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    To be 101% honest I depends how you drive the car. It's constant 4x4 and petrol, so between 25 & 35 MPG depending on the time of year and driving style. It's more of a town/urban 4x4 than a motorway 4x4. 70MPH will give 25 MPG, 60 and it's up to 35MPG if you see what I mean. I'll be putting it on e.Bay as soon as I have time, so if your interested let me know and I'll send you a link. Just not had time at the moment. John
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    A pic of the little truck...... John
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    1.3 petrol (I think all Terios'es are petrol) John
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    4X4 daihatsu terios Hi all, after just buying another 4x4 for no other reason than it's bigger ! I'm going to sell my Terios, so here goes : 1999 "T" reg. Snow camouflaged in white (all over). MOT 6 months may be even 7 Tax'ed until Jan 2012 Just hit the 100k on the clock, so it's well below average mileage Hand on heart, there is only two known faults, a pin hole in the exhaust which I know is there even thought the exhaust guy keeps telling me it's not! When I had the timing belt done, the guy didn't tighten up one rocker box bolt, so there was a small leak, I've tightened i
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    Just say it's not a problem, ask him for the details and tell him that you will need to have a crime number to claim off your insurance, so if he could relay the details to the police when they call him, you would be most grateful. Now if he is an FAC holder, watch for the brown patches appear. John
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    Yes as long as it can not be seen via a window.....the Mrs might get a little pi$$ed off with you waking her at 5am getting your guns out mind John
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    A very old friend of mine ( now deceased ) used to do exactly the same, he died in his eighties and had been shooting since sixteen. Never seemed to cause any issues with his rifles either. Just something you said in your post jogged my memory, he used to say " I keep'um ready to go, just put my hand in and pull out the one I want... " John
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    Hi Dave, there are no federal restrictions shipping scopes to the UK, however the savings are not as much as you might think! You will be charge between $30 & $60 shipping, this gets added to the total price of the scope, which will effect the import duty you pay and of course the £18 that Royal mail charge to pay the import duty for you. I have imported a good few scopes, all I'm trying to say is just beware that pit falls do exist. John
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    Don't get me wrong, I like to know where my shot will go!! But why do I spend £800 on a scope? Well because I want to know that the scope will not let me down. I could go and buy a SMK scope, it's going to do the same.... until one day the thing falls apart. Same with my ammo I guess. I have the tools and knowledge to seat 0.001" off the lands, I don't because in my mind (which is where 90% of the accuracy comes from with rifle shooters)having the bullet tottering just inside the case mouth is unnecessary risk and having the ability to swap cartridges between rifles has benefits. H
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    Hey Peter, long time no speak and I do keep meaning to meet up for a pint!! We have a bit of work to do on the farm in the next few months, which will give plenty of time for a meet up! I have kept a box of Black gold for you as well (my timing is cr@p but my memory is ok ). I was in a rush with my reply. Here is how I see it. I've played around with NS and have squeezed a little tighter groups. I don't have custom chambers and doubt I ever will as I'm no target shooter and have no real interest in pure target shooting. So for me, I want a solid, dependable round. A round that can chamb
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    Not read the article yet, but will do. IMHO if your reloading for hunting, the full length resizing is best with the bullet placed at a standard COAL. If your reloading for the target, then neck size and seat the bullet off the lands to reduce group size. John
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    As already stated, it depends on the FEO. My mate owns a metal fabrication business and makes his own cabinets. His cabinets are by far and wide much better than anything currently available but he also includes security features that are on "commercial" cabinets. Anti-jemmy doors / hinges. The main difference with his cabinets are he makes them to any size at all and 5mm steel with reinforced steam welds. The big problem is his are not British standards marked and that exactly what the FEO is looking for. We live in a blame culture and if the FEO passed a not B.S cabinet, the guns got
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    350 euro I can remember when the rifles were £120 new and it wasn't that long ago either John
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    Well done!!! and you know that in time you will be able to go for a .243" but give it a couple of years with the rim fire calibres first. Do you have deer on the land? All you have to do now, is wait for the ticket. Well done ! (again ) John
