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I'd say trump by a land slide . Just like labour got in in the UK. Not because people wanted Labour but because they didn't want the tories any longer . Same with kamala .and Joe

Fill you boots mice . They look like a pretty solid pellet .ie quality product and at the price kriss is selling them at great value . I still have around 30 k of jsb in stock So don't actually need to re stock just yet . I'm also shooting less airgun these days than I have in a long time (things tend to Ebb and flow ) I'm sure the bug will return in time . If you need em mice buy them up .

What is the weight of the hobby pellets ?

For your eyes? , or the dogs eyes ? The rats or rabbits or foxes ?

I have this same gun .mine has an 8 inch moderator fixed onto a 2 inch barrel extension so I can swap the chokes about if I want to . Though I tend to stick with the 1/2 choke it works well . My 8 in mod kills the bang and means I don't need ear protection. Good for me and the dog .obviously it hugely reduces field noise too .the sellers 10 inch mod will be quieter than mine . Which is plenty quiet enough.

God's speed

Probably . I've always thought that 2.5 mm / no 6 1/2 would be the best pellet for pigeon .crows .clays . Etc to my mind at least it sits right in the middle of pellet count v energy v pattern size . I tend to go down to 2.4 mm euro no 7 1/2 As they are often cheaper than going up to a 2.6 mm English no6 .

Softer steel targets that get penetrated have a tendancy to actually make a projectile smaller diameter wize .they round over the tip making it great for pentrating the second skin of the steel box or skip etc . Expansion of a projectile .comes with high speeds .and a gradual but constant slowing down through the medium (think all the ballistic gel vids u have seen)3mm of steel or hard plastic etc doesn't do this . So yeah a fox will expand a bullet where thin steel sheet won't .

A hamster (not a palm rest that goes on the underside of the pistol grip ) fitted to the underside of an air gun is useful for hft but far from necessary . Hft is a great sport and you can shoot with what every you fancy (within the rules ) take your prosport and enjoy your self . Always nice to beat guys with all the kit, with your simple springer .

I'm going for water vole . Just to be different .

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Glad I'm not the only one who has checked in with pw .5+ times today . Glad to have you lot back to the usual tricks .

Things to consider that make a great every day carry knife . Folding Deep carry pocket clip One hand opening (either blade hole or thumb stud ) G10 or micarta scales A straight edged blade .so Wharncliffe or sheeps foot shape .they make sharpening much easier than a curved blade . Don't buy a recurved blade = almost impossible to sharpen well . A good steel will hold an edge well . I would recommend A spyderco ukpk or urban Real steel solis (it doesn't have a thumb stud but you can buy one to fit - I did ) look at the titanium version it's beautiful .

I only use heinnie hanes now as the choice and service is the best . Plenty of different categories so you can hone in on exactly what you want . I really like spyderco and real steel knives . Definitely look at the UK legal edc knives .as they can be carried all day .

All the above advise is excellent . I would also add .that if you can put your hands on some old sheet lead (off a roof perhaps) then it makes an excellent backstop inside your box. And doesn't need replacing as your adding lead to it. 3 layers should be enough, its pretty quiet too . Hang your paper targets infront of it .so a small roof to your box is useful for hanging the targets or a shelf below for cans etc .