Spara Dritto

Just got one ignore this post now, thanks.

Hi all, I'm looking to buy an Alan Wood Woodlore knife, but finding it hard to find anyone who is selling them. Been on a number of forums and this is the last place that may have one. I'm also looking to buy a Woodlore clone made with antler scales and red fabric. If you are selling or know someone who wants to sell either of these two knives, please PM me. Prepared to pay a very good price for an unused good / perfect condition product. PM me or reply here. Many thanks!

Get the M/C as long as it fits. Although I've got 3/4 and 1/2 in the SP1 and never change them now, it's nice knowing I can. 3/4 isn't too tight for clays - load of rubbish. Chokes make next to no difference, accept instil confidence, if you’re on a bird you’re on it, yes you are more likely to get the odd chipped clay with really wide chokes, but it's minimal. If you can hit a clay with 1/4 you can hit that exact same clay with Full. The only disadvantage I’ve found using full chokes is that they sometimes blow the pattern of low antimony lead shot hence why I go 3/4 max.

I wouldn't buy it, if you really want to, use no 7 or 7.5 shot as this will fill the pattern. From what I've been told even 7.5 shot is effective on pigeons at 30 yards, but thats a whole different story that has been covered countless times, lets not start it again.

No not the strap I'm going to buy, the metal strap that comes with the omegas are.

It does! Considering the strap alone is around the £500.00 mark lol. I might try one of these http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=rolex+watch+strap&view=detail&id=4FBC49D1F90A1BAEB3C624B3E2E01AF89282222C&first=121&FORM=IDFRIR will stop the watch sticking to my wrist.. Any thoughts?

Does anyone else find that their wrist sweats a lot when wearing bigger watches with metal linked straps like the seamaster? I have also got a very, very slim light watch that never, and I mean never makes me sweat. Its not tight around my wrist, but when Im wearing it the watch is pretty heave and kinda sits in one place. Do you have this problem? Also Im looking for a new strap something like this http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=black+watch+strap+with+red+sticching&view=detail&id=6C68664B24C2387850FB463198FF98D1B00A98DF&FORM=IDFRIR Have any of you got one ?

Contact your local FLO and if you're a member, the BASC.

Hi guys, As in title, what do you advise I get? Looking for 4 - 5 years old, 40k MAX miles price range 3 - 5k. Looking at Astras, but never had one before what do you think?. Nothing too showy e.g. BMW's or Audi's. ATB SD

Hi all, Have any of you used the SureFire E1L torch? I'm looking for a torch for camping, something smallish, bright with different light settings and robust. I've come up with both E1L and Surefire P2X, what are your thoughts? Any other recommendations? Many thanks

No worries, I'm glad I could help. My personal favourite shake (they call it a weight gainer - It's not when compared to some shakes, I'd consider it an every day shake) is Muscle Fury's "MASS FURY" The best shake I've taken and I stick to it. If you really wanted to take creatine, take it with your shake and use Reflex - Creapure creatine, a refined pure creatine. All the best!

No worries, I'm glad I could help. My personal favourite shake (they call it a weight gainer - It's not) is Muscle Fury's "MASS FURY" The best shake I've taken and I stick to it.

Lol, sorry my mistake! changed.

Yes, protein is made up of amino acids, when converted into glucose is known as Gluconeogenesis.

Just to add, Ketosis only really happens when there is a near complete depletion of carbohydrates in the system, Gluconeogenesis is when your body converts lean muscle tissue (Amino acids) into blood glucose still causing atrophy, but Ketosis happens when you are purely using fats or amino acids as energy, not just for conversion into blood glucose. Either way, it's not cool!

Apologises if I’ve confused you. "On to protein, It's a useful supplement" It's very good, but if you train, have a shake, don't eat for 5 hours then eat mc Donald’s, and go out and drink in town, you waist your money, it will simply be stored as fat under the skin and any progression you make in that session has gone to waste as your body won't recover effectively. If you train to failure, overload your muscles / anaerobic system, have a shake to replace glucose levels and help to repair the damaged muscle fibres ( I use the term lightly, it's far more complicated than that), sleep for 7 - 8 hours don't skip any meals, eat low GI complex carbohydrates and an adequate amount of protein, low saturated fats, or better mono / poly unsaturated fats and drink enough water, during the day, throughout your session and before bed, then yes they will help you achieve your goals.. 26 grams is the most amount of protein your body can absorb in one sitting, protein companies are rubbing their hands when we buy shakes with huge amounts of protein in because you will store it as fat or **** it out and waist extra $$$ for no reason. It's better to split a shake up into 2 sittings, half scoop after a workout the other half 30 mins - 1 hour after if the shake is high in protein. You want a ratio of 3:1 carbohydrates to protein and after a workout is the only time I'd say have a mixture of complex and simple carbohydrates. Normally try and stick with complex. Follow this by a meal 2 hours after. Diet is 70% of the way we look, if the diet and everything else is wrong then supplements are a waist of money. If everything else is right, supplements are useful.

