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bigroomboy

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  1. I've got one (original alloy action) and not had any problems. Its really a field gun so very light. When wearing winter clothes I don't have any issues shooting a few 32g 5s. Shooting clays is fine with 21 or 24g carts but there are better clay guns unless light weight is important to you. Ive not had any ejector issues but disassembly and deepcleaning are definitely more difficult.
  2. I find the handling of browning/miroku 20b is fantastic as a game gun. The weight around 7 lb suites me but has great balance. I also prefer the proportions/aesthetics of the browning action in 20b - it feels less bulky. I've got a Miroku mk60 20b g5, love it, shot my best season with it last year, but the ejectors do seem to be a bit of an issue. My top one is fussy on cartridges and a friends 725 would hardly extract the cartridges.
  3. Go - outdoors was great about 10 years ago. Then it just became a race to the bottom to satisfy the buy a trolley load of cheap **** st Easter and bin it brigade. The problem is those were not the return or loyal customers.
  4. As above but if the its properly empty then its going to take quite a few more to register on the guage. Getting to 200 bar is relatively easy. After that it can be a work out.
  5. I appreciate the offer but I assume there must be people local struggling with too many pigeons?
  6. Well if anybody has some going spare around Southampton let me know. I could do with some for the pot.
  7. Was it alcohol gel or one of the liquid spray type? There are quite a few different spray type that have things in that may tarnish a finish - hypochlorous acid being one obvious one. Also some sun sprays, normally the oils rather than the white liquids.
  8. I have a no name 3/4 gun cabinet and a brattonsound RT5 for scopes rifles. The Brattonsound is so much better made I would probably only got for them from now, but look for the RT7. The single key opening is worth it alone. Have you considered rotating to the opposite wall or corner? Also I find the foam inserts no good. I always take those out and make my own from wood to hold the guns barrel down.
  9. I've been playing with the bread maker and having fun. I've not added milk powder yet, is that the secret?
  10. The one thing I know is buy the absolute best you can, even if its second hand. A bad bandsawnis the most frustrating tool as it never stays tuned up.
  11. That hammer handle looks like hickory to me but it could be ash.
  12. I'll have 2 please. PM me your prefered payment details.
  13. I went on a Friday 2 or 3 years ago and it was too busy for my tastes, very hard to move around. I also found the food options pretty bad and the stalls very trade focused. There were some good deals on second hand guns but hard to get service and little space to swing them around. I much prefer the game fair in the summer.
  14. It's probably not faulty, just needs a proper clean. Take the stock off and clean the action with action blaster and relube.
  15. You are absolutely correct but unfortunately most people haven't worked out the correct way to slip a shotgun.
  16. True but it isn't expensive if you buy secondhand or even new in the sales. I have a full set of gear that hasn't cost more then £60 either off here or ebay. You also dont have to shoot a lot of birds to enjoy a day either.
  17. I love his videos, they are so well shot and I think he is doing a great service to shooting as his videos are likely to bring a new generation into the sport.
  18. Interesting. Copper may be bad for some things but it's not as toxic as lead. I do wonder if such a thin coating reduced the amount of lead in the meat? I guess it must to some extent?
  19. Sounds like it to me.... in which case the person you sold it to probably needs legal advise as well...
  20. I've driven both and would definitely choose automatic. In the most challenging conditions and if you are really good you may have more control with a manual. But an auto with a torque converter is very easy and well controlled off road with the feeling of more power when needed. But then these days I would choose an auto for everything.
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