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    Like I said good reason and an extra witness. Nothing that would have prevented something like this. Suitability of land is simply to ensure stray bullets don't exit the boundaries. Tying a gun to a piece of land still doesn't stop the owner going crazy. I think for once the Home Office got the recommendations right rather than going over the top and that is to check social media for signs of worrying posts. I also think the Police have some explaining to do, however, not for the return of the gun after an assault - anyone can end up in a fight and it's not necessarily their fault eg gett
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    Not sure about Spanish Law but the UK definition of a firearm is pretty wide. Can't remember it exactly, but it does cover most things.
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    Shotguns no different to FAC apart from 1 extra character witness and good reason, neither of which would make any difference to someone becoming unstable. Two things need to be different: 1. The attitude of those in the community who know someone applying for a weapon who they believe is unsuitable must change if there's a real reason to suspect that person is unsuitable and they must grass the person up 2. The Police need to start listening to warnings about someone where credible. There's some suggestion here that the persons family may have contacted the Police / NHS over t
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    They already have. What do you think MI5 do in the 3 months when you apply? They'vre searching for known connections to terrorist / extremist groups and checking for anything alarming that you've been posting anywhere. Through OSCINT tools they can find anything you've posted ever. You complain about lax laws but the Police can't check every post made between granting a cert and renewal. It's not along ago someone on here was saying they had a friend they knew had unsuitable behaviour and had applied but wouldn't report that to the police as it was grassing him. I said that person should
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    A Hire Company once offered me a Vauxhall Mereva similar to this when I took my car in to a dealership go back to the factory for a paint problem: I told them I'd have my car back and cancel for another time (they had a flat bed waiting). Needles to say I got an upgrade to a quite decent sporty Corsa. Not much of an upgrade, but an upgrade nevertheless! I wonder now what they'd have said if I kept it and returned it with a deer in the rear...
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    You were lucky. I only got nettles.
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    I was offered some land with a wall called the Maginot Line on it. Impervious wall. One previous owner, never used. Apparently the French forgot to extend it into the low countries and the Germans just drove around. May I direct our French cousins to their closely related Italian cousins and specifically tell them to as for someone called Hadrian in Rome. Apparently he knows how to build walls which don't have ends. May I also advise he doesn't mention this when in Scotland.
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    If it was the same panic buying I hope you didn't get shot up the arse. It seems that's the plan in the US atm, one arsehole shooting another. (Just to be clear to our US friends, I do like you, it's a joke!).
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    The Americans are expecting civil war so everyone bought every available gun and round. This is a typical US gunshop not an exception atm. US's largest gunshop. Only 10 types of ammo advertised (rest presumably already removed from the website as you'd expect them to have hundreds of types and thousands of boxes ordinarily), and of those 8 are out of stock, 1 is all but unused these days, leaving 1 choice for those (in the US) with a handgun and 0 choices for rifles or shotguns: Ammunition WWW.HYATTGUNSTORE.COM Get your handgun, shotgun, and rifle a
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    Straight away looking at it, it isn't 24x optical assuming they keep within 24x max for the video. Those last few zoom increments are clearly digital zoom which is why the picture becomes pixelated and noisy. The daytime performance looks flat although it could have just been the lighting conditions and the way a scope limits light gathering compared to other optics. As Ian says, the best way is to see it for yourself. Personally I often find professionally produced video is far better than I can achieve.
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    Sheep shears?
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    Think he's already done the making. Too much fun in them there barns.
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    Different type of shooting.
