ADT06

This is my gun. Please message me for any details. Lovely gun, just making some room for my first venture into the world of semi auto!

Sold to Good Shot pending collection

Buffalo River 2 gun cabinet. Excellent condition as only bought 6 months ago. 2 locks, and 2 sets of keys included. £50 collected from Newton-le-Willows (WA12 postcode area).

2008 Gibson SG faded (cherry) in excellent condition with very very minor wear (small scratches to plastic pick guard from playing) - never gigged. Comes with Gator Hard Case, original unused Gibson soft case which contains the manual and signed manufacturing card, 2 good quality as new planet waves leads, 1 lesser quality lead, as new Gibson strap, as new Vox VT15 amp, and a line 6 pocket pod. Great starter setup for someone. Looking for £625, collection from Warrington area. Happy to meet anyone within a 30 minute drive to make collection easier.

How many chokes is this, 6 in total?

Will take these of BigJohn doesn’t take them

Is this still for sale? Adam

So it comes down to the question surely can they, by law, refuse a certificate on medical grounds based on suspicion alone? Now for a shotgun certificate, Section 1 of the Firearms Act states that the onus is on the police, not the applicant, to prove reasonable suspicion that you are prohibited from possessing a shotgun, or don’t have good reason for having one. I believe that the police would be in extremely dangerous territory to refuse a grant, and especially a renewal, based on suspicion alone with regards your medical history. The Act clearly states it is entirely on the onus of the police to provide evidence, and English common law has made it clear that lack of information alone is not a good reason to assume guilt - the same way if the police pulled me over for to search my car, I would want clear reasoning as to the suspicion they have I am about to, or in the middle of, committing a crime, and not just that I might in some remote sense be committing a crime and it’s just a gut feeling. Police must operate within the law of their powers, and for shotgun certificates I truly believe to refuse on a medical report not being paid for would be classed as acting Ultra Vires with regards the Firearms Act. And potentially slanderous, or resulting in a defamation suit. A Firearms certificate however puts the onus on the applicant. Here the situation becomes sticky, and I would think any court would most likely rule that whilst the provisions of the Act do not put an onus on the applicant to specifically provide a report on their medical history (only their own account), the court would rule it is in the public interest to do so, and thus reasonable by the police to demand and refuse an application if not provided. I personally would not object to a system where a reasonable fee dictated by statute is paid to the police on top your standard application cost (say £50), and then the police write to the GP to obtain the report. That way the fee is standard across the country, rather than applicants having to deal with individual practices demanding different fees. The grant is then made, and after 5 years if you have held the certificate/licence with no issue or concerns raised the police automatically assume there should be no reason for a refusal. If i were BASC, I would pose this question - how does obtaining a medical report prevent people with true mental issues from getting a shotgun or firearm if they have never visited the GP in the first place? It’s a complex issue this, balancing reasonableness with the public concern - but at all times feel free to remind the police that they act within a set of laws, and it is not for them to add hurdles or additional conditions in, only Parliament.

What price per unit total including import duty would it roughly be?

Cheers all. Bought some grease for the locking bolt and seems to have improved things slightly. Will just keep an eye out for galling in the meantime and hopefully in 10,000 cartridges it loosens off slightly!

Cheers guys - hoping that’s the case and it will wear in, its 99% a brand new gun. Think I will take it to the gunsmiths anyway just to be on the safe side, wouldn’t like a costly locking bolt replacement! Here is a video of the issue:

Bought it from someone on Guntrader. To be perfectly honest it’s the first browning I have bought, so assumed it was a combination of the gun needing to bed in (as it’s fired less than 500 carts) and it needing a bit of cleaning/lubrication. So my error, and lack of knowledge! I’ve just been reading up on it and appears to be a somewhat common issue - especially on the 725. Think I’ll call the gunsmith tomorrow and get it booked in, 90% sure it’s just a slight fitting issue between the bolt and monobloc recess that 20 seconds of filing will solve (hopefully!)

It’s completely clean, spotless.

Hi all, Bought a used 525 yesterday in mint condition at a great price, only 6 months old and hardly used. However the only issue with it is that the top lever is sticking when opening the gun. It takes a bit of force to initially open the lever, and you can feel the locking bolt unsticking from whatever it caught up on, then everything opens smoothly once past the initial sticking. With the barrels not mounted, the lever operates smoothly with no sticking so doesn’t appear to be an issue with the action mechanism. I can only think it’s something to do with how the locking bolt is fitting into the monobloc of the barrels when closing. There is no galling, no burrs, etc on either the bolt or the recess of the monobloc. Everything is lubricated nicely. Anyone else had this issue, does it simply wear in? Or does it need some adjustment by a gunsmith? Thanks, Adam

The field we overlook today - glorious sunshine, and hundreds of Pigeon. Oh how I wish I had time to get the gun out!