Harry Callahan

I must be a lowly commoner... I like Martell

Ok... which would you rather - the UK govt invest in our own country, communities and economy by handing a contract worth half a billion to a UK company (AFTER we leave the EU and we are free to do so)... Or let it out world wide, giving another company In another country half a billion £ which we will NEVER see again? If our UK govt were morally true and had its own countries interest at heart - there would be no questions the money would stay here in the UK, supporting a UK company and feeding UK companies. But we all know what the Westminster ideology is, and what will happen. Those who 'run' this country, will ruin it.

That is not the point I was making, or the original comment I quoted - asking why it couldn't have been contracted to a country/company outside the EU.

Not whilst we are still in the EU ? We joined the club and paid the membership... we have to play by their rules right up to the day we leave.

+1 Use the scope to shade the barrel and mod.

No, but it'll restrict how easy it is to just buy one in the first place. The problem is all those already in ownership which will not be owned up to

That man is a grade A ****. He should be given MoM when he loses every game though ?

Yes! I noticed that at Murrayfield last year, he is a very poor loser. Not good for a captain IMO.

England have been playing poorly (but winning) for a long time. A hiding was coming. It wasn't a shock result or a surprise performance - Scotland have beaten every team in the top 10 world rankings in the past 14-16 months, with the exception of South Africa (who they haven't played yet) and New Zealand - who they ran closer than anyone else could in the Autumn.

Not on pigeons. Not enough penetration, they were my 'go to' round for rabbits though. I had a tin of Predator hollow points with a polymer point insert - now they were lethal!! Using RWS hollow tips currently with good results

+1 well said

England got lucky in that respect - countless penalties in the rucks, smothering the ball or playing it off their feet. There could well have been (and really should have been, it was relentless infringement) other yellows, and the yellow was the 2nd 'armless tackle' made in the game...

I agree it won't address the issues. But we all know that's not how politics/politicians work. More legislation and restrictions are easier to pass on to the law abiding and look meaningful to 'Joe Public' without ever actually sorting anything out. I haven't signed the petition. I don't know if I can sign or not due to my location, but I believe it to be wrong for me to add my name to a petition which is solely a devolved issue and will not affect me. It's your fight with your government, not mine - we had ours and lost, even with a hefty petition. But I wish you all good luck.

The Mossberg is the same gun as the Norica ? although mine doesn't have the adjustable choke. Lovely little gun

This makes me laugh. And I'm sorry for that, but Many mocked Scotland when they pushed for licensing. And laughed when I said it would only be a matter of time before Westminster did the same. And this, under a Tory govt?...? I did warn you all. I go against the grain as an Airgun, FAC and SGC owner though - my view is licensing should have been done 40 years ago. Doing it now is like shutting the door after the horse has bolted. Of course this hurts the law abiding, but instances involving air guns is all too common and something has to be done. The problem is there's far too many already in circulation.

The 3-shots are all 3" magnums ?

Which is it - single shot, or 3 shot? I'm guessing at that price it's a single shot? My now ex brother in law had/has a 3shot. I fell in love with it... so much so I hunted high and low for one of my own. Failed, but i did eventually find and buy a very VERY nice Norica 3shot from a fellow pigeonwatch member.

Just saw this (don't normally come into this section). I'd need to go dig it out but dad's old air rifle, which my brother has, is an early Airsporter. I think it's a mk2 or possibly a 3... When I was 11 (1995) my dad bought me and my brother a brand new BSA Airsporter .22, each, for Christmas. Much newer with the different breech opening. Still have it and will never get rid of it - it got me into shooting and has accounted for many rabbits and pigeons. I was actually using it tonight nailing rats in the feed shed. Here she is

The coverage is absolutely awful this time... it's just the general direction BBC is headed, steady decline in broadcasting quality. I will defend the curling though, because I play it. There's so much more to the game than comes across on the TV but I do understand it can seem pretty boring to a casual observer. You really need to try the game for yourself. I also know Anna Sloan, I play at the Ice rink she learned at and have played in a competition with her before she went Professional so there's added interest there to see her do well. The late nights are killing me, watching it. For me the curling and both the ski cross and board cross are the real highlights. I enjoy the biathlon - skiing/shooting, and the speed skating too.

Aldi built a new store my side of town, last year. Been shopping there since August... Initially I felt they didn't stock what I wanted and once a month I reverted back to Morrison's for a 'big shop'... by the year ended my thoughts changed and now I shop exclusively at Aldi. The fresh food/meat is as good, if not better, than any other supermarket. And like most stuff - the prepackaged things you'll either like or not. I've found most stuff to be very good. Fruit and veg definitely keeps longer. I've also found a few gems which I struggle to find in other stores

I thought the vegans said eating veg doesnt harm animals ? I've never seen an innocently killed rat when the butcher slices up a nice steak...

Strange game at times... England look in full control then go a bit loose and look lost, then back in full control again! Sharp at times, but will need to up their game an awful lot of they want to beat Ireland. Wales... well they didn't deserve the losing bonus point IMO. EDIT: Not sure why I have a quote to you bumpy in my message??? Can't seem to get rid of it either...

Sadly that's not what I'm getting at... blatant forward passes missed or just ignored, questionable penalty's given, inconsistent interpretation at the breakdown or scrum and my pet hate - the huge variation in playing advantage. There is no 'set standard'. Any ref can have an off day, or make the odd bad call - but some are sub standard.

Sadly the decisions are very inconsistent and quite poor at critical times. It's a shame the ref standards are not quite where they should be. But that isn't the fault of either team - things are fine unless you're supporting the ref ?

True. It'll be a nervous few days for me. I'm liking our lineup and the bench looks much better this time - except for Harris. Still confused why Bennet isn't involved though, not sure what Townsend is waiting for!