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    Might not be his record but his recent conduct that's the issue and if the police aren't aware, he gets a certificate as his record is in the past and considered spent when he's still a prick and thus a risk currently. TBH if he's such a prick I wouldn't want him as a friend anyway. Why would you want to hang out with someone who's going to embarrass you or land you in trouble either directly or by association? Apart from the issues he might cause you generally, it only needs you to all be out down town on a drunk night out, all messing around pushing each other, hoping benches etc a
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    I agree but how can they decide if they don't kow the full facts? If this guys history is in the past and he's responsible now then maybe. The OP didn't make it sound like that. It's a fine line between being a grass and being responsible and protecting yourself and others from someone unsuitable. Many say they wouldn't do anything to jeopardise their cert, but that's exactly what you're doing if you let someone irresponsible get one. Firearms Incidents only lead to more restrictions and a possible total ban for everyone. The line here comes on the persons history. Long time i
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    ..and that's exactly why I speak to firearms and express concerns. Every incident that occurs is a possible ban to ownership. The best way to avoid that is to ensure anyone who might have unsuitable tendancies doesn't get a licence. It's not a matter of pride or snitching, it's about protecting your licence and sport. From the sounds of it, this is the sort of guy who might go to the pub, get spannered, come home with his mates, get the gun out, guess what I've got, load a shell, points it at his mates and pretends to shoot someone shouting bang, you afraid, and goes around a few of the m
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    TBH I haven't known anyone with a cert willing to be a ref for someone else. Just tell him that you looked into it and the advice you received is that anyone with a cert shouldn't be a ref for someone else becasue if anything goes wrong it puts their cert in jeopardy. Just tell him he's better asking one of his other mates therefore. Also, if you think he's unsuitable maybe time for an anonymous call to firearms. I'm guessing he'll tell you if he has a visit. I agree with Dev. We need to keep guns out of the wrong hands. Anyone with a record that drinks heavily and reading between the lin
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    I kind of disagree although plod will take any excuse to remove you. Some things are inexcusable. However, trying to discern between a fox and a dog on private land where it should be at night through thermal is going to be difficult to impossible especially if distance is involved as Ian pointed out with his experience. That's the problem with thermal, you're hunting shapes and sizes not easily identifiable targets and wherever there's ambiguity in identification, mistakes can happen. I feel sorry for the guys who lost their ticket. A fox sized dog is going to be almost impossible t
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    It's the mint sauce you need. The lamb is only a bonus...
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    Have to love the US. I was just in the grocery store walking past the lettuce when I noticed the shotguns were selling cheap..... In the UK, I was just in the grocery store walking past the lettuce when I reached the Vegan and Free From Food section..... I have to say if those guns are new, it shows just how much we get ripped off in the UK. Many of those would be £1,500 or more in the UK if reputable brands. Probably £600-£700 2nd hand. Even a cheap brand new gun would be probably £400+.
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    OK, not me, but saw this yesterday. Quite shocking and shows how dangerous old ammo or incorrectly reloaded ammo can be:
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    That's just bs and the same rubbish some other areas used to pull. If you have licensing cover you could seek advaice on taking them to Court. There's absolutely no basis for refusing you a CF for a period of time. Licences are supposed to be granted on need, ie good reason, not the passage of time. It should depend on what the land is suitable for, the type of prey to be shot and the distances you need to be able to shoot them at. As for open licences, they're supposed to be granted on need also, although in absence of need, experience does often play apart. That said if you have a need, it s
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    Surprised the snowflake neighbours haven't complained to the Council. See he has CCTV (although the cameras are mounted too high for a facial shot), but would have thought it would have been better in the back garden in any event. Would have made an excellent lawn centre piece. Despite the CCTV, I predict a poor fate for this stag.
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    Has it definately gone deep and not splashed on that 1st fox Ben? Could be why he ran. Very difficult to tell from a photo. Personally, I'd go for heavier ammo with a .204. Although speed is king in many ways, the .204 has speed with all the choices and you'll only wear the barrel faster once you go over 4,000fps. Personally I'd try the 40gr Vmax. It's still 3900fps witrh Hornady Super Performance and around 3700fps with normal ammo. Should hit harder and penerate deeper. Just my thoughts.
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    Well it stops runners. If it gets away, simply go out the following night and follow the glow.
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