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Blue dot is OK for steel mag loads but there is a good few powders out there that are much faster and better with steel.

Dont use the max data on this page, they also use the brown wads so different data if using mm or tps wads try dropping and work up start at around 48 grains with 42 gram, Eddie

Very interesting have you any pictures of your work ? Take it you do stock alterations and refurbish ?

Do you make stocks ?

I done this years ago on a 425, yes a slot and hole easy, unfortunately the last 2 525s I tried had no slot or hole although they came with the kit in the box when new ?

Yes I have thought of that thanks, I tried a leather pad and it worked but as its a class gun I would prefer a proper job doing, thought about an adjustable comb but not sure on a game gun. Eddie

I am looking for a replacement stock for my Browning B25 game B2g, the gun I have is a 2009 model long tang u shape, It has a lovely piece of wood on it but unfortunately the comb is low for me as I think the previous owner has had it shaved down a tad. The original sporter or game model stock fits me fine (not looking for a trap model) Thanks Eddie

I have a 525 that came with this auto safety kit, I also have mates with the same gun and kit but for the life of me cannot see were or how this kit fits,I have been asked by mates to fit theirs but failed. I have previously fitted this kit to a 425 game gun which was easy apart from slight adjustment were it was catching but the 525 doesn't look as if it has the hole for the pin or anything ?

Had my cens for around 5 seasons now, very comfortable, noise suppression not as good as over ear muffs but good, battery life not great mine are the smaller battery they have a larger capacity model now. A lot of money but worth it for game shooting not sure about clays as I dont do a lot. The only problem Ive had is the small brass battery terminal gets pushed in and has to be carefully teased out to make contact. The on off switch is not a definite click off which has cost me battery life a few times, not good when they get wet with rain. I cannot shoot without hearing protection now as my ears were damaged when younger due to shooting and working in a noisy environment but these help when turned full on. Overall they are good, hope this helps, Eddie

Here in the North we will be last to find out anything so what changes ? BASC (British association Southern Counties )

dawntredder, I have some wedges what size is it ? Eddie

Mix 47 buffer will not help prevent damage , buffered steel loads will be worse through a tight choke as no room for the shot to move keeping it tight together.

What a complete waste of money, over 30K to go to university

Thanks all I will try these tips cheers

Thanks EMT, I do that now and its fine but when I move onto new ground and set up a blind she does not like to go out.

How do you lads train for blind retrieves, I have owned and trained gun-dogs for 30 or more years and although I do not trial I like to have a good dog for shooting and picking up. I recently took part in a working test with my 22 month old Lab bitch and although she done well on the marked and shot fired retrieves she failed on the long blinds. I train for short times most evenings on left and rights, go backs and blinds, she does OK on the blinds along cut grass tracks etc but if I attempt to send her on a total blind in longer grass she struggles to grasp it and begins to hunt close in not wanting to go out in the line I have sent her. What methods do you guys use ? I have seen some of the guys in these tests and some lads while picking up sending dogs hundreds of yards on blinds. My older bitch could do it when wildfowling sadly she has gone and to be honest she just had it in her to go out with confidence and after she had retrieved a few long distant geese she got the message. This young Bitch just seems to lack the confidence to go. Thanks Eddie

If they did vote whose to say they would have voted for a representative that had Wildfowling in there best interest ? Possibly 3000 Wildfowlers voted but chose not to vote for the fowling candidates. Anyway its over now lets see what happens as we cannot change it. Eddie

When I was Chairman of our Club I fought many times when members wanted to pull out of BASC and take out subscriptions with other affiliations as I always thought BASC was the body for us. Not sure I would fight it now, in fact I would consider voting for it. (I retired down from the Committee 3 seasons ago) Eddie

I ask again how do you know how Wildfowlers voted ? they might have voted for a none Wildfowler, what you are saying is Wildfowlers did not achieve a good result not that Wildfowlers didn't vote as you cannot prove that at all. The best way to get across to the powers at BASC would be for all Wildfowling clubs to offer that they might just pull the plug. Not many other field-sports were as it is a rule that you have to take out BASC membership to join a club. I dont know the figures across the country but the club I am a member pays upwards of £7K a year in subscriptions Eddie

Doesn't look good when the ex main man Swift is turning on BASC. I have been a member since it was WAGBI and always thought they were the organisation to fully back and represent the shooting world including wildfowling but in recent years I have began to doubt that. Way to much namby pamby talk in this country now and not enough actual shooting talked. Eddie

How does anyone know how many Wildfowlers voted ? those that did vote how do you know they would only vote for the Wildfowlers up for election ? Many members Wildfowl and precipitate in other field sports, they might vote for candidates that pheasant shoot etc. Some Wildfowling candidates were probably unknown to most Wildfowlers. For some it can appear similar to the Westminster debate and everything is focused on the South of the Country forgetting about the North unless they want a yearly Fowling holiday to shoot geese. Eddie

I am in Carlisle and we want **** to do with joining Scotland thank you.

Extended chokes have a longer taper than flush unless you have a longer internal to start with. Throw better patterns usually.

Just vote Conservative then and you have the best of both worlds, after all Labour is against field sports and any other form of enjoyment specially if you work and pay tax.

Length of barrel will not have anything to do with which guns are faulty. The fault is in the action/trigger.