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  1. I'm not sure that some really do get it, and it won't be just confined to their household. One of my relations has contracted it. He is an electrician, and tack and trace have confirmed where he picked it up, and it was from a hard surface in a house he was doing an install on. He was on it immediately, and isolated, as have his wife and children. But it shows how easily this is spread to others that are not in your family group.
  2. I didn't suggest they are. Interesting discussion on LBC radio about this subject.
  3. GMB poll this morning. 75% thought the governments plan was bad news. Of the 25% who didn't, imagine, if this is representative of the country, the millions that will be spreaders. People seem to think its a war with the government and are focused and taking pride in being defiant, and do not seem to grasp the concept that the war is against a killer virus. 600 yesterday? My view is, we're nearly there, vaccine on the doorstep. Can't people hold on for a few months to protect others and have a blow out in Easter as was said above?
  4. Don't discount the full length single barrel moderated. I had the three shot pump Mossberg. I really enjoyed using it. However, I found it patterned badly with some shells and was very un balanced with it being heavy at the muzzle end. I contemplated putting some weight in the stock, but then tried a friends Baikal hush power. It handles a dream by comparison and patterns beautifully resulting in being twice as effective. Thats just my experience, others will have different views.
  5. You'll need a dedicated fill valve on any bottle you buy specifically for filling air rifles. Bottles for diving have a different valve. Most pcp's are upwards of a 200bar fill without getting into sweet spots. Therefore, a bottle with a 232 fill pressure won't have as many fills as you might think. A 300bar is preferable. Of course, the bigger the bottle, the more fills your rifle will get. The other pain, is going back and forth to the dive shop, and the testing that is required. All straightforward, but if you are a bit away from a dive shop, its a pain. They've all gone from round me now, and the nearest is 30 miles away. So I bought one of the Chinese compressors from Amazon. Absolutely brilliant! Just looked, and they are £199. About £20 cheaper on that auction site. Pop PCP compressor into the search. I know its a huge chunk of money, but a bottle will cost more unless you're going to go for a small one. Then no one wants to buy them if they are out of test. Nothing worse than having to count your fills, and going for a fill for a good shoot session only to find your cylinder hasn't enough left in it. Hope this helps.
  6. Anyone else despair over the governments plan to have family groups getting together for xmas? I know its a great time usually for some, not great for others, but I can see absolute carnage at the end of Jan! Just my thoughts......
  7. I've had both. Both really good scopes. I found the Sidewinder reticle just too fine for me and the Viper far superior. Of all the lower end scopes I've had, I personally prefer the MTC scopes and the turret arrangement. Those sizes of your choice are quiet weighty, as I found. I have the 4-16x50 Viper on my 223, and can pop squirrels at 250+ yards. I opted for something a little smaller on the Fac Airwolf, and bought an Optisan EVX. 4-16x44i. Just that bit smaller over the 50, and really good optics. Its millrad over MOA which is a good facility. I found the HW100 a fantastic rifle, but am weight averse these days😂 Good luck, hope this info is useful.
  8. Evil little ******* to trim, let alone deal with on a daily basis! About as useful as a chocolate tea pot!😂 I have three on my books. Its taken years to get to the point where I can actually trim them without a fight! Its like holding onto a runaway Jack hammer! We earn every penny! Nigel of course, is spoilt rotten, and rightly so......tea, cakes, bacon butties...............no such luxury here in Surrey!!!!
  9. turbo33

    Hades

    I really don't get the Hades hype? Its not a CF bullet travelling fast enough to fragment! IMHO people are lead to believe its going to transform a 12ftlb air rifle into something its never going to be. Find the most accurate pellet for your rifle and put it in the right place. I agree with Strimmer, a Diablo for longer ranges or a flat head close up, providing they are accurate in your rifle, will do the job every time. If a diablo can take out a rabbit at up to 50 yards comfortably, then the same would be true of a squirrel. Its only about accurate shot placement.👍
  10. I wondered about this too. Did some research, and its mostlyl based on the HN virus, that originally morphed from horses, hence the "H". The HN virus's take a known circuit around the globe annually. They start in Asia at the beginning of the year, and get to us by late autumn/winter. So the science on which strain to vaccinate against is largely forecasted. It might also be the case, as Ginger Cat says, there is a bit of a cocktail based on more than one virus doing the rounds.
  11. All I can say, is a mates parents went for theirs at the chemist ( As did I), to be told, they were out of stock for their age group? Also heard that there are different levels in the recipe of the vaccine, depending on age/vulnerability, from another source. I don't know the detail of this, but if it is the case, maybe its why some people get more of a reaction than others. Friend of 50yrs had one last year and was really poorly for 48 hours. Best ask the person that stabbed you for clarification!!!
