Peter De La Mare

Americans love reloading shells, but the amount of exploded barrels and missing thumbs/fingers I've seen on US forums has made me think that it's not worth the aggro.

Thanks for the reply and the info. I may just take you up on that offer.

How are you getting on with this? I like having an auto around as well as my o/u so this looks like a possibility.

None the wiser as I can't see any description that mentions the door edge, and the illustration image they use looks extremely similar to my door. Anyway, I've already rolled over and I have a new cabinet arriving on Wednesday. Then the certificate will arrive shortly after that which is all I care about now lol.

Thank you all for the replies and advice chaps, it's much appreciated. I have a slight admission to make however, bit embarrassing, but the cabinet after a look for some more photos turns out not to be a Brattonsound after all. If I could find the embarrassed smiley I'd insert it here. It's made by a company called S.M.P in Telford, and for the life of me this is news despite owning it from new in 1990. The bit the FEO is objecting to is the door edge being a simple fold.

Here's a pic.

lol I like those ideas. Hey Gordon, glad to be back. Hope to be out next weekend. Yes, I agree. It's been fine for nearly 30 years but the new FEO doesn't like the door. Can these regulations change? There must be loads of cabinets like these out there. I actually like my new FEO, very pleasant and helpful, but I'm not sure about this. Also, even stranger, I asked about this new cabinet and was told the hinges make it a fail. This cabinet has the relevant BS kite mark and is "Police Approved" though I'm not sure how that's measured. https://www.lichfieldsafecentre.co.uk/media/pdf/GS8010K_SERIES_-_TUCANA_GUN_SAFES.pdf Good idea, thanks. What do you think it's worth? I'll send you pictures. £50?

Finally after a monumental battle I have finally got my shotgun certificate back. The trouble is, is in that time it seems my 1980s Brattonsound cabinet is no longer favoured by my new FEO due to the door flange being jemmi-able (new word I invented). So with no appetite for a fresh battle I've just gone for the quick win and replaced it with a new suitable one. What to do with the old one now? Dump it? Has it any value otherwise? It's in really good condition, two lock, has lockable inner-box at the top, immensely heavy etc. Seems a shame to dump it.

I've had two, and I'm almost likely buying a 3rd. The Invictus ACS. I had a Summit way back when literally nobody had heard of them in 2007 or 8 Asia felt so good and had a lot of features from more expensive guns. I sold that for significantly more than I paid for it 5 years later in favour of a very pretty Maxum with custom wood. I put a lot of cartridges through them and never suffered any rust or reliability issues, unlike my browning. A minor fore-end split was replaced with a matching one straight away. I'm actually a fussy tart and would buy anything unless it looked and functioned well. My shortlist is Invictus, DT11 and K-80, says it all maybe.

Was nice seeing Ed again, it's been a long time.

I had a play with a pro-rib K-80. It's still on my list as I hit 9 of the 10 targets presented, 2 each of 5 targets. Missed the easy sitter with a trigger finger freeze on the 2nd bird, which was a bit annoying. Just the DT11 version left to try now, Guerini Invicta also still on list after trying it at the RK country fair a few weeks ago.

Presume we just turn up for this? No need to book?

I'm there. I need to try a K80 sporter and pro-rib sporter.

I'll start a 2016 edition....

Thanks Ed, I'll be there !

Hey Auntie! Nice to see that you're still around lol.

Well that's a blessing.

Well that sucks. This forum used to generate a great social place to either go shoot together with north/south competitions and suchlike. Much amusent was had and light-hearted mickey taking.

Suppose I'd better make all these AA next year. Was rather hoping they'd all have dropped a class so I could sandbag in the lower classes for prize money. All Round A English Skeet C English Sporting B Sportrap B

Is this the last of the 'how well did we shoot today' series? Mid 2012? What's happened to this forum?

Whole ****, this brings back memories. Who is cursed as the current daddy?

I'll update this list to include a couple of grounds I've tried in the last couple of months as I start dipping my toe in again. Shrove Hill JJ's Dartford Hawleys Southdown West Kent Gatton Bottom Court Farm Caterham Meon Springs High Lodge Doveridge Northamptonshire Barrow Heath Lakenheath Royal Berkshire Southern Counties A1 Fennes Kingsferry Grimsthorpe Kibworth Essex Shooting School Essex Shootin Ground (Fyfield) Copfurn Hepworth Hall Arnold's Farm Howletts Hall White Bear Shakespear's County (Carl Bloxham's place) Aitken, grant and Lang (Markygate) Sporting Targets The last two are good places to shoot with towers, lots of stands, and an interesting mix of targets.

Hey Gordon, thank you very much, it's good to be back. Doesn't look like my "How did we shoot today" type Sunday update thread(s) have not survived. I may go back and dig up some cool threads from the past.

Ha, hi Brian. I look forward to posting my tales of woe and event anxiety excuses again. Have you had any experience with the high rib guns yet? DT11 pro-rib is taking my fancy.

Evening all. Been a while since I've popped in, 5 years give or take. I took a little sabbatical for various reasons, work etc, but now I want to get back into it. Shotgun certificate has been requested and hopefully should be a month or 3 away. I'm now living in Milton Keynes having moved from London Dockands so I lost most of my favourite grounds, but hopefully there are some good ones round here. I know of Sporting Targets and Aitkens. I'll travel down south occasionally to see the old group of shooting buddies, whom I presume re still around at JJ's, Dartford and various other places in Essex and Kent. Next gun may be a DT11 or K80. Quite fancy trying out the high-rib jobbies and see how they shoot. Anything of consequence happen around here since? I see Catamong still posting away, anyone else remember poor ol' little me?