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Hi Where are you based? Might be interested. Nige

It sounds that I am not alone on this one. I think that an IR NV scope is not for me, so it looks like I will be going back to a screen type add on and a IR monocular spotter with range finding. It’s a real shame, don’t want to let it go after using it a couple of times! Is anyone interested in an ATN X Sight II HD 3-14x piccatiny to 11mm rear extended mount, 32gb card, power bank & leads, stock bag, x2 new rechargeable batteries for the included IR torch and possibly charger. It will make a superb scope for someone a bit younger than I, with youthful eyes that adapt a bit better to the changing light level. Anyone interested before I list it on here or the ‘Bay’. let mo know and I will post photos either here or on the ‘other sales’ section Now Iam going to sound thick Scully, what’s a PVD?

I am currently using it for spotting, but looking for an IR spotter (monocular) with a laser range finder. The sight in question is an ATN X Sight II HD 3-14x and I find the ‘green’ night mode a bit hard work. Also I find I need to keep the screen brightness at 2, 1 seems a bit too dark. I recon old age and ****ty eyes might be part of it! What about the ‘moon filter’ option, any one tried it?

Hi does any one use an IR night vision scope and suffer from the ‘black spot’ temporary blindness in one eye effect when you have been looking through it for a while and then look elsewhere? Is there any way to reduce this effect? I have read that placing an astronomy type ‘moon filter’ in the rubber eyepiece can help reduce the brightness without losing contrast. Has anyone tried this and did it work? If I cannot do anything to reduce this effect, I am afraid I will end up selling the scope and going back to an ‘add on type’ with a screen, which will be a shame. Any thoughts/ideas other than turning the screen brightness down to minimum and putting up with it?

Oops! My bad folks. They are Hull 29 gram No.6 Superfast Pigeon HV Don’t know how I got from ‘Hull’ to ‘Kent’ not like it is just round the corner 🤔😂😂😂 Might be just me then dealing with how fast they are. I was finding that at 25-40 yards that I ended up reducing the lead until I was pretty much aiming at them. I did eventually get a bit more on terms with them shooting 34 for 45-50 carts. I reckon I will still revert to Gamebore Clears or Eley Pigeon however. I suppose it is just what you get use to

Has any one tried these cartridges and how did you get on with them? I bought some on a recommendation and because they did not have any Gamebore Clears and they were reasonable money wise. It is only the second time I have purchased Hull cartridges and I am not convinced. Took me three boxes to suss them out and get my eye in with them, but still I don’t like them as I seem to be getting a lot more ‘runners’ than I would with Gamebore. I usually average a 4:1 hit to miss ratio on a good day, not so with these. Anyone else had any experience with them?

I started this post just after Christmas and jus thought I would let you know I have taken the plunge. I have just bought a mk2 2006 Honda CR-V 2.0l i-vtec, one owner from new, full dealer history. I am going give it a good spray underneath and in the cavities with Lanoguard, put a set of cheap ‘Event’ all terrain tyres on it and see how it goes. As I mentioned in my original post, most of my shooting now is on stubbles and pasture so I am hoping that it will cope. Anyone had one and how did they get on with this ‘softroader’? Reliability and to be fair the fact that they ain’t too bad on the ‘rot’ stakes did it for me.

Craig1982 that’s a mint Landy. I’d have one, but they are a labour of love and cannot be bothered anymore with the work load that would come with it. I like going fishing and shooting more than messing about with vehicles. All credit to you though, bonny old lass that.

