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FatFreddysCat

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  1. These guys have them but only the unslit ones. https://www.armourerreloading.co.uk/product/10ga-ballistic-products-tps-wad-2/
  2. Been shooting steel through mine for years, no problems yet and no marks on barrels.
  3. The lead ban for wildfowling has been in place for 20 years now. If ingested lead was killing a significant number, we should be overrun with ducks by now.
  4. Shot one that had a beak full of tiny snails once, I thought they were seeds but on closer inspection they were snails. I didn't even know they ate ragworm. I'm wondering if I can tame one and train it to collect rag for bait.
  5. Never had that problem on my CRV. However, the rear interior light is on a timer and goes off in about 20 secs, not enough time to get your boots off and gear inside. I've put a cheap (<£5) led with PIR sensor on the rear door, stays on all the time there's movement. Link below. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-LED-PIR-Motion-Sensor-LED-Night-Light-Battery-Operated-with-Magnetic-Strip/392447161253?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D40733%26meid%3Db38f820ed1d749fc9bfc39b06d8342cb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D264228273455%26itm%3D392447161253%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
  6. I ordered 10g to 12g adapters from USA and they just arrived in the post. Maybe I was lucky.
  7. Post them home to yourself while you're out there.
  8. Only problem I've had is that if you don't pull the bolt right back to the stop, the trigger doesn't cock. Then you have to remove the mag, rotate it to an empty slot and pull the bolt all the way back and reinsert the mag. If you don't do this, when you pull the bolt back again it loads a second pellet behind the one already in the breech. Once you get used to it, it's not a problem.
  9. Here you go, Alliant Reloaders Guide. http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipeList.aspx?gauge=10&gtypeid=3
  10. Maybe just feed the ditches and drains?
  11. Not a double hull. Has 2 separate side chambers pus a floor chamber. Seat rests and foot braces inflate separately.
  12. Self-inflating camping mattress? Drift off to sleep when the tide comes in.
  13. It's a Gumotex Twist 2. Unfortunately they stopped making them in camo colours 3 years ago. https://www.brighton-canoes.co.uk/productpages/gumotex/twist-2.htm
  14. It's inflatable so I carry it along the seawall in a rucksack, inflate it and paddle away. Also gives the dog somewhere dry to sit. If it blows up rough or a bird falls in the strong ebb and I think it's a risky retrieve for the dog, it's easy to launch and retrieve the bird from the kayak. Pic afloat with the dog attached below.
  15. 2 man inflatable kayak. Dog and gear goes in the front, I paddle from the stern.
  16. Jack Pyke neoprene dog vest. I stuff the floatation pockets with bubble wrap to give her a bit of extra buoyancy. The bits of foam rubber they supply with the jacket are rubbish.
  17. They look like tree bumblebees to me. You won't be getting any honey from them.
  18. If it's just the odd one or two growing through the holes, give each one a kettle of boiling water on the roots. Cheap and easy.
  19. I used to shoot with a 14 bore percussion muzzle loader made by Lacy & Co. Used 2 3/4dr and 1oz No.6. When I moved over to a breech loading 12 my kills to shots ratio was worse. However, I think it was because I tended to pick my shots with the muzzle loader as it took a minute to reload. Much more inclined to have a second shot with a breech loader as it took seconds to reload. That 14 bore was a great roost shooting gun, no choke and most shots under 30yds. On a calm evening the smoke looked like mist drifting through the woods.
  20. If you can't find one in 20g, Henry Krank sells a 12 to 20g conversion kit.
  21. A similar tale. Before I start I should state that my ancient A.Gale 10g pictured on p11 of this thread has been back to Birmingham for reproof and passed 1200 bar proof. Homeloaders among us will remember the shortage of Alliant Steel powder a few years ago. I was getting low on powder for my own loads and so bought a couple of boxes of Remington Sportsman 39g (1 3/8 oz) No.2 . The barrel flats are stamped 1 1/2oz and that's what I've always fed the old girl so figured 1 3/8 oz would be fine. First thing I noticed about the Remingtons was the ferocious recoil. I returned from the marsh with a bruised cheek, 3 duck for 13 shots and none of them were killed clean. Second time out with the new shells resulted in lots of misses and 4 duck, 1 clean kill, 2 runners and an unusual one that flew on 200yds and then dropped dead. After plucking I noticed that each bird only had one or two hits and that some of the pellets had passed right through the bird. As JJs Dad did, I patterned a few shots from each barrel (1/4 and 1/2 choke) and was getting open patterns averaging 39% (67 pellets) in a 30" circle at 40yds. The patterns were so open I couldn't tell where the centre was but they looked to be shooting a bit low on my un-scientific sheets of wall paper. I was sending some homeloads off to the proof house for testing and so included some of the Remingtons. The Remington box said they did 1500fps but I've never believed manufacturers claimed velocities. However, when the results came back they were doing over 1500fps and failed the CIP velocity upper limit. (Test sheet attached.) I can only conclude that the high velocity was blowing the pattern apart. Happily, Alliant powders were soon available again, I was able to revert to my nice slow 1 1/2 oz No 3.
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