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The people you describe arent drug dealers they are smokers who sell a bit to supplement their own smoke. These are not Drug dealers in any sense. When you meet a proper drug dealer you will know...... In my Uni youth I've met a few of both types (note i wasn't participating in drug use or buying/selling), the proper drug dealers will dish out samples if they see there is a potential new customer for another drug. Cannabis is by far from a gateway drug but the problem is it can end up dealing with people who are pushing other drugs and that can in some instances lead to further use.

For conventional drugs yes but Ironically the people buying legal highs from what i've seen tend to be employed, reasonably presentable (aside from the drug taking) or come from a background which isn't a stereotypical working class background. All these kids burning out on legal highs are often kids of reasonable and financially stable families with disposable income, Same can be said for cocaine users to be honest but the misconception of who takes legal highs is very strong. I am in no way condoning legal highs and i think they all need banning but these are my observations.

As much as i don't like to argue that's a true Daily Mail headline mate. People have this misconception that the amount they drink is fine when technically you have a rather large proportion of functioning alcoholics who think its normal to polish off a few drinks when they get home from work. These are the hidden problems. The flip side is there are the obvious smack heads who are a mess but there are functioning drug users. I'm not saying drugs are good in any sense but to put alcohol on such a high praise and drugs on such a bad one is so wrong and ill informed. Sadly i work in an office environment and i can assure you of the several hundred people who work in my office there are a high number of alcohol abusers as well as coke fiends and pill heads. One guy i worked with started to get routinely messed up on the legal high version of cocaine. He ended up going severly off the rails to the point they tried to force him into a drugs test but the union he was in managed to save him as he admitted to me he would fail and i knew he would. He's managed to clean himself up now and sort his life out but the point is there are more drug and alcohol abusers than you think..... and you most likely know one or two.

Typo i meant Windows 7 not Windows &... i held the shift key while pressing 7 lol

These were in Aldi about 3 weeks ago too, about the same price

USB stick is essentially a tiny storage device, you plug it into one of the many sockets on your PC (usually 1 or 2 on the front) and it shows up on your PC as another storage device which you can move files too and from. The size depends on what you are moving e.g 2000 pictures can be relatively small or huge depending on the quality and how they are saved.

If Moving them to a USB stick is going to prove hard for OP then im sure as hell removing the HDD and using a Sata to USB cable will be more confusing for him! :lol: As someone else said, the kids/grand kids and £5 is probably a good resolution for you Something like this guide may be useful (although the guys does waffle alot) it seems very basic in its information. Although your PC will probably not have windows & if its 5 years old the principle is the same and so is the location of everything. Another alternative is get someone you trust to move them for you via a remote connection (they see and control your PC), It's a feature in windows and I use it when I'm sorting the parents PC out. All you would need to do in plug the USB stick in the old then new pc once the files are copied and send the invite for the remote assistance session. Final alternative is getting someone on the phone or SKYPE to talk you through it. Need any help or assistance give me a shout

To throw this into the fire... Does he even have the rights on this perm? Hence him being an *** and avoiding the issue?

Also if you hadn't have mentioned the conviction and depression on the application then you might as well of binned the application as them finding out on their own accord would be worse than devlaring. The fact you were open and honest about it all should work in your favour. Good luck with the application

He was just trying to be funny, ignore his question. What was the conviction for and how long ago was it and when was the bout of depression? Answering these may give folks a better gauge to better answer your query

True but a hmr is going a damn site faster. A .22 pellet would probably kill if going fast enough. You've probably seen the video by taofladermaus firing .22 pellets from a .22 rf using .22 nailgun blanks. Going fast enough it would seem even pellets can be devestating

Any update? If you have the parts back can you post pics and your thoughts?

News to me and I'm in need of a decent, reasonably priced scope too! Only piece of mildly news worthy gossip i know is Webley are ditching the Alecto and will be replacing it with a single shot pneumatic as they don't see the point in the multi pump pneumatic anymore. Heard that direct from Webley

Great news bakerboy I hope there are many many good years for you and your missus to come. Just take it each day as it comes and try not to now focus on the checkups. My Father was diagnosed with probably prostate cancer before Christmas 2012 and went for a biopsy (huge set of needs shoved up you) on Christmas Eve 2012, Jan 2013 he was diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer and early Feb 2013 he had it removed. He was a mess to start with and started to finally come to terms with it but he was always extremely worried about the 6 monthly checkups which meant he could never fully get over it. About 3 weeks ago he got the results back from over 2 years since the op and he has been given a 5% chance for it to come back and the hospital has officially handed him back to his GP for yearly checks instead fo 6 monthly. It's been a massive weight off his shoulders and hes now starting to live again. Take it as it comes mate, get through those checkups as each one comes around and don't look for the worst, stay positive and all the best in the future for you and your missus

Nice, keep us posted im curious to see how it performs

Cheers for the reply Rewulf, The range is up to 120 yards to the backstop but i can see the reasoning in their response i guess. I can go for my SGC but i would have liked to have grabbed both if possible at the same time. I'm going to look to get an introduction to one of the firearms clubs that shoot the range at some point but as facilities are quite low there i think getting 3-6 months probation cleared would be problematic as in all honesty I'm not even sure if they have club guns for people like myself who want to join and work towards a FAC, to use. I get the impression the firearms club there is very much closed to those already with a FAC and therefore their own equipment.

