TommoTomson

The sad thing is with some clever marketing, PR spin and a sob story there will be those that will welcome him back.

I built this quite a few years back and I no longer have ferrets so it's now surplus to requirements. It's been used in the field and shows signs of use. A mouse has also took a liking to the carry strap but it still does the job. Free to someone, ideally a youngster getting into ferreting but it's first come first served. It's collection only from Newcastle under Lyme Measurements are 490mm long 225mm wide 230mm deep

Cracking display in Newcastle (Staffordshire). No pictures though as I've an old phone with a potato for a camera

Hi If still available I'd be interested and happy to make a donation to a charity of your choice

I've a FAIR shotgun that I was given for my 21st. That was approaching nearly 21 years ago and it's never missed a beat. I don't know what model it is but it's quite light (12g O/U) and before I added a kickeaze pad it could get sore on the shoulder on a busy day. Other than that I love it

I think any answer you'll get is subjective to ones own opinion/experience. I much prefer the mechanical models purely down to my belief that there is less to go wrong. That being said I have used a friend's Redwolf and it was phenomenally accurate. I've owned a few, both new and used (Huntsman Mk2, PH6 and currently X2 FAC) and had no issues. I do also like my AA S400 though. Should also say that I've never had any direct dealings with Daystate themselves. I'm lucky enough to live not far from Dave at Staffordshire Custom Rifles and he does any tweaks or servicing

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In the absence of any other info I'm just going to wing it and guess, badger? 😂

Seen a few around Ilfricombe harbour. They look a good size

Take a look at British Pest Control Association (BPCA) and their level 2 diploma. It covers what you need to know regards control of most vertebrates and insects. It's also the qualification that most if not all firms will want you to have before they even think about taking you on. It's worth saving up for a doing (it cost me just over a grand but that was nearly 20 years ago). Once you've got it it's a big foot in the door. Local authorities are worth contacting, same work but without being pushed for sales. Hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you have any questions

+1 For Simon. He did an excellent job on mine.

I'd imagine there will be some differences between the forces. The ones we had were handy as you could leave your mic open during a pursuit and feed info back to control (usually on a channel set up for that job and they would then pass the info out to other units on the standard channels) whilst having both hands fully on the wheel. They may have changed things now.

As above it's for the comms. Pull it towards you to talk and when released it goes back to centre and if you push it away from you it stays in open mic position. Unfortunately it's a sod for pushing back with your knee when your moving about and you are on open mic without knowing about it..................not always good depending on the topic of conversation you and your colleague are having

I bought a 31 year old Beretta A303 a few months back. Paid just over 300 quid and couldn't be happier with it. Cycles Lylevale 28g 6s no problem and is in really good condition for the age. Mechanically it's flawless. Plenty knocking about

There is some truth in that. A lot of colleagues were disillusioned due to the staff cuts, budget cuts, workload and the sheer volume of mental health cases. A lot wanted out due to this. As for being soft; I never felt we were being soft but then most of our superiors were go get'um types and weren't too caught up in the politics of it all. I knew of other colleagues in other forces that were steered away from dealing with certain people/topics due to the media or political flavour at the time.