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JJsDad

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  1. No probs, pleased to help. You & yours havea good one.
  2. The clue is in the first box at the top of the Form 201 !
  3. Pleased to help seeing a how you were evidently stranded somewhere `off-shore`. Blow that for a job this time of year. Not being a doom monger, but bear in mind firing pins often need a light fetal to get the protrusion and free movement correct.
  4. I would think the farmer would have a price in mind if he was prepared to give you shooting rights over it. Quoting someones price off this forum will only apply to their particular pond. You might have to pay more, or less than than the advice from members. Test the water with him (excuse the pun) but remember you can aways go up. If you go in to high he may rip your arm off and you then cant come down.
  5. I tend to use a light smear of grease on the hinge pin on all my guns and the knuckle where the action meets the fore-end iron. Does it significantly reduce wear ?? I dont know is the simple answer, but light gun oil can run off or dry out in a centrally heated house, so I always tend to use grease rather than oil on parts that pivot slowly, like the hinge pin and knuckle. The price of the gun doesnt feature in my thoughts when cleaning & lubricating, they all get treated the same way.
  6. There are other RUAG stockist up in your area. If the other 2 fall flat let me know & I will jot down the others, albeit somewhat further away from your location. As advised by bruno22rf, John Knibbs provides a prompt & efficient service. I have had several dealings with him and always been totally satisfied.
  7. These people are also shown as RUAG dealers. BUCHAN GUNS LTD UGIE LODGE MILL OF RORA LONGSIDE ABERDEENSHIRE AB42 4UB UNITED KINGDOM 01779 821978
  8. Nearest appears to be: Seals Cove Gun Shop, Earnsheugh Bay, Findon, Portlethen. Tel: 01224 783920 Trust this helps. Link: https://www.sealscoveshootingground.co.uk/about-us
  9. The dealer locator requires a post code before identifying the stockist shop.
  10. 85% kills on Pigeon at 85 yards. Amazing shooting. That tops Perazzishot`s ratio on Pheasant; and a Pigeon is a smaller more erratic target as well ! Evident that he will have to brush up on his technique or change his chokes to match your skill. 😂
  11. Your assumptions suggest a 75% pattern at 80 yards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. To busy shooting or picking-up at this time of year to have time for watching video`s. I wonder if the report by our resident extreme bird expert of a Gun killing a bird at a lazered 99 yards was very confident when he fired at it ? Or was he just willy waving in front of his pals ? Thats double your self imposed range.
  13. For someone who by their own admission has never attended a `high bird` shoot and seems to get most of their shooting experience by watching video`s I find your remarks quite remarkable. Charlie T evidently runs such a shoot and his comments are a form of advertising. Where these shoots are charging £50 upward per bird they have got to be able to produce something out of the normal. I am not suggesting he doesnt show high birds, he evidently does. In the main, this thread is about the ethics of trying to `cleanly` kill birds at extreme range which can be taken to mean between 70 and 100 yards. I have in the past been on two high bird days and seen peoples averages (mine included) crash when birds are presented beyond about 60 yards. When the likes of Mr Digweed advises that 70 yards is the limit for reliable kills, I tend to listen. If you have to resort to 34 or 36g of 3 shot to bring down the occasional bird you really have to ask yourself if you are doing the sport any favours with all the adverse publicity that this type of shooting generates.
  14. This would not be for me I am afraid. There should be no discernable gap between the wood and metal. That gap is large enough to allow water in on a very wet day and raises questions about recoil being transfered to the stock which could subsequently lead to a crack starting. As guzzicat said, you could find better.
  15. As matone has pointed out, there should be a slight clearance between the nose of the safety sear and its bent on the hammer when the lock is cocked on the main sear. If you have a means of clamping/compressing the safety sear spring, I would suggest removing the safety sear and its spring and then re-assembling the lock and dry firing it. This would establish which sear is causing the problem. From your explanation it is difficult to know if it is the main sear or the safety sear. Testing by removing the safety sear would establish which sear is causing the problem. If you dont have a means of compressing the small vee spring* that holds the safety sear in engagement with the hub of the hammer, I would leave well alone and get a gunsmith to look at it. Messing around with the angle of either sear nose is a reciept for disaster if you dont know what you are doing and could be the cause of your problem. *Note: Depending on the make of gun, this could also be a single leg leaf spring.
