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    I was wondering the same thing. I keep my guns locked together with a 'U' lock through the trigger guards. If you screwed a rawlbolt "eye" in to the wall and then passed the 'u' lock through the eye or ring of the bold that would comply with the law. John
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    No. The airgun has to be made secure or reasonable steps made to prevent access to the actual airgun. Making the gun safe or unfireable is different. John
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    It already is! Bottom line is that YOU must secure your rifle as to prevent unauthorised access by under 18 year old. If your car was broken in to and your airguns were stolen by under 18 year old, and you haven't take precautions to secure the rifles, then you have committed an offence. John
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    Match safe Wigeon whistle Ferrel for the end of a stick Air gun / .22lr targets John
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    Good luck finding a key cutter who has a blank! Forget the shoe shop type key cutters, you will need a proper locksmith. John
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    There is a big difference between " an on the spot fine " and going to court being convicted of a crime. I honestly don't think you have anything to worry about at all. If there are any issues the FEO will ask you when you have your visit. John
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    And expanding bullet heads which should be entered on to your license, although not for FMJ heads. John
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    What are you applying for? It's not usual for an FEO to revisit for a variation. In essence you only have two types of variation and thats a "one for one" or a change of calibre and or additional firearms. For example if you sell a .22rf and wish to replace it, then you fill in your application form (same form as you applied with and you need to fill in *all* parts except referee's and you don't need photos), send the form back with your license and the office will put another .22rf slot back on. This is known as a "one for one". You may wish to have a different calibre, so you might have sold
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    As long as it's helped you that's all that matters! A .410 will dispatch a fox for you no doubt at all, the only really issue being the report of the gun if your in urban environments. As a pest control company you also have the option of a humane dispatch pistol (FAC) and of course you could also use a moderated .22rf if noise was an issue. Bottom line is that there is nothing preventing you from applying for all for the above and due to your work you would be granted both FAC & SGC. You might need to look at your insurance just to make sure it covers you for "live fire", I know in
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    Yes, it reads that way but not meant to read that way but hey that's the problem with off the cuff posts. {just edited the post}. John
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    Yes with the exception of a single ball/slug The great thing with a SGC is you can have as many "guns" as you can store in all the different actions and bores and no limit on cartridges. John
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    No, not at all. LED torches will not compare to the above incandescent lamp with regards to a 400 meter beam. I have several lamps here and a lot of LED torches each has it's own time and place. I've seen the LED torches advertised in the shooting press, some claiming 300 meter beams, okay you will get light reflections at 300 meters and more but that's not a usable 300 meter beam. To be honest I'm rather passionate about lamping rabbits, it's something I've been doing since I was eleven years old. Back then we had to make our own lamps because there wasn't any commercially available, these LE
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    As I say, the bottom line is that there are only a FEW types of high power LED's and if you see a tactical torch advertised, then make it your business to find out what type of LED it has, then check out Dealextreme, search for the same LED and you will have the same lamp. It's a bit like car head lights, they all use more or less the same bulbs it's just the shape that differs. Double check what others have said about the reflectors (the second and last most important component in a lamp) and make a decision. You can also order lamp brackets and pressure switches, in fact I ordered an extra t
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    Matt, I would be very interested if you could point me in the direction of a 12 bore single slug with a weight of over 1 3/8 oz. Other than that slight issue, thanks for your support John
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    Obviously I haven't been clear. There are only a couple of LED manufactures who make high power LED's and there are only a couple of high power LED's. In other words it makes little difference which torch you buy, they will all have the same hardware in each "class" or type of LED. So, do a search for 900 lumen flashlight and look at the reviews and make your own mind up which one you wish to buy. I did just that. It the case of 900 lumen, (SSC P7) or if you wanted to duplicate a well know lamp (700 lumen) you need to look for a MC-E LED or look at one of these : Bit like a Deben
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    It's a bit of a vast and wide ranging question [also edited to make a point more clear]. So, lets look at the 12 bore. Obviously the shotgun is for short range killing, under 50 yards but the shot can travel up to and over 300 yards. It takes time to learn the skills for moving targets but obviously cage trapped animals are easy targets. For simplicity the smaller the shot size the greater the killing potential, size 8 shot will have less killing potential than say size 4 shot both will kill at close range and at close range there are more balls with 8 shot. Basically a 12 bore cartridge
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    Just check out dealextreme, don't get ripped off with UK prices and DONT be fooled by the dealextreme prices either!!!As I say there are only a few high powder LEDS on the market, the cases mean nothing other than for aesthetic purposes. There is no postage charge for dealextreme and as long as you don't order ten in one go, no import tax. Since the advent of the Tesco LED torch boom, I've been an avid collector of these torches and like many started out with the normal LED lenser and such like. The I discovered that these "cheap" torches use exactly the same hardware, the only thing that you
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    Alright mate, have you got any links to that mte red led Yup sure : RED These use the Philips Luxeon K2 Red LED and as far as I know the ONLY usable red led torches that are suited to hunting. John
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    Just about got my set-up right. Collapsible BR table, laptop connected to two chronographs and now the reloading set-up. It's only cheap, Lee c frame, digital scales, trickler, and dippers but all I want to do is use the seating die and have the ability to throw charges. As you say, not much cop at this time of year, lose feeling in the fingers John
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    The best advise I can give you is DO NOT be taken in by all the advertisement crap you read in the magazines. Bottom line is that only two components really make a difference and that's the type of LED and the reflector, all the other bits are simply there to look nice. I read an advert in an airgun mag, £175 for a 700 lumen LED torch Look on deal extream and you can pick one up for £15 and it's just the same LED & lens as in the £175 but may not look as tactical. I have one firmly placed on my .22rf and it's very good. The only comparison I can give, is the beam is exactly the same as
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    I've just sorted out a portable reloading kit for the range, so I might as well start by exploring a new load for the .243". I think the game fare is on in June, so that might give me an opportunity to pick up some bullets which I can not normally buy. The range when I shoot, is simply an old coal colliery and not very nice in the winter months but during the summer, on a week day, it's most excellent. John
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    Hi Buddy, yup sure did ( if memory serves me correctly the bullets look like a FMJ with a "pin" hole at the top (?)) . I know this is going to sound very sad but I just didn't like the look/style of the bullet and the OAL was very close to Hornady 100g SP bullets. I've shot loads of deer with the 100 grain SP's but after getting a .308 I started to use the .243 for a long range foxing tool, always choosing the .308 for deer. After shooting a few Roe with the .308 I realised that the .243" still had it's uses on the deer. BY that time I had already worked up loads with the 58 grain V-max and h
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    Totally agree and IMHO V-max isn't legal for use on deer; However I can find no 6mm SP bullets that will stabilise in my 1in12 pro-hunter. I would be a VERY happy man if I could buy 75 grain soft point bullets. John
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    Yup, 58 grain John
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    The question isn't really what suits fox & deer. The question should be what suits the twist rate of your barrel. In my .243 57 grain V-max produce one hole groups all day long at 100 yards and are flat right out to 300 yards. 100 grain soft points, produce 1-3" groups at 100 yards but that's because of the twist rate. The other issue is muzzle energy for deer, or more to the point minimum muzzle energy, for this reason I have worked up a 75 grain v-max load which is deer legal energy wise and produces a little over .8" groups and is flat as a pan cake. The reason I have worked the load up
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