bruno22rf

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.

ONE4THEPOT-gonna be difficult to not sound like I am lecturing you-not my intention in any way.Shotgun shooting is not easy by any means and while you may be chucking over 300 pellets skywards you also need remember that by the time you fire most birds have clocked you and have engaged full afterburners.Comparing Shotgun and Airgun shooting is pointless as they are as different as chalk and cheese (Asda "chosen by you" chedder not included).If its silent you want then you need to stand next to a .22 Rinmmie as it fires a sub round-not many Airguns are that quiet.As for everything heading for the hills upon unleashing a shotgun-this is often a blessing because said birds often see your decoy pattern and come and present a shot.After all this comes the fully moderated shotgun if noise really is a problem.Having said all this-a handfull of pigeons from a sitty tree or off the stubble with a nice Airgun are worth more than any 100 bird day with a shottie-In all my years shooting it has been the successful Airgun days that have remained most firm in my memory.

Could your new purchase have been tuned? Or does it smoke on firing indicating that some dipstick has put normal oil in it?-the resulting "dieseling" could be pushing up its power.You could swap springs and see if your original gun gains power-if not then its likely that you have nicked a piece off the new o ring when you fitted it or maybe you need look at your breach seal(often overlooked but vital).

Simple reason for me-I,ve owned many(too many!)Airguns including several from both these makers-Bin disappointed by a couple of HW,s(mainly the 95)but never been less than amazed at the quality and performance of the AA brand rifles(and I generally try to avoid anything made in this country!!).

ONE4THEPOT-do I get many days shooting? If I want I can shoot 7 days a week 52 weeks a year-I own a PCP (Logun MK2 Pro)several shotguns and a .22 Rimmie-used to own a 22-250 but never used it much so it had to go.I have free shooting over several thousand acres (approx 15k) in Bucks and smaller pockets dotted around the three counties.Much of my land is Rape so most shooting is pigeons but Rabbits and Squirrels along with corvids keep me busy.I dont shoot foxes unless asked to and never shoot peasants or ducks because I love seeing them around.

Staffyspen-you are assuming that said people are mature and responsible and I applaud your faith in mankind but its a fairly risky assumption.I sincerely hope that this potential group (what would a group of airgunners be called I wonder?)do find suitable land but ,in my experience,I feel that you may struggle.I suppose that by pooling your funds together you may have a greater fighting chance-please keep us updated as the theory interests me.

Time for the mods on here to remove the swearing filter and allow us all to vent our anger In the way we do best-I hope the guilty party rots in hell.

IMHO a group of Airgun shooters turning up on most landowners doorstep is about as far as they are going to get.Really dont want to rain on your parade fellow but I would imagine that you will have far more success as individuals.One of the many downsides I can see to this idea is that by asking others to join you-you then are all responsible if one member does something stupid.

Its hard to get decent bags with a shotgun most of the time so you need to be real good to do well with an Airgun.Getting birds to land and stay still long enough for you to get a shot off is an art in itself.It can be done but the very fact that pigeons generally dont like to feed close to hedgerows where they can get ambushed by foxes/cats e.t.c. makes it difficult to get within range.If I were you I would sit and watch where the birds are feeding and then look for a "sitty" tree nearby-pigeons like to land and have a recce before committing to feed/land and if you can get within range of the tree (you can loft a couple of deeks if they need any encouragement)then you can get some great sport.

Am I being stupid or does FPS not mean feet per second? Are you sure that the chrono is not set to give you the variation between shots?

Had some great times out with The Duncan myself-I know of many others that this gent has shared his time and shoots with.In all my years of shooting I dont think I have seen such a fine rifle shot or such a natural countryman with a shotgun.He eats everything that he shoots (within reason)and will go to extremes to ensure that no animal suffers unduly.Amazing to think that,for a chap who I have never heard swear,he should receive a ban for fake swearing and then having the audacity to question the decision.This forum has lost a fine member.

Makes me wonder how The Duncan can be banned from this site for a month for fake swearing yet the mods allow this display of cruelty to stay on the forum.Did somebody actually say that they later returned to finish off these wretched animals and consider that to be a saving grace? What would people say if i were to start using skeet guns and cartridges to bring down as many pigeons as possible and then wander around the field later on to finish them all off?

For all of you out there who have had to arrange extra child care today because of teacher training days let me just assure you that these extra days are essential to your childs education.Our teachers,for example,are all going to a church to learn meditation/relaxation techniques to help them cope with the stress involved in the teaching world-the course concludes with a 3 hour quiet period where each teacher has to sit alone in the grounds of the church and consider the path that their lives are taking.This course,by the way,is being led by a teacher who has just returned to work after 18 months sick leave suffering from a stress related condition.Just in case the sceptical amongst you still feel that these days are just a "jolly" let me tell you that last teacher training day consisted of an 8 hour course entitled "an introduction to modern dancing"-who can fail to see the benefits that our children are enjoying?

You dont need your own gun-I, have a couple of spares-will p.m. you as soon as things get moving-should,nt be too long.