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Ooh, worth a go Some, but even then it’s still low in comb compared to other guns..

Thanks Debbie 😀. Shame they don’t work on iPad 😞

Frankly, all of these organisations have been asleep at the wheel for years by not portraying shooting in a positive light, not countering the anti social media at every turn, not influencing government thinking despite a friendly government, doing nothing but preaching to the converted and when they had a chance to change regime they appointed yet another ‘old boy’. There were some VERY strong forward thinking applicants for the. BASC ceo job who would have taken big pay cuts to protect what they love and our pastime, but they did not get a look in...

Hi Thanks for this suggestion, it arrived today, seems just the ticket!

Guys Just checking my understanding... The impact point from my semi auto is lower than I’d like, am I right that a comb raiser will help raise this up?

Thanks, just ordered one for keyring!

Hoping it’s not just me.. invited to a friends bbq earlier and was helping unpack the swingball when I used my pocket knife to open the box... queue gasps of horror that an adult was carrying a knife especially ‘in this day and age’ from all his Mrs townie mates.. This is 2 ¾ inch no locking knife that goes everywhere with me, personally I don’t see an issue, is it just me?

If anyone hurt my dog they would need to be really good at hiding..

Absolutely no need for this, it’s the pillock ‘trainer’ that needs a kicking, not the dog

Hey, this is a good call, we can walk the Grouse ourselves as we have 3 decent dogs and mine between us but I think we try to find a guide of PTMG. The plan is to take the pack to the base of the scree and then stash them only continue with waist packs for gun mounting purposes

I have the HMR vantage on mine. But I wouldn’t bother with the calibrated reticle again unless it’s the same price or cheaper. HMR is so flat from 50 to 150 yards (I’m uncomfortable head shooting beyond that) that you don’t really need to hold off.

Yep, buds and clover feasting here...

Thanks John, we’re are looking forward to it... I’m the youngest in the team too but at 42 I’m hoping we’ve got several trips ahead of us!

Thanks guys, Tick removers form part of my usual shooting kit so that’s covered, same for Binos... interesting point about satellite trackers/communicators, it’s possible to pick them up for a couple of hundred quid now so that seems money well spent

Brilliant, thanks fellas.. Yes Haemoststic In first aid kit along with meds Good shout in food.. Those Bothy bags look good in addition to bevy bags so will add one its un guided but we will never be further than a few hours hike for heated Bothy with water and main kit etc, we have good boots etc and good clothing will take maps, head torches in addition to list above interesting we are advised mobile reception is superb but will add whistles and flares Hoping not to carry too much kit... but don’t want miss obvious though!

In which case it’s a great shout...

That’s, good shout with food... you are right, decent socks and hand warmers form usual shooting kit...

Thanks, understood, it’s more incase the forecasters have an off day ...

Ooops, a bad one to overlook,

Boringly, the average annualised cost of an average 17 year old Male on an average car was about £9.5k per driver last year. No idea the average premium I’m afraid but even it’s half this, after broker or comparison costs then the actual premium is 200% too low... Young drivers pay a lot of money yes, but they aren’t being ripped off, infact under 21’s are being subsidised by everyone else (apart from over 80’s where the pattern returns) Dont think of it as being insurance companies money, it’s not, it’s yours and mine, they just manage collective money in and collective money out and try to cover costs if sales and processing and maybe make a profit like any other business. If insurance premiums for young drivers are to reduce then your contribution for your own car will need to increase.... sorry, I did say it was boring

Peas in today on local perm but works means I can’t get out until Thurs.. I know the ground well and can do a little recon, I know the usual flight directions if not lines. I haven’t shot over pea drilling’s before, anything particular to peas to bear in mind? As an aside.. is it worth having a few corvid decoys to place nearby, there were a mix of pigeon and corvid around tonight but they only seem to play nicely with magpie

We are planning a few days up in V north Scotland chasing Ptarmigan in October. What kit do we need to take incase the worst happens and we get stuck on the rough stuff other than: First aid kit Torch Bivvy Bag Compass GpS Phone Water Para Cord Knife Weatherproof matches We will only be doing day trips from the Bothy where we have all we need, it’s only if the worst happens.. Suggestions really appreciated

I had the ‘quicker’ (relative for a flying brick) in both, running off road tyres all year round (Cooper M&S) about 30 average on 14 and 32 on 17 BUT I have a smaller car for short journeys and town driving... Both will give high 30/early 40 mpg on motorway run at 60 mph if you can keep your foot off the right hand pedal. Gear box is smooth BUT these cars are quite hesitant, especially from stop start. The only other thing, if you in heavy off road ground, there are better cars around.

Brill thanks, my description wasn’t as helpful. Agreed T3 was a great car, especially with air (pricey upgrade though). Not as impressed with T4 that I have now...

I would check, the other thing is to see whether that’s the year the brought R Line plus which is same spec as original Rline form previous models and as such the R line is not specced as well. After 24000 miles my later R line has all sorts of annoying squeaks and rattles