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Final comment on this thread.My initial post clearly stated "in my opinion" the Rabbit was too small to shoot-I made no derogatory remarks towards the OP in any shape or form that would cause offence and I am glad that non seems to have been taken.Chrispti-who,s assuming the worst?-watch the clip carefully and let me know what you think the land is being used for-I,m guessing either set-aside or hay meadow but your views are most welcome.Sitsinhedges-this has to be the funniest post I have read in ages-the irony of your post is nothing short of genius....I may never stop laughing again.

Crop protection?-as an excuse for shooting kits might be acceptable-but this is grass meadow and looks in good health to me.As for comments suggesting I have little knowledge or understanding of "crop protection" I might add that I,ve been doing it for over 35 years and have cleared more land of Rabbits than I care to remember.Anyway-must go now and shoot some fledglings out of their nests-they eat crops as well dont they?

You have permission on land to shoot then you are half way there.You can ring your local police firearms dept. and they will post you the relevant forms-these are relatively simple to complete but you will need at least 2 people (i think) who have known you for a certain period of time to fill in some of the form and sign the passport size pictures of you that are needed with your application.Once completed you send the forms back to the firearms dept along with your payment and then wait to hear from your FEO(firearms enquiry officer).Your FEO will make an appointment to visit you at home and inspect your security situation.Whilst waiting for this you should buy an approved cabinet and fit it as per regulations.At the same time you can start visiting gun shops and selecting the best gun for you-most common would be a 12gauge over/under with a single trigger and either multi-choked or fixed at about 1/4 and 3/4 -a Browning medalist would be a wise choice but there are thousands to choose from.

IMHO there is very little difference in the quality between the Turk or the Brit-both as bad as each other.I cannot think of a decent gun that Webley have produced for many years.Do yourself a favour and try other guns before parting with your money.Sorry to be so negative but I know that you can buy far better guns for the money.

Hi FatToad-welcome to the forum.You will find a wealth of usefull information on here.There,s no really stupid questions only the occasional answer from a stupid person but go with the majority and you should be fine.First piece of advice-stop SHOUTING

Buying a car online and without even seeing the vehicle may have hidden advantages-under the Distance selling regulations you have 7 days in which you can return the car and be entitled to a full refund-thats some test drive!!

I still cannot see any reason why you cannot take your gun anywhere you like as long as it is securly fastened in a case/cover so that it cannot be fired.If I want to show my mates my new gun then I will quite happily throw it in the boot-drive around the M25 for a couple of months and then walk with it to his house-I consider this a reasonable excuse for having the gun with me-what should I do?carry a sketch of it with me?A "public place" covers a wide amount of possibilities-obviousley you would be stupid to walk thru a busy shopping centre but down a couple of streets to a mates house is surely acceptable.As long as you meet the age requirements I dont see what laws are being broken-If I want to carry my gun in the boot of my car or over my shoulder in a case to the other side of the village to show it to a mate-then I will do so(and have done so for many years)

Nice filming and shooting-but one of those was,in my opinion,far too small to shoot.

The offence is commited by having an Air Rifle that is "capable" of producing over 12 ft/lb.It would be a poor defence to buy a hyper tuned gun but promise that you are only going to use wooden pellets in it.

With reference to carrying your gun in a public place-I fail to see why you cannot take it to a mates house to show him as long as its covered by a guncase and cannot be fired?

Fenny Stratford is the nearest place to get yours recharged but they only run the compressor on certain days.A refill is £3 and if you like I will go thru the recharging cycle with you as I know it can be daunting first time.I,m less than 10 miles from you so if you have wheels and want to take me up on the offer or if you have the adaptor but no tank yet I will charge the gun for you-or let you do it using my tank-up to you.PM me and we can sort something out-I dont bite. Recharge facility is called Dive Central (07407 401291)

My money would go on the HW80-this gun was designed to run 18-19ft/lbs in bog standard trim so is totally unstressed at our puny limit.

Im with timmytree on this-if you can pick up a used TX200 for a little more then its well worth saving a bit longer.

Its a Triumph Sprint thingy-horrible thing.

GDI=Gasoline direct injection-if it were diesel it would be DDI.

Whilst pigging around with a mates motorbike,trying to find out why it wont start,I left the petrol tap in the "prime" position which has allowed fuel to run down thru the carbs-into the inlet manifold and down into the engine itself.I have emptied over 3 gallons of petrol/oil mix thru the drain plug but i,m worried about engine damage-anyone any ideas?

As far as I know its certainly illegal to bait birds in this way-talk about food for the antis

I think you mean Carbine,my friend,not carbide? Leighton Buzzard and Wing area must have thousands of farms where you can ask.

Ring the council-if they are under your neighbours sheds then its their problem and not yours-if your dog gets bitten then you will be footing the vets bill.If they have holes out in the open then the colony is well established and they will need professional attention.Best time to see them is just after dark with a torch.

Avoid the newer Crossmans like the plague-they have plastic breach blocks and are poor quality being knocked together in Mexico-despite stating "made in the usa" on the body.Have a look on the Airgun bbs if you really want one as theres a couple of lads on there that rebuild/tune the earlier models-or simply buy the superior HW45.

The Fuji Finepix range of cameras take a heck of a lot of beating-theres 4 in our house!!

In my opinion if you cant get near enough to kill them with a shotgun then dont bother with the airgun.

Try using Eley subs-most cz rifles seem to love them.If there,s no difference then get someone else that is a good shot to waz off a few rounds and see what happens.Concentrate on one gun only until the problem is sorted.

Ebay does,nt seem short of them.Just out of interest-did,nt Logun,s come with a lifetime warranty?-if so what happens to your expensive gun if it goes boobs up now that Logun have gone to the wall?

History about the Dam Busters has already been altered by the film makers-Gibson is portrayed as a man highly respected and indeed loved by his squadron-makes me wonder why there was an almighty cheer in the mess the night that his demise was reported.