Stonepark

Taiwan is part of China and always has been. Taiwan is where the rump of the previous government retreated to when the Communists took over the mainland. Taiwan is officially the Republic of China, they even still have invasion plans for the mainland to reclaim the People's Republic of China back from the ex-Communists. Both see themselves as the rightful rulers of China (both Taiwan and the mainland), and both see themselves as Chinese. Best idea would be to let them sort it out between themselves, but noooooo, West (mainly USA) can't help by meddling and arming Taiwan to the teeth,and where instead of a peaceful rejoining or perhaps a relatively bloodless one in event of Taiwan invasion, instead they are setting up for Ukraine 2.0.

A decent land agent such as Savills can give advice. Can also look at leases for let\sales of stretches on offer at present by looking at land agents websites.

If you are not drinking Fortnum and Masons Royal Blend loose tea, I just don't know what you are drinking..... 😛

.25 all day long

Yes, I got acouple of hundred TPS before prices went silly and they became almost impossible to get. i trim the wad by about 3mm to suit the load and add under wad cork wad to make up the room. Has advantage of thicker plastic wad walls at top.

Stick with H&N FTT. I use them both in .22 and .25 In the latter especially, you normally get a solid "thwock" impact sound from a chest shot and bird just drops to the floor.

It was, hitting centre of sheet at 50 yards is not easy.

20g No9 TSS at 50 yards through Khan/Revo 410 OU Choked Light Mod

We use Iron shot, not steel shot (even though everyone calls it steel shot). Steel is too hard to use in shotgun barrels due to the carbon content, whilst annealed iron shot is softer (comparatively). Iron (due to lack of carbon and other elements) is prone to rust, hence often coated with Zinc. Birds of prey do not use their crops to grind food like most other birds and as such have no need for grit. Instead they swallow stones if they are not eating enough bones and feathers to cast out built up fat from their crops and as such iron pellets are almost immediately coated in fat and don't affect them in same way as normally expelled within 24 hours unlike birds such as geese, duck, pheasant, grouse etc actively use stones for grinding. It's like not understanding difference between a pig with 1 stomach and a cow with 4 stomachs. This is the problem, the lack of understanding....... apparently not only with Joe public but also our supposed representatives

And that is exactly the point, all heavy metals (including iron) are toxic. Iron III Oxide (rust) on UN coated pellets or zinc II oxide on coated pellets are both toxic when ingested. https://www.petmd.com/bird/emergency/poisoning-toxicity/c_bd_Heavy_Metal_Poisoning

Why would we want to join an EU that is sinking so fast, it is likely to fall apart as Germany, France etc no longer have the funds to pump into the other countries. If we were still part of the EU we would also be on the hook for bailing nearly everyone else out. Whilst Brexit is not yet complete, 2029 wil change that. In the meantime if Stammer & Co try to take us back in, they had better watch out, the British public, the majority of whom are fed up already with Labour, will revolt.

I think there is a lot of soap boxing here..... There are native species which were wiped out locally and nationally and are being reintroduced, a lot of which is over due.... Such as beaver, otters, lynx, wolves, bears, pine martins, red kites, red squirrels, etc etc and in many cases being hamstrung by over regulation. And then there is releasing non-natives, such as Coypu, mutjac, grey squirrels, mink, Zander, etc which could never get here naturally. On a side note it is indeed easier for Pine Martins to catch grey squirrels due to their heavier weight, they can't get out in the foliage as far and feed on the ground more often.

Steel proofed is a Fleur De Lys symbol. Do not use steel bigger than uk no7 in a 410. Due to 410 choke constrictions being so variable. Measure your chokes. Anything tighter than 0.400 will not be suitable for steel. Most USA YouTube videos shooting steel in 410 are using Cylinder choke and shot sizes 7, 8 and 9 Above all, pattern your gun at 25 yards before going into the field!

Get a Franchi Affinity 3inch .. Made by Beretta but at a more affordable price.

Surely you should follow the "wax on, wax off" process.....