Shepe
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I've just checked mine, got a multicar policy with me and the Mrs on it from Aviva and they also don't require the car you borrow to be insured. I'll give them a call tomorrow to confirm as I need to get a car with no tax/mot/insurance in for an MOT soon. but heres the relevant bit of the policy.
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Would you have to verify that the courier driver is a cert holder, surely if they aren't then you are providing a non certificate holder access to your gun?
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So I got over to UKgun repairs tonight, and what can I say service there is second to none, a great genuine gunsmith workshop with really nice and helpful staff. Theres no question of where ill be going if I need any further work doing or am in the market for a new gun.
I now have a left handed stock on my gun and am looking forward to seeing how I shoot on Sunday!
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Im just outside Shepton Mallet, tbh based just off that lesson and then proceeding to take a L/H gun out after the lesson for some practise it was very clear to me that I will be significantly better once I have put some more practise in from the left shoulder. I'm shooting this weekend and am going to alter my adjustable stock over so I can shoot off the left. Though I have now ordered the left handed stock and fitting with UK Gun repairs and will be going over next week to have it done. Even with the targets I missed I could tell where and more importantly why I had missed them something that I had been seriously questioning whilst shooting off my right as up until now the site picture has looked fine and its been a real struggle to workout what I was doing wrong.
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I've now ordered the LH stock for my gun and will be going to get it fitted next week
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Sorry I should have clarified it will be swapping my current R/H adjustable stock for a L/H adjustable stock
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Im really not shooting well though my highest ever score is 59/100 but realistically I'm more often than not in the mid to high 30's without really knowing why I'm missing. To me everything looks fine then I pull the trigger and miss without really understanding why. After spending some time with a coach yesterday and him lending me a left handed gun he had me smoking clays with both eyes open, something I hadn't previously been able to do as I had always had to close my left eye. Given I haven't been shooting for all that long I'm going to swap to shooting off my dominant eyes shoulder.
Thanks for all the replies above, I have spoken to UK gun repairs this morning and they have given me a couple of options
1) They can bend my current stock from RH to LH now this does come with a small risk on me that it could snap meaning I'd have to buy a new stock for the gun, I'm not sure how great the risk is of the stock breaking whilst being bent. I've also had a look online about stock bending and some people have mentioned that after a while their stocks have started to lose some of the bend put in so I'm not overly sure on this approach
2) They very helpfully spoke to GMK and questioned them about the warranty GMK have confirmed that swapping the stock wont affect the warranty at all. UK Guns are also happy to get the LH stock for my gun from GMK and then allow me to part-ex my RH stock with them for the LH one.
I'm just mulling over what to do but think I'm heavily drawn to option 2 although it will cost me a little bit more up front I think in the long run it would be the correct way to go
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I have to admit it wasn't really bothering me at all after say 50 shots, it all felt very unnatural in handling/loading the gun initially but soon came together.
Yeah I have a 10 year warranty from GMK and I guess it definitely won't hurt to have a conversation with them.
Seems the forum has blocked displaying your link though I have found them and Wellington isn't far from me, any rough ideas on what the cost would be?
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I'm not sure regards a stocker converting it, I'll have a search around tomorrow and see if I can speak to any. Does anyone have any recommendations of a good sticker in the south west?
It looks like the top lever is setup right handed in most left handed guns unless you spend a lot of money on a custom built gun!
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Hi All,
I started shooting this summer, and overall Ive not been happy with the number of targets I've been hitting, today I went to attempt to get my gun fitted. Now I'm very strongly left eye dominant and have been shooting off my right shoulder with one eye closed. This was mainly due to before I had my license I was using my mates gun which was a right handed Beretta and thought when it came time to buy mine I'd get something similar.
After about 10 minutes of the instructor/gun fitter looking at me and my mount he said that fitting my current gun to me wouldnt be possible and that I really needed to try shooting from the left shoulder to see how it went he then lent me a left handed gun to go and try on a very simple target.
After a few practise targets when the initial strange feeling of firing out the left shoulder had gone the difference was night and day, not only was I hitting targets with both eyes open I was completely smoking them. I then persevered and carried on shooting from the left shoulder and I can see this is the way forward for me.
