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all good advice! thanks chaps!

Makes sense, thanks ph!

I had just finished cleaning my rabbits and was walking back to my car, shotgun slung over one shoulder, bunnies over the other as I approached my car when a police car stopped next to me. The officer rolled down his window and greeted me and explained that he had stopped as he saw a car (mine) stopped in the entrance to a field and wanted to make sure everything was ok, but could see that all was well now. He asked how many I'd taken today, wished me a good evening and drove off. All very polite and cheerful from both sides. 10/10 encounter. But this has me wondering now, theoretically, what if he had asked me to surrender my firearm temporarily? Or had I been stopped on my way to/from my permissions and after informing an officer I have firearms in the car, they request to check them? Surely a non-firearm trained officer cannot be allowed to take control of a firearm? Handing firearms to people without a licence is surely illegal right? I have no objection to cooperating with police in their lawful investigations, after all I'm not doing anything wrong, but what should you do when stopped by police in such situations where these requests are made?

For sale, this Sharpes Innova complete sight unit, ready to go. Just slip on, tighten down and shoot! From a 1980 Japanese Sharpes Innova in .22 Asking price is 25GBP + post.

No need to copy files to laptop first. Just place SD card in laptop and then upload files from SDCard to here straight away, unless you need to edit them first.

A big thank you goes out to oldypigeonpopper who has taught me everything I know about shotgun shooting and pigeon decoying. I've been out a number of times with him and have learnt a huge amount, as well as countless tips and techniques. The video below is a short compilation of some of the better shots I made on my very first solo outing, shooting over recently cut rape. Gun is my 1988 Browning Medallist, with 1/4 and 1/2 chokes, shooting the new 32g Eley Pigeon HV. Video here: https://youtu.be/JwVK4ebmwrU Make sure to watch it in 1080p 60fps for best experience! I finished the day with 19 pigeons and 1 crow, though only picked 15 pigeons, as a few were lost to the hedges and wheat behind me.

Asking price now lowered to 650, ono.

Hi ladies and gents, this is my BSA R10 Mk2 in .177. I'm happy to answer questions or provide more pics if requested.

Good vid, very nice shooting!

Thanks for all the support chaps! I'm aiming for a ton bag next time

Just a quick one to say a big thank you to Oldypigeonpopper for taking me out to have a bash at the pigeons last Saturday. I had an absolute blast (pun intended) with his A612 shooting 7.5 28grams out of a 1/2" choke. I managed 15 down, but only 10 picked as the rest were lost to hedges, bushes and long grass. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this though! Thanks Oldypigeonpopper!

I'm looking for my first gun at the minute, but at 29 almost certainly don't count as a youngster these days! har har! What a lovely offer though hushpower! You are a true gent. Whoever ends up with that is a very lucky boy (or girl!) indeed!

Alright G! Nice to see ya. So do you have to fix the ammo safe to a wall mate?

Does ammunition have to be stored in a safe that is fixed to the wall or floor as well? I'm considering getting a totally separate safe for ammunition and hiding it elsewhere, rather than a built in compartment in the main safe. It would be much easier if this wasn't required to be wall/floor mounted as well. Does anyone know definitively?

Sounds good bruno, do you happen to have a link for that one?

Thanks for all the advice gents! I'll grab one off amazon or ebay then and go a bit bigger than i need

Hi Dipper, that's where I found the cheaper stuff from Dirty Pro Tools and the like. I'm assuming if they meet police specs then it's purely personal preference?

Just put in for my FAC and SGC. Going to get a safe installed before interview since wait times around here are already up to 5 months I'm told. I've seen a decent 5 gun with ammo section from Bratton Stroud for 200, which seems quality. There are same spec safes from places like dirty pro tools for 3/4 the amount which still meet all the same requirements... So what do you have fitted? Would you buy the same again? Different safe for ammo a better idea? Any advice welcome.

Woops! Not sure how I managed to start two threads there. Both barrels at once!

Hi all, New member from Oxfordshire checking in. I've been a rifleman for many years, and an air-gunner for the last few years too. I was invited out last Sunday to try out some shotguns by a member here. What a blast! Wanted to share my first shotgun kill with you all and say thank you to my mentor.

Hi all, New member from Oxfordshire checking in. I've been a rifleman for many years, and an air-gunner for the last few years too. I was invited out last Sunday to try out some shotguns by a member here. What a blast! Wanted to share my first shotgun kill with you all and say thank you to my mentor.