I would be perfectly fine with only using it at the club to start with, i can always look for a permission and get it cleared the the FLO. My question is though can i get a a FAC for FAC Air JUST on the basis of shooting at the clubs range to start with the intent to find a permission or will I 100% need a permission to get a FAC for an airgun

Depending who you speak to you get different answers. Generally 7.5-8.5ft lbs depending on the condition. You can get more if you put in an ox Spring to push it to 10ft lbs but it might get a bit twangy and lose accuracy.

My intention is to look for a permission to shoot on between now and applying but would i stand any chance at getting a FAC for an air rifle based on club/target use if i cant find a perm in time? The Club is OK with FAC Air and the range is cleared for everything up to .50.

Nice, they are great little rifles. One word of advice though when he "boosts the power up" I'm guessing he'll fit an overrated spring, just be careful he doesn't fit a spring that's way too powerful for the rifle otherwise it'll get too twangy and it'll shoot like a bag of ****. The Mk2 I'm doing up is going to get a like for like replacement to bring it as near as i can get to its original power.

That's a bloody good idea actually. I've been doing a fair bit of reading and watching home anodizing setups following your post and to be honest it doesn't look/sound that hard to do

Holy Necro post! Well it's been a long time but i've finally picked this back up again. Life intervened but I'm now back to get on with this and get them both restored. In the new few weeks I'm going to look to send the Airsporter off to Colin Malloy to be hot blued. I've tidied up the Airsporter stock a bit more and sanded and shaped it further, I've managed to work out some more of the dings on the stock too. I've gave it another wash down once i had finished today (see pics below). I also redefined the butt stock groves with a warding file as they had become squashed and misshapen (Pic below is of the meteor stock but has been done on both) Main reason I'm doing the stocks at the moment is I want to start applying Tru oil soon so i took the stock off my Mk 2 Meteor to tidy that one up before continuing with the Airsporter stock. I'll use the Meteor as a practice piece (obviously trying to make a good job of the Metor) then I'll move onto the Airsporter once I'm more confident. Side note anyone know what wood the Mk 2 Meteor stock is? (Lighter one) These were photos originally taken when i first opened the thread and you can see the stock conditions: Today's pics after i finished work and sat down with them (Darker one is the Airsporter): After Washing them down again: Filed out and redefined the butt stock groves on both (Meteor below)

Arnold area Rewulf Cheers for the response guys. Considering the station where the FLO is based is about half a mile up the road I wouldn't imagine it would be too much effort for them to swing buy to check a safe if i'm granted the cert(s)

Cheers for the response guys its appreciated. I know the question about my mate giving my name was a weird one but it was something i had never thought of until last night for some reason. With regards to me I'm as clean as a whistle on all fronts so there shouldn't be any issues there. My only real concern is the safe as I don't want to fork out a few hundred quid if the FLO has concerns about security due to the area. With regards to the locaiton of the safe it would be out of view behind a locked door and bolted to the wall/floor so i cant see any issues there. I was just thinking if i can get the background checked and the interview out the way and the signs are good then I can get a safe, mount it, then get the FLO to pop around to check it considering they''re stationed less than half a mile away from me. Has anyone else done this re deferring getting a safe until the FLO has been?

I apologize for this before hand and any silly questions that may come from this. Later in the year (summertime) I intend to apply for a SGC and FAC (FAC AIR to start as I can safely show reason for sporting purposes as part of a club). I've been a member of my local range's Airgun Club since July time and have had a bit more of hands on time with a few 12 gauges (separate from the previous odd clay shooting days) courtesy of a few chaps at the range who have been brilliant. I'm quite keen to apply for my certs and pick up some more experience and tutoring and Ideally I want to get the paperwork and cert requirements out the way around the middle of the year. My aim is to hopefully get approved for SGC and FAC air and at a later date get an introduction to the small bore club that fires our the range and add on a .22LR. However i do have a few concerns about applying and this is where my questions come from so here we go. 1) EDIT: Ignoring this security question as just realized i asked this question last October in another thread 2) Given I can meet the home security requirement but the area i live in isn't the best would it be advisable for me to hold off buying a safe until i've done my application, had the chat and then all going well buy the safe and get the FLO back to check it before progressing (Side not I live within half mile of the FLO's Station) I don't particularly want to buy the safe then find out i don't stand a cat in hells chance at getting a Cert 3) This is possibly the strangest question i've ever asked and potentially the silliest so please bear with me. About 12 years ago when i first moved to Notts for Uni, I came here and house shared with another guy I went to School with who came to the same Uni. One night he decided to try and top himself on booze and a boots pharmacy worth of pain killers but fortunately I caught him mid way through and forced him to ring for his own ambulance to get himself sorted out. It was an intense situation and fortunately the tough love paid off and he has done wonders with his life since. HOWEVER, he confessed to me when the ambulance turned up that night he made the call he used my name instead of his as he was embarrassed so when the ambulance turned up and i dragged him over to them i was quite surprised they asked for me and not for him. I explained to the ambulance crew why he used my name and they acknowledged it but I am now wondering if my name will crop up anywhere on any medical records for a suicide bid and I'm now wondering did he use my name when he got to hospital. If anyone can shed any light on this as to if i am being ridiculous and paranoid or if this is something that may somehow scupper my application. Sorry for the wall of text but any genuine guidance is appreciated and no unhelpful comments please folks Zen