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I have a lymann gen 6 and to be fair its been good. I do get the occasional overthrow but not many. I also check it against my RCBS beam scales periodically and its spot on. Its worth turning it on and letting it warm up for an hour to ensure it stable and also dont use it dragughty areas. But so far no complaints its a hell of a lot faster than the beam scales if you want to run a batch as while you are seating a bullet in the press its dropping the next charge.

Cheers for that both Advert ammended to action and stock only or the wood. I did think about cutting it down and teuge it it Scully but cost wise I would be better off buying a mint XS really or something else as it would set me back nearly a grand to get it done and I would end up with a barrel length I dont want.

With regret as it not economical for me to fix it how I would like is my ultra XS with grade 3 wood. Everything works as it should and the stock is free from dink and splits. However the other week the top choke let go and bulged the top barrel 3" total back from the muzzle with the choke last seen heading out over Risley. So the only option is to either cut it down to about 27" and have it as cylinder cylinder or cut it down and get it teuged for chokes. Economically this isnt worth me doing much as I love the gun. However the wood and fore end would fit a browning 525 or equivelent and is a cracking bit of timber in very good condition having been profesionally refinished last year so I am putting it up for sale as either the full gun minus the barrels (SGC required can RFD if needed) or alternatively I can sell the wood if someone wants it and then scrap the barrels and action. Length of pull is 15" with a kickease pad on the back. £500 either way for the full wood or the whole gun.

Cheers for the thought sll I will get some quotes I think on reblueing and weigh up my options

The exterior have some minor pits a couple of places it not deep but its not just surface rust

Hi all I have had rifle barrels cercoted in the past but not shotgun barrels. Due to an unfortunate accident at home its looking like I am going to have to get a couple of barrels refinished they are not terrible but there has been some rust damage to the barrels. I was going to look at reblueing but was thinking of possibly going down the cerekote route instead. The advantages I can see being choice fo finishes / colours, hard wearing and can be cheaper than a full reblue. Has anyone had this done and how did you find it? Where their any pitfalls to watch out for? I quite fancy getting my barrels done in grey a similar colour to one of my rifles. Just to clarify I appreciate this could devalue the guns vs traditional blueing but I dont really mind this as one is my Browning XS that fits me like a glove and I have confidence in so wont be getting rid of anytime soon. The other is my daughters gun that she loves so I dont plan on getting rid of either/ the value isnt stellar i.e. its not like I am planning to do it to a EELL or anything.

I did the same think for my uncles wife. Simply I talked to FEO and said I would take possession on my ticket pending sale. She was happy with this took the details off me and added them to my ticket on the spot allowing me to write the details in on my ticket myself. I then took possession of the guns and arranged the sale of them via various routes giving the proceeds to his widow. If I had decided to keep them then it would have just been a case of paying his widow for them. The FEO couldn't have been more helpful as they were rapidly in possession of a license holder. As afar as his SGC was concerned I was asked to post it back to TVP firearms with a covering letter explaining he has passed away along with a copy of the death certificate. An RFD could normally take them as well but there may be a cost if they are something thats not worth anything (thinking of some of the SxS guns at the moment.

Reading up on the American system there is no way anyone sane is going to vote for that its the ultimate expression of im alright jack and stuff everyone else. Ok if you have a decent job and insurance but loads of people are going to fall through the cracks who are working minimum wage and are one serious illness away from being bankrupted for their entire life. A lot of Europe seems to do it better than us with some level of fixed fee paying for their treatment but mainly free at the point of delivery (i.e if you are in a bad accident they are after your credit card before you get in the ambulance as in the USA). I think the NHS needs to look at 1) Paying a set amount for visits to the doctors even say £10 would make a difference. 2) Cutting back on what is delivered for free on the NHS some stuff is tbh going to have to get cut its not nice but its going to have to. 3) As has been suggested above pay staff a decent wage for their skills but renegotiate on things like Pensions and sick leave to bring it into line with whats affordable to cut costs.

I bought as my first propper centrefire at Sako 75 in .243 off our old keeper. It was an ex forestry commission rifle and was his third hand. Cleaning was shall we say optional when he had it, hell the sock had paint flecks on it from when he was painting the ceiling. But it was a tack driver you could throw anything through it and it would print about a 1/2" group. I did get it borescoped once just for interest and it was pitted but it never affected the grouping at all. In the end I pushed the boat out for my 50th and rebarreled it as a semi custom with a slower twist barrel for copper and it continues to be a tack driver. Sako 75 are bomb proof.

Its from all the rubbish and residue caught in the moderator which is pretty corrosive and as it warms up if the moderator is left on in the cabinet it can corrode the crown and the end of the barrel as it runs down. This is the the theory anyway. General recommendations from all I have seen on centerfires is to store with the moderators off.

Compare this to my dealing with TVP a few years ago. My uncle sadly passed away after a battle with cancer. I was asked by my aunt to take custody of his shotguns. Phoned my FEO and checked with her on the procedure. She just checked if I had cabinet space asked me to E-Mail her the serial numbers/ types to confirm his records were up to date and she put them on to my certificate straight away on the system. My aunt then posted his SGC back to TVP with a copy of his death certificate so they could close his ticket on the system. This allowed me to sell both guns off (one being a rather nice and well cared for Beretta) and return the money to my aunt with no panic or issues involved.

Ive got one on my .243. I really like it as it is used for foxing and as a deer rifle on occasions. Range is good with my ward laser illuminator I have tracked stuff well beyond the range I would be comfortable shooting it. Overall it does everything I want and is really flexible. To be honest when its in twilight mode I can go really late without switching on extra IR as I am in England it saves me switching scope for the odd deer within legal hours and to get the twilight performance off a day scope you get off this I would be spending a considerable amount of money without the benefit of a handy night vision scope for foxing. A lot of people who have tried both are saying the pulsar C50 is better in terms of image quality but this is doing the job for me.

Have they possibly had a computer glitch? As the website was down yesterday for online applications I wanted to do a notification for a recent purchase so found this out. Its now up again today and out of curiosity I tried the online application for a grant section and it appears to be operational i.e. letting you progress an new application. There is not notification they are not accepting new grants. I was surprised when I read this as TVP have been really efficient on variations recently. Also a couple of weeks ago a friend at my clay club mentioned another prospective member who had been round with us a couple of times had put in for his SGC and had heard from the FEO to do a home visit within two weeks.

Top stuff thanks a lot 👍

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