT a straight line, simples! Should get you spot on windage wise, and then you need to correct for sight height and bullet drop!
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    That is GENIUS!!!
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    Not a rifle, a shotgun. Nevertheless, what a bunch of f###tards!
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