CaptainBeaky

Mmmmmmm.... Sardines in tomato sauce, a childhood favourite. An adulthood favourite as well, come to that. Hungry now

Wedges, boy, wedges! Split into quarters, saw cut to length, then split down to size with the maul. Job done.

A good day's work there - I think you deserve your cold beer

Allez les Bleus! Just not by too much, please

Result! Glad that's all sorted out. Review next, please And yes, I believe you are correct - I think the 3 firms are all part of the same group.

Need to have the French beat Ireland narrowly, or for England to put a cricket score past Italy. Or both

Glad you found one you like Pictures and write up, please!

Just looked further down. Did you buy the Webley, Reece?

If it's in decent nick, I don't think you'd go far wrong with this one.Synthetic stock also makes it easy enough to alter the balance (tyre weights!) Oh, and mine will cycle with 24g cartridges...

Top job, that lad!

Be aware that some of the 18650 batteries you may be offered on the web will in fact be recycled laptop batteries, and as such will not have the voltage regulation circuits that a 'proper' 18650 has. These circuits protect the cell by cutting out to prevent over-charging or discharge - they can catch fire due to overheating in either case.

Try Flashaholics.

Look for AW branded 18650 batteries - reliable, proper protection circuits, and usually come up at their rated capacities.

I think Tunbridge Wells makes him a Kentish Man.Welcome

Gender, age and postcode is uploaded. With that and a copy of the electoral roll, which is easy to get hold of, even the unedited version, you're identified, matey. :(

I think he meant the case length, not the load.As I understand it, short cartridges i.e. less than 70mm can cause that problem in some autos. Too light a load would be more likely to give a failure to eject, but it shouldn't be that with 30g. If it throws the empties out with reasonable vigour, it won't be the gas ports If you get FTE, then look at the gas ports (or the load). hth

I have heard that the wading depth on the X3 and X5 is quite poor, but don't quote me on that!

Yes, they do own it. I'm part of the team doing the restoration and conservation work.

Just so. It is *your* choice, no-one else's. Inverse snobbery is just as rude.

If the crack is very thin i.e. too thin to get a screwdriver in, you could try a water-thin cyanoacrylate ("super glue"), which will wick down into the crack and seal it. Never tried this on gun stocks, but it works on knife handles. You do need to get rid of any residual oil or grease first, mind.

I get mine from a wood nearby which is owned by the Scouts. Hazel and chestnut coppice, with permission to cut (we are restoring the long-neglected coppicing). Willow for carving from a farm half a mile from my house, again with permission ("it's a weed, so take as much as you need"). For personal use, just ask politely Commercial cutting on private land without permission, on the other hand, is theft, plain and simple, same as if they stole any other crop.

Very nice work, that is Hold on - paying for sticks? But they grow on trees! Perhaps I'm a little spoilt - Kent scouts have a camp site in some mixed woodland with a lot of hazel and chestnut coppice, so there is an ample supply of free sticks. As above, ash is a bit heavy for a walking stick, but great for handles and working stuff, as it is tough as a tough thing, as you might expect from the name: from 'aesc', meaning spear (Anglo Saxon).

Baikals were and are designed by engineers to be cheap to produce and robust. They didn't just make a cheap rip off of the Anson & Deeley action!I have never heard of one "blowing up". There are always whines about short stocks and poor fit and finish - designed for use with thick clothing, and f&f is "good enough"and no more. Sweet handling and elegance weren't part of the design brief. Cheap, robust and reliable were, and that's what you get. If some folk look down their noses at my Russian flak cannon, that's their problem, not mine I will admit to never having picked up a Hatsan. They seem to have had a few problems with early models, and have addressed them in the newer ones - if they work, what's not to like? It's a tool, not costume jewellery To drag this post (eventually) back to the original question, they are one and the same thing; snobbery IS just plain rude.

I think you must have a dud one - drop it off to me and I'll ...err... dispose of it safely...

Dang, that's pretty Excellent job - hope it's ok under the debris