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Lovely gun, the squirrels await !

Possibly a local gunsmith could have got them from GMK without incurring the high postage charge, but I'm very happy with the service. I now need to engage my local gunsmith to get the fore-end off so that the new parts can be fitted!

OMPS2 order was placed on Sunday, and I received the parts today. Only a forend rod and spring, and they were not delayed in customs.

This is all very timely for me as the forend latch rod and spring flew off my 626 sometime on Saturday and I need to order more. OMPS2 seem to have the parts I need - just under 9 euros but 28 euros delivery!

Loved this. Looking forward to the end of the game season so I can hit the woods for the squirrels!

@BobbyH Mr Crowther. We're very impressed. He seems totally confident in diagnosis and getting it fixed.

My OU .410 Yildiz is a delightful light little gun which demands precision but is quite capable of clays if I aim it straight. My wife had a shoulder injury last November which resulted in a vertical crack in her humerus, where the rotator cuff muscles attach. This was missed on the x-rays and it was only when she had an MRI scan 3 months later that it showed up. She's had the steroid injection after about 3-4 months after the injury, which has not worked and she is now awaiting an operation to file down a bony spur on her collarbone which is catching a tendon & causing pain/weakness. The treatment she had seems to be to leave it 6 months (with physio and painkillers) to see if it heals naturally and only then do you get onto the waiting list for surgery. The price of two expensive family holidays to get it fixed privately... nobody can tell us when the NHS will come up with an operation date though so we are in a dilemma. In the meantime she is on paracetamol all day and hot water bottle in the evening. I really hope your wife can get her shoulder sorted out, the specialist in Bristol seems to be quite certain he can fix my wife's shoulder.

Thanks @Fargo think I'll buy new with warranty etc. GLWTS

May I ask how old these are, what the spec is, are they the latest incarnation for example? Thanks

I'm with esure/Sheila's wheels and they've got my guns listed and insured alright.

I do like the Hawke Vantage range. I have a 4-16x on my FAC air rifle and a 3-9 x 50 on my GX40. Good VFM. Can often pick up good used examples for a good saving over new on airgunforum once you have made enough posts to get access to the sales section.

Lovely to see this beautiful gun being restored to perfect working order.

Very satisfying, that sort of shot.

Sorry to hear this Mungler. If it helps, my wife & I recently moved my FIL up from Hampshire to a care home 3 miles away from us and it has gone very well. Our boys go in to see him regularly as do we, so he has three or four visits a week. He crashed out of his family home after too many falls, the last one could have been a fatal bleed had he not landed on the laceration and compressed the cut with his body weight. He is sadly losing his capacity and has trouble remembering who is who and what day it is. His mobility means that he can't wander, as your MIL can, but the home staff have been wonderful with him, and they have a gardening club where residents are encouraged and equipped to look after the lovely gardens as they are able. There is a dementia section upstairs should it come to that but he is not quite at that stage yet. He does however say that he wishes he had made the move a long time ago and could not be in a better place.

I get the impression their estimates can be on the low side to draw in the punters.