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  1. How loud is a blank pistol?

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    13 hours ago, NoBodyImportant said:

    Really? They always work.  What ammo brand was you using? 

    Magtech - inconsistent ammo, got quite a few sonic rounds. Was given it. The rim was quite dented - we tried multiple times, onto concrete and a rough road planing track, throwing it quite high in the air. Eventually we resorted to pushing it through an existing hole in a card target and shooting it. That worked :D

  3. How loud is a blank pistol?

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    5 minutes ago, enfieldspares said:

    For those near Leicester I have some red tip .22 R/F long blanks from the days of the .22 R/F captive bolt killer. These were back then listed as being "small animal" power. I'd be happy to sell these .22 R/F Cash Captive Bolt Blanks at £5 per 100 collect and discounted at £20 per 500 and £35 per 1000. 

    Do you need an FAC to buy these?

  8. Bought myself another post knocker

    in Guns & Equipment

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    14 hours ago, Velocette said:

    If its a single trigger type then it will have selectable barrels, when its cocked push the trigger blade forwards to select top barrel first.

    Just tried and they both have this feature, thank you.

    I've measured the muzzle end with calipers and the new (shorter) one is definitely larger diameter so it does look as if someone has sawn the chokes off. Wonder why they'd bother? Not sure whether to take it back to the gunshop now...

    15 hours ago, enfieldspares said:

    There was at one time a combo Baikal O/U. Two sets of barrels it came with. One 26" for then hugely popular English Skeet and the other 28" choked very tight and even more very tight. It may be that the shorter barrel one is fitted with the Skeet barrel set?

    They both have the same markings:

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  11. Bought myself another post knocker

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    21 hours ago, Velocette said:

    A couple of points regarding those Russian beauties. They should both be half and full choke but it would be worth checking that the short barrelled one hasn't been cut down to open the chokes. Any sort of choke measurer will do to get a simple comparison between the two guns. Some of them have some subtle cross hatching on the ends of the ribs which may be missing if they have indeed been cut down. I only mention this because one I had was opened up like this and wouldn't pattern to save its life !  The other thing is that the ejector spring can be very fierce making the gun quite hard to open as well as being anti-social. A few coils cut of the springs cures this. Enjoy !!

    That's interesting - I'll see if I can see a difference with my calipers. There are saw marks on the muzzle end but then there are on the longer one too. Not sure this one has selectable barrels unlike the older one, which I think does

  13. Can I use a non-ticket mod on a firearm?

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    I recently got slots for FAC air and mod but I used the mod slot to buy another one for my .223

    One of my .22LR rifles came with a spare mod that is off-ticket (identical to the other 2, down to the lack of serial number 🙃) so would it be legal to use my spare one on a FAC air rifle?

    Saw a Webley Mastiff in the gun shop today and thought it was very nice indeed...

  16. Bought myself another post knocker

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    Just now, Scully said:

    Looks grand. Can I ask why your cabinets are so damp? 

    It's an old house with suspended floors - under the floorboards it's just bare earth and the cabinets are under the stairs where there's very little ventilation under the floor. I'm hoping to move them soon

     

    Just now, 1066 said:

    Welcome to the inept club Spandit - I can't shoot a scatter gun to save my life. :)

    I vaguely know which is the loud end. With the tips I was given today, though, I'll get my trap out and see if I can improve at all

  17. Bought myself another post knocker

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    Was hoping I could say I have a matched pair but despite sharing the same model number (Baikal 27E-1C) the newer one (on the right) has a shorter barrel and a slightly shorter stock/forend. I presume the markings "F 1.0 and M 0.5" refer to the chokes - top barrel being full and lower being half.

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    Had an entertaining moment in the shop when, because I'm very much a shotgun novice, the owner was giving me some tips, one of which was pointing the gun directly at him (we double checked it was unloaded) to see I was looking down the rib properly. As I was stood with the gun in his face, another customer walked in and must have thought he was witnessing a robbery, although I'm guessing he saw the other customers in there looking disinterested so cottoned on quick :)

    I just wanted a second gun to hand to a friend when we're firing warning shots near some clays. Despite dehumidifiers etc. my cabinets are still really damp and having a higher quality bangstick would be a waste, especially whilst I'm so inept at using one :D

     

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