Browning

Anyone in the South Warwickshire, West Northants area looking for beating? We start this coming Saturday and shoot every other week right through. Regular (safe) beaters will be invited along to shoot on keepers day, and there will be roost shooting available with me after the season. For any beaters that put in 'extra effort' there will also be invites for other vermin control throughout the year. PM me for details if anyone is interested.

I feel for you Borries, we had the same issues last year when my mum needed a heart bypass operation, which at the time we were told was 'critical and life saving'. Her 'critical and kife saving' op was postponed four times and delayed by four months due to lack of bedspace, which in turn is due to lack of funds. But at least we'll put on a good olympics in a few years eh?

Mrs Browning is on her second 'X' type, both have been 2.0 diesel, both have been excellent cars. The only thing that I would say is fuel economy is not the best for this class of car.

Cheers Brian. I intend to!!! Have a good one lads.

Hi John, You will get more bullet drop at range, due to the fact that you'll lose some velocity as you shorten the barrel. I think the rule of thumb is 50fps per inch of barrel removed? I recently chopped my .243 from 26" to 22" and lost on average 90fps when checked over the Chrono, so I guess the rule of thumb is just that, a rule of thumb. And bullet drop difference was negligable. I would say that within 250 yards you won't notice any great difference in bullet drop, but the best way to check is shooting at paper.

Check with your licensing authorities website, if they are moving with the times they may have an online 'Notification of Firearm Bought/Sold/Transferred' form. Northants do, and you get an email confirmation by return.

I think the nail has been hit quite squarely on the head there Mung. You get what you pay for.

Tuck, As Stu said, I have the ProHunter trousers and jacket and have to say they are, without a doubt, the best I have had in terms of comfort, wind and waterproof. They get a lot of year round wear, stalking both locally and on the hill in Scotland, and beating at least once a week during the season and they have never let me down. I can vouch for their hard wearing capabilities during 'normal to rough' beating (I'm the keeper so I get to send the younger lads into the real rough stuff ) but on one particular shoot I wear wax leggings over the top as there are a lot of low brambles to push through. This will be their third season and I will definitely replace them with the same when they are due to be replaced, although I will probably go for the leather fronted Kodiak trousers next time, just for the extra toughness. You get what you pay for.

This is worrying.....Mrs Browning and I have a savings account with Kaupthing Edge.....is anyone out there "In the know" about exactly how safe the UK bank FSCS cover is?

Sorry njc, but I have to ask this.........WHY

I wouldn't use vinegar Paul, the acid will degrade the Zinc in the Brass and weaken it. There are proprietry cleaners that are safe to add, I don't remember offhand which one I used, but I bought it from RS Components. I'll try to dig it out and PM you. Also try doing a search on the 'V' site, it's been covered on there a couple of times.

What type of pets do you have? Do you live in town? If it's not doing you any harm then leave it alone.

Why not just use your Miroku for skeet Paul? Stick with one shotgun and you'll get used to it faster.

I have come across four Howa rifles in .223 caliber over the past year, and all of them have performed and shot perfectly well. A shooting buddy of mine tests and writes for a couple of rifle magazines, and he thinks very highly of the Howa (.223 caliber) following some extensive testing that he did earlier this year. I think that Dunganicks experience was probably a bad one out of a batch, and if memory serves me right, was almost 18 months ago when they were new imports?

Dave, if it's rifle give Chris at Anglo Custom Rifles in Northampton a call, he's done work on two of my rifles and the quality has been spot on, he's a top bloke and won't rip you off. Link to website If it's shotgun then I'd suggest Norman Clark.

Spot on Mark.

I'll second that I know a few lads that shoot FITASC with these carts, to very VERY good effect.

I look at it very simply..... Outsource work overseas = less work for UK = greater unemployment = worsening credit crunch?

I have a SWB Shogun and can't fault it....(yet). Currently averageing 450 miles to a £75 tank of diesel, this is on short trips to work and lots 4 wheel drive off road around the shoot. Back seats are permanently folded forward so theres plenty of room for the dog crate and shooting kit etc.

Nope. I've never had any problems with mine, and it's had well in excess of 15k cartridges through it so far, in sun, rain and snow, on the clay ground, in the field and in the hide.

Yep mines the same Stu. I found out when I sent my tickets back for a change of address.

Mmm, how strange......any article that reccomends cleaning from the muzzle end should (in my opinion) be completely ignored.

Very good idea......but rather limiting. It looks like you get less than 360 degs of rotation on the turret, so it's no good for long range stuff. Maybe OK for the flat shooting calibers out to 300 yards.

RIP Ernyha. A real gent sadly missed.