  16. The wife asked, what was in that official looking letter that came the other day; something about £100 ? I told her not to worry, I had paid it !
  17. My eldest Springer is now a little over 8 years old. We noticed a couple of months back a reluctance to jump into the car at the end of the day or into her favourite chair when we got home. On a visit to the Vet a few weeks back I brought this up and he checked out her rear legs and hips, which made her cry out. His diagnosis was the early stages of osteoarthritis. He recommended a daily tablet of `Yumove Advance 360` produced by Lintbells. While Vets stock this tablet, it is not prescription only, so I managed to buy some off the `bay`. Not cheap, but they have certainly made a difference to her mobilty when tired after a days working or picking-up. Lintbells do a range of supplements for joints etc, so it might be worth googling them to see if another product would help. I can only speak for the Advance 360, which has made a noticeable improvement but is directly aimed at relieving arthritis. A trip to the Vet would confirm the root cause of the problem.
  18. My oldest Springer, who is now a little over 8 years old, gets a bit stiff after a working day. It is noticeable after being out for the day that she hesitates before jumping into the car or her favourite chair. On her annual check up and booster a couple of months back, we mentioned this to our Vet who after a bit of checking suggested the early onset of athoritus. He recommended a daily tablet of `YOUMOVE Advance 360` manufactured by Lintbells. While Vets do stock this, its not a prescription only tablet and I managed to get some off the bay. Not cheap, but it has deffinately made a difference. Lintbells seem to do a range of products to aid stiffness so you might care to google them to see their range of products.
  19. I think you will find that auction houses (such as Holts) will only release the barrels once they have been effectivley rendered only fit for sleeving by cutting out a `vee` shaped segment of the barrel forward of the chamber. See quote below: "Please note that guns sold as Stock, Action and Fore-end only are sold without barrels. The original barrels may be available for sleeving purposes, but will only be released cut in the approved manner as per Proof House guidelines. Please note there is a charge of �10 per item for this service."
  20. Amazing !!! Been out all day picking-up, so was looking forward to catching up on this discussion when I got home. Not a bad day, but the wind dropped off on one drive and we had a large covey slip out of the side about 80 yards (ish) to the left of the end Gun. He didnt even start to raise his gun to them. Now we know they can be killed consistently at this range and beyond, I think I will have to risk telling the Boss his guests are `pants` for not taking a right & left out that them. We ended up with 207, but should have had a few more if the Guns had invested in some of these superior cartridges.
  21. Have you tried these people ? https://www.peterdyson.co.uk
  22. I think you are missing `Motty`s` point on the limiting factor ! If you give a poor shot and a real expert a rubbish cartridge, niether will bring the birds down.
  23. Just about sums up the majority view on this discussion. Forget all the videos, its virtually impossible to judge the height of a `high` bird against a clear sky background using a camera. We seem to have no evidence to support these inflated claims for the magical properties of these batches of cartridges. If they were giving good and consistent results at 70 or even 80 yards the manufacturers would be using this in their advertising blurb in an attempt to increase their sales. They are not, which must suggest something. I will stick with George Digweeds view. Even then, 60 yards is a real long shot for Mr Average, particularly on a bird descending slightly on fixed wings and sliding slightly in the wind. No doubt the `extreme bird boys` will let these sail by as being to easy !
  24. I get `Sporting Gun` posted to me direct.
  25. Also interesting was that despite the claims of 80 to 90 yard birds being were killed stone dead, was the comment from our high bird expert that he would attempt to get photo`s of the manufacturers 70 yard pattern plate ! If these wonderful advances in cartridge technology are as astounding as we are lead to believe, why are the makers testing at a mere 70 yards. Be interesting to see what 34 or 36g of 3s look like at 70 yards if the evidence can be smuggled out. My guess is, more pheasant size holes in the pattern than an old dish clout, but I will try to keep an open mind.
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