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  2. CZ 511 .22 LR

    in Guns for Sale (Private Sales)

    Posted · Edited by Delboysparky

    On 23/02/2022 at 17:13, Gun Watch said:

    CZ 511

    £75

    .22 LR Rifle Private Seller
    Used - Very Good Condition Wembley, Greater London
    Semi-Automatic

    Description

     

    CZ/BRNO 511 22LR semi-automatic rifle for sale. Essentially the same gun as the older BRNO 581. Cold hammer forged barrel with 1/16 twist. The receiver is dovetailed to 11mm or 3/8in and the muzzle is threaded for a moderator. Rifle is all-steel construction, is in good condition and operates reliably.

    Includes one 8 round magazine and an Apollo 6x40 scope in good condition with dovetail mount and rings. Rear iron sight is not present.

     

     

    The seller of this gun doesn't appear to be a Pigeon Watch member, to contact them please use the details on Gun Watch.

     

    View the full article

    Is this still available?

  3. Shooting/Hunting guides

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Dougy said:

    There's no real shortcut that could ever replace time spent in the field. And not necessarily with a loaded rifle. By all means read up on the subjects but also tie in with that knowledge time spent in the field with a pair of binoculars watching and putting together what you red and what you see. 

    Totally agree, I’m not new to the shooting element, just the hunting part. I’m an outdoor person anyway. 

    Just looking for easy reference as I begin.

  6. WANTED CHEAP .22LR and 17HMR

    in Wanted

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Douburr said:

    Hi just as well throw my hat in the ring if interested I have a Ruger 10/22 for sale it comes with three Ruger magazines also has one buffalo creek banana clip that holds 25 , I've also had a lighter trigger fitted and comes with a mod as well all in great condition £240 . 

    Any pics 

  15. What FAC slots to apply for???

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    On 14/04/2018 at 13:14, CharlieT said:

    It is now 4 months since your post and your FEO visit......................how did you get on and what did you ask for? 

    Apologies, haven't logged for a while been away quite a bit. 

    Got my FAC now, I have a number of .22 LR and .17HMR on there, the FEO upped the ammo limits without asking so buying ammo was cheaper.  

  17. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    1 hour ago, henry d said:

    Really, not even to prevent crime etc? Most forums log IP addys so if you are a nefarious type and use methods of obscuring your IP addy then they will track you down ASAP as you appear to have something to hide

    I have said in other comments that you can be identified by the police etc for that purpose. Plus even if you hide your IP you cannot hide your computers GUID, so you can still be identified. 

  19. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

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    4 minutes ago, grrclark said:

    It wouldn't take much to use these additional resources and not excessively costly either.

    I don't know what they do just now, I shall ask the question the next time I see a friendly copper, but if social media analysis does become part of the assessment process then it is likely that use of more advanced toolsets and solutions would become common place.

    It is actually pretty scary just how much information can be gleaned on us from the use of publicly accessible data.

    A quick example, prior to writing my first post I did a quick google search on Experian to remind myself of the name of their cross channel analysis product (Mosaic), after i finished the post I opened Facebook and the first suggested advert to me was for Experian credit scoring.  All because of cookies and browser tracking.  All too easy to build a profile of online behaviour using tools that are easily commercially available, especially if you have a specific person to look at.

    It's a different animal if you are trying to pick out certain behaviour from a sea of unknown people, but if you have the name of the person then it is a doddle to carry out specific analysis. 

    @grrclark Are you a tech type of guy? 

    I think the state of firearms licensing its unlikely they will invest in an area that simply isn't an issue at present quite unlikely, but not impossible. 

    I think most people do not realise how much data they consent to being released through agreeing to terms and conditions of websites, forums and social media. 

  20. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted · Edited by Delboysparky

    22 minutes ago, panoma1 said:

    I asked you in a previous posting what a police researcher does? You did not answer! It is a civilian specialist researcher employed to do research for the police, so your example of a copper with sausage fingers sitting at a computer typing person the keyboard with one digit is not really the full story is it?

    I am fond of the saying " there are lies, damn lies and statistics" the statistics you give are for police officers, but do not include hundreds of police civilian employees throughout the various constabularies, so it ain't down to the bobby to do this research/admin work!

    And let's face it we all know about "trigger" words such as "bomb, gun, explosives etc, which the anti terrorist police use on the internet to identify possible terrorist suspects, so no doubt the police use this method too?

    Oh! and finally....the dictionary definition of covertly is..........without being openly acknowledged or displayed..........so my definition is accurate, but as I said, different to what the police interpretation of "covert" activities is!

    Don't use the trigger words, MI5 may be watching :)

    I apologise if I didn't answer part of your question, it certainly wasn't intentional. My comment on the number of police officers was a rebuke to the claim the police monitor the internet, monitoring and research are very different things. Plus firearms licensing isn't crime and therefore prevents use of surveillance or covert action. 

    You are quite correct, the police employ intelligence analysts/researchers for much of the internet stuff, but officers do carry out minor open source research for minor offences. I think the last I was informed there is 1 Civil Servant to 2 Police Officers, I don't know how true that is, but I am guessing its not far off. 

    I would argue the covert claim, as the police don't tell suspects they are gathering evidence, this isn't covert as far as the police definition goes, this is due to the fact that any monitoring or targeting falls within the surveillance category.  But I accept the dictionary definition. 

