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  1. Just been informed by a reliable person that cartridges are going up 25% Hope he’s wrong
  2. Used to correspond with David garrard Home loader from shooting times .I asked him the same question about fiber wads in tapered cases .He said just put a paper wad over the powder then fiber wad
  3. I have felt the cold since I went on blood thinners it’s put pay to most of my winter shooting .Even getting well wrapped up I had a Artic valve leak operation a few months ago and since then I have no resistance to cough and colds feel drained .
  4. I was on warfarin for a long time .About 4 years ago I was put on Apiixaban.2 a day .I have,never experienced bruising even when useing. Heaveish loads .
  5. I go about just over a hour before he starts there’s usually a couple before me .Always get to see him .
  6. I was given a small cardboard box with a few LBS of sg shot taken from some home guard cartridges..I loaded a few a couple of years ago .patterns not very good .Another guy I know who’s dad was a retired gunsmith gave me some SSG. and some BB .About the only use would be crows nests .woul be useless for foxes .If I was to load for foxes I would load low velocity steel wads possibly buffer .There’s a guy on a American forum called Wade Rush gets very good patterns he uses very hard shot and plays about with screw in turky chokes .
  7. The late Doctor Michael David who shot for Ireland Used a greener to shoot trap as well as pigeons .
  8. Went to a auction once at In Cheshire .I decided £250 was my top bid went to the guy running it to have a close look and ask him a few questions,So he knew I was keen I bid up to £250 then I stopped ther were 2 bids after mine .when it was over the auctioneer side kick came up to me asked me if I wanted the gun .I said sell it to the person who bid after me and walked out ..
  9. Grand Prix 16 we’re dearer than 12 in 1960 14/3 at Stensbys in Manchester .First few boxes were paper case with RTO
  10. There’s a chap on this forum lives near Scotland who I sold some blue dot a few years ago .He came to pick it up he was into fowling .He told me he had a 3” greener but no 3” cartridges.
  11. Went into butchering at a early age .Also my dad bred pigs brings back memories
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