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On 09/05/2020 at 20:52, figgy said:
DAI leisure in the UK deliver but mixed reviews, lots on airgun forum are ordering from can't remember the name of the place in Portugal , Krale in Netherlands and sport waffen in Germany all deliver to the UK and give great service. Some have ordered three during the lockdown.
Bloke from DAI Leisure turned up today with my new Weihrauch HW45, pellets & spinny target. Pellets fine, spinny target fine, gun was the wrong calibre. Good job the surly ***** had reluctantly waited because I’d insisted on checking it or I wouldn’t have been able to chuck it all back at him & tell him to do one.
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Anyone know of a RFD still open in/near Norfolk?
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On 12/07/2019 at 04:37, mel b3 said:
One of the designers of laney amps(Mr laney snr), was my technical drawing teacher in the early 80s . He eventually left teaching and went to work for his some full time. He taught me never to put a pencil in my mouth , because other people put them up their nose 😆
I live for tales like that - thank you! 👍🏻
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On 29/06/2019 at 23:38, Lloyd90 said:
I’m sure I read on the shootclays forum that many rates the 21g over the 28g said the 21s gave a great pattern etc
Off shooting again tomorrow will try a few more out!
Think the general consensus is their 21g are an excellent 21g while the 28g are merely average 28g
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Keep seeing Comp X 24g being mentioned, they don’t make a a 24g version of Comp X it’s only available in 21 or 28g
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23 hours ago, PPP said:
I have a 7+1 on my FAC and have done for a few years .. unless you are doing PSG I wouldn’t bother
PSG is what I want it for
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Saw an interesting looking bit of kit in a skip near work a few years back so I took it home & Googled it, turned out to be for re-gassing car air con systems. Powered it up, seemed ok, stuck it on eBay for spares or repair and it made £480! Despite my fears at the buyer being disappointed if it didn’t work properly he was delighted and told me they’re thousands new and he wanted it for spares
Better than that though was in the early 80’s my Dad found a guitar amp in a skip (60W Laney Supergroup valve head for those who’re interested) which he diagnosed as only needing new valve bases - the thing was though that when we went to buy valve bases the guy in the shop had another similar amp in his shed which he let us have for £20, so I now had two which I used for years, one on top of t’other in the Sabbath way. They both earned four figure sums when I sold them in the 00’s.
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On 21/06/2019 at 22:20, manthing said:
On an Fac each slot is allocated a gun.
On a Sgc you can just go out and by whatever gun you fancy, in tha caliber of your choice.
Basically sgc is a lot more flexible.
Well I reckon the whole setup is ****** and it should be modelled on the DVLA - have a little plastic photo FAC with your entitled categories on the back like a driving license all linked to a central headquarters and every gun has a V5. None of this one force follows HO guidelines and one makes up its own rules malarkey and the doctors’ meal ticket fixed and made part of the application fee. Job done.
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2 hours ago, Walker570 said:
Hah! Practical shotgun. Gotcha. In that case a good reason to apply. Best of luck and have fun.
It seems then you have to have both FAC & SGC which I can only assume is another money making exercise because all your shotguns could be easily held on the FAC whether section 1 or 2 they’re all guns.
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43 minutes ago, Walker570 said:
Had semi autos and pumpers for the last 45yrs and honestly cannot ever remember firing more than three shots in a string. Personally I would think converting to FAC would not be worth the troublebut as said above put forward the good reason then there is no reason why you should not get one put on your FAC.
Make your application and you will soon be advised by your local FEO.
on edit .. just remembered I did have access to a five shot back in the late 50s ...so extend that 45yrs to 60yrs
I do a bit of PSG so that would be my reason, I don’t plan on getting super competitive at it and I’m not a fan of extended mags but 5 shots would be handy for poppers etc but I’m weighing up whether it’s worth all the extra faff of FAC.
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If you want more than 2+1 in an auto is it a fresh FAC application (stating what you want to use it for) and the gun moved from a SGC to a FAC or are the licenses somehow combined?
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Had a variety of jobs, some paid well some didn’t but none made me as happy as a little electronics firm I’d worked for back in the 80’s, so in 2010 I decided to go back. It won’t make me rich but I’d rather be happy.
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1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said:
That's because your thread was years old and you only replied to it because it was years old...not complicated to work out why it was deleted.
I don't think there have been any reports of violence from last night. Travel bans could be in the offing though, and rightly so.
Complicated no, strange yes. Unless there’s some limitations on thread age? Just happened to read it is all and replied to it in a humorous way in the spirit of the thread.
As for this thread, the ‘fans’ causing trouble abroad are merely the international version of the thugs looking for a fight who only put on football shirts every week so they can be in a gang and have a ‘cause’ - the football is almost incidental. Lock them up.