    16 minutes ago, grrclark said:

    Remember that monitoring of social media does not mean that a person is physically sat in front of a screen and reading through posts.

    There are many tools that will search through posts and highlight anything that falls within certain parameters, increasingly these tools are becoming AI enabled and so capable of some very sophisticated analysis.  There are also a host of businesses who do this as a commercial venture; Experian for example have a dedicated business stream that carry out incredibly sophisticated analysis and profiling of social media content and users.

    If an analysis is carried out as part of a grant or renewal then setting up search criteria based on email addresses, mobile phone numbers, names, geography, subject matter interest, facial recognition, etc is super easy.

    How many know that Facebook already have a commercial venture using their facial recognition tools and our consent to use our images in order to help retailers best target walk in customers for a particular product push.  So you walk into a shop, the CCTV ties into the Facebook backend, facial recognition search is conducted, they see that the punter has liked a certain brand or product and so the sales assistant walks up and armed with that info highlights particular products.

    It is not really a massive leap to use the similar technology from the photo on the application for to identify social media posts and from there it is so easy to start to refine criteria and all without an individual doing a thing, it is all done by compute power and AI.

    Very valid points, but do we think a firearms licensing department, who are under manned are using AI? 

    You raise a very good point, Experian have a massive database non of us can escape.

    18 minutes ago, panoma1 said:

    And I bet they are not beyond doing it for personal reasons too? For example, to "get even" with someone who in the past has challenged their authority?

    You conspiracy theorist :)

  21. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, Gordon R said:

    I am not convinced you are trying to stimulate debate. From a scathing assessment of the abilities of the Police to ridiculing the notion that anyone does look at social media - via your mathematics for juniors - you seem to have a closed mind.

    I don't agree with your thoughts and don't see it as my role in life to educate people who are unwilling to listen. I do not care to expand on my comment.

     

    My realistic assessment of the ability of the Police, because you don't agree doesn't make it an invalid opinion. 

    I have already said that social media is looked at but not 'monitored' as some people claim. 

    I by no means have a closed mind on the subject, and I would like people to engage and express what they think.   Some already have. 

  22. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted · Edited by Delboysparky

    33 minutes ago, saddler said:

    In may case, NO complaint had been made against anyone. nor was any form of official information gathering taking place for any potential or pending prosecution.

    100% fishing trip; at the tax-payers expense: I was told in no uncertain circumstances that FULL monitoring of ALL social forums and similar chat rooms DOES happen; this being around 7-10 years ago!!
    ...all from a force with some of the lowest criminal detective/prosecution rates in the UK. 

    The bigger question should be, why is the very limited police budget going toward such media scrutiny instead of actual root & branch police work and solving the host of crimes that have been committed & go in-investigated? It's easier to sit in a warm office for 12 hours browsing Farcebuk than crawl on hands and knees in the grass looking for stolen goods or vital case evidence that will put folk away for some serious crimes that would otherwise be brushed under the carpet...and are being so ignored, as can be seen from published statistics.
     

    Do you think regular Police Officers are the ones trawling the internet for information 'just in case'? 

    I think someone is sensationalising the ability of the Police to monitor the goings on of the internet. 

  23. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, stevo said:

    I thought Facebook was for children . ........

    oh no that’s it , it was designed for teenagers, however grown ups with to much time on there hands , decided to take over and make everyone else see just how **** there life is , and embarrass there kids and family in the process. ...... is that the one your all on about ? 

    Haha ?

    How would Jeremy Kyle still be in work if it wasn't for teenage brained adults fighting over Doris calling them names over social media if they didnt have Facebook. :)

  24. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Gordon R said:

    I have a different opinion because of what I know, as opposed to the junior mathematics exercise above.

    I am trying to stimulate debate, so would you care to expand on your comment?

    5 minutes ago, saddler said:

    I'm with @Gordon R

    I've been shown a print-off (from another forum) by then L&B Police, where I was posting a general comment on a force employee; who was at the time pushing for some shotguns to be declared S5.

    I have already said the police use the internet for law enforcement, such as a complaint is made and the police recover the evidence from the internet.  But monitoring and recovering data as part of a complaint are very different wouldn't you say? 

  25. Social media scrutiny and firearms licensing in Scotland

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted · Edited by Delboysparky

    34 minutes ago, Gordon R said:

    Really??????:lol:

    There is 1 Police Officer for every 517 people in the UK, the average computer ability of a Police Officer is at best basic, with many resorting to 1 fat finger typing.  Lets take in to consideration shift wort over 24 hrs a day, 365 days a week. So in reality how many police officers are 'monitoring' the internet every day? 

    There is something like 200 million emails sent annually in the UK alone, 89 percent of adults use the internet daily (about 42 million people), with about 36.6 million people having a facebook account.  

    This is excluding all other social media, chat rooms, deep web, dark web, tor etc etc.   The stats speak for their self  http://www.hondachat.com/showthread.php?t=IDLEupJzDoC7VLP8o 

    Who is reading all this data?  Its GB's a second? 

     

    Lets not detract from the fact the police to view parts of the internet for law enforcement or intelligence purposes. 

    But if innocent people think they are being spied on, you need to put your foil hat on more often and stay off the gin.  I think people have to much faith in the nearly bankrupt and short sighted government abilities if this is the case. 

    But again @Gordon R, I am interested in why you have a different opinion and I thank you for contributing.  

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