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    I use one from Sinclair, it's in the shape of a nut with different calibres on each side. ( One of these : http://www.sinclairi...let_Comparators) Works great with a vernier caliper. John
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    Yes but saying "ultra fire lamp" is a bit like saying 'anyone used a torch for lamping'. The whole thing started with the Tesco torches, and suddenly a whole new era of lamping began. Now there are cree torches and there are cree torches, in essence it's not all about lumen's or candle power or wattage or light levels. The key to selecting a good cree torch, which ever make you settle on, is the beam. You need a "thrower" as apposed to a flood or to put it another way, you need a torch that will produce a spot or tight beam at a distance. I have five here right now, one which is 900 lumen's
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    When filling in the application you will need to put down "Calibre : .22lr - Type: Rifle", this will enable you to purchased any form of action. You wouldn't get away with it if applying for a .308 John
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    Been following the thread with interest. My understanding is that the greatest risk from using a bore snake is when the pull cord snaps, leaving the nylon braid in the barrel. A rifle-smith friend assures me that there is no way to remove this braid with out barrel damage, hence the reason he lovingly calls bore snakes "The turn screws friend". I carry a .243/.308 bore snake whilst I am stalking but would only use as a very last resort if the barrel became saturated. I'm not exactly sure how people use bore snakes to remove barrel obstructions, the pull through weight/cord would not s
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    Mags are dead easy to find/buy, my guess is that this RFD isn't a gunsmith, more a shop owner and may have damaged the rifle with his tinkering. John
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    I think you have a fair point, if you want a trip into the semi world then for me at least, get the cheapest on the market, that way when it ends up down the local nick for destruction you haven't lost a whole lot of dosh That said, I've owned a few semi's, the best being a Voere with a lockable bolt so you could use the rifle much like a B/A. The very worst being a bull pup ak47 type hash of a rifle, never again. John
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    As there have only been three of us reply, one being yourself then you must be referring to either Jonno or me. No wondering on our part, the OP asked "Are Magtech semi-auto's any good? or should I get an older 'quality' rifle?" and the rifles are not any good, plain and simple. The OP has no interest if YOU have plenty of guns or not. John
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    Hi Jonno, I can see what you are saying but for me, no matter what rifle I purchased I would still have 'bug bares' that I would need to straighten out. I've shot .22 Anschutz sporting rifles and target rifles, at the moment my CZ produces consistent grouping some where in the middle of both these rifle classes. I know it will never match the heavy barreled action of the pure target class, but I'm fine with that. I'm not sure if I could improve grouping by 'playing' or customizing an Anny sporter, may be and I might do that at a later date, who knows. My next project will be to sporterize a p
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    Magtech are cheap and cheap for a reason. I guess it depends on what you plan to use the rifle for and how anal you are over your rifle shooting. Magtech triggers are not very good, the actions are okay at best, there are not many after market stocks, but the barrels are supose to be good. If you want long range accrasy, then a semi-auto is not the way to go. However long range for a .22Lr is just 100 yards. If you want to build on the rifle, then you need to look at the availability of after market replacement parts. Not much for a Magtech. However, if you just want a cheap plinke
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    To be honest, I've never met a farmer who hasn't needed a hedge sorting out, or a tree taken down or something needed doing. You are a an asset to a farmer. Call in some farms, not on a Sunday morning or a Saturday evening, think about when the farmer will be in his best mood. Call over with some cards, and say "hi, just wondered if you needed any tree work?", he isn't going to pay you BUT it's a start to a conversation. Say "well look, I noticed you have a hedge that needs to be sorted out, well if you let me a shoot a couple of rabbits for my stew, I'll sort your hedge out free of charge, w
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    Hello and welcome!! John
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    Make sure you do not have excessive amounts of bore cleaner/oil in the barrel and chamber. John
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    Thank you both for you replies! It's a strange one because there are no fences I'll do a little more digging. Thanks again John
