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  2. Scope for 17hmr...

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    Used the older Mamba Lite 3-12 x 44 side focus scopes on .17HMR, .22RF and .25 FAC Air with the pard add on up until recently going dedicated NV scope.

    Also used Leapers 30mSide Focus m 3-12 x 44 Accushot scopes with good results.

    Will be putting them all up for sale eventually

     

  5. Browning T Bolt Picatinny/Weaver Rail

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    4 minutes ago, pg339 said:

    Hi

    I have a pair of Leupold QRW steel weaver bases for the T Bolt. Don't know if they're any good to you or not. They came with a set of Leupold QRW rings that I bought, but I don't have a T Bolt.

    Thanks for the offer but I am after the one piece base to replace the normal two piece fitted to the T Bolt so as to be able to mount an NV unit with 75mm long Picatinny

  7. Battery

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    Off topic a little ....

    Had to charge the 105AH battery on my 2016 X4 last month as the battery went flat due to not being used and various kit such as the alarm system slowly but surely draining it over a period of a couple of months.

    First attempt was to use a 1.5A battery charger/conditioner that trickle charged it for a couple of days, enough to start it but not put any amount of real charge in.

    Second attempt was to purchase a 4A/8A charger/conditioner that did a better job but stiil didnt get it to "Full" status on the chargers digital read out as expected after yet another couple of days.

    Also came to realise after first attempt that the vehicle does not like having the charger connected directly to the battery which lives in the boot, the charging leads need to be connected to terminals under bonnet so as to feed the battery via the ecu/copmuter or it confuses the system and which results in various fault codes that then require clearing.

    All good so far but expecting a bill of around £200+ when it eventually requires renewing and which also then needs "registering" with the vehicle ECU that a new one has been fitted, pretty sure this can be a DIY job as well rather than parting with a kidney at the main dealership.

  13. Torn knee cartilage

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    Tore the cartilage pretty bad in my left knee around 15 years ago, I put up with the pain and inconvenience of the  torn but still attached section popping out and eventually back in again for a while till it decided to do so one time whilst I was carrying a 25kg motor up a flight of steel stairs when on a night shift, when it used to pop out the knee used to give way which was OK and I could recover from a tumble most of the time, that occasion prompted me to get it sorted.

    I had keyhole surgery where it was cut out and trimmed by one of the best knee surgeons at the time as cartilage does not repair itself naturally, been bone on bone since and I still put some miles in whilst out and about during the year, no doubt the knee will require a replacement at some stage but at least it doesnt pop out and collapse me anymore.

    All depends how bad yours is and if it lets you down at all as mine used to and when least expecting it, and also how deep your pockets are if considering going private with the NHS waiting lists time being at an all time high.

  14. General Grabber AT 225 70 16 Tyres x 4

    in Other Sales

  20. New Laptop

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    Went through same motions earlier in the year and ended up going with Stone Refurb for a used A+ condition

    Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Yoga - Intel Core i5-8250U - 8GB RAM - 240GB SSD - Win 11 Pro for just under £215

    Suits my needs and replaced previous Lenovo Thinkpad from curry's that cost over £500 some 10 years or so previous

  23. Ring door camera Wi-Fi jammer

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    as mentioned above, the good jammers can knock out a decent size area, we live in a cul-de sac which was hit a while ago with all wi-fi knocked out at midnight and a neighbours keyless jag being stolen, a hardwired cctv system picked visitors up during previous early hours actually pulling up at the end of several driveways and photographing various vehicles, nothing safe i'm afraid.

  24. Pension triple lock under review !!!!

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    4 minutes ago, Old farrier said:

    To be fair you will probably loose most of it in tax 

    your state pension will take care of the tax allowances and you will have to pay 20..40% on taxes on your private pension income 

    giving with one hand taken with the other 🙄

    Well aware of the tax implications and dont have an issue with them,

    Just want what's rightfully due without someone else deciding how or what those of us that have made additional provisions should be due

  25. Pension triple lock under review !!!!

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    22 hours ago, oowee said:

    Not quite sure i follow all of this but i would certainly agree the protections need to be higher. Pension payments (benefits) are currently too high relative to contributions and they encourage many pensioners to not work. If the system of payments related  more closely to contributions, many pensioners would not be able to sit at home relying on benefits (pension). 

     

    3 hours ago, stumfelter said:

    Don't know if you really believe this or are after bites but either way you're some piece of work....

    +1 (some piece of work this chap), let's all keep working for the masters till we drop then should we, ?????

    Definition of "Pensioner" ...... "a person who receives a pension, especially the retirement pension" 

    I think the main gist of the conversation here is Retirement ........... rather than to keep marching to the sound of the drum, and to be able to do so relatively comfortably for however many years we may have left on thee planet having spent the vast majority getting to this point working for a living in the first place.

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