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...und now, ze vaiting begins.

Dutch mountain rescue?

al4x, No, I don't mean trying anything underhand to obtain an FAC. Heck no. The scenario I had in mind would be a pigeon shooter, who's farmer is screaming at him to deal with his pigeons, but who simply can't get on to the ground to do what's required, getting someone else who he knows and trusts to be a safe shot to go onto that land in his place to help both him and the farmer out a bit. (In anticipation of numerous offers of help from PW members, I underline again that this is a hypothetical question, thanks.)

Your response most especially appreciated al4x. She's lovely, isn't she? That is what I was thinking as well. There's no legal requirement that I'm aware of (I stand to be corrected) that says you have to have a letter. It's obviously good practice, but not a necessity. If 'A' signs a permission letter for 'B', with the prior verbal agreement of the landowner, then does that not constitute a sort of informal syndicate? One I was just pondering, you see, and it's not as straightforward as it first appears. I just thought I post it on here to see what peoples' thoughts were. Perhaps somebody out there has already been in this situation, or is a lawyer with knowledge of this sort of thing.

Thanks for the responses, folks! I was thinking specifically of a situation where 'A' isn't available to get to the farmer's land to shoot, for instance because he's on holiday, and the farmer's also otherwise indisposed, but does still need his crops protecting. 'A' writes 'B' a note granting him permission to stand-in for him while he's away. Better to let those crops take a battering?

Hypothetical question...: Let's say a landowner gave written permission to shooter 'A' to shoot on his land, with explicit permission to have others also shoot with him. Would 'A' then be able to sign a permission letter for another shooter 'B', or would the landowner need to sign it? Your thoughts?

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Did that take long to knock up at art school, artschool? 1/4

Good one!

'Ecky thump!

Hi Major! I have one of these CLICKY, the black 'S' model, with the outdoor 'shell' housing, and it works a treat. You can use it wired or wirelessly, it's up to you. Highly recommended.

Hi DrQ, Looks like there might have been a bit of rework done at some point. Reason I say that is not so much because of the blueing, but because those rows of tiny indentations on the ends of the hooks (left one in picture is more apparent than right) look like vice marks to me. I can't see it having been shipped from the factory like that, although I suppose it's possible. I'm no gunsmith myself, note, but if I were to clamp them in a vice I'd first line the vice with soft jaws, i.e. some material softer than that I'm working on, to prevent these marks. If whoever did this didn't know to do that, or just didn't bother, then that might raise questions as to their competency. It'll probably be fine, but it might be worth dropping it in at your local friendly gunsmith to get them to have a look over it, just to be absolutely sure. Probably worth it for peace of mind, as much as anything else? Klunk out.

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I think it does depend on what gun we're talking about, as previously stated. I never dry fire my B525, because firing that cocks the ejector springs. Taking the tension off the hammer springs mean putting tension on the ejector springs. Ejector springs are dearer than hammer sprigs to replace, so I prefer to risk breaking hammer springs than ejector springs. It's the logic of the cheapskate My rimfire's pin isn't able to hit the breech, because it's stopped short by a crosspin, so dryfiring shouldn't be an issue, however it's a 10/22, so hammer spring tension can be let of gently for storage by sliding the bolt back about half an inch, pulling the trigger, then sliding the bolt slowly forwards again. My centre fire is a Rem700, so striker tension can be let off by holding the trigger back whilst closing the bolt. Just my .02 Klunk out