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It is easy to be negative so I thought I would be positive. My SGC expired at the end of Feb. Got the notifications from the Police at the end of the year and even handed the doctors note over and had it back in time. I then sat on it, purely because I was busy and forgot and didn't post it until just after Christmas. Had to ask about the progress in mid Feb as all was quiet but it was done on time and the "interview" was done over the phone in a few minutes. I have gained quite a few guns over the life of the expiring ticket but they came with cabinets. When I explained this all was great. I think the officer was wondering how 16 guns went into 3 cabinets. They are now in five and all can take 6 at a push. In conversation I mentioned that they were mostly from two family deaths and would be cleared out soon. He said that as they were mostly cheapies, stuff like Midland BLNE 12s and single barrel 12s it might not be worth selling them. I agreed but didn't want to pay a dealer to scrap them. (as my local ones want to do).He suggested seriously wrecking them with an angle grinder and emailing pics of this to him and he would be most happy with that. All round good experience.

No rush really. Just marginally complicating a renewal as I can't tick that box. Can't online as got paper docs notre and the daft online system won't recognise my phone number but won't tell me why. They'll get what I can.

Done just that Dougy and chucked in the query about renewal.

Well I know it might be gone today. I do have the photocopy so I have some records.

Your thoughts please. SGC up for renewal in a few months and when completing the application I go and look for my SGC which I cannot find. Last seen in March when I added some guns of my fathers. Rarely dig the original out as I have enough cartridges to keep Ukraine happy and I carry a copy with me (So as not to lose or damage the original😁) I have a nasty suspicion that my SGC went with my deceased fathers - on the fire. Renewal needs a copy of my ticket which I have but it hasn't got some recent additions on it, only the original does. I can write the recently acquired guns on but of course cannot get a signature of the vendor. I guess the only way is to submit the renewal bumf with a letter stating SGC destroyed and supply what I can on the copy. Any other suggestions?

I am on 16 guns in 5 cabinets so plenty of space. 3 were inherited from my dad in March. 8 came from and uncle in 2015. Both time cabinets arrived as well. No complaints so far. As to reducing them. Why .Things like AYA yeomans and Midland sxs or singles are worthless so what's to be gained by selling up.

Just a thought that worked for a mate. Twice! Theaten to put it in the hands of professional claims management companies. If things go against them they will be liable for the proferssional costs as well. Worked just like this once for my mate and in the second case the insurance company backed down. Can't say this is definite in all case but maybe worth a look.

Sorted now.

Mesaged you.

Out of interest, why?

My old HW80 k would hit film canisters end on at 50 m virtually every time from a rest. With no rest I was lucky if it stayed in the field.

A step up from spud guns!

Anyone got a copy they want to part with?

Any size to any size. Just for amusement really. What do you have? Old or modern.

Maybe get some summer wellies with the same soles as your good ones. Studs do really have their limitations as mentioned. Chainsaw wellies can have studs fitted. Look for a seller of them.A stihl dealer maybe.

I am after some 12 bore cartridges in big lead shot sizes. The sort of thing that you can no longer use for goose etc. BB etc. Forest of Dean area really to keep collection costs viable. Most things considered. Thanks.

How about real gold.ie Sovereigns? Yes there is the storage issue but it is gold and in years to come less likely to be "found" by the tax man. One would make a nice present for example. Usual gold price fluctuations of course. So, how are people doing this premium bond thing? Buying them and relying on winnings for the income?

Anyone use one? The Huspower thing. I have a cabinet full of 12 bore singles that do nothing and are not worth selling. I find I use my .410 Mossberg with screw on mod a lot so am wondering about a 12 bore version. With enough cartridges in stock to keep both Russia and Ukraine happy for a few months I would happily not buy subs but if they are noticeably quiter Iwould.

I have a couple of big old spring rifles that need scoping. HW80 and a Diana . I have a few scopes in the box so which would people chose? A couple of Pecars with steel bodies, an oldish Pre 1995 when I bought it second handSterling (no Nikko label) or a modern ish Stirling variable mag. All would do the job for shortish range squirrel bashing but wondering what other might do.

Had a Jim for 16 years from new. 2 pages of rust MOT failiure killed it off. Just check them out. I have seen ancient ones with no rust and some a few years old hanging. Will go anywhere. I would prefer mine to our LR 90 in the snow. Older Vitaras have proper 4wd and low ratio like the Jimny, newer ones are fancy electric things. Nothing else small has a proper low box. Of course the ultimate small, proper 4wd is a Lada Niva. But try finding them at a sensible price. Easier to get a cheap 90.

A little enhancement. If you have a step down as in that picture above with the dogs, put a landing pad down. Lots of feet bcoming down in one place will very soon make a deep boggy hole.

Cheers all . Been thinking about Browns books. Got all the Hadoke stuff and some Dallas. Burrard now sorted. What I really want is Climbing the North face of the .410

Looks like mine which is .25

I like a good book. Big, shiny but fairly technical are best. Diggory Hadoke or Donald Dallas types of thing. Any recomendations?

Cheers. Better dig a hole I reckon.