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    Hi all, I've done my fair share of flight ponds and have shot both duck and goose, but am a little concerned over a new venture. I was asked to control a large number of rabbits on a chaps field, basically he owns one field that backs on to the foreshore and it's full to the brim of rabbits. In return he has said I can shoot the ducks and geese as he claims to own the sea wall banking and land down to the high water mark. He had to replace the sea wall banking when he purchased the land. Now, I know for a fact that the area in question is well sown up with an established wildfowlin
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    It's possible to buy heat shrink tubing with hot melt glue, this works very well indeed and Set's a little harder than normal heat shrink tubing. That said, I've just ordered 3 meters of evil bay for £2 after knackering my .243 P-H rod. John
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    Coz at a cost of £50 set-up + £15 per mole, over 12 months that one mighty big syndicate fee you will have earned, unless you are hard up for a bit of shooting, in which can it's a bargain. The last farm I trapped, I caught 156 moles, £2400 worth of mole trapping which I learned a valuable lesson. John
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    Not sure about chinning or chopping but I don't really want to have a rabbit kicking, scratching, or chomping me. It's fair to say that I don't do a whole lot of netting these days but this is my method and has been for many years. It's fast, 100% effective, very little risk and above all very little can go wrong and it's quiet. Grasp the rabbit by it's back legs in your right hand (if you are right handed, left if you are left handed). Rabbit, in hand and at ground level, put your left foot on the rabbits head, neck going under the arch of your foot if you see what I mean (obviously right
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    and would these "old" cartridges.may be up for sale?.... PM sent as well John
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    Classic cartridge that has stood the test of time. I can remember picking up spent GP cases in the quarry long before I even had a SGC. Just a good all round solid dependable cartridge. John
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    I'm 100% sure it's worth giving them a go. The chap who told me about them was having fits, couldn't speak highly enough about the cartridges. Might be too fast for me, tried them on clays and still no joy. Not sure you can get a better cartridge than good old Grand Prix IMHO. John
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    When I spotted this topic I was hoping that someone would say "crap", now I only have my own skills to fault (thank the lord for that someone did, just before I posted). I was recommended Black Gold three years ago(?), so like a fool I rushed out and purchased 250, I still have four or five boxes left. In both my shotguns I can not hit a bloody thing with black gold. I am sure I read that the shot was a different shape, well not my my lot. I'm not impressed and will not be buying anymore. I'll stick to GP's. John
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    Something strange or silly must have happened to you whilst out shooting? No drugs needed, our sport tends to send us to strange isolated places at all manner of unsociable times of the day and night. One recolection that happened to me as a boy. The ghost Pigeon of F reserve. F is one of the actual initials of this place, but for legal reasons I'll not print the full name. I must of been all of twelve, may be as old as thirteen. A mate and I had a favorite haunt to shoot pigeons. The area was littered with old air raid shelters and used to be an industrial area presumably making bomb
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    You might do away with your lamp, but you will not do away with your day scope! The biggest draw back with my D-141 is that I have to swap scopes all the time. I have two IR illuminators, one built in and the second an add on and yes you will increase the range but the magnification is so low that 100 yard shots are hard. Range finding using NV kit is near a waste of time, I can not get it right. I am sure there are some ex-secret service guys on here that have it down to a fine art but for me, 100 yards could be yards or 120 yards or even 150 yards. As said, RF with NV scopes isn't easy. I a
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    Taking about stars, this is the god honest truth...... I was lamping with a friend, it must have been in the winter months as back then my friend worked for " White arrow" and didn't like staying out late because he started work at 5am. We were lamping the side of a rather steep welsh hill and had come to the end of the field where we normally stopped for a chat at a stile. We were chatting as you do, when all of a sudden I spotted a ball of fire falling to earth, just over an industrial estate. The estate was some three or four miles away and as we were on a hill we had a good view of the
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    Well I use a D-141 what do you want to know? John
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