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Try Skiing socks. I have found those to be much better 👍

As has been said the modern cars are lot heavier due to the extra comfort and safety features. So they need the extra power otherwise you will see them struggle to get up a decent hill. Me well i've just had my golf remapped to get it to 224bhp with an extra ~40nm of torque. Why? well the extra mpg on a long drive plus, safety. It allows me to get around all the slow dodderers on the roads in cornwall. It does also put more of a smile on my face 🤣 It has totally changed the feel of the car I suppose you've got to be a car person to understand. Years ago I had a mate out in oz LS swap his 80 series for a lot of money. I really couldn't understand why right until i drove it. Then i wanted it 😎

Yes it can be easily done by a decent gunsmith but matching the wood will always be a pain unless you can just get away with a thicker pad to increase the LOP. The rubber pad itself might not be original unless it has browning on it. My b2g is half and 3/4, it works well for me 👍

As someone who has no experience of TSS, how does the shot size work? Are the shot sizes the same size as lead? If so is it the higher density that allows a smaller size to be used?

As has been said gun fit is very important as is practise. I love using my pump (mossy 600at) and shoot it better than most of my other guns. With the fumbles it would be worth just going to a clay shoot and just practise that every time you hit the trigger pump immediately. So its bang, pump then observe after a couple of rounds it should become natural. That being said i have tried a couple of synthetic SXP's like yours and i just didn't get on with it. The sort of assisted opening it has threw me off as the lack of heavy grip/texture on the fore end made it slip in my hand. If you want 3 shots it would be worth trying a different gun as second hand pumps aren't worth much (mine cost me £170). Forgot to add im 6'3" and had to extent the stock out to 15" LOP. All pumps and less so semi's are very short so first stop for gun fit would be stock extension imo 👍

MY renewal at the beginning of the year with devon and cornwall was a video call. It felt a bit strange walking around showing the cabinet having to read out the serial numbers and such 🤣 Best to have a chair or something close to the cabinet to be able to put you phone down whilst doing it 👍

With admiral with a Golf GTD the renewal quote was £590 i went to go compare and got £456, went back to admiral and got £459. Changed the mileage to 9k from 10k as i didn't need the extra anymore and got it for £436......

That's the maxus 1 not 2

So from my perspective as a Fiocchi user (for clays normally TT1 28gm no. 8 ) I have tried the FBlacks when my local shop was out of TT1's and didn't notice any different. I have used the litespeeds and i just didn't get on with them. The recoil impulse was just a lot sharper compared to the TT1's (tried first in an sbs then in two of my o/u's including a trap gun) to the point i ended up just running them through my s/a to use them up. It is the first cartridge that i have felt that on even though i use 50gm BB's through a pump and s/a. At the end of the day it is very much a personal perspective if you don't feel 100% confident in the gun or cartridge you are using it will always be in your mind and you will miss imo. I also use the TT2 28gm no7.5 (2.4mm so uk 7) and 32gm no6 pigeon special for game and pigeons etc and find them a reliable cartridge. I used to use Lyalvale Express till about 2018 but ended up having quite a few misshaped/crimped plus misfires and a couple of squib loads. Hopefully the fiocchi's don't got the same way.

I have one and it is a very nice choice!! As weihrauch said check the wood work most defiantly also check for oil staining of the wood around the metal parts. Another thing to check is the position of the top lever. You want it to be slight to the right up on closing if it is to the left (looking from the butt end of the stock) that could mean a welding job is needed to build the locking surfaces back up. Also check for pitting and I would take the fore end off and check under there (you will have to undo the screw as it should be captive). Some wear marks around the fore end will be there due to this.

Seems more than reasonable to me. I've been in my current place (one bed and of terrace) for just over 4 years now and its been pretty much a 5% increase year on year. Although this year the land lord turned the increase down (I am 99% sure it was driven by the letting agency so they could get more money). I was worried he was going to sell but i met him the other week and it seems like what i am paying now sort of sits right with him as the market is crazy (i am in cornwall and it is 🙄).

Fully agree with Scully there and knows what he means. I was fortunate to inherit most of my guns and the feel of my B25 C3 (early 60's) and B2G (1970 iirc) is totally different to any new browning or beretta i have picked up in a gun shop. Even my Nikko supreme just feels better in the hand than even a DT11 i held. If i was to buy a new gun the first thing i would do is strip the stock and start again......

I use a Nikko Supreme for sporting that my grandad had modified for DTL shooting. It shoots really high, more so than normal trap gun and it still works well for sporting. You have just got to remember to keep the barrels down as i mainly miss by shooting over the top. That being said any clay going away just gets mullered 🤣 The main thing is just feeling comfortable/confident with it.

I'm on my second a Tefal Easy Fry. Not as good as my original Philips one as i feel it doesn't get as hot or heat as evenly. They are really awesome for smaller meals/oven chip. I use it or everything from chicken wings to pork chops to chips and even brownies. I am at the point where the oven is maybe used once every 3 months if i am braising something but even that has pretty much been replaced by my instant pot. I am considering going for either a two draw to going back to a philips one.

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