RockySpears

Depends how long they last I guess, but if you are in your cabinet at least once a week, do not see why not. Maybe, for 1/2 the price buy 500g of gel and dry it out in a radiator: https://www.tesco.com/direct/silica-gel-self-indicate-500g/189-7492.prd?source=others RS

I knew I should read every thread ever posted here, I would be much the wiser. So, my instructor is right, he usually is. No touching other peoples S1 shotguns, (or LBRs for that matter). What a mes our legislation is in, Thanks to Breastman et al. RS

OK, Being doing PSG for a year or so now. Just had a copper come along looking to join, so instructor wanted everything just right. Understandable. One new thing that appears to come out of this was that none of us could handle anothers' shotgun. Is this right? If I have a S1 shotgun on my licence, am I really ONLY allowed to use my own gun? Even to the point of not touching another shooters gun? Looked all over for a sensible answer, but none addressing S1 shotguns as different to any other firearm, Thanks, RS

Does that not still leave me with 3 points of focus? Front , rear and target? With something like red dot I was thinking a focus at Infinity would mean I only had to focus on the target. Or have I got the whole R-D thing wrong? RS

No matter which glasses I wear i cannot get away with the Buck-horn sights on my under-lever .38/.357; either the bead is invisible, the target is a fuzzy ball or all I see are the horns. Would something like a red Dot fix my issue or does anyone know of the best way to use iron sights with wonky vision? There seem to be some very cheap R-Ds on ebay, is it worth giving one a go? ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/red-dot-sight?clk_rvr_id=1179654828527&rmvSB=true ) I've seen a number of PSG shooters use R-D on shotguns, so wondered if others had used them on other rifles, Thanks, RS

Where do you do clays? I'm over Middlesbrough way and use Oak lodge in Hartlepool, RS

Welcome from Teesside. Originally from Blaydon myself and often visit relatives up your way. Sadly none of them, or me, are landowners, but if I ever find something out your way I will try and remember your request, RS

Thanks TDS, I have gotten a Bisley, rubber extension on my Winchester now and this is self fixing on the stock with a tight rubber slip. Not quit the 32mm you get, but better than it was. I need to get my stock sawn flat to fit that one, but might be worth it for the extra length, Cheers, RS

No, not a sales man, Robin is more "Old School" than that. However,no mention of a difference between OU and SbS, why would they be different? Mounting the gun so your eye is looking at the aim point, not too low or too high, cast left or right is what you are after is it not? A comfortable wrist position is a comfortable wrist position. No? Old F. If my arms are longer, does not that compensate for where the center of gravity is with respect to my body? I can see that getting a good Fit and Balance is possibly more intricate than it might at first seem. Looks like a whole world of compromises. Thanks all, RS

Thanks for all the hints: Emma rifles is where I went for fit. I know 14 1/2 is way short as I have to bend my wrist a hell of a lot to reach back to the trigger. I do not mind if a SbS is what works for me, will pay extra attention. Looking more like a pad or really thick shirt. Cheers, RS

What? More money! How come there seem to simply be no guns that fit my arm length, I am not exactly a freak, am I? RS RS

Been looking a getting a standard shotgun, over-under, side-by-side, wha ever, but do not really want an all black polymer thing. Wood and metalwork. Turns out I need around a 16" stock, and the place nearest me had nothing that length, or cheaply extendable (even a sliding stock, tactical type, was not long enough). Not wanting to spend a fortune, fine with 2nd hand, just smashing clays for now. Any suggestions? Thanks, RS

As with everyone else, thanks very much to all the organisers, practically a military operation in its slickness. I was lucky in that I did not need any help on the clays once I remembered that a pump action needs pumping to load a new cartridge Great weekend, thanks to all, RS

I'm borrowing my daughter's cheap tent from Go Outdoors, thing is, I chose it RS

Why does the van limp?

"I could make some shavings of a small amount for you? Mug full?" I'll give it a go, I am only playing. "Your welcome to oak off cuts if that helps" Please, maybe I can whittle it down to a smoke-able size, Thank you, RS

Very new here, so did not really understand the offer originally (thought it some in-joke or such). Maybe I am making a nugget of myself, but I was going to try smoking fish in a biscuit tin while away (never done it before). If you have some coarse sawdust of a non-contaminated nature, maybe oak or apple, it might be interesting to see if we can produce kippers fresh for breakfast. I am currently playing about with curing bacon, so might bring some of that along too. Keeping stuff cool over a long weekend without power, is always a challenge. Cheers, RS

Welcome from up the A19 in Teesside. RS

If you can use a cartridge shorter than the stated chamber, why does my Winchester 120 pump have 2 3/4" & 3" marked on it? Surely just marking it as 3" would be sufficient? RS

Brexit the movie now on YT (It is in clips so you can pick and choose) RS

My reason for the machined aluminium was that the primer is spring loaded and so the firing pin is going through a more normal cycle. A used cartridge means the inertia is spent on the pin itself which, to my way of thinking means more stress and damage. RS

Maybe we are lucky in Cleveland. It was 5 weeks between my applications for a Shotgun licence and Firearms cert. complete with section 1 shotgun, and the arrival of said certs in the post. I have not done the PSG safety yet, but suppose it will be de-rigeur at some point. Last weekend I got a Winchester Ranger model 120 (£150) for PSG and a Ruger 10/22 (£200 with illuminated sights, strap and slip) for the club 25 yrd range. I picked a pump as this way I can do real practice using snap caps ( I have 10 aluminium machined rounds with spring-loaded brass primer) and go through the whole motion of PSG shooting in the safety of my own garage. RS

So long as it has no preservatives like Potassium sorbate, you're fine. I've done orange, pineapple, cranberry, exotic fruits, grape (ha ha), apple, lychee, anything at all. Usually it is whatever is on offer, or particularly cheap. Just make sure you Always give them 6 - 8 weeks. in fact, the longer the better. Don't "play" with them, make them up, keep 1L in fridge, add yeast and when the "volcano" frothing slows down (3-4 days), add the held back mixture. Most are all fermented out at 7-10 days, but there is no harm in leaving them, they clear all by themselves (well 95% do, some you just drink cloudy). http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/yabb2/YaBB.pl Is where I started, like here, more help than you could ever imagine. RS

It's kind of my real name, sort of. Used it for many years online gaming. I absolutely hate joining a new site and it is already taken. RS

Looks like Teesside is a veritable hotbed of PWs. I confidently expect "Griffo", an ex OpenReach colleague, to show up with his dozens of guns and a Discovery, RS