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    The sporting rifle is a good book to learn from : Amazon John
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    Excellent, drop in to the conversation the land clearance and ask him if he had noted any areas of concern or anything untoward and what the maximum calibre he has passed the land for. It the later part that is of interest to you, because you will then know what calibres can be registered on the land in the future. He may have passed the land right up to .308 if there is deer on the land, or .240 if there isn't. Passing the land to .240 means you can have any rifle calibre in the .22 center fire range (.22 hornet , .222, .223, .22-250 etc). Most experienced rifle users would agree this land
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    Jack, I'm not trying to put you in any place, and apologise if I have come across as if I have. All I'm trying to do is offer you some solid advice and that is to request both .22rf & .17HMR BUT explain that you will also need to take fox and the .22rf/.17HMR isn't suitable for fox, so you will need to (in the not to distant future) apply for a .22 centre fire to enable humane fox control. Ask the FEO what a suitable length of time would be with regards to gaining experience with the .22rf / .17HMR before you applied for a .22 center fire. Bottom lines are simple, if you have a good
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    Jack, take your time. Explain EXACTLY what you NEED (not want) and exactly why you needed it. You will find he/she will be very unlikely to grant you with a .222 or .223 for fox, but ask their opinion and what would be best to do. My advice is NOT to choose either a .22rf or .17HMR as both calibres have benefits and negatives over each other. Request both, with a view to being grants a .22 centre fire when you have gained some experience using firearms, ask what would be a suitable time to have gained this experience. Good luck! You will be okay. John
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    I have one on my .243". Cracking scope and as always fixed mags IMHO are so much more dependable and of course make range finding second nature. The scopes were designed for low light hunting situations, as such the reticule cross hairs are a little thicker than on a target scope for example. Mine certainly takes up near 1MOA at 100 yards, which is exactly what the reticule is meant to do. So at 300 yards, almost 3" will be obliterated at the centre of the cross, so to speak. No an issue if you are using the scope for the purpose it was design for, but a big issue if your target shooting at
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    Hi Jack, okay you will need to discuss with the FEO with regards to adding moderators to your application. There should be no issue at all. .22rf or .17 HMR neither for foxes that's for sure and the FEO should also agree that neither are suitable for fox. .22rf & .17 HMR are both excellent rabbit and small vermin rounds, but not fox. Again, this is a discussion to have with the FEO, personally if you can show knowledge and experience and the matter in hand is sufficiently sever with regards to foxes there would be a good chance of being granted a .222. I don't wish to get in to the sema
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    Hi Jack, this is a little bit like putting the cart before the horse but I'll give it ago. The firearms officer is there to verify your application, your integrity, to some degree your knowledge and to a greater degree your need to own a firearm. At this stage of your application there shouldn't be any " I think... ", you either need a .22rf [because] or a .17 HMR [because] or both [because], simple as that. Magazines do not need certification in the UK; Sound moderators do, if used on a firearm and are governed by the same certification as the firearm for which the moderator will be us
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    Rather than waste your time asking pointless question on the Internet, why not just take the ferret to the vet?
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    It will stop bleeding on it's own. I can remember the Mrs. clipping the dogs claws, she hit the vain in the claw and there was blood every where...panic set in and she call the vet, vet said to leave it and it will stop, it did. But if in any doubt, the vet is always the first port of call. John
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    It was rather strange, the way we ended up with ferrets. It was 1999 and my mate and I were driving around looking for prospective farms to shoot over. We turned up at one farm and the chap (now a good friend of mine) said we could shoot over his land but wanted a ferret in return. I had no idea where on earth to get a ferret but asked everyone I knew. Eventually we were given an address of a chap who lived in a block of flats right slap bang in the middle of a housing estate. We made our purchase and exited as quick as we could, the "smell" was over powering. It was my job to look after the l
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    Your right....spooky!! We live in one of the oldest buildings. I used to be the original farm barn, got turned in to a school house, then a residential dwelling....who knows John
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