Unfortunately I have a right handed cast Beretta 690 with an adjustable comb which I bought new in November, I'm looking at my options now and so far the 3 I have are
1) Sell the right handed adjustable stock and try and source a left handed adjustable one for this gun, looking at Berettas site they don't appear to sell them, Is anyone aware of anywhere I can part ex/sell just the stock. The main problem I can see with this is that the individual components of the gun all have the serial numbers matched up so I imagine this will invalidate the warranty/people will be less keen to do so.
2) Contact GMK directly and see if there is anything I can do to trade the stock with them for a L/H one hopefully with this route it would keep any warranty intact though I'm not overly convinced this is something that GMK would/could help with
3) Part Ex this gun take a loss on some of what I paid for it and top up the difference to buy a similar L/H gun
4) Get a custom stock made for this gun, realistically though this Isn't something I could do straight away and would leave me forced to shoot out the right shoulder for a fair amount of time before I could get the stock made
I'm definitely kicking myself now for rushing out to buy a gun as soon as my license arrived and wish I'd gone to see someone first. It feels like the simplest solution is to take option 3, tbh though I'm not sure how much cash I'm going to have lost on the 4 months Ive had this gun now.
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I had the same problem, I live in a half timber frame new build house and couldn't find a suitable solid wall to attach the cabinet to. So I laid it down and used coach bolts to secure it to all the joists it crossed. FEO was happy with this.
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I've had to mount mine that way into the floor joists as I'm in a new build with no solid walls
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I really shouldn't complain by the sounds of things. Especially as mine landed on the door step this morning, off to the gun shop first thing in the morning!
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I was absolutely fine with waiting up to this point on all honesty I'd put it to the back of my mind and assumed it would be on the 16 week mark as they had previously told me. After calling them I wrongly got the impression that because it was all signed off and just awaiting production it would be with me in a day or 2. Was quite disheartening to call them again today a week later and find out it's basically not got any further forward. But yeah I'm sure it will turn up in the next week or 2 and I can forget all about this process for 5 years!
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Sent my SGC application of 17 weeks ago today, was told early on in the process it would take 16 weeks and that was also reinforced when the FEO came out for the visit. Phoned them last week after finally finding a number I could get through on and was told it's all signed off just waiting for someone to produce the certificate and send it out. Perhaps wrongly expecting it to turn up within a few days I went out and put a deposit on a Gun this weekend, and have been eagerly awaiting the postman, who so far hasn't delivered, getting a bit fed up with this I called them again today to be told a week later that it's still awaiting someone to produce the certificate. So frustrating! Not really sure where I'm going with this just needed to rant!
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I'm just going through my initial SGC grant with Avon and Somerset. Currently on week 16 of waiting :-( however when I had my FEO visit 8 weeks ago he told me unless anything has significantly changed in 5 years then it's unlikely they would come out again would just be a quick phone call
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Yep tried that number, it doesn't connect :-/Firearms.licensing@avonandsomerset.police.uk 01179 455175
Part of me wants to complain but I still can't shake the nagging feeling that it will make them delay it further
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As of Tuesday I'll have been waiting 16 weeks for my first SGC grant. Had the FEO visit at 8 weeks and still waiting. Based in Somerset, lucky enough that I've been able to gun share with my mate, although not being able to bulk buy carteridges and using a gun that doesn't fit me particularly well isn't ideal. Also seems that Somerset only have an email address they don't answer haven't found any sign of a working phone number
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6 x Well Bread English Springer Spaniel puppies born 2/10/16 ready to go from the 27/11/16
4 x Black and White Dogs
2 x Liver and White Dogs
Sired by Flintwood Flood of Flintwood Gun Dogs with many FT CH on both sides of the pedigree
Legally docked tails with relevant certificate and will all be microchipped as soon as old enough
Will be wormed at weeks 2, 5 and 8
Can be seen with Mum
Nr Shepton Mallet
Small deposit will secure a puppy
550
For further information please reply/PM me
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it showed out of stock when I ordered mine, was meant to arrive monday arrived this morning ..
to be honest its a nice bag for £24 but would have felt ripped off at £50
Ah cool I'll let him know!
Yeah likewise spot on for £25 but definitely wouldn't be up for paying £50 for it!
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I bought one after reading this, arrived this morning! Will be keeping an eye on their stock as my mate wants one now!
Certificate waiting time
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Slightly off topic but it would be particularly useful if they could provide a photo card license similar to your driving licence, would make it a lot easier with buying cartridges and showing your licence at a shooting ground. The paper obviously still needed for when you buy a gun but to me it just doesn't feel durable enough to last 5 years!