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My 12 year old son shoots a Lanber o/u 12 bore. Has done for a few years. If your nephew can manage a 20 or a 12 I would try him with one of those. 410's don't generally have great patterns and a smaller shot load so if you want to encourage him by hitting more targets, birds etc there are better options than a 410.

I read somewhere that there are over 40,000 deer related rta's in the UK annually. Its seems an impossibly high number. I work for a local authority and during rutting season we are lifting dead deer off the roads on an almost daily basis so possibly this number is accurate. I was at a shoot last year which has a lot of fallow deer. One of the days I was there a beater got hit and tossed backwards by a doe that came charging out of a small piece of cover. He just happened to be in the way and was not injured though he was black all down one side a few days later.

Friend of mine in Cork saw two yesterday. None up with Me yet but did see a hen harriers Sunday.

Saw The Fast Show live in Dublin a long long time ago. It was very good but imagine it will have to be more sterile now so it doesn't offend anyone. Some of my friends still quote Swiss Toni all these years later.

Have a week in London in March. Bringing the kids for their first visit though everyone tells me a week in London will cost the same as a week (or more) further afield. The usual touristy things booked. 2 weeks in May fishing at home and down the west coast for trout. Week near Port Andratx, Mallorca in June then a week or two in Sligo later in the summer. I'm terrified of flying so the holidays at home excite me more as I can drive.

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Must get the drill bit out and clean out the barrel ports. Haven't done that in years. Once saw a 1100 in .410. I've not hankered for many guns in my time but I would have loved to have added it to the collection.

That's a fantastic result and a great find for thet money. Wish I could find something similar. I am a Remington man through and through. From my first 1100 to my current 11-87 I have loved them all. Shot very well with the 1100 but had serious trouble with her not cycling anything under 32gm for some reason so sold her on. My current Sporting clays model is faultless though I have no O ring on her. It gave up a few years ago after a hard day on the crows and it came out in 3 pieces when I went to clean it. Strangely enough I tried it without the ring and it works fine without it.. I know it wouldn't be put there for no reason but foe me the gun works perfectly without it.

Sadly we don't have Aldi in Northern Ireland. Have to travel a good bit to get to one but will try it next tine I am near one.

I found that their brown sauce was as good as HP, I don't buy anything anything else nowadays. I wouldn't be snobby about food but always bought HP brown sauce and Heinz tomato sauce, Helmans mayo etc. Have recently found some of the offerings in Lidl to be just as good.

I cooked for 15 yesterday. Had a large ham (file seems to be too big, won'twt me up load), beef roast on the bine, leg of lamb, roasites, carrots, parsnips and sprouts with bacon. Dessert was the choice of 3 trifles, a black forest gateaux, lemon cheese cake or apple crumble or a bit of everything. Had cheese but at the end of dinner no one was fit for it. All tidied up and in bed by 10.30. so

I don't drink either. Used to years ago but now don't bother. Designated driver all year round. Still take the odd zero alcohol Guinness but nothing stronger than that.

I find Lidl ones to have a bit of an edge to them.

A lovely story and a lucky man to receive such a lovely present. When I was 14 I was given a Charles Lancaster side by side with lovely 30" Damascus barrels. This gun belonged to a old friend of my father who was in the early stages of dementia. He had to get rid of his guns for safety and my dad got the Lancaster. I used to put all sorts through it. Alphamax etc etc. Only years later did I realise it only had 2.5 " Chambers. For my 21st Dad got the gun done up. Barrels rebrowmed, a few springs fixed and I did the same again a few years ago when I found the rib had become raised and an ejector spring had broken. I am now 47, use the gun all the time when game shooting although the open chokes are probably not the greatest for the odd few driven days I get every year but for my usual snipe and woodcock shooting she is perfect. I only use 2.5" shells and look after her as well as I can. I think she was made in 1882 but not sure why I have that date in my head. I have managed 9 right and lefts at woodcock with her and honestly feel like she is part of me when I raise her. That's not to say I still don't miss plenty with her but I love her history and the fact she was a gift to my dad from his dear friend. Dad always says if there is a heaven the original owner would be looking down with pride to see the old girl still in active service. My only problem is that I have two sons who both enjoy shooting so not sure where it will end up when I die.

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