Oxfordshooter
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Hi there,
In answer to your question - I got my Miroku 6000SP-1 back from the gunsmiths today. It wasn't as costly as I feared, they charged me £150 for adjusting both ejectors, a new firing pin & spring plus a MOT/service.
It could have been worse, apparently new ejectors are £80 each.
ATB
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Nothing wrong with it and yes, British TV is the best by a country mile. Just lots of other forms of entertainment competing now - so basically getting bored of broadcast TV.
Fair enough, but when the nights start drawing in the old idiot box with the delights of iPlayer and 4OD does get more appealing.
You might not believe me, but the series Gogglebox which basically involves watching different families/couples watching their TV's and chatting about it is genuinely hilarious and is something to look forward to in the autumn.
There are some people in our street who have a MASSIVE TV, it takes up nearly all of their bay window and blocks out the natural light, that I can't get my head around...
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I know a few people who claim to not watch TV, all of whom seem to think that there is some sort of moral superiority with this stance. However, they do seem to watch shed load of box sets on their laptops, which apparently doesn't count. One couple I knew had a TV but only allowed their kids to watch BBC as they felt that their little darlings would be corrupted by seeing the adverts.
Come on you lot, what's wrong with a bit of telly? Sure there's some rubbish on, but there's an awful lot of good stuff on too. The Commonwealth Games has been superb and the current Jacques Peretti The Men Who Made Us Spend series has been very thought provoking.
Generally the TV in this county is of a very good standard - have you ever tried to watch network TV in the USA? It's unwatchable over there, French TV is even worse, like going back to the 1970's.
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Thanks for the advice chaps.
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Kelly kettles are great fun.
We take them camping and when we go up to the hill lochs. When taking time to get a brew on is part of the fun and time getting the fire going is also time watching hills , rises or considering the next fly to try. You can get a fire going with dry grass , old heather , pine cones or little twigs.
In the winter we take gas stoves when you want a brew quickly and want to get warm. A good gas stove will give you boiling hot water in a few minutes .
Also with the Kelly kettle coming to boil I don't know if you would want smoke drifting up from where you are hiding on the marsh as it may put birds off ?
I agree, my Volcano Kettle is like a Kelly but without the handle - you use a removable handle grip instead, and it's a great bit of kit. The water boils super quick, and only uses a small handful of dried twigs and leaves. They last for ever and are very satisfying to use. Go for it.
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Hi there,
My Miroku dated from 1986, which I've owned for two years is playing up. A cart either spent or live seems to occasionally get stuck under the ejector on the top barrel. I have to wiggle it about with my fingers to get it out, the gun won't close when this happens. Last weekend I had to break apart the gun and shake the barrels upside down to get the spent cart out, which was a pain.
I'm presuming that this ejector is worn out, but can they be adjusted at all? I paid £550 for the gun from a dealer and am wondering whether it's worth investing money in getting it fixed, other than thin bluing on the barrels, the gun is just fine. Any ideas on how much this could cost to repair/replace the part?
Last question, can anybody recommend a decent gun shop near Oxford that does repairs? I bought the gun from the Oxford Gun Company, but every time I've been in the shop and dealt with a member of their staff they've spoken to me like I'm an idiot, so I'm keen to not give them any more custom.
Thanks.
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The forum seems to be getting a little bit over serious just lately . To much arguing and bickering over silly things . I think we should all lighten up and have more of the good old threads .
The 705 yard hare , Road kill deer on a push bike , were a couple of my favourites .There were some super wind ups as well . What were your favourites ?
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I do not agree. I am extremely concerned that this forum has been infiltrated by dangerous and subversive types, namely: fatties, teacher sympathisers, cyclists with no insurance and deviants with unnatural interests in dildos.
These people need identifying and being subjected to some good old fashioned justice (preferably crucifixion) then ejected from the forum.
It's time us decent PWs' did something about these scum.
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Mandatory insurance for fatties and those pesky cyclists.
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for something to be factually correct it would need to be proven that it is real or had happened, i.e. someone hits your car, causes damage and and has no insurance to cover it so you are out of pocket by footing the bill yourself. had said third party had insurance and judgement of a claim was found to be in your favour, it would have been covered and you would not be out of pocket. with this in mind, i could argue that my opinion is also factually correct...
i do see your point of view about the whole thing being unworkable, as with many things in this country our government lack the ability to succesfully implement anything without making a pigs ear of it. i just dont understand how with some 30 million vehicles on the road in the uk, all of which are insured, we couldnt implement a similar scheme for those who use bycicles.
Hey, lets not fall out about this.
You're correct, mandatory insurance could technically be introduced, but at what cost? Considering that 43% of the population (according to CTC) own or have access to a bike) it would just result in even more people up in front of the magistrates, in prison, police time diverted from other crimes, a costly Govt. contract to Serco or the like to administer some fiasco of a scheme. It sounds expensive to me and I don't want to pay more tax.
Don't get me wrong, it makes my blood boil to see a cyclist doing something stupid on the road, and these can be older 'respectable' looking people who really should know better - but I see people doing idiotic things in motor vehicles too.
My kids' school has just been running a cycling proficiency scheme, but at £80 per child it's easy to see how parents might give it a miss.
I cycle to work every day, and I haven't got insurance, nor do I wear a helmet; but I consider myself a responsible and safe road user. People have been cycling in this county for over 150 years and we've all managed OK up to now without mandatory insurance. As to any Govt. that would introduce this, what else would be mandatory - health insurance for fatties, smokers and drinkers because of their cost to the health service?