Looks like spares availability and cost could be a problem with the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Really undecided. I am at the point where I am not going to rule out a pick up. A Ford Ranger would fit the budget (need to watch for rot) Can’t find any Toyota Hilux around £4K without rocket ship miles, a hard life or ‘galloping rot’ I am not going to rush this and to be fair with the amount of things to consider I don’t think I can. Oh I forgot, how about a 2004 Ssangyong Rexton 2.7d. Once again a Merc engine, but again the spares situation could be the killer. Anyone had one? I have seen a clean one with low miles, history and no mention of the dreaded rot on the MOT history

Right Gents! Here is a bit of a swerve ball with regards the replacement for my dead Misty Pajero. Thought I new where I was going, then after doing quite a lot of research by looking at how various vehicles have faired by looking at DVSA/VOSA MOT histories, I’ve changed my mind direction completely. Don’t laugh, but I was seriously considering a Suzuki Jimny! Why? Simple and capable off road. I know a bit small, but honestly do we really need all the gear we usually take? In my case I can honestly say no. In past times I have had to jiggle things about to accommodate the birds from a good days shooting! So the real problem with the Suzi Jimnys is rot. You try and find a pre ‘05 with the manual transfer box that’s not had the living carp welded old of it in all the usual spots. For that matter anything pre ‘10 plate that is not in the same state. The MOT histories that I have viewed tell the tale! So Jimny, no for this reason. I want to be shooting more than I am fixing vehicles. Right here’s the swerve ball. What about an ‘06 Jeep Grand Cheroke with the 3.0 CRD V6 Merc sourced motor? I have seen one at £4K, 103,000 miles, full service history, 12mnths MOT but the main thing is that it has passed every previous test bar one which it failed for a ball joint? I had ruled the Jeep Cherokee out because the old 4.0ltr Chrysler engined ones were **** of the highest order. A Jeep was suggested by a mechanic that I know. Come on, what do we think?

Fenlandbob if you don’t mind me asking, what did you give for your rebuilt Landy?

Well, I’ve had to call it. Just had word from the garage and as I thought the rot is really too extensive to bother repairing it. So to the scrappers she goes. Not bad really, 12 years out of a vehicle that I paid £1400 for and intended to keep 2-3 years. Don’t get me wrong like all older vehicles there has been a cost to keeping her going, but really just bits an pieces here and there. So now I have to make the decision. Full 4x4 or ‘soft roader’

Well the Pajero has gone in this morning for chop out/investigate to see how far the rot has gone, with an agreement that if it’s too bad we call time and scrap it. So we shall see. It may be the case that I have to buy something sooner rather than later. I appreciate everyone’s input with regards what I could replace it with that would fit my current requirements. Keep em coming. 😎👍

Both the engine and drive train on my Pajero are bob on. This plus a lengthy discussion with real outcome on what to replace it with lead to the decision to weld it up. I reckon about £500 for what it needs - inner sills, **** end of one of the chassis rails, arches both sides. I paid £1400 for it when I bought it all those years ago and as I said earlier I only intended to keep it a couple sod years. Was going to to look at a ‘06 Freelander Td4 but having worked for a Landry dealer for a while, being fully aware of how good and bad they can be I decided against it. A pre ‘Jelly Mould’ stylee CR V was considered. I know how bomb proof Hondas are mechanically, I could probably make do with the off road capabilities, but got warned off them by a mechanic friend again due to rot issues. I also considered a Jimny. To be honest I think it would be tight on space, but could manage. I am aware how good they are off road, but Jesus they fairly hold their brass and again rot behind headlights can be an issue on older ones. Would not rule out a Vitara for a bit more space, but again I am aware that rot is the enemy. Rav 4? Whats your thoughts? I know reliability is not a question, it’s a Toyota. Even considered a Daihatsu Terrios Volvo XC 90 again what do we reckon? Once again the main of what I do now is spring and summer shooting, so it only needs to cope with lanes, pasture and stubbles. However it can get a bit snotty post harvest where I am based as it is predominantly clay soil. I really can’t make my mind up and really don’t want to ‘jump from the frying pan to the fire’

Watch out for rot just forward of the rear axle, same as with a lot of 4x4’s Had to scrap an ‘07 plate earlier this year for this reason plus one or two others, simply not worth repairing it. It had never been off road as it was the wife’s car. I was thinking of taking it on as my shooting vehicle when we retired it from everyday use, didn’t get the chance. on a more positive note, I have put one through its paces off road up in Scotland whilst fishing and it shocked me how capable it was, even on road tyres.