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28 minutes ago, Jaymo said:
If your looking at the range/ club that I’m thinking judging by your location then yes, it is weather permitting as although a little gazebo is used to keep the rain off, it is the edge of a farm field and as such can get rather ‘boggy’ with heaven rain.
Its not often called off, but has happened.
If you want more info then PM me.
Thank you
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Hold on.. I’ve just seen the words ‘weather permitting’ on the PSG calendar dates, am I about to find out PSG isn’t done in the rain?
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59 minutes ago, 4eyes said:
Benelli M2 SP is the one your thinking of. I have one for PSG and would recommend it. Comes ready to run right out of the box. Naturally, like anything, you can 'trick' it further if you want to, but as standard it's hard to been and is very reliable.
So far I was thinking of a M2 Comfortech - they seem to be a well regarded gun for the money and I might just still be able to smuggle it into sporting clays... it being black and everything if I stick to the shady bits..
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Tbh I use GT a fair bit and I’ve sold many airguns deacs & shotguns over the years, I found people will travel great distances for the gun they want if the price is right. Idiots can usually be weeded out at the email stage - I just say it’s sold.
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1 hour ago, Yellowvanman said:
I find the m2 to be a bit kicky. I'm a lightweight shortass so I find gas operated autos a lot nicer to shoot. When my time came to move away from Remington 11/87 I bought a Beretta Xtrema2, having had a go with one at a match. I saw it as 1 gun for every use. Clays wildfowling pigeons and practical.
I went for 26" but I really don't think it matters a great deal. The more modern version for Practical is the 1301 and there a lot around now. If you have a sec 2 gun and have it unrestricted to s1 then that will reduce its value.
That’s a very good point about recoil and I’m a beretta fan anyway.. I’ll have a look.. ah wait you’re on about a sec 1 gun though yes? I need a 2+1
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48 minutes ago, Yellowvanman said:
Supernova has a long stroke as it's built for 3.5" cartridges. You can do mods to it to make it work using a shorter movement. You may find out about it if you search for Redneck Tactical as they designed the mods . I had it done to my Supernova that I used in the World Champs in Hungary 2012 but me being me I still short stroked it sometimes. That gun has gone, but I never ever short stroke my Hatsan 20 bore pump. My now Practical gun is a box fed auto, as I found that advancing years meant loss of dexterity that you need for loading a tube fed gun. Newcomers to the discipline, if you shoot big matches note that pumps shoot against pumps, autos against autos box guns against box guns etc. Only Supernovas win any pump matches. Autos, Benellis Franchis Berettas all in with a shout.
Find a club and have a go, although finding a club can sometimes be a challenge due to waiting lists.
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Thanks. Well I have to start somewhere and I’m erring towards buying an auto (2+1) and leaving it stock just to get a feel for PSG then if I take to it I’ll sell/trade/mod as required. I’m quite taken by the M2 but unsure of ideal barrel length, logic says the shortest barrel would be best for fast target acquisition & poking through firing windows etc, or is that wrong?
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1 hour ago, A-Series said:
I've been into psg for a while now and it is my favourite discipline, and if correctly organised very safe (lots of planing going into course layout/angles etc). I think best way into it is going along to one of the clubs that does psg and having a chat and a look to see how things work, then have a play with your sec 2 (the lots of loading will be good practice!). If you like it then get a section 1, doesn't really matter which as the scoring is separated into categories - standard semi-auto, standard manual or open (anything goes!) so whatever floats your boat. You will probably notice most people tend to favour benelli (m2 and supernova). I really like the supernova, massive loading gate to make loading 4 cartridges at a time easier.
Cheers for that, the Supernova looks unusually long or is that just me?
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Hope this is in the right place, I’m new to the forum..
I’ve lately gotten very curious about trying this PSG business and was thinking about what it would mean buying guns, I have a section 2 license so bear that in mind. Is it better to get a semi auto or a pump?
I figured with a pump there less worry about cycling and less to go wrong but it would be largely useless for anything else whereas I could do clays with an auto if I didn’t take to PSG but I don’t know what’s the norm for PSG and why?
Would it be:
Cheap sec 2 pump?
Decent sec 2 pump that can be converted to sec 1 if required?
Cheap sec 2 auto to try PSG then sell it (are PSG autos different from sport ones?)
Decent sec 2 auto that can also be used for clays (a400?) then trade for sec 1 if required later?
Or should I just watch more YouTube videos then ask better questions 😮
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Thanks very much people
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Hello all, my name is David and I live in Suffolk Uk, I’ve been interested in all types of guns for many years but my favourite is probably shotguns. Having used this (excellent) site as a reference for a while I thought I might as well get signed up properly and get involved. Apologies in advance for my dry wit and incorrect use of
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Thanks for that but tbh I’m not keen on one from Portugal, I’ll probably just wait until after lockdown now.