fortune82

Really? I have never seen an armed RMP officer on the streets. They only go out on a weekend to mop up fighting squaddies with the regular police. Sounds like youve got next to no experience of this yourself.

Strange on this. I have noticed the gun only does this click when it is raining! I have used it in the dry since it started clicking and it did not click. I then used it in the wet and it clicked then the next day in the dry with no click! Any ideas?

This is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard!!! Do you honestly think you would get people joining elite regiments like the Marines, SBS, SAS etc if they knew they were going to spend their time on patrol with the police!!! At the end of the day they would be called upon to use their weapons about once every 10 years going on the frequency of these events( Dunblane, Hungerford etc). The average infantry soldier does not have the training to use an SA80 in a public situation. The streets of Basra have different "qualities" to the streets of your average town or city in the UK!

You might say this but military research shows that the average person is physically unable to shoot another human when it comes to the crunch. 90% of the population have a brain which is wired not to kill in a cold blooded situation or when they themselves are in danger. Military training changes this to around 80% that can kill in these situations.

A lot depends on its service history. Diesels can go wrong in a very expensive way. I have a Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI with 60,000 miles on the clock. It needed a new turbo a couple of months ago which was luckily under warranty as it cost near on £1000. Diesels can also have problems with high pressure fuel pumps and injectors which are about £250 a cylinder. As far as I'm aware petrol engines have less to go wrong with them presuming it aint a turbo petrol. Having said that you will get much better mileage out a diesel. I get 55 - 60 MPG out of mine. A mate with the 1.8 petrol version gets around 35 - 40 MPG.

Ive not got any photos unfortunately as my hands were a bit bloody at the time! I compared the shot to some no.6 out of a cartridge and I reckon it is slightly bigger so probably no.5 shot. I actually hit a pigeon at the same spot three weeks ago with a no.5 shot cartridge which flew off after a puff of feathers. Its got me wondering whether It was the same one back for a second chance!!

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I went roost shooting yesterday and came back with a load of pigeon. When breasting them I found one with a hard white strip on one of its breasts. When I cut into this strip there was a load of feathers and two shotgun pellets. The white stuff is obviously scar tissue. Looks like someone has had a go at it before and it has survived! It was in fine condition apart from this and was flying well until 32 grams hit it! Has anyone else had anything like this before?

I would defo get an X-ray. You don't know they are only bruised. My dad thought he had only bruised his ribs. A couple of days later he was in massive pain and could hardly breathe. One of the ribs was broken and had damaged his lung. The doctors said it could have been fatal if it had punctured the lung properly.

I would save your pennies. My mate brought back a choke from the US that was meant to be all singing all dancing. It does exactly the same job as the standard Browning Invector he already had but cost about £40. The choke doesnt push through the pattern, fibre or plastic. It has much more air resistance than shot so slows down much more rapidly. I find with 1/4 choke I can kill pigeons out to 45 yards cleanly. Pattern your gun and see what its like with different cartridges.

Japan has the problem of not really having any Coal, Oil or Gas of its own. Nuclear is and was the best solution for the country. At least Uranium comes from stable regions of the world. at least with Nuclear you aint being bent over a barrel by North Africa and The Middle East. Fun times ahead if Saudi Arabia goes the way of Libya!!!

I got given 250 free years ago when I bought a Winchester shotgun. They kicked like a cannon. I only used 100 and gave the rest to my mate. He put them through his light weight side by side!!

30 MPG would make me cry! Diesel round here is around £1.40 a litre Thats nearly £20 to drive 100 miles! I would be spending £300 a month on fuel alone!

The benefit of buying shares through a share save scheme is that you can transfer them to a stocks and shares ISA and therefore avoid paying any tax on dividends and any capital gains. What sector is the industry in? Do they pay a dividend as this is worth considering. For example if they pay a 5% dividend and they have your cash for 5 years then you have lost out on 25% growth on your cash which obviously negates the 20% you save through the scheme. Also are you buying the shares at minus 20% of todays value or the value in 3 or 5 years?

With a nice big Blue chip like Aviva etc you are pretty safe in the medium to long term. I can honestly say I have never lost money on a stock. Made some nice money on Western Coal over the past few years. Indian Energy is looking good and Wasabi energy is a long term hold. Still up a nice % on it in the short term as well however.

Personally I would forget the advice of "Financial Advisors". My experience of them is that they are small men in **** suits who are touting the "investment" products of various banks etc and taking a nice healthy chunk of your money as comission. If you are willing to invest it and risk it there are various companies who look like they will be making big money in the future. Do a bit or research on - Wasabi Energy - Indian Energy - Angel Biotechnology. If you want big gains you should be looking to the emerging markets, India, China, Brazil etc. If you want a fairly safe return, open a stocks and shares self select ISA, Buy shares in something like Aviva or National Grid. Use a share builder plan to reduce commisiion costs and sit back and enjoy a 7% to 8% dividend payment which is tax free.

There are loads of different factors which affect this. Muzzle velocity plays a big part as does your cleaning regime. Worn out also means different things to different people. A Benchrest shooter will class a tube as worn out long before a hunter would. If you shoot many rounds through your rifle quickly that will also wear the barrel more quickly as it gets hot. A friend who is a profesional stalker in Scotland has a .223 which he reckons has had around 5000 rounds through it and it still groups.

Of course the price is increasing. We have, at current estimates, around 40 years of oil left. China and India are using a lot more than they used to. Its only going one way. I reckon at the moment around 80 pence of a litre goes to the tax man. I doubt we will see a government U turn on fuel duty as they have the massive debt to pay left over from the thieving ******** of the previous government.

The science is quite simple. My mate was using Gamebore Black Gold 28 gram No.6.5 at a quoted 1500 fps. I was using 30 gram Hull High Pheasant NO.7 at approx 1400 fps. The black gold WILL have a longer range. I was using up the 30 grams as I dont think they kill well at range and January pheasants are usually at range. I like 32 grams no.5 for January.

If you can explain exactly how 28 grams of no.7 shot has a shorter range than 30 grams of no.7 shot then im all ears. As for the reality of the situation I think you'll find a like for like comparison between 2 identical cartridges, one 28 gram one 30 gram, is that the 28 gram has a higher muzzle velocity and therefore a greater maximum range. Fair enough 28 grams for comps, I wasnt in a comp however.

I know whats in a cartridge but what are the components actually made from? What is the propellant made from? What is a fibre wad made from? What is the primer made from? Just wondering really!!!

I agree but you dont need huge amounts. A few hundred and you can start making some nice profits which will build and build.

A little heads up for anyone interested. Energy prices are going up, countries like China & India are consuming huge amounts and are also consuming huge amounts of concrete as their cities expand. Manufacturing concrete uses huge amounts of energy and produces huge amounts of waste heat. As global warming takes effect, combined with population growth, water conservation will also become massively important as will evaporation reduction from reservoirs. Have a look at Wasabi Energy as an investment. THIS COMPANY HAS MASSIVE POTENTIAL.

You may all moan about BP profits but when your old and retired thats what your pension fund will be feeding off! BP share dividends keep the UK private pension funds afloat.

Yeah, Excellent ground! I went there just after Christmas and had a brilliant day with a group if mates. The old guy in the club house told me off however for using 30 gram cartridges I had which needed using up! Apparently they "only have planning permission for 28 grams". Dont know why planning permission would specify shot weight. Still had a good shoot though!