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Retired.

with my MP this morning. I was a bit concerned as sometimes complaining is not a good idea, but it was the right decision after all. The MP knew why it was I wanted to see him and his opening gambit was, "my father is having the same problem" which generated a degree of empathy. We're talking a delay in processing a simple variation here - 21 weeks and counting. We had an incident down here and it was easy to blame the situation on this. To my amazement, wrongly. Basically, if I understand correctly, it seems the one time very good department has been slowly falling apart which predates the incident and also Covid. It seemed to me that the number of changes being made didn't make sense in order to correct one deficiency. Now I understand why this is so as a major revamp seems to be in hand. Let's hope we can regain the previous status.

Yep When I started Father and I had cut down old split cane salmon rods for beachcasters, Irish linen as the reel line and could only afford the new fangled nylon in 5 yard lengths for traces. Things did improve and I still have my Hardy 2 to 4oz Longbow from '68

Yep, understand that - very nearly said 'also a line trap'.

That just has to be a line layer, but just a shot in the dark - is it at all possible that it's a line trap (finger pressure) for casting?

Ah! Not a bad guess.

That's mental! Has the same person had a clear out?

I missed this sentence and was about to comment when I finally spotted it while trying to avoid posting all the photo's again. It is novel, never seen anything like that before. Yep, solid glass at that.

Nowhere near as good as it was back then. But there-again, what is?

When shown one particular collection in Norfolk many years ago it came as a complete surprise to be told that for one profession egg collecting was virtually a right of passage.

Thank you for taking the time.

iHunter 25 off in a nice little tin for future use.

Will do. Watched this: FX Crown Harmonic Tuning Guide (youtube.com) Seems pretty straight-forward and adjusting the internal hammer spring once is going to be the be all and end all of my fiddling.

Apart from possibly making the Subject adjustment and buying the rifle with the heavy liner and as soon as the local constabulary pull their finger out (rifle currently sitting in the RFD waiting for them to do so), that's it as after that it'll simply just get used. But I have a problem. Unfortunately, I'm quite deaf and have to rely on subtitles and am also of an age where I and my brain cells are parting company at an ever increasing rate - took me forever to get to grips with the mRads on the new scope. Consequently, I could do with a bit (more) help/advice as I'm somewhat confused. On You Tube there is, "How to reset your hammer wheel to max on the FX Crown" The nitty gritty cuts in at about 3.30 mins. There is also, "FX Crown GRS stock removal and hammer spring adjustment". Here the critical bits cut in at about 6.30 mins. Bearing in mind my impediments, it seems to me that both articles are attempting to increase the power setting but one does it by increasing the extension of the screw from its carrier and the other, the opposite. I suspect the subtitles on one may be to blame but can't be sure. I would go for increasing the extension but would welcome any input. MTIA

My Utility was bog standard but the Regal was indeed interesting. It turned out to have been made for a one armed man. I would never have known as a couple of the functions had been removed - probably broke and it was cheaper to remove them as opposed to having them repaired. Originally, it had twin triggers (pull either and that barrel fired and the same one again for t'other. easy opening and a re-positioned safety closer to the shooter's hand. If you go for it, Donald, please sing out with the result.

Just measured mine for the above - 34cm

You should be able to get the required measurements from that, but if not, try your local hydraulic engineers. Or better yet fridge or air conditioning guys.

Puppy

Nice one, spot on. I don't know what has happened of late, but I had no trouble getting info' for my 1947 gun from Churchill - perhaps from whoever currently owned the records could be more accurate. I was supplied with a copy of the original work sheet which had the names of the tradesmen doing the various jobs and all of those names appear on the list of Churchills employees. I was also given a copy of the original purchase order and the buyer's name was a little unusual and his rank was also given.I had no trouble and soon found his son whose father was still alive and delighted to find that the gun was still in use.

Yep, as did S Wright which Churchills bought in 1960. The book mentioned above has all of the employees names and their specialist skills along with some other makers and also Churchills outworkers.

Back in the day, anything could have happened. The House Of Churchill by Don Masters (joined Churchill in 1958) has it that the Serial Numbers for 1960 started at 7433 and for 1961, 7515. For 1962 they start at 7699.

Yes, by 2 years. If it's a boxlock odds on are it'll be a Regal and should the OP start looking into things this was originally called the 'Utility' but was renamed in WW2 because of the American connotation of that word.

Made in 1962.

If one is concerned about the legality and, OK, I know they're not pigeon, but on the grounds that if you shoot pigeon then in all probability you also shoot rabbit. If ever push comes to shove you're more likely to come to grief shooting the latter than the former and particularly if you consider when the majority are shot.