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Last weeks txt - all feeders 100% empty, not just on my patch but the whole 5k acre of woodlands - just cannot find time to get out 😟.

Maybe the birds are getting depressed as the season has been so bad - we could be looking at mass suicides here.

Might be a wise move to check current laws regarding the shooting of Jackdaws , lot more restrictions I believe.

We were advised, well in advance, that numbers would rise in the Winter as people tended to stay indoors, now, at the same time, apparently if we stay indoors the virus will not spread and we will save the NHS. Save the NHS - now there's a mute point, even before this fiasco the NHS was performing well below par with cancelled operations and huge queues at A&E.

Eay to check the breach seal - load a pellet into the breach (directly - no magazine) then close the bolt, sprinkle Talcum powder around the breach area then fire the gun in a safe direction - if your face turns white then the breach seal is rogered.

I think there is a real chance here that all this could backfire. Even the british will only put up with so much and widespread fines and arrests could end in mass disobedience. The recent fines imposed on 2 ladies walking around a reseviour or the elderly lady fined for sitting and drinking coffee is a step too far - easy targets for an over zelous police force who are already suffering a major popularity crisis. While people like Cummings escape there can be little faith or trust in a government whose lackadaisical approach allowed this disaster to walk into our country in the first place. Bojo needs to learn that leading from the front is the only answer and that pushing from behind will only lead to his downfall. When this farcical situation is over and fear turns to anger, the country will be looking for a scapegoat.

They have no right whatsoever to demand such action - short minded half wit's. When I was a caretaker I used to drive a ride on mower that had a cup holder on the dash - I used to cut the bottom half off a beer can and place the top half in the holder - the amount of times I was reported was amazing, never stopped me doing it though.

AFAIK - all fines involving local travel have been withdrawn as the Government have not defined "local". The 2 women at the reserviour cetainly been let off. I'm still getting weekly reports as to the use of Squirrel feeders on a 5k public land area and no mention of not travelling to any of the sites.

As far as I know he certainly does - if you want advice, without the Bullplop, he's the man to talk to.

Agree with LR ripp offs - my driveshaft boot was split at last MOT so looked around for a price, my local independant informed me that he no longer replaces the boot but the whole shaft!! LR price was around the £750 + vat, company in Brum £49.99 delivered next day, my mechanic swears that its the same unit that LR sell!!

He had hassle for a having a cartridge keyring? I would have been up the school in a moment and demanded an explanation - would a Landrover keyring mean he was driving underage? Schools, and the majority of the female teachers in them, need to think before they act.

If you look up "staffsmetaldetectors" you will find reviews/depth tests on many machines.

Some scopes can be adjusted - if the front ring of the scope can be removed then the lens inside can be altered .

Get a used Garret ACE 150 or 250 - you should pick one up around £100 -£150, maybe less. This is an amazing machine for the money, very popular with beginers so plenty usually for sale as people either quit or move up to a more expensive machine. Buy a draper mini spade from toolstation or whoever and away you go - make sure you get headphones. Used properly (has several preset programs as well) this little machine will find most things down to around 6-7 inches.

Stunning markings on "Badger Brodie"

Should have shopped around - under £80/4 on the bay of plenty - then get them replaced when you have the tyres changed. As for resseting a computer - you can buy the tool for under £30 that will reset just about any car.

Be careful which one you buy if you go for the larger sizes - some have short shelf lives once opened, the Laziza offering simply says "refrigerate after opening", ours last a good couple of months in the fridge.

Much experimentation led us to the Laziza product, it's very hard to tell the difference twixt that and fresh, we use it quite a lot in Italian meals as well. Some herbs I grow myself which helps with freshness but as long as you cook the dry spices in a little oil you should get a pretty good flavour. Grate your Onions and squeeze out the water and if you use chicken breast then always velvet it before use - her indoors was trained by the Roux brothers so she's a fair cook!

Quick snap the the other halfs Curry Kit - we reckon we can make just about any Curry out there. BTW - there's a youtube channel called "glebekitchen" that, if you subscribe, gives loads for recipes designed to taste like the take away food.

Rehomed my second Springer just over a year ago - he's six in March. He came from a home where he was never walked (he was just under 33kg!!) and training consisted of him not taking up all of the sofa. He had never been socialised and was very possesive over any toy that he had - if you gave him a ball he would run away with it and grumble if you tried to take it from him, he had no recall and was totally unused to outdoor life. So, a year and a bit later, he comes as soon as he is called - in fact I can recall him with a hand signal if I choose, he retrieves to hand 90% of the time - the other occasions he drops the dummy at your feet. He can now cover 6-7 miles with ease and is just over 23 kg, he loves water - I swear that, if he could, he would sit in a glass of the stuff!! He is not, by any means, the perfect Dog but he is a perfect companion with the benefit of his new found love of flushing, he is a real bonus. Just before christmas he stopped like he had been pole axed and refused my signal to "come here" - 5 seconds later he pushed his nose under a bush and out flew a Woodcock - made my day. Jim Neal is spot on - enjoy the experience.

Bought mine refurbished from Currys/PC World via Ebay - mine was £100 below the cheapest price anywhere on the net and came boxed and as new - only problem I've had is that it came with WIN10 "S" - the "S" I believe is Microsofts attempt at making the machine less prone to hacking/virus attacks - in reality all it does is only allow you to download MS approved apps which is a PITA - it can be disabled but not re-enabled and I'm fairly certain most peole will be disabling it so dont go paying extra for it.

Why not ramp it up a bit and look for a classic? HW80, Original 45, Annie 335, FWB Sport - loads to choose from and nice to use something a little different some times.

Fail to see any advance in design whatsoever - it's a bullet, identical to any other bullet in that calibre - take a look at a .22lr bullet then a .22 slug - mmmmmm, see any similarity? Amazing facts yet to be discussed is that they are mosr effective at higher velocity - mmmmmm, is that the sort of velocity that powder burners produce? and have been for decades. Firing a slug (bullet) through an FAC Airgun is no different to firing one through a RF Rifle, the only difference is noise and when you get down to FAC Airgun power levels you can use subs and a mod on a .22lr - cheaper, quieter and you dont need a tank in your handbag. The OP was using .177 slugs - now, fair enough, nobody makes a sub .17 round but there's a very good reason for that - you need velocity to get the full benefit of the small calibre hence the .17HMR or the even more inpressive .17 Fireball ambling along at mere 4000 fps. Now theres a round to shoot Bacon with - if you could find the remains they would most likely be ready cooked.

Well TBH, I could think of a thousand better uses for decent Bacon and, whilst a fair amount of my wifes offerings almost demand that I shoot her, her Bacon Rolls are OK. And yes - I have shot pigeons with my HMR and as long as you dont blat them below around 70 yards, most are edible if you so wished even if some would be in the form of Mince. Shot a crow just before christmas at, guessing 60 yards, and could not find a mark on it so carcass damage is not always an issue - if the round had passed through then it would shatter on hitting the ground. Noise is an obvious downside with a .17 with silencers being about as much use as a one legged man at a bum kicking party.

Perfect - now go buy a .17hmr - around 2600fps, in theory they will bounce off a pigeons skin ?