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We often hear the brickbats thrown at various RFDs. Here is a plaudit. I own a Bettinsoli Overland EL (left hander) which was purchased privately, second hand. Occasionally, it would fail to fire on the lower chamber. Top always fine, no issues at all. However, the lower would not engage from time to time. Totally random, too. Took it in to Valley Arms on a saturday, spoke to Phil there. In addition to the repair, I also wanted it changing to a non-auto safety, as I do a fair bit of clay shooting. Obviously, couldn't give a quote for the work there and then, so Phil said that if it was looking expensive, he'd ask Jimmy to let me know, so I could decide what to do. On the following thursday, phoned up and was informed it was all done. Cost was £25. Yes, twenty five pounds. Shot with it at LLandegla on sunday, absolutely perfect.

Isuzu Rodeo pickup is also known as the D-max

Fired SA80 (Mk 1), GPMG, SLR, LE .303, Bren gun, various semi-auto pistols, loads of revolvers, Sten gun, loads of different shotguns. Suppose all I can really think of is a .50cal rifle, and maybe solid/rifled shotgun slug, next time I'm out in the US

I've never broken the 50% rate yet, so no worries. Last sunday I was having an absolute mare. On 2 stands I got 1/10. Not pretty when I got home, SWMBO asked how it had gone. My reply : I scared a few :blink:

I'll entirely support what Mitch has said. I'm relatively newly back into shooting, and a very welcoming crowd up in Caerwys. All standards, from the brilliant to ... erm, me

The high car tax only comes in for cars registered on or after 23rd March 2006, so anything that is an '05' plate, and almost everything that is a '55' plate should be fine. You do need to watch out for 2006/55 plated cars though. I'm currently in the same sort of situation, car wise, since the old Isuzu Trooper died. We're looking at a Mitsi Shogun Sport as a possibility, though she quite likes the Honda CR-V. Hoping to do some test drives this weekend Link to car tax bands ... https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

New to me too : I'm a member at Caerwys though, will ask on Sunday at our shoot if anyone knows anything

For shotgun, you need a reference. A 'professional' type person, who has known you for some time, and feels that you are stable / sensible enough to be allowed to own a gun Mentoring only happens with FAC. here is Merseyside police's details http://www.merseyside.police.uk/document-library/useful-information/firearms-and-explosives-control.aspx Give them a call if there is anything you have any questions over. Most police firearms depts are pretty helpful Be prepared for a application to take a long time. North Wales are currently 4-6 months for shotgun certificates, and that is not unusually long

If you do speak to the police, ask for an incident report number. That way, they are far more likely to treat it properly, as if he did have a serious accident in a few months, etc, and they hadn't investigated your concerns properly, they would be in the brown sticky stuff

Out of interest, when I started driving (1990) my car insurance was £570 for my first year. Sounds cheap, doesnt it ? My hourly pay rate was £1.60 though

Watched it in the cinema. Me and SWMBO both thought it was a pile of dross

'Terminal velocity' is very variable. assuming normal gravity, and a reasonable density (lead shot, for example) then the acceleration is 9.81m/s (squared). So after 1 second of freefall, the shot will be doing 9.81m/s (close to 20 mph), after 2 seconds, 19.62 m/s (40 mph). Now air resistance starts to take an effect. The rate of acceleration will slow, and as the velocity gets ever higher, that resistance will be ever greater. As an aside, the terminal velocity of a skydiver is reported as anywhere from 120-150 mph. (60-80 metres per second, approximately). Some interesting research here ... though not much in the way of the original reports quoted http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/March01.htm Though that was for rifle ammunition only. I'd assume that similar research has been done with shotguns, if it could be found ...

If it was only that simple. It has to be emptied, new valve purchased, the cylinder has to have a full hydrostatic test (and as it has been O2 used, probably shotblasted internally) and have the new valve fitted, the cylinder has to be repainted and marked up. Only then could it be re-used.

