kevin55

Broadly 2.5" - 3" is a trout reel 3-5 wt say, I mostly use 4 wt reels on rivers - Wharfe,Loddon etc For bigger lakes or reservoirs - 6-7 wt reels - they tend to be 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 as thicker line and backing requirements 3 3/4 would tend to be for sea trout/salmon with 7-8 wt lines or bigger reservoirs Large Arbor reels confound this

I'm just looking at the WWT website: HELP MAKE LEAD HISTORY on the home page in big yellow letters with an invitation to write to the secretary of state and a blue button to 'take action' Cats of course kill 160-270 million animals inc approx 1/4 birds per even the Guardian in 2022! Are they advocating action - No!

Very nice I do like the top lever to be able to clear the hammers when cocked Also a side lever or under lever is good for that And it is nice to have something a bit special

They look like those in the video, i.e. no springs in the battery compartment, though also no stickers Cheap even if used as passive I hadn't realised that these were copied

Lots below £20 on eBay I've just had a pair delivered for under £17 2 AAA batteries needed K

Melbourne Gun have 1 for £695, though the barrels look to be a bit marked externally

Regulator proposes alternatives to lead ammunition would need to be used for some outdoor shooting Isn't clay shooting 2/3rd to 3/4 or more of all UK shooting? 'Some' implies less I thought Apologies if I've missed this earlier in the thread

And some of the hammer guns went for over 3x top estimate

Given that the market for SBS' has supposedly collapsed, especially for old English guns, who is paying this sort of price

I do like a hammer gun and a nephew loved using 1 as he could see how it worked

Very interesting to read all this and see what can be done with a very cheap auction find Was the rust easy to remove without damaging the metal?

And they're out of stock at that price! Cotton wool?

After much deliberation and with some reluctance, we have taken the very difficult decision to retire. Whilst not averse to selling the business for the right price, we have not advertised it for sale. We feel probably the easiest route for us is to simply sell up the stock we currently have at discounted prices and then close the doors.

I came away with 2 some years ago

Very nice indeed