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That's brilliant grim, thanks mate. I'll keep this together with your range setting post. Could I also ask if you can do an explanation of the fittings that connect the scope to the rifle. There seems to be a variety of these as well? Thanks again.

Now that is what I call "love of a favoured tool." - I think I manged about 5 years with one before it went walkies.

I like the Opinels too for fishing - Just out of interset; what do you do if they take in too much water and get really hard to open? I mean, is there a lubricant you use?

I hope you take care if you try to rid yourself of cling-ons with it! Has it got a laser as well?

I was a bit slow there, thanks Marko.

I found it hard to resist putting this up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7671712.stm Good luck to anyone that manages to get there! I suppose it would be appropriate to say: Think not too lowly in your aspirations.

Naaaah, looked at the pics: Too wierd for a beginner. Is that an RPG under the barrel? Where's the trigger? Can I have your old gun?

..likewise for the land of the Red Dragon?Downloaded the suggested pdf's including WML Gen-L09 which is for keeping birds that are injured. Thanks Grim. There certainly are a lot of licences that you can drop yourself in-the-old doodoo's with.

Sweeeeeeet! Look forward to it.

Hey Grim, nice one. Could you please do a similar article explaining all the bells and whistles on the scope itself: Including the details for attaching it to the rifle. This would be very helpful to those of us investigating the idea of their first gun. Thanks.

I'll wait, keep learning and see what happens. Nice pictures though. Thanks for the reply

Could anyone post any experiences of the Webley Omega .22? There's one for sale on site and I would appreciate any ideas as I am not yet a gun owner. Also, does anyone have any idea what would be a modern equivalent of this rifle as, I believe Webley are not in production any more and this gun goes back to the mid-eighties. Many thanks.

Thanks for the reply From what I can see on the net, the rifle goes back to at least 1986, with a RRP of £125 at that time. The only problems mentioned so far are between trigger and safety catch with the later potentially not working under certain circumstances and the former being somewhat particular. Apart from that, they sound like well respected rifles with threee interchangeable end-sights, a sling fitting, good scope grooves and a good stock. When did it last have a service? Has it had a new spring?

Hmmm.....nice looking setup for a beginner perhaps? Will keep any eye on the thread for a week. Has anyone got any particular experience of the Webly Omega? Is the silencer on an air-gun any use? How old is it sax?

I got as far as the Wildlife Management Branch and the Introduction to Environmental Protection, have you got a link to the above please: I typed it into their search and it came up with 23 documents with obscure titles. Many thanks.