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First point, may i please direct you back to a previous post with regards to facts and opinions.
You are essentially stating that i have poorly thought out views, the FACT is, that is nothing more than your OPINION. lets forget the fact that not once, but twice, you have pretty much skipped over valid arguments and reasons that i have put forward, essentially blanking out any opinion other than your own as incorrect, perfectly illustrating my point about being rude and uptight.
Secondly, i shall feel free to call the little bottom feeder and his family whatever i like... not a single one of them has taken any responsability for what happened and paid for the damage caused. So who footed the bill for that? You guessed it... ME.
Pardon me for having a slightly different view after being made out of pocket by some little scrote without insurance...
brett1985 there's no need to get chippy - to quote your good self "chill out a little and take a deep breath. Feel better?"
It boils down to this, we both have opinions on mandatory insurance for cyclists:
Your opinion - based on personal experience.
My opinion - the above, plus the fact that there is no hard evidence to prove that the mandatory route is viable.
Both opinions are valid, but mine is factually correct.
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What's wrong with lycra? I look damn pretty good in my mankini.
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Oxford shooter, chill out a little and take a deep breath. Feel better?
As i said, its MY opinion. There are no facts or figures for me to give you as its not something i expect to see implicated in the uk.
Are you sure your not the father of the little scallywag that demolished my wing? He was also rude and a little uptight...
I can be rude and uptight at times, usually when dealing with people who have poorly thought out views. However, I would never be so condescending as to refer to somebody else’s child as an oik (your post 22) – I would call that extremely rude and uptight.
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Re: post 22
So, tell us all how this system that you're proposing of kids and adults needing insurance to cycle on the road and the introduction of a minimum age limit to cycle on main roads is going to work. This would entail children and adults all carrying ID cards or similar in order to prove their age, identity and insurance status in case they have an accident or get stopped by the police. Bicycles would also need to be fitted with number plates in order to trace people who failed to stop.
A far as I'm aware, no other county in the world has implemented your ideas, and the reason for that is because it would be a monumental waste of time and money, not to mention a huge loss of personal freedom for us as citizens.
Please show us the data which you have based your opinions on which proves that accidents caused by bikes are such a serious problem in this country that new draconian laws need introducing.
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sorry, but imo if you ride anything on a public road (bike, scooter, blades, whatever) you
1. have the capacity to cause damage and or death, even if it it isnt as great as being in a car, and
2. should have some kind of insurance.
anything less than that is irresponsible. end of story.
just my opinion though...
And in your opinion children are also compelled to pay insurance before cycling on the roads, or are they exempt?
Just what we all need, make cycling less appealing so that there are even more cars on the road.
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Are you serious? How would the police know which cycles were insured and which weren't? Anyway not all cyclists are road users - what about mountain bikers? Where would you draw the line with this insurance - skateboards, rollerblades, pedestrians when walking on roads needing insurance too?
Do you really want another layer of bureaucracy and greater police powers in this county? I'm a car driver and a cyclist, but I know that when I'm driving a car the potential to cause damage, death and injury is much greater than when I'm cycling. This is a fact.
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I think it's double standards that the teachers can go on strike and make my kids miss school, yet it's not acceptable for me take them out during term time to have a family holiday. Every time I have to take a day off work because of the teachers' strike I lose a bit more sympathy for them.
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I'm not gay, but my boyfriend is.
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Sounds like the Adam Buxton song 'festival time'. Anybody able to do linkies?
As requested:
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Just found out that Mumford & Sons did a little gig on avalon field, and The Pixies are there too. Wish I was there even more now.
Mumford and Sons - the Waitrose Wurzels.
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I'd rather be at Glastonbury with all the good sex and bad drugs (or is it bad sex and good drugs?) than hanging out at the Cornbury festival and bumping into David Cameron and the rest of the Chipping Norton set chillaxing. I'm guessing that Andy Coulson will be giving it a miss this year...
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In my youth I used to own an old ambulance which was converted into a campervan, it had AMBIENCE in reverse lettering written across the front - can't get more New Age than than can you?
I used to go to all the solstices and free parties, one year I turned up at Avebury stone circle for the autumn equinox thinking that there would be people there looking to celebrate, but I was the only one there. Suddenly, out of the mist these people appeared wearing cloaks and holding a sword "are you here for the ceremony" one of them said - that was an odd night. Paganism is no more ridiculous than all of the other religions, in my opinion.
Anyway, twenty five years later and here I am on Pidgeon Watch.
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Me - strange? Not at all - you'll be telling me you've never taken a dump in an empty Pringles tube next...
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A plastic bottle with a tight fitting lid to pee in during the night if you have weak bladder. Also a funnel so that your good lady can make use of the improvised facilities. Just empty the bottle next to the tent of any campers who have annoyed you in the night by making too much noise. Judge for yourself how wide the neck of the bottle needs to be...
Kids and guns at 10 on 4
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You can't argue the fact that in the USA if you're deranged, an extremist, mentally unstable or generally of unsound mind then it's far easier to get your hands on a gun, legally or otherwise than it is over here.
Last time I was over in Colorado, there was a guy in cafe in the middle of the sticks exercising his right to open carry with a pistol on his hip. He was obviously doing this to protect himself and other customers from the bad guys/terrorists/Indians/aliens or whatever it was he was afraid of. It certainly didn't make me feel any safer - what if he'd had a bad day/row with his missus and decided to shoot the place up? Who was going to shoot him? We're all the customers going to start shooting each other?
Didn't see the programme myself, but from what you've all said it sounds about as balanced and insightful as an edition of Benefits Street.