Oh, one other thing. the greases, etc in your gun can quite easily explode if used with high O2 percentages. That is why divers have different cylinders for Nitrox and air, and that's why dive regulators are also nitrox serviced. The higher O2 percentages in nitrox can also lead to the same detonations, so that equipment is serviced to very specific requirements

Right, a few points about the way dive/gun filling/medical oxygen/any type of cylinder is made, assembled and serviced/inspected. The cylinders are, as has been pointed out, identical in the 'base' metal. The coloured markings on the cylinder (paint, etc) tell a lot about what that cylinder can be filled with. This cylinder paint setup must NEVER be filled with air, for example, and should only be filled with pure oxygen. As has also been pointed out, the valve at the top would need to be changed. But it's not as easy as repainting the cylinder and swapping the valve. The cylinder as it stands is set up for pure oxygen. That means it has been fully O2 cleaned, and inspected to those standards. When it has the new valve installed, it will have to be re-inspected and tested, to be taken out of O2 service. As it is a pure O2 cylinder, it would need to have a full hydrostatic test (dive cylinders are 2.5 years visual, 5 yrs hydro). I believe gun cylinders are 5 years only. Now, this next part comes from my wife, she has said she would need to check to confirm, but ... as it has been a O2 cylinder, and as that causes more rapid rusting, she believes in must now have 2.5 year hydro tests forever. Oh, and I do know that lots of places can fill cylinders. However, any business that is willing to fill an out-of-test cylinder for you really doesn't give a damn about your safety. I've seen the aftermath of a cylinder failure. It involved a dead dog, one person losing an arm (and yes, the person was several feet from their arm, not just loss of use), another person losing an eye, and 3 other people hospitalised. A cylinder failure is similar to a grenade going off.

I can't imagine that ANY reputable dive shop / air filling shop would fill these for you with air for shooting. If they did, then they could find themselves in a world of trouble. (My wife is an IDEST cylinder inspector, so I do know a bit about the subject)

Steel proof normally has what is called a fleur-de-lys symbol on it. Not always though. Google fleur-de-lys to see images of the symbol.

Or, for the killing shot, something like a hushpower .410 shotgun.

Mine was lifted after 4 or 5 posts, I think

I'd have my Browning Hi-power L9A1 back in a heartbeat. Great to shoot, accurate, nice and compact in the hand, very slight recoil, incredibly reliable even when abused.

Saw this earlier on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-19762769 Now, maybe I'm wrong, but I thought it was illegal to release a grey squirrel, once captured ?

Depends how deep the pipe goes before it turns. Where the pipe enters the ground, it will continue to fall vertically for a distance until it turns 90 degrees and then is almost horizontal. If you definitely, absolutely will never require the use of that drain again, then I'd suggest packing the deeper part with fibreglass insulation, to about 5 inches below finished level. Then plastic (heavy duty, preferably) in the hole, ensuring it is sort-of sock shaped, and coming to above ground level. Then fill the sock with concrete, and finish the surface. But ... if you might need the soil pipe again (even a sink waste will, with an adaptor, use that), then a bung from builders merchants will be far better.

I'd suggest calling and asking them directly what their turnaround time is.

From the home office guidance documents : Where practicable, firearms and ammunition should be placed where they cannot be seen, eg inside the load carrying area of a locked vehicle. Even an air rifle is classed as a firearm, so having it on view (even if bagged) is probably asking for trouble.

Out of interest ... about 5 years ago, an uncle of mine phoned me up, and asked if he could pop round to the house. When he arrived, he brought in a gun slip, and got a lever action .22 rifle out of it, and then about 200 rounds as well, and asked me if I wanted them. He had had them sitting in his loft since the 60s, and was clearing out before they moved house. He was horrified when I explained what the possession of those would mean. I checked the gun was clear, and locked it in my cabinet (I am only a shotgun cert holder). My cabinet has a ammo safe, so separation and securing was doable. Then I phoned my FEO. He gave me 2 choices. Either I could stay in, and he would come up (within the hour) to collect. Or he would issue me with an instant temp permit to take them down to my RFD. I chose to wait in for him to arrive, and when he did, we filled in the paperwork, and they were taken off. All sorted, nobody in trouble, and the police don't really care where they have come from. What matters is that they are now not going to get into criminal hands One thing I learnt from the FEO that day was this : action IMMEDIATELY is what matters. If my uncle had found these, called me and found they were illegal, and then hung on to them for a week or 2, big trouble. Same if he had dropped them at my house, and I had taken a few days to call the police about it. This person now knows they are holding ammunition illegally. They must dispose of it, to either a FAC holder, an RFD, or to the police, ASAP. Failure to do so, if it all goes wrong, is an automatic 5 year minimum term.