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I agree with JDog. If they have no respect for the farmers land, then they shouldn't be there.

One of our cats was up close and personal with one of these the other day, and not relly sure what to make of it. Then one of the chickens wandered over. That soon got finished off

Well, I've had a good browse online, checked out a few possibles, decided I really wanted a underlever, and gone and bought ... a HW 77K. .22, with a Kassnar 4* scope (doesnt say4* what, but it's about 42), and a really nice Kassnar woven leather sling. Heavy, but that's no problem for me, I used to shoot .22 converted lee enfield .303s in the (very) old days. The sling wraps beautifully to brace for really steady standing shots. The release clip for the underlever is a bit fiddly, and the blueing on the barrel and underlever is a little tired, but mechanically it is in fantastic condition. Spent about 30 minutes getting a zero at 25 metres, and then put 5 pellets in a ragged hole that could be covered by a 2p coin. Give me a bit of practice, and maybe re-weighting the trigger pull, and I'll tighten that up a lot. And the price for that ... I think a very reasonable £200. Including a 6 month warranty.

When away for a weekend recently : the barrels of my shotgun were kept in the car. The stock was kept in the B&B bedroom, and the fore-end was with me all the time. Only when at the clay ground was the gun assembled. Regards keeping the gun secure if away for longer periods, you really should be ensuring its safety in a gun cabinet, or by some other means. If in the cabinet of a friend, then that person has access to your shotgun, and if they have access for longer than 72 hours, then it needs to be entered on their ticket as 'lent'. Technically, you could go there every 3 days and remove the gun for a few minutes, resetting the 72 hour timer. However, I think the police would look as that as not acting in the spirit of the law, if anything went wrong. Far easier to enter it onto their certificate. As an aside, a friend of mine is in the process of doing up an old house. They have nowhere suitable to store their shotgun at present. It is now entered on my ticket as 'lent', as I have access to it. My guns are not on their certificate, as they do not have access. That was absolutely fine with police.

Oh, I'll agree. good pictures, etc, are vitally important. But. Gun A. £600. RFD, so if anything is faulty on it, he has to fix it (sale of goods, 'suitable for use' clause) Gun B. identical to gun A, but private sale. £550. If you find a week later that it's got faults, tough. I know where I'd be buying from.

If you do decide to sell privately, one thing to remember. Price at 20-30% less than any retailer. If you price too close to 'full retail' then anyone looking at it will go and buy from a RFD. with an RFD, if they have any problems, they have comeback. Private sale, they don't.

Phil, you're local to me too. SWMBO has a SxS 20bore. Think it's a gunmark, but can't remember. If you want her to have a try with something like that down in Sealand or Llandegla, give me a shout, can do sat morning this weekend.

Nope. I've got an old LWB commercial '04 plated Trooper. No extra requirements. No idea who my insurance is with though, would have to check this evening

Depends how far you have to drive, and how often. Defenders are fantastic off-road, and as workhorses, but are not particularly comfortable if you have to drive long distances. Back in 1998-2002-ish, I was doing 40k miles a year as a site manager/foreman in construction. We used 110s, as they were great for trailers, hauling dumpers, small machines, materials from merchants, etc. At one stage I was using it for weekends too, regularly driving up to West Yorkshire from North Wales. That part was horrible. Oh, and a 98 TD5 LWB used to average 23-25mpg with a trailer, maybe 27 without. If you are doing a fair bit of mileage, you might want to consider something with a bit more comfort. I did spend a few months running a Navara (2006, so the newer type). Very comfortable, quick, and (I think) about 35 mpg. They did have issues with half-shafts though, dont know if that ever got fixed. Having said that, I know someone who has run one for 120k/6 years, and it is still fine

OK. The decrepit old BSA Lightning .22 (was pushing out 9.8-9.9 lbft a few weeks ago, with cheapie Tasco 4*32 scope) that I was given a few years ago has finally bitten the dust. So, I need to get a replacement for it. Requirements are as follows : mainly used for jackdaws, magpies, crows around the yard. Pigeons in the barn. Occasional rabbits, and rare rats or greys. Preferably .22 (yes, thats purely personal prejudice against the smaller calibre, but live with it) Not hugely expensive to maintain. I've heard various horror stories about some PCP guns needing large amounts of servicing, and anything high-tech Daystate-ish is out. (why on earth do you need an LCD screen on a gun) Accurate (or rather, consistent). Even with the old Lightning, I could make a ragged hole with 10 pellets @ 35 metres, before it started to die. Cheap (ok, under £300, ready to go. Under £200 is even better. Preferably cheaper. Second hand is obviously fine) The gun gets occasional use. It might go out every day for a week, and spend a lot of time out on a weekend. Then it might sit in the house for a month. When I pick it up again, I don't want to be faffing around before heading out with it. Part of me says under-lever, due to not having issues with the barrel not re-seating perfectly aligned that you can get with break-barrel guns. But I'm willing to take recommendations. Please, don't trash someone elses suggestions. Oh. anyone want a dead BSA Lightning ? Denbighshire, free. The old BSA is now gone.

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To be honest, I've found very little difference between big, warehouse-style suppliers, small local gunshops, or even farmers merchants and clay clubs when it comes to prices. For example, I bought 250 Eley first (12b, 28g, 7.5, fibre wad) for £46 yesterday at a commercial clay shoot. My clay club sells the same for £45 for 250. A 'posh' commercial shoot up in Northumberland was £47.50, and my local gun shop is £46.50. The well-known cartridge mail order Co price is £54.75 (plus delivery) at their 250 rate Unless you are shooting in the thousands, it's unlikely that any particular deal is going to be worth the extra costs of having to drive even 10 miles out of your way.

1 for me a few weeks ago with .22 air rifle. damn thing was in my chicken feeders 1474

Unfortunately, 'educashun' does not include any sort of reality as to where our food, etc REALLY comes from. All we can do is our bit to show people what the reality is. While myself and SWMBO are really, properly rural, and born and bred in the country, a lot of our friends aren't. However, various ones of them have been introduced to fishing, shooting, even hedgerow harvesting over the last few years. They have all, male or female, enjoyed it a lot, and come away with far greater understanding of what we are about. However ... pigs go off for slaughter in a few weeks. Sausages from those will be a difficulty for some, as they have already said. One woman (I.T. geek, incredibly) is entirely comfortable with it all though, and says she appreciates her food a lot more now. So, let's not complain at people who know no better. Instead, let's educate them a little bit, go outside our own comfort zones, and show them a little of what it's all really about. Even if it's only one person, you'll make our world a little bit easier

...and sold (to me). Many thanks Sam

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing those

What the hell do you have to do to get suspended there ? Follow the law ? Be a responsible shooter ?

One thing ... Unless the rules have changed, a non-FAC air rifle can be sent via a parcel delivery service if you are a private seller. The face-to-face part only applies to S1/S2 weapons. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, however

The only time I have seen someone in trouble for past offences was when they failed to declare an assault (on a police officer) that had happened about 15 years before. AFAIK, the prosecution for a false declaration is still ongoing. Another person I know had a GBH at the age of 19. Has kept on the straight and narrow since then, and recently got his first FAC (age 30)

About 15 years ago, some shot landed on my car (I was in the garden next to it at the time). Thankfully it caused no damage, and just bounced off the paintwork. The gun was close on 500 metres away when fired, myself and the lad out shooting were both amazed that No. 6 shot could carry that far