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  1. SportingShooter
    They have a distinct and addictive smell when fired
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    Not having seen pictures or anything, I wouldn't get your hopes too high, The two brands you mention, one is still a popular cartridge albeit in a plastic case and the second will have had more produced than the first, There's likely to be tens of thousands (if not a hell of a lot more) examples out there in mint condition, If a collector really wanted them to finish a board or collection, you might get a pound or two.
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    A firearms certificate cannot be granted to anyone under the age of 14, A shotgun certificate has no age restriction whatsoever on it being granted, only what you can acquire and keep at different ages from 15 onward.
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    Choke ultimately depends on the distance, combined with the cartridge i.e. the weight and size of shot, I'm guessing by a high bird you mean somewhere around the 40 yard mark, what about the cartridges you're using? Also what cartridges are you using in the 20 bore and what are the fixed chokings in that gun? SS
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    Have done, not since I patterned them at 40 yards
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    For me, I wouldn't use 5's at anything over about 15 yards, there just isn't the capable energy in them if you go much further and the risk of wounding will drastically increase, Save yourself the disappointment and pick up something between AAA and No.3 in a heavy load and stick to sensible distances, SS P.S. or put in for an FAC.
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    Just read it's Wikipedia entry so it's accuracy is debatable, but apparently it produces similar ballistics to what a TANK would have fired on the battlefields of the First World War!
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    Vermin and small ground game I reckon you'd get that for. No need to pick up then
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    Out of those makes, I'd expect excellence regardless of the one I picked, they've all been at it long enough after all. Ultimately, a Tikka, Steyr, Anschutz or Mauser may have the slight edge on Browning as they only make rifles so all of their R&D money goes into...rifles. Browning does them all. If you're thinking custom, another to consider is a Tikka M595. Old rifle but the action is one of the most popular for custom jobs.
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    Ballistically, the 6.5 "Swede" is an excellent calibre for slightly more punch in the heavier bullet heads than a .243 with a choice of heavier heads to suit the larger deer. If the twist rate is right, then it'll stabilise the lighter bullets for Fox too, which are equally devastating. If you're hoping to reload, you always have the option of something perhaps a little more unusual, a .260 or .25-06 for example, which again hold the middle ground between the .243 and the .30 calibres,
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    Whoooooosh pop!
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    S.1 Shotgun is fine.
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    Separate line Kyle as it's classed as a firearm in it's own right
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    Always sneaks up quickly when you're a keeper Doesn't seem long we stopped in January!
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    In the grand scheme of things, firing an almost maximum load in a gun will likely speed up the action beginning to come loose or perhaps the stock but you're talking hundreds of thousands of rounds down the line on most modern guns. In 3" loads, you can have factory rounds up to around the 56g mark so 50 should be fine as long as the gun is 3" and in good condition.
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    Interesting. I thought they didn't think that was good reason. Cheers. I'll stick that on my application as well as target. Didn't have any issues this end, I do a fair lot of keepering so that may have swayed the balance.
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    Vermin is all I have against mine, 8 shot Benelli.
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    Your good reason is simply target shooting, providing you're a member of a club that would accept target shooting with a shotgun, Practical Shotgun shooting is probably the most common, shooting steel targets with slugs.
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    On the Hatsan you can strip the gun right down and on the forward end of the magazine tube there's a clip which can be pinched and removed. Take that out and the spring which should bring with it the magazine plug (remember to put this back in). You can then use a cleaning rod to push from the breech end. Hope that helps
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    Quite surprised they have mentioned the loft at all, the trend was certainly against it because of the inaccesible nature of most lofts, people might be deterred from putting their guns away when coming home tired. Interesting. With the walls not being plumb, best advice would be to try and conceal it in a wardrobe or something to give it an added layer of security. Cabinets like the Brattonsound are designed to be "20 minute proof" from potential thieves who know what they're doing. Just something to bear in mind.
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    I would apply for both an FAC and SGC at the same time, which if done together is £60. You don't need to have previous experience or a reason to obtain a shotgun certificate so that's out of the way, with the FAC, you have the land to shoot on and "Good Reason" to possess a firearm capable of dispatching rabbits, pigeons and foxes. Experience is not a prerequisite of being granted an FAC but it obviously helps, ultimately if you have the land and reason, they cannot refuse you, unless there are secondary issues about your suitability of course. Calibres, well Shotgun in 12 bore, .22LR
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    Practice also makes perfect Bull All quarry moves at different speeds and requires a different sight picture, gun fit is a major plus but you still need the experience for all different types of quarry to build muscle memory.
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    Agreed Charlie, gun fit is the most important thing. I have a cabinet which contains S/S, O/U, S/A and Single barrels, not all of them fit me perfectly so I don't shoot so well with them. My game gun is a S/S for it's lightness, my clay gun is an O/U and I would have around the same results if I swapped their roles, again they fit me.
  25. SportingShooter
    Yes you can, providing the shotgun is entered on your certificate
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