Yellowvanman

I'm sure I've mentioned before I was a AA Patrol for 40 years. If everyone drove Jap or Korean cars the AA would not need to exist. My first choice would be Subaru then Suzuki

Because the gun is 2lb lighter and when you get to my age that makes a big difference walking around. One could say why shoot light loads from a 12? I would say that is pointless

I've got a Kofs 28 bore, I was using rc 28 gram loads at the weekend, Cork wad shows up very well on shotkam, just over a tenner for 25. 2lbs lighter than my 12 o/u should have done it years ago

DRP Horticultural in Dereham Good bloke to deal with

Absolutely correct. And if the leak is to the sidewall the squirty stuff won't work Something you could try, and sometimes works is mitre glue. It's a cyanoacrylate type of stuff, stick the edges of the split sidewall together then spray it with the stuff that comes with the glue. Totally illegal method of tyre repair but needs must etc etc

I've mentioned before that I was a AA Patrol for 40 years retiring in 2018. Alloy wheels stuck to steel hubs is a huge problem, but so easily prevented. All it takes is a film of copper grease on the mating surfaces. VAG vehicles are renowned for it as they are not made like that in the factory. "We" had and probably still have the VAG contract to provide a breakdown service as part of the warranty. Every job gets a feedback from the attending guy back to the manufacturer. I included in my feedback the question " why include wheel changing kit in the car when you can't be bothered to grease the hubs so the driver can change a wheel using the provided kit?" I got a call from the VW/AA account manager asking what I was doing. I told him I was explaining the shortcomings of their factory process, of a so called upmarket brand. He was an ex Patrol so knew what I meant. Did he pass it on to the factory, I never found out. And don't get me started on the cars that have no spare wheel. Potholes, kerbs, worn suspension . I can fit your spare wheel if you have one . If you don't you may go on a truck and because your tyres are an odd size and are on 3 day delivery from Holland you are stuck without your car for the sake of a lack of a spare

Marsh Man I see like me you are in Norfolk. A mate is having some drama with his keys, may I ask which locksmith you used?

I can do you a Hatsan, standard and youth stocks all the chokes and shims. £125 including rfd my end or come to sunny Norfolk for a day out and see it in person

3.5" guns should be crimped, welded or whatever using 3.5" cartridges as a measure. The fact that more shorter cartridges may be loaded is an anomaly caused by poor legislation that was drafted in a rush. Surely not?. And then there is ghost loading, perfectly legal as the legislation only mentions magazine capacity. The ghost load doesn't go in the magazine.............

Thanks for your replies. I come with a very long, pre 1988 changes, history in practical shotgun. I have seen and had done conversions S.1 to S.2 and S.2 to S.1 but I had never come across the method of restiction that the SX4 has. At least I thought I hadnt then realised Mrs YVM has a S.2 SX3. This has the no crimp no RM or MR marks also. I am perplexed as to how these guns can be deemed to be S.2 but do not meet the specification for restriction laid down by the Home Office. Perhaps I should let sleeping dogs lie.

Close. Winchester SX4

A friend has just bought a new auto shotgun on SGC. He tells me he can only load 2 cartridges into the magazine so far so good. He says he can see no evidence of crimping of the mag tube nor any proof marks to confirm the restriction. Looking through the tiny gap round the tab on the mag spring retainer he thinks he can see 1 of those plastic rod restrictors and the retainer may have been crimped in place as it doesn't pop out as the instruction book suggests it should. His rfds phone is on answer phone constantly. Has anyone any knowledge if this is a new way of restricting? Thanks

Look at Suzuki Ignis. Mother in law has one, sits quite high so easy access for old bones and drives nice. Make sure whatever you get it has a spare wheel. Tyre related breakdowns, and the car having no spare, are the AA's top reason for call outs.

I was a AA patrol for 40 years. I would not have a Ford. I would have a Daihatsu. I would look at Japanese brands before anything European.

I would also add that the workshop guys at the dealer need a kick. To decline to test the alternator when a battery fails the test and you have reported sulphorous smells shows incompetence. It takes seconds to test alternator output voltage.