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palmer_mike

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  1. I’ve recently bought a junior shotgun and introduced my son (8) to the basics of shooting safety and shooting tin cans (always closely supervised obviously). id like to help him develop his shooting without getting too many bad habits but at the moment his attention span and strength aren’t up to formal lessons etc. Are there any recommended books or videos that I could watch in order to help me coach him at a basic level? all the best mike
  2. I’ve just bought a s/h Yildiz .410 multi choke for my son, but the spare chokes were not with it. anyone know where I can get spares to fit it??
  3. Fair point! at first (and for quite some time) he’ll be very closely supervised and only shooting clays with me. We’d be shooting for only a short time in case he gets too tired, If he had any problems holding it steady I’d be on hand.
  4. My Son is now expressing an interest in shooting a shotgun! He’s doing really well with an air rifle and despite only being 7 he’s pretty big for his age..... what would the general consensus be for a starting out gun, .410 or 20ga? I know .410 may be harder for him to hit clays (tighter pattern etc) but will a 20ga be too much recoil?
  5. Thought I had sold this but due to a time waster this is still available
  6. I bought it on a whim and then had the barrel done as the previous owner had chopped the original to 18” (not very efficient for a 25-06). since having it back from the gunsmith (about 2 years) I’ve developed a load for it but only taken it out stalking maybe 1/2 a dozen times. I tend to use my other rifle...... i guess it’s time I move it on and try to recoup some of the money I have invested in it!
  7. Scope now sold separately. Rings gone. I will sell the rifle for £900 (it's got to go price slash!)
  8. This is my rifle, it's still for sale but the g watch listing has expired. PM me if there is any interest. Price is negotiable!!!! I can also do as a package with the zeiss duralyt 3-12 X 50 that's on it (for £1400 all in including rfd!)
  9. I'll now accept £1100 for the rifle and throw in the Optilocks!
  10. Sorry about the delay, I have sent you a PM
  11. Not sure I understand? Was spider man left handed or something? Yes for a newly rebarreled one with a border sassen 24" tube. Make me an offer if you're interested!
  12. One and only price drop on this rifle, will take £300 plus RFD One and only price drop on this rifle, will take £300 plus RFD
  13. Any sensible offers will be given due consideration!
  14. Looking for some sako optilock rings and bases preferably in blue. To fit a sako 85 short action. 30mm low rings. Prepared to buy separately if you just have the 30mm low rings. Thanks for any help
  15. I did my DSC1 last weekend at Jelen (essex). The course was fantastic, we all learn't alot from the instructors - and given that the group size that they have there are quite small (6 on mine) there is plenty of oppertunity for one to one help if anyone needs a little extra. In the lead up to the course i contacted Dan who is one of the organisers at Jelen Essex and he was kind enough to let me use his range and rifle for a bit of practice for the shooting test (this really helped - was a great confidence boost when it came to the real thing!). In addition to the excellent teaching on the course, they offer an internet based revision and practice test programme. This was fantastic while revising for the tests on the course and all the others on our course who had used it seemed to think so as well. I'd have no hesitation in recommending Jelen for your DSC1, they also have a very very good pass rate.
  16. As Dan said above, got the stalk booked in with him. The Jelen team all seem really on the ball so far - they know their stuff! One big recommendation i have is the ILC (interactive learning centre), been doing quite a bit of self testing on the course syllabus and the online practice you can do really is boosting my confidence (and helping me to outline areas of weakness in my knowledge) Hope this helps Mike
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