I will explain what both supplements do and how they affect you, I will also try and stamp out any rubbish your friends have told you! Most people that supplement their body’s have little or no idea how it affects you and end up wasting their money. I will try to help you out on this one. For you and most likely your friends, Creatine Phosphate will do nothing, but have a placebo effect. If you feel it will help you out then take it, if you want to take it because you feel it will actually have an effect on your body then don't waste your money. Creatine phosphate simply helps replenish your own creatine stores when you train (we have a small reserve stored in our cells). When we exercise the myosin and actin (rachet like system of micro fibres deep inside the muscle) contract to shorten the muscle in the presents of ATP - Adenosine triphosphate and calcium. When ATP is used for energy it gets broken down into ADP - Adonsine diphosphate- a useless waste product that can't be stored or used for energy, this is where creatine comes in... Creatine lends one of it's phosphate atoms which quickly binds to the ADP to create ATP and gets resynthesized back into a useable compound for energy. Now this sounds super dooper useful, but really unless you are a top athlete where every millisecond counts and you need every legal advantage over your opponents then your wasting your time and money. If how ever, your diet is perfect to the calorie, your rest is perfect to the second every set and every workout, you are constantly overloading your muscles / anaerobic energy system, your sleep cycles are perfect to the 1/4 hour, if your workouts are constantly regular and you have been training for a long time and train correctly then you may see a slight advantage in recovery periods and a slight increase in strength gain (1 extra rep or help doing your 1 RM). Back to you, creatine will have next to no effect in your circumstance. On to protein, It's a useful supplement which won't just "repair your muscles and make-em huge". Protein also helps to keep your blood glucose levels high throughout the day (ones that contain carbs as well as protein that is). If blood sugar levels drop because your muscles are using the energy and have run out of muscle glucose stores from a poor diet low in cards, your pancreases releases a hormone Glucagon to maintain homeostasis within the blood. Your body will do this because the only macronutrient your brain can use to function is blood glucose and clearly a necessity for your brain to keep working... If this is the case and blood glucose levels are low your liver will break down lean muscle tissue, convert it into glucose and put it back in your blood basically cannibalising your own muscle for energy (muscular atrophy). This is why diet is far more important that a supplement. Not only this, but this process is known as ketosis producing ketones in the blood stream, this is extremely acidic and can lead to further complications. It shouldn’t be used as a meal replacement more to supplement a perfect diet. I go back to my first point if everything to do with your training and rest isn't perfect, you are simply wasting your time and money. Hope that helps.

Voted No.

Yes I agree more accidents are likely caused by bikes, but there are far more people that cycle and own a bike compared to those who have a shotgun and shoot, it's not comparable.

I'm suprised by now with all this health and safety, we haven't got a law which states insurance is a must?

Gordon, my granddad passed 2 months ago, he got me into shooting and use to support me the whole time when others said guns are dangerous and not to own one. He lost his struggle with cancer and joked the last time I saw him saying "Spara Dritto” meaning shoot straight in Italian. It’s something that actually makes smile and makes me enjoy shooting that bit more. It's as simle as that... Moving on back to the subject!

Pink, It will bring out your skin tone better! :blink:

That sums up what I said perfectly. Thank you for the reply, maybe this has a big thing to do with how we dress at clay grounds, there is always another side to the coin and I really appreciate your reply. Some people at the start of this poll saying I’m an idiot or snob and that it's a waste of time posting this, I've now got a different point of view on the subject, a far more rounded opinion - maybe it wasn't such a waste of time after all. I never said what I thought was right and my view is the only answer, hence why I posted it here because I wanted to get loads of different opinions because I really find it interesting to listen to others point of view. Thanks so far for the comments.

Does anyone ever go clay shooting and look forward to putting on a nice shirt / jumper, and nice trousers? I want to add I'm not a snob - I'm a personal trainer and have been for some years, I work my bum off 6 days a week 7 - 7.. Maybe it's because I'm always in trackies and a polo neck shirt and it makes me feel good just to put something smart on - I actually really enjoy wearing something different that work cloths and dressing up as I dont often get the chance and really look forward to it! I've never thought of it like that. I only say so because it's the complete opposite to the post above, where blunder wears a suit allllllllll the time and looks forward to wearing something a little more comfy. Defiantly an interesting point, Does anyone else work in trackies, overall's, dirty cloths? Any painters, labourers mechanics ect here that feel the same? On the other hand do you feel, because of your job you are always in suit and wish to just relax in something a little more comfy on the weekend? Thanks for all the effort in the posts above.

Quotes of yours like "I love to read a bit of nonsense, whereas this thread has plenty" or "Gadzooks if you didn't hit it. Anyone dressing as correctly as you must indeed have hit it. I profusely apologize for not seeing it at first glance. :lol: " Sums up exactly what I say below. The only one that is patronising here, Gordon, is you. You appear to be very forth coming with what you say and unnecessarily blunt and rude. It's a forum Gordon, not a court room relax a little. If you have nothing to add, but ignorant / arrogant sarcasm then don't post here. I'm not saying my opinion is right, and that it's the only thing that counts. I've put it on the forum to hear from other people and what they would like to see and their thoughts on the matter. I like to hear other points of view and make this into a discussion not a heated debate that you make it Gordon. It's people like you that turn others away from a sport like this, you feel that your point of view is the only one that counts, your arrogance blows me away and your attitude to other peoples view is disgusting. You do it to countless people on this forum and it's just got beyond a joke. All you want to do is cause conflict.. I just don't understand people like you have you nothing more constructive to add? I will no longer continue this conversation or topic with you.