arjimlad

Hello there, Personally, I would not, by preference, buy a used gun in this way. I'd want to see it first. There are a good few of these around used, they come up on here from time to time, but I appreciate that your location may be against you in this ! If you buy new, locally, you can take it back to the shop if there is a problem. I have an AL390 which is a good gun. It's hard to imagine a problem with a Beretta auto (he says!) and GMK, the importers, give a good service. I'd want to save more than £100 to take the risk though.

Thank you. Interesting...

Nice picture. The effect of water is interesting, hydraulics in operation, I guess. So, the snail lived ? Aren't 17HMRs that accurate then ? Can someone please post a picture of a 17HMR round after it has been hit by a tin of Harp ?

Nice one. Report them to the Police for criminal damage and cruelty to your birds.

August's Sporting Gun carried a brief look at a new one of these. They appear good value at £921 rrp and are made in Belgium. I know that the earliest ones had the reputation for being muzzle-heavy. Has anyone had a look at the latest models/shot one/bought one yet ? I am contemplating chopping semi & sbs in for a decent OU...always liked Berettas, but, well, everyone's got one, and I fancy buying new but can't imagine stretching to the Berettas..

I have been very pleased with my CZ Style bolt action, synthetic & nickelised, which I use off a bipod with a Cluson lamp and SAK moderator. OK a semi auto would be fun, but it would be noisier in operation and there has only been one or two occasions when the faster cycling would have put more in the bag.

Your mate was a twit. It says on the form itself that it is an offence to make a materially false statement to attempt to procure a SGC. He's lucky not to be prosecuted.

If you shoot well with the Fabarm, stick with it, would be my opinion. I have a Beretta semi and it is a nice gun. 303s were well made and should be reliable. But your Fabarm should give plenty of service before expiring. If you are having any feed or function problems with the Fabarm then by all means, do the swap. It's a funny swap to be offered, I think. If the Fabarm is performing OK and you are comfortable with it then hold on to it. I regret not spending about £100 sorting out a 1950s hammer gun I used to own. Although I would have been spending the value of the gun on the repairs, I loved that old thing, and shot very well with it. You could end up with a gun you do not shoot as well with, like I did.

Bargain Lovely guns these I would accept it as a gift if I were you. I'm sure you know but for the sake of anyone reading this who does not... Under 14 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate. CANNOT: Hold a firearm certificate. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire shotguns until 17 years old OR Receive a gift of a shotgun until 15 years old. Under 15 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate AND Hold a firearm certificate. CAN (If authorised by the relevant certificate): Receive a gift of a Section 1 firearm from the age of 14 years old. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire a shotgun until 17 years old. Purchase or hire a firearm until 17 years old. Receive a gift of a shotgun until 15 years old. Possess an assembled shotgun unless: (a) supervised by a person over 21 years old, (preferably a shotgun certificate holder), OR ( the gun is so covered with a securely fastened gun-cover that it cannot be fired. Under 17 years old CAN: Hold a shotgun certificate AND Hold a firearm certificate. CAN (If authorised by the relevant certificate): Receive a gift of a shotgun from the age of 15 years. Receive a gift of a firearm from the age of 14 years. Possess a shotgun if covered and secured from the age of 15 years. CANNOT (Even if the holder of a relevant certificate): Purchase or hire shotguns until 17 years old. Purchase or hire firearms until 17 years old.

I hope the opportunity proves worthwhile and satisfying for you and yours. I suppose the grass always looks greener but a hands-on job involving thought AND manual work has to be more satisfying/healthier.

Yes, it was very beautiful. The reception was at Powderham Castle as well so you can imagine we all had a good time. The view out from there is stunning. A .243 would have come in handy

Very interesting to see it from the farmer's point of view. Thanks for posting. I was down your way for a family wedding. We stayed at Dawlish Warren - Leadstone - and the wedding was at Powderham church. Beautiful country round there. I'd have camped on a PW related site if I had known about it !

I got some Eley VIP game no 5 30g for £32/250 which do a nice job. I do prefer the size 5 when dealing with mr bunny rabbit, and they'll do on pigeon or pheasant as well should the opportunity arise (rarely on my shoot at the moment).

How's my old 302 then Caplock !!

For an all purpose gun for game and clays you will not go far wrong with a Silver Pigeon sporter. If it is mainly for clays go for the sporter, if for game, the game model is lighter to carry about. An OU will be your best bet as semis are not accepted on gameshoots. But the most important thing is to try out as many as possible.

Yum yum ! Brings back memories of roast suckling pig in Majorca. Delicious.

I posted up about these D & J cartridges here : - http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...c=30331&hl= and I'm still shooting my way through the 500 which I had. The gun takes a lot of cleaning to remove leading, far more than any other cartridge I have ever encountered in 20 years. Perhaps the plaswads would be better but I only shoot fibre.

I don't think you are allowed to skin 'em if going in for public sale etc, unless you've got licences from DEFRA etc. No worries supplying them in the fur. I have got £1 each from a pub, and swapped some for some steak at the butchers. Otherwise, I just give them away.

If you get the Cheeky Girls on board just keep that Opit character off.

Some folks have all the luck. You have a handy furnace for the paunch and inedible vermin, to boot ! Nice one.

Welcome to the forum. If you can fill in your profile you will get a lot more replies. You would also be better posting this in the airgun specific section. I have shot springers, gas rams and PCP. The beauty of the gas-ram is that it is self contained, when compared with PCP. The SLR 98 I do not know, I saw an SLR 88 when they first came out and it was a beautiful beast of a gun. Ben Taylor of BTAS would be a good website to look at, google it for the web address. The gas-ram has a very fast lock-time - from when you pull the trigger to the pellet exiting - and they take a bit of getting used to. The gun will not be as light as a PCP which is a consideration if you plan to hunt. You might consider buying a secondhand gas-ram rifle. If you don't take to it, you will be able to sell it without losing as much money. The main advantage of FAC power is it is more powerful. Sounds trite. 18ft lbs is not shedloads more than 12 though. The disadvantages are that once it is FAC it cannot be down-rated to non-FAC. Ever. So the pool of potential buyers secondhand is limited. And you may be restricted in where you can shoot. I take it that you are aware of your legal obligations with airgun ownership, even non-fac, concerning getting permission to shoot etc. See http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...showtopic=23049 for firearms law generally and http://www.basc.org.uk/content/airriflepractice for airgun law. If you plan on target shooting, the best possible piece of advice anyone could offer would be to take yourself off to your local field target or hunter field target club. There you should find a group of knowledgeable shooters who will be happy to let you try all sorts of guns and equipment in a safe place to shoot. http://www.ukahft-photos.org.uk/ukahft/ind...1&Itemid=61 for a club finder. Keep posting on here in the airgun section for more help. Happy shooting Arjimlad

The Air Arms Khamsin, Carmargue, the Diana 52 & 48 and as mentioned the Webley Tracker, the Webley Viscount (if I recall correctly). Don't bother with a BAM..

An Original Model 5 was a good air pistol and should definitely have some value, esp boxed with instructions, to a collector. Further than that I cannot say..

Are you sure that is what it was ? Have you not seen the film the Wicker Man ?

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-funny/1917303 This guy has serious talent.