Grumpy Old Git

So, attending Sonisphere at Knebworth would be be good training All interesting stuff, will give it a try tomorrow

We got a Cocker to go with our Springer, thinking they were calmer.... WRONG! It's been mad for a few months, but now they're settling down a bit. Think they make a very good pairing IMHO

Go here , then select services from the top menu, owners manual then B325. HTH

I'll be there, have to go as part of my job, so get to go and get paid too

I use the Napier gun cleaner & lubricant spray, and when it's clean a light spray over the metalwork, wiped over, after leaves a thin film of VP90 on there. No problems so far.

As a BCO in Somerset, we've seen some one man bands "go bankrupt" leaving poor quality jobs half finished, and the customers several grand out of pocket. As has been said, the good smaller outfits are saying they're flat out pricing and are busy, and a couple of the Bloor type sites are now going to part rent / part buy, and are starting a handful every week. I was speaking to a 6 man outfit recently who had one small job with a customer as a carrot for a £350K job, he was told if he wanted it he'd have to cut 20% from his price...... including the one he was already working on! and he did. Fortunately he'd already added a chunk on as he thought that might happen, but not that much. It seems to be turning around down here, we're getting apps in, and it seems to me that people are deciding to put on the 3m x 3m extensions and loft conversions rather then move, and the big private money are taking advantage of the climate, and lack of return on investment, to go with the big jobs. Things are looking up!

It's very common with Landys, mine was done (about 15 years ago mind!) before I got it and I'll be doing it again. This site seems to get a lot of links to it.

I only shoot clays as well. We've got a Springer and a Cocker, don't propose to work them but my Missus wants to do field trials with them. As long as you keep their minds active I can't see it being a problem. Here's a picture of them in early "training"

Useful image resizer on here.

Bought as a dead 'un from fleabay, currently a works in progress..... I would MoT it but I'm not sure they'd have a failure sheet long enough

Just bought a MK38 for my lad, he shoots OK with my 525 but the fixed chokes on the MK make it a bit lighter. No real difference from the 525 IMHO, made in the same factory!

Exactly the same for me. When I got keen on shooting again after a 20 year lay off I took my son with me to the local clay ground for a beginners lesson. I shot a 686E, and hit 18 of the 20 easy incomers. I decided there and then that was the gun for me, but when I went back with my SGC ten weeks later I ended up with a 525, fitted and felt better. Some grounds will let you try a gun for a round, I'd suggest you do that.

No, he only had four dogs when we went. He said there was a bitch but she'd gone.

Spot on, I worked it out on a spreadsheet once and the breakeven point came at about 18K per year over three years, including servicing and everything else I could think of, and that was when diesel was cheaper than petrol.

We recently bought one of these. Ammerdown Cocker He's a good strong bold pup, good temperament so far.

This might be of interest, you might need to register to access it though 90 rebuild

I'd go down those lines as well, bought a used MK38 last weekend for the same price as a new Betty. Lad I shoot with had a new Betty a few weeks ago, three shots and the ejectors jammed up, five and a firing pin broke. His dealer replaced it without a quibble though and the new one seems OK so far.

Think it must be www.csjk9.com. Currently feeding our 6 month old ESS on Bakers puppy, will be looking to change that after reading this thread.

As above really, going to have a look at these tomorrow, just wondering if any one has got one, or knows anyone who has. All comments welcome, good or bad... They're near Bath. Ammerdown Gundogs Cheers

lanbervsbettinsoli.pdfYou might find this useful, objective review of them both compared to each other.

These seem the most common type Napier Autosafe flag

Following on from the last post, cyclestore.co.uk have a clearance on half jackets at the moment, loads under £70. I bought some Radar Path with the G26 lens from them recently, excellent glasses, very quick delivery.

I started again a couple of months ago after a gap of about 20 years, and go to Mendip Clays. Very friendly bunch up there, would recommend them. Good bacon butties too!

Peltor Sporttac for me as well, they're more than I was planning to spend but well worth it IMHO. You just don't notice the sound of the shot, but can hear everything else, sometimes confuses me, I'm not sure whether the guns gone off or not! .... especially when I miss which is quite often!

Whereabouts are you Tommy?