  12. Hmmm, don't know Ditchy? Had mine on wednesday........hardly felt the needle and absolutely no side effects........yet!!!!
  13. So are you saying that Chris Eubank wearing tweed and wearing a monocle looked out of place? 😂😂
  14. Hi N. i use new primed Fiocchi cases from John at Folkstone engineering. He does a great price on new primed cases. If you order 2000 delivered, they work out at 6p each. A primer alone is around 4p. The other factor I’ve found, is factory cases are skived. So the mouths get stretched and split, so take a bit of sorting and trimming. I don’t skiv mine so they can be used several times over before the are no longer useable. But tbh, I can’t be bothered with the faffing for saving 2p!😀 hope this helps.
  15. Thanks Arjimlad, you too. Sorry a hijack wasn’t intended. Nice to be old school with the small gauge. atb t33
  16. Can’t beat a 410 session! I’ve popped out twice recently just for a couple of hours each time with my yilditz o/u. Pocket of carts, seat, and just made a hide the old fashioned way, no nets just cut a few sprigs. Dropped a couple and used them as decoys on a hazel stick. Had several left and rights, and dropped many at 40 yards and a bit more. Full and 3/4 choke, 18grm 6/7 home loaded. Great times, no whirlies, batteries, flappers, just how it used to be!
  17. Some information here. These are just the recorded cases.
  18. I was asked by a client to deal with some rabbits in her garden. She had a couple of men laying a patio. One had overheard the conversation and announced he was going to get an air rifle. His intention was to shoot deer with it! It sin't worth discussing here the conversation that ensued. My aunt is a vet, and whilst I prefer dogs to cats, its quite distressing to see the jars on the shelf in the surgery of airgun pellets removed from cats. I am reasonably confident, that this behaviour is not represented by the enthusiastic members here that have a passion for their sport, nor do I think that any of the aforementioned would either secure a permission or pass an interview with a reasonably astute FEO. Its not foolproof, but at the very least its restrictive. And as I and Stuartyboy states above, becomes a custodial offence to be in possession of an un licensed weapon.
  19. I was just replying with the same.It would be impossible to license knives. The only thing that can be done, is being done with current legislation. However, the RFD's are full of shotguns. air rifles etc. No licence required no purchase, no licence required for purchase help yourself!!!!
  20. Completely agree with this Cannon. I’m not entirely sure what law would be broken by shooting various animal domestic and otherwise, with at present a legally held air rifle. Animal cruelty etc. But once it becomes a licensed firearm and subject to licensing compliance, it’s a different ball game. Bona fide people of good character stand every chance of being granted a licence, so no problem there. Those tgat clearly are of the type that would choose to shoot at domestic animals and possibly other people would hopefully to a very reasonable degree, be denied. Thereafter, caught doing the same and in possession of an un licensed weapon in someone else’s property becomes custodial.
  21. I’m sure. Tbh, I don’t think reloading Used 410 shells are worth the hassle. A new primed case is around 10p. A primer is 4p, for the faffing about of sorting, trying to open case mouths, re sizing etc, it’s only a saving of £1.50 per 25. If you have a cheap source of shot, make your own etc, that’s where I make my savings. New primed case, SP3, over powder card, fibre wad. £4.37... then add shot. I load them by hand, but use electronic scales tgat I use for the CF. I can comfortably make 60 an hour that way with no hassle. Now, if used 410 cases would reload as easily as 12g cases, that would be something!!
  22. Intersting debate. I have to agree with Cannon's views. Of course crimes have been committed by license holders, absolutely tragic. But as the law stands at present, anyone over the age of 18, can lawfully and easily purchase a sub 12ftlb air rifle. If a crime is committed with that rifle, it is rightly classified as an incident involving a legally help weapon. The pubic perception, through ignorance, and manipulated by the media, will be it was held by a licensed person. Of course, given the right funding, and contacts, firearms can be obtained on the black market, I don't think anyone would dispute that. I had a conversation some years ago with a chap that lived in a perfectly nice part of London. He caught a taxi back to his house daily, and the drivers were always asking if he wanted XYZ. He said he could get any sort of weapon, if he was that type of person, delivered faster than a Dominoes Pizza!. An air weapon that can easily and legally be obtained, that has more than enough power/accuracy at drive by ranges, to do what the un scrupulous want to do, its only a matter of time before the stats show that occurring. I understand the sensitivity to changes and further restrictions/compliance, but the demographic of our country has changes, and sadly, people are out there prepared to behave in a primitive way. Anything that could restrict their access to weapons of any description can only be a good thing.
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