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There is also another guy based in south ringwood near duck island way, he is very good with rifles & S/S shotguns however not very familiar with O/U's. very secretive chap but theres no harm in asking if you are looking for that type of work.

https://www.facebook.com/GeoffWiltshireGunsmithing theres also a Mike Collins who's bournemouth based, wouldn't go near Lambert & Whiltshire in Ringwood, Tal is all airgun based now bar Webley shotguns and NSI cartridges at expensive prices, but it all depends on what you are after to be honest.

Incredibly interested, just a few questions, age? where did you purchase it from? and does that include the bipod? Thanks Samuel

Just picked up my SP1 today, theres a steel proofing mark on the barrel (fleur-de-lys) so I'd say definitely.

I had this on my O/U before the fore end completely snapped off the barrel as the fore end loop came off the barrel on discharge :o , then had to have it re-soldered back on by a gunsmith, it depends on what's the cause but Id definitely get a gunsmith to look at it as having the fore end snap off with a cartridge in the other chamber isn't an experience id like to repeat, the guy I had do the work for me was good @ stevensandjohnson@talktalk.net aka Barrelbrowner on these forums.

Considering all the posts about gunsmithing gone wrong I'd taught I'd give an example of work going right, I recently put up a post about a broken fore end loop and was contacted through this site by a guy called Paul Stephens, he quoted me fairly on repair and also offered what I considered a cheap re-bluing of the barrels at the same time so I took the offer up, gun was picked up next day and two weeks later It came back looking like new, outstanding work to the point I didn't recognise it as the breather spaces between the O and U barrel had been cleaned up, overall highly recommend his work @ www.shotgunblackingbrowningandblueing.co.uk aka Barrelbrowner on here.

Hey guys, Dorset send a slip to me with my SGC with a dedicated phone line to call when going out shooting, I'm not sure the point of me calling as I have never had any issues on my permission for years but would hate to be warned over not calling in the future, but anyway I have attached a photo of this slip ATb Samuel

Thanks for your response guys, I have sent enquires to the gunsmiths mentioned above, I did try a few local RFD's and they were not happy about doing barrel work so I'll just see what comes back.

Hello, Im looking to get my Bettinsoli O/U repaired, back in Jan I took it out wildfowling and on discharge the forend all but snapped off the barrel (put the fear of god in me at the time :blink: ), now I have had a look around at a possible repair and realise its best left to the professionals, so my question is who and where, and any idea on what a possible cost may be, below is an image of what snapped off the barrel, Many thanks, Samuel

It was nice to see that BASC had an active involvement with the media over the Peterlee shooting and that the current systems flaws may be drawn out over the coming months both on the legislation side and enforcement side, on another note the October 2011 ACPO Firearms and Explosives Licensing Working Group minuets are up http://www.acpo.police.uk/documents/crime/2012/CBA%20FELWG%20Mins%205Oct11.pdf

After last nights outing fowling I don't think Ill be shooting foxes again with anything under 42grms lead, stood near a pond/stream waiting for the ducks to come in and a fox came up next to me on the bank, at about ten yards I shot at him with 32grms Super steel, bowled him over, then gave him the second barrel, bowled over again then he carried on running, had a look for him in the direction he ran in but didn't find him, but it just goes to show how much stopping power is required when dealing with vermin of that size regardless of range.

Bit like an MG, I do love my overland but would I recommend it to a friend, no, and the reason being the known common faults, my sporter has been in repair more that it has been in the field since purchase in 2009 and my overland suffers misfiring issues every 20/30 cartridges with what looks like a light strike on the primer cap.