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    Probably the cities. There was something in the papers the other day about rats going urban and killing peoples pets in their back gardens. Apparently, there's no food to scavenge in city centres because of lock downs and a lack of people going out using takeaways etc. so very little food is being discarded. Could be the same with the foxes - urban ones expanding their area of coverage because of a lack of black bags full of food on city streets.
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    Even motoring convictions have to be declared. I think cautions as well although I can't remember the wording off the top as a few years since my last renewal. Look at the notes that go along with the form. Be aware, if you fail to declare anything, legal or relevent medical, you may be prosecuted. Safest way is always declare everything you are required to. Take independent advice from a shooting body if unsure if something is relevent. They will obtain your records and so will know everything in advance if you fail to declare. That could count against you on 2 levels: 1. Failing to delare -=
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    Be careful here, - wouldn't allowing the ferry company crew to hold your keys be a breach of your licensing obligations for safe keeping which clearly state you and you alone are the only person allowed access to the keys? Might not be an issue once in international waters but at the port and on the way out, you're still on British soil and so potentially breaching your safekeeping obligations. Same with handing your gun over for storage in their safe. You're giving the crew custody and access to your firearm. I'm guessing there are several potential breaches there - safekeeping plus transferr
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    I personally wouldn't remove a diffraction grid without knowing the effects. lasers generally have very tight low divergence beams usually between 2-4mm diameter at the emmitter and I'm guessing the reason for the diffraction grating may be to diffuse the laser and make it more torch like and usable. You may find it very narrow beam at typical shooting distances (100-300m) without the grating in place. I don't know because I haven't seen or tested one, but that's my immediate thought. Little point projecting a laser the diameter of a crayon. Is the grating also coated to filter out some IR? I
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    Easiest way is to look up the specs Phil. The power of the laser should be specified in mw. I'm pretty sure it's a legal requirement to state that and it's "Class". If not then maybe some comparison of the claimed effective distance of old vs new, although there you're much more reliant on the manufacturers claims than specs. Only other way is to take a power measurement but for that you'd need a laser power meter sensitive in the IR range at low powers. I'm guessing from what's been said, the EU has safety concerns over the laser power of IR emitters and so has placed a restriction on t
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    The place I go fishing has had the oppsoite problem. Canada Geese all summer breeding and now not one in sight.
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    Just the one civilian rifle I believe atm. It's like any new calibre, takes a while to establish itself .....or fail.... Who knows which. Only time will tell. On the military side it depends on winning the contract. On the civilian side, I believe they said they were going to support irrespective (probably because of development costs), it's going to depend on offering something existing rifles don't at a price around that of conventional rounds. It could be the best calibre in the world but if the rounds cost £4 compared to say £2 for a 6.5, it's not going to get much traction, at least in th
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    I'm sick of those people demanding extra Lefts ( couldn't really say rights ) such as left handed pencils, hammers and ammunition.
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    Either that or take one without a licence....
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    If you want the latest and greatest craze, maybe wait to see if the .277 Sig Fury takes off? Could easily become the next hot potato, at least in the US, if ammo's not too pricey given the casing differences.
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    I see you've got one with pink handles behind the sofa for your wellies as well. Don't tell her you knicked that one either.
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    Was going to say it will deafen you, but she probably deafened you as well. Welcome to your 2nd wife!
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    Maybe these posts are just antis fishing for licensing information and to see whether it's easy to cirumvent the checks. Hoepfully, if that is the case, they realise, the checks are stringent and the only way you get a licence is by rpoving your suitability.
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    Yeah it's unfortunate and we all do our best to ensure every single shot is humane, but unforseen circumstances happen occassionally. As Sausage says with expanding ammo, it's probably dead as it would have probably bled out very quickly.
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    Looks as if the lead lost a few feet and maybe some pounds. Maybe it had beem dieting. CZ's can't go wrong. Great gun at a good price. Can always add a Boyds if you're someone who likes wood but doesn't like the final finish.
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    So now you have man boobs as well as a tub. Giving all your secrets away Ben. The secret to avoiding a black eye is not to go jogging. Why do you think fat people don't do it?
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    A plastic tub to you is an alter for others.... Next question to the OP, what are you do this weekend? I'm polishing my tub!
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    If it's an old well used gun, then chalk it up to wear and tear. Parts do break over time. I've seen plenty of bits break on expensive guns on clayshoots that were a few years old. My guess is it's just fatigued. New part and you're good to go with any shell it's rated for. If you're worried get a dealer to check the proof.
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    Surely it's a metal fatigue issue in the gun rather than a shell issue. I'm pretty sure guns are proofed to way more than the shotshell pressures to ensure a good margin for safety for over pressure situations. That being the case, it would be highly unlikely for the shell to be able to do that. In any case on overpressure, I would expect to see barrel damage / damage to other components. My guess is metal fatigue in a possibly faulty part from the factory. If you were going to claim against anyone, ti would be the maufacturer.
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    The ones without internal baffles are really common. You shouldn't have much trouble at any plumbers merchants. I'm guessing this is for a pond filter? There's a large circular one here (227 litres) although you can't see inside to check to baffles, I doubt it has them though (there are other sizes): https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/Kingspan-Pc50C-Ferham-Open-Topped-Circular-227L-Cold-Water-Cistern-Stackable-Only/p/799312 Then plenty of these in various sizes: https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/Kingspan-Pc20R-Ferham-Open-Toppped-Rectangular-91L-Cold-Water-Cistern-Stackable/p/9532
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    Must have been one of those new auto loaders.... Damn confusing for those criminals as well. Round shape goes into the round hole. Obviously never listened at nursery school.....
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    Look at the link in the post above Phil. I have 4 of these in my loft albeit the smaller ones.
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    It's a domestic water header tank: https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/Kingspan-Pc50R-Ferham-Open-Topped-Rectangular-227L-Cold-Water-Cistern-Stackable/p/953254 Either fallen from a plumbers van (maybe an open backed one), been dumped or could have been intended for the use you suggested.
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    Yeah one thing I forgot to mention as well Phil, is I think the calibre choices were ALL ill advised. There's the issue with the HMR but also .300 BLK may raise some alarm bells in someone with "history". So far as I'm aware, it's virtually non existent in the UK. It's a military calibre for special ops in the US, which may raises some questions as to it's choice and whether the person idolises / has an obssession with the military or has non legal uses in mind. Although, .223 (5.56) is also a military calibre, it's very well established as a civilian calibre in .223 guise with a wide ran
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    Provided you have licensing insurance cover, I would fight it. However, Philpott has a point on co-terminous certs. That said it cuts both ways, if they regarded any of the incidents as relevent to your suitability to hold firearms, why would they regard it as irrelevent for your SGC and grant you a Shotgun Cert? Also, have theere been any issues with holding this? If not, then it seems to negate a lot of the reasons for denying you an FAC on safety grounds. An appeal does put the SGC at risk although question could they now revoke your SGC even if you accept a refusal on the FAC as they've di
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