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I traded my old Jeep Grand Cherokee to a main dealer and still got what I considered a good price despite telling them the known faults. Bought myself a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara which I am very happy with. Every time I have sold a bike or car, I have always been completely honest about the condition.

Its interesting how different people perceive this gun..... I have shot boxes of 28gr cartridges through mine and it feels wonderful. No marks on my shoulder afterwards. I shot it recently along with my new AYA side-by-side and the AYA's recoil was more noticeable, but still not an issue for me.

Hold on a sec. that is not fair...... I already contribute more than enough to the council and government. I drive roughly 8,000 miles a year in a big 4x4 that does 23 to a gallon of diesel which currently costs £1,735 of which £1,300 is pure TAX. I pay £515 Road tax, £400 Insurance and £1,200 for my Rail Pass. My Jeep typically sits in the drive most week days apart from one evening at the gun club. I only cycle roughly ½ a mile each end of my rail commute. I use the bike / train in all weathers and all year round as it is typically much quicker and it saves me an extra £6,500 in diesel and tolls if I were to drive into work each day. I might save money with the bike, but I'm still paying far more in fuel duty / road tax per mile than the average person with an economical small car.

The crux of the matter is lack of consideration for other road users..... I fall into two hated groups of road users as the owner of a big intimidating 4x4 and as a person who commutes via (train and) a folding Brompton bike. Yes, lycra clad bikers riding 2,3,4 abreast on county roads does annoy me just as much as the next person. In regards to horses I always slow right down, switch off the radio, open the widow and wave a "hello" at the thankful rider... I will even flash at oncoming traffic further down the road to slow down and look out for the horse around the next bend. When it comes to multi-use trails I always pull to a stop to let walkers, dog owners and horse riders pass safely. In regards to riding on pavements, I have family living in Germany where it is common place to ride on the pavements (they have a designated section for this) and you don't see too many accidents. Here in the UK I work in a major University City.... I exit the railway station, ride up a quiet back street to the busy junction and then ride the 200 meters on the right-hand pavement up to work. I have tried ridding on the road up to work, but to be honest, it is just too dangerous because it is a dammed steep long hill with four lanes of traffic, a left hand fork which then puts me between the two lanes (as I need to go straight on) with busses, trucks, cars and general rush hour traffic passing either side of me at 30 mph with me barely doing around 6 mph. The pavement is plenty wide enough and being a long hill I'm only going slightly quicker than walking pace. I am no danger to anyone. On the way home it is down hill all the way to the Station, so I am on the road, flying down the hill more than capable of keeping up with the traffic. It really a case of "using your eyes" and being considerate of other road users..... even if some car drivers try and kill you !

In situations like this it is worth posting on your town's FaceBook group asking people to keep an eye out. It has worked in my town when someone lost their pet Barn Owl. My father was the Head bird keeper at a major zoo.... I've grown up around birds. Some species are easier to coheres back down with food than others..... Might need to put the cage in the garden with food inside and use some fishing line to pull the door shut once inside. I hope you get her/him back.

Apparently it does..... if you can't behave as a motorist, are you going to behave with a gun? That is what the police will consider. When I first applied for my FAC & SGC I put down that I had been caught speeding as a teenager..... the FLO mentioned this old conviction and said to me "If I hear that you are ever caught speeding again, I'll be round here asking what the hell you think your playing at"...... In 30 odd years of riding/driving those 3 points all all that I have ever had.... but it was enough for him to warn me about!

I have the new A5 (beautiful 125th Anniversary limited edition). Bought it brand new and on the first outing shooting clays it jammed using 67mm 28gr cartridges. Once I realised the problem and switched to 70mm 28gr cartridges it has run perfectly. Those extra 3mm in length make all the difference.

The program was nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. I have spent my entire career working with extremely dangerous animals.... and this sometimes requires euthanising certain specimens. I don't like doing it and I certainly would not want to go out to far flung places to kill animals as trophies for "sport".... Shooting is my main sport, but I'm more than happy blasting away at paper targets and clay pigeons.

I agree... nothing wrong with a Remington 1100 / 1187 ..... tried and tested.

Does the noise increase / decrease at a given speed with clutch pushed in? Engine under load.... Have you considered the drum / shoes of the handbrake?

It is all down to personal preference I guess. No one can argue that there is less to clean on a Benelli M1 / M2.... Life would be boring if we all liked the same thing I personally tend to like Benelli and Browning semi-autos but I do have experience of hundreds of different shotguns by virtue of having a Father who has probably now owned in excess of a 1,000 shotguns..... he is 82 and it is something of a standing joke with people asking "What have you bought this week"

The problem with the Remington 1100 is that it is a mucky gas gun and you have to keep replacing the gas O-rings. You don't have any of that hassle with either the Benelli or the new A5.

Both very good choices and the new A5 uses the same inertia system as the tried and tested Benellis. I actually own one of the 125th Anniversary A5 (bought new from McAvoy Guns) and it is a gorgeous gun. It shoots really well for me and I would certainly recommend the new Browning A5 to anyone. I also own 3 Benelli shotguns... M1 Super 90 (8-shot), M2 Practical (10-shot) and the new 828U Over & Under... so it is safe to say that I am a huge Benelli fan. Of all the shotguns that I own, the two that I shoot the best with by far is the Browning A5 and my Benelli M2 Practical. Some people into Practical / 3-gun shooting are actually using FAC versions of the new Browning A5 with good success. The Browning A5 has a useful auto-load feature. The only issue that I had with my A5 at first was that it would not cycle 67mm cartridges, once I realised the problem and switched to 70mm cartridges it has shot flawlessly!

I was in the gun shop of a clay shooting ground on Saturday with my Dad who was talking to the sales assistant and telling her about his shotgun.... she asked "is that an over & under or a side by side?" Dad told her it was an semi-auto and she just looked at him totally confused. Thing is there was a fair number of 3-shot semi-autos in the gun racks, so she should have known.

Given the high profile issues with Durham Constabulary over recent years ..... it is understandable that they would not want to take any risks with situations like this regardless of how low they might be.