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My kids, my garden, cooking, running, poker & making **** house music on my computer
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Now Sold. Thanks
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Hi, I have a Lee Loader kit (the one where you do everything by hand) as well as a Lee Safety Powder Scale, a powder funnel and an MTM loading tray. New it would be about £100 worth so how about £40 posted?
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Yes. I assume they're waiting for stock. Paul did offer to split a double, though, so worth sending a message if you're interested.
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I don't usually post spontaneous recommendations but hopefully this might help if people are looking... After a lot of research on here and some physical shopping around, I recently bought a double leather slip from the Patrick Leather Company - who trade as Murphy199 on eBay. I'm honestly completely blown away by the quality - especially as the price was so keen. And the icing on the cake was that Paul was incredibly helpful and delivery took less than 48 hours. Highly recommended!
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Diesel Particulate Filters - Can I live with one?
blowin replied to blowin's topic in Motoring Section
That's interesting. I wondered how the forced regen would work with the auto start/stop. Is this on an S-Max or something else? If it is then I'm sure my wife can be trusted to thrash it for a bit if it doesn't do the auto-stop on arrival at school or wherever. -
If you like American IPAs but don't have the kit to do the all-grain recipes on the Brewdog site then this stuff is excellent. https://www.brewuk.co.uk/ab-ipa4kg-40pt.html Follow the instructions, don't let it get too warm while it ferments and leave it in the bottle for a month. More expensive than most but the best 'instant' kit I've come across.
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Diesel Particulate Filters - Can I live with one?
blowin replied to blowin's topic in Motoring Section
Thanks for the advice everyone. Have decided to avoid the diesel and look for a petrol. Cheers. -
Hello Gents. One for the mechanics/motor enthusiasts. My wife needs a new car to drive our 3 kids and dog around in. Average use is getting the kids to school (5 minutes into the village on country roads twice a day), running various errands (4-6 15-20 minute journeys a week) and then occasional family outings (maybe a couple of 45+ minute journeys a month). We're out in the sticks so these journeys are fairly speedy and uninterrupted. Having test driven a bunch of options, the S-Max Diesel 2.0 is her definite favourite. However, we've been warned that new diesels with particulate filters can be a problem if they don't get out on the motorway regularly. The obvious solution is to buy a petrol but there are very few about so it would mean spending an extra £5k+ and (probably) settling for a slightly under-powered engine. Everything I've read says that modern diesels are not good for 'short journeys and stop start urban driving' - which isn't very helpful when making my decision because that's not what we do BUT as I've outlined, most of our journeys are short and from a cold start. Any advice/opinions welcome. Many thanks.
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After a lot of pestering, I recently promised a couple of colleagues that I would take them shooting. I thought about coaching these two first-timers myself for about ten seconds – before deciding that I needed the services of someone qualified. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to get to know Terry 'Bakerboy' a few years ago when I started shooting. Back then he was just finishing off his BASC and CPSA coaching qualifications. So I got in touch and we set a date at the A1. Well, as expected, from the moment we arrived to the moment we left it was brilliant. Terry is a natural teacher as well as a lot of fun to be around. He even managed to tailor his non-stop banter to suit two ladies – one of whom is vegan! So whether you need to work on your own skills or introduce a friend/colleague/kid to the joys of shooting I couldn't recommend Terry more highly. My only problem now is that the rest of my staff are all demanding an outing. You can find him at http://www.claycoachterry.co.uk or just PM Bakerboy via the forum.
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+1 to mixers on top. Super simple and the most fun you can have carp fishing – especially if you're on holiday with limited time. A few hours between late afternoon and dusk on a hot day can be frantic. Just need a controller float, a catty, a bag of biscuits and a fake plastic mixer on a size 10 hook. Some Mucilin line-floatant will help too but vaseline works OK.
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Hello all. Thanks for your replies - really sorry not to get back sooner but the automated email update thing didn't work (i.e. I didn't set it up right!) so I assumed nobody had replied. Terry, thank you very much. Am still trying to get back to you with some dates but might take you up on a loan and go and have a go at A1 on our own. Stuart, as with most things if it's what I need I'll spend as much as I have to and as little as I can get away with! rwade, thanks for the offer. I am actually in N. Wales in July so I will make a mental note and if I'm still looking I will get in touch! Cheers
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My son is seven and doing OK with a borrowed .410 but I'd really like to get him something smaller. Does anyone have a twenty or .410 with a shortened stock in the cabinet that they no longer use? Doesn't have to be anything special but would be good if the trigger was half decent - I've shot quite a few old bolt actions where you really have to give it a tug and this would be a problem for him. I'm in north Herts near Stevenage. Thanks folks.
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My son (7) shoots a .410 with these on and seems fine. They seem very well made and well padded although I can't vouch for their effectiveness on any technical level.
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Spooky timing. Just put in for my variation. So knowing my luck this will sell pronto!
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Sadly I'm in Spain but I'd thoroughly recommend this. Awesome fun.