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We had a collossal thunderstorm in our street 10 days ago. It took out our digibox and broadband modem. The broadband modem went via the telephone line and the digibox I think through the aerial cable. Neighbours lost their electrical supplies temporarily, their tellies, and computers as well, so we got off lightly. I will be routing the modem through surge protection this time around.

I don't know whether GMK have trainees, I grew up in their neck of the woods and although this was 12 years ago now (they were called Gunmark then), I heard that they had apprentices.

I used to shoot with an AYA No 3 16b sbs. It was a lovely gun. I found it very effective using Hull Cartridge 3 crowns.

Hmm I'm not saying anything against Sparkie, but I'm a bit shy of posting this info on a public forum for all to see...maybe I'm just being a bit of an old woman, but there we are. Suffice to say I have enough to keep me occupied.

Be careful when you put it on to get it properly aligned and not to over-tighten it.

Wotcha Saz ! Enjoy the site.

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I've stuck my thumbs into the pigeon's chest cavity to "unroll" the breastbone and meat from the rest of the bird only to jab my thumb painfully on a broken bone. Pigeon's revenge.

Hi Colinsri This gun is probably really a collector's piece now. Whilst it could be reasonably powerful and accurate, if it is your first serious, or your main air rifle, you would be better off finding a more mainstream gun which is still in production. What is your budget ? Apologies if I have missed an earlier post from you with this in! J

Without wishing to be at all facetious, this is a side-lever air rifle produced by Air Arms in the 1980s (I think). You will find out more about these on the Airgun BBS if you do a search. They are military style sidelevers with a pistol grip stock. http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread...r+arms+hi+power

Thank you beatingisbest. You are quite right "Aged 14 – 17 years You may not buy or hire an air rifle or ammunition. You may not receive an air rifle or ammunition as a gift but you may borrow one. If you are under 17 then your air rifle and ammunition must be bought for you by someone over 17 – normally your parent, guardian or some other responsible adult. If you are aged between 14 – 17 years you may use an air rifle on private premises without supervision with the consent of the occupier – normally the owner or tenant. However, if you allow a pellet to go outside of the premises whilst you are shooting then you commit a criminal offence. You may not carry an air rifle in a public place unless you are supervised by a person of 21 years or over and you have a reasonable excuse to do so, for example, whilst on the way to a club or land where you have permission to shoot. It is common sense to carry the air rifle in a gun cover and you should always ensure that it is unloaded." From BASC website I was not meaning to criticise anyone. My post was trying to stand up for 15 year old shotgun owners.

Ref a 15 year old walking around with a loaded shotgun on his own... This is not just any average 15 yr old - it's one who has applied for a certificate, been checked out by the police, and who has secure storage and a good reason to possess a shotgun...and been trusted with somewhere to shoot by the landowner ! Unlike unlicensed airgunners who cannot do this and are subject to supervision until 17. Happy shooting mate. I had the same problem and still have it - my shooting is mainly on a dairy farm. The only option I have is to sit under "sitty" trees - maybe with a decoy put up in the tree, which I do by chucking a weighted line up and hauling a decoy up there. I also put some deeks out in the field.

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Nice one! Reminds me of something.. My mum heard a funny noise in the chimney whilst abed one morning and thought little of it. In the afternoon of that day she thought to light the box fire in the front room. Upon opening the door of the fire, out shot a sooty squirrel ! It belted around the room leaving black marks up the newly decorated walls until she let it out of the front door. What was amazing was that the sooty claw marks were 3' up the wall, like it was doing a "wall of death" ride around the living room. It had been in there from 7am until 3pm with Mum hoovering around the fire and everything.

I have always used Parker Hale Express Oil for general lubrication and rust prevention, and Young's 303 for cleaning the shotgun. No probs. 303 cleans up grubby barrels on the outside as well.

Very nice. Mine was built in 1977 and exported in 1978 from Spain to no-one knows where. It's still going strong. Enjoy your gun.

Nature taking care of matters itself might, in this case, well have involved disease and death from starvation. A brief encounter with a well aimed bow & arrow would be preferable.

That's right, Webley & Scott Limited have packed up. I think they may have been bought by AGS though.. What about a Weihrauch ? You could get a decent HW for the money you are talking about I reckon.

Mmm - I'd have one !

I have found that rubbing in a lcouple of drops of CCI gunstock oil with the palm of the hand works wondersfor the look of the wood. Just keep doing it every few months. Don't overdo it as the wood can swell..

Ah, but who else has had a bird ask if she could ?

Hanging CDs up can scare birds away, so I take it you meant what sort of music they might like. OK then Ideas for CDs: The Eagles The Yardbirds Albatross - Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green Beethoven's 6th (the Pastoral Symphony) Hawkwind (maybe not a good idea)

I used to enjoy using Gamebore Clear Winner in my Lanber until this happened to me once to often. Switching cartridges solved it.

The following are all replies that women have put on Child Support Agency forms in the section for listing father's details. These are genuine excerpts from the forms (names removed). 1. Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, child A was fathered by [name removed]. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of child B, but I believe that he was conceived on the same night. 2. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps. 3. I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party [address and date given] where I had unprotected sex with a man I met that night. I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father can you send me his phone number? Thanks. 4. I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had It replaced. 5. I have never had sex with a man. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was immaculate and that he is Christ risen again. 6. I cannot tell you the name of child A's dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the British economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by the country. Please advise. 7. I do not know who the father of my child was as all squaddies look the same to me. I can confirm that he was a Royal Green Jacket. 8. [name given] is the father of child A. If you do catch up with him can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs? 9. From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at EuroDisney maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom. 10. So much about that night is a blur. The only thing that I remember for sure is Delia Smith did a programme about eggs earlier in the evening. If I'd have stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to the party at [address given], mine might have remained unfertilised. 11. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all when you eat a tin of beans you can't be sure which one made you ****.

Gat guns and darts are actually huge plinking fun. When I was a lad, I remember a mate bringing his gat gun round. It was the first air pistol I ever saw. I had an air rifle at this point. We set up some tin cans at 10 yards and blazed away (actually that should be popped away) at them completely ineffectually. I glowed with pride when my Dad stuck his head out the back door, saw what we were doing and had a single shot with the gat, which popped a small evaporated milk can clean off the top of the pile of cans without disturbing the others. It was the smallest target available. It was one of the very best shots I have ever seen with a pistol in terms of stylish nonchalance. It was, quite frankly, the unequalled epitome of plinking cool. Dad then went back inside without a word. My mate was in absolute awe. Word went round the class at school that my pa was some kind of Dirty Harry with this gat gun. My stock, in turn, rose inestimably. Years later, Dad confessed that he was as surprised as we were at this shot.