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  1. The smell of food (we use and recommend Spike’s dry food) will lure them in. Don’t forget to leave out water, too. maximus otter
  2. Just buy a cheap 60- to 80 litre plastic storage bin from your local Wilko/Pound Shop. Cut a CD case-sized hole in one end and place it in your garden covering the piggy food. (Set a couple of bricks just inside the entrance to foil cats, leaving enough room for piggies to get around them.) maximus otter
  3. Get some food & water out! https://www.spikesfood.co.uk/product/spikes-crunchy-dry-food/ maximus otter
  4. Excellent. We all need to do more to support these useful yet endangered little charmers. https://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/feeding/ https://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/hedgehog-fact-sheet/#Do’s-and-Dont's-to protect-hedgehogs-in-your-garden maximus otter
  5. Because: a) I've got Vivaldi's Four Seasons on CD, and I don't need to listen to it as Hold music until someone deigns to pick up, and; b) Email is convenient for the recipient: he can answer at his leisure, rather than perhaps interrupting a task, and; c) They provide an email address and should use it. maximus otter
  6. BTW: The NRA just got round to replying to my email, only four days after I sent it, and only three days after my Bisley visit. maximus otter
  7. Thanks for that. l found out yesterday when l visited. (Although the price had gone up from £19 when l first bought it recently to £26 now…) maximus otter
  8. I'm off to Bisley tomorrow (13.5.23), and my supply of GGG 155gr. Match ammo for .308 is critically low. I was planning to purchase more from the NRA Armoury on camp, but I now note that their price/availability list doesn't mention this ammo. Can anyone who's been recently confirm that it's out of stock? maximus otter
  9. I am a retired police constable. I’d take a lot of convincing that someone would be arrested, let alone spend 12 hours in custody, over simply telling someone once to Foxtrot Oscar. The second paragraph above implies that there’s a lot more going on here. It’s none of my business, and l’m not going to ask questions, but anyone on this forum who’s sweating about something they’ve said once to a neighbour in the heat of the moment: Calm down! maximus otter
  10. 1. There's no such thing as a "gun licence". 2. Are the police involved at all? 3. Here's what the law says (the relevant parts of s.30 Firearms Act 1968): 30 Revocation of firearm certificates. (1) A firearm certificate may be revoked by the chief officer of police for the area in which the holder resides on any of the grounds mentioned in subsections (2) to (5) below. (2) The certificate may be revoked if the chief officer of police has reason to believe— (a that the holder is of intemperate habits or unsound mind or is otherwise unfitted to be entrusted with a firearm; or (b) that the holder can no longer be permitted to have the firearm or ammunition to which the certificate relates in his possession without danger to the public safety or to the peace. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/part/II/crossheading/grant-renewal-variation-and-revocation-of-firearm-and-shot-gun-certificates My recommendation? Find out in the first instance whether your neighbour has contacted the police about the matter. If yes, then - assuming that you're a member - contact BASC. maximus otter
  11. Update: Yesterday, due to the sterling efforts of Simon Burford at Elite Optical, I received not only a free replacement eyecup for my HIKMicro Lynx thermal monocular, but also a complimentary screw-in neck lanyard to fit the device. This was an unsolicited gift courtesy of Mr. Burford. I regard this as exemplary customer service, particularly considering the fact that the firm from whom I actually bought the monocular, and HIKMicro themselves, couldn't seem to care less about my problem. I recommend Elite Optical to all my fellow forum members. (I have no connection with them other than as a satisfied customer.) Thank you, Mr. Burford. maximus otter
  12. Great story; excellent trophy. Well done. maximus otter
  13. 0.2 of a grain increments. 😉 maximus otter
  14. Thanks to all. l might experiment with 155s by Lapua or Berger. maximus otter
  15. Cheers pal, useful info. l was hoping to be able to use my current powders, and not have to auction my last kidney for another kilo of Viht… maximus otter
  16. I’ve recently picked up a nice SSG with a barrel slightly shortened to accept a muzzle brake. I reload using only Vihtavuori N133 / N140 / N160 powders, Lapua brass and CCI benchrest primers. Vihtavuori’s maximum book load for my 167 Scenars is 44 grains of N140. I’ve just done a ten-round test in 0.2 grain increments, topping out at 44.2 grains ( naughty! ). This gave me a Magnetospeed MV of 2,654 fps. Strelok Pro indicates that this combo will go transonic at only 850 yards. Even worse, there’s a nice node at the slightly lower charge of 43.8 / 2,593 fps. ( Trans at 800 yards.) My question: Should l: a) Ignore Vihtavuori’s manual & go higher than their recommended max load of N140, or; b) Select a different ( heavier? ) bullet, e.g. a 175 grain? c) lgnore the issue? (l only shoot at 1,000 a couple of times per year.) d) Some other solution entirely, to get me a bit closer to 1,000? maximus otter
  17. Excellent, thanks. I’ll get emails off to them, too. What a palaver in these days of supposed customer service excellence… maximus otter
  18. l’ve sent emails to: 1. Optics Warehouse (no reply) 2. Edinburgh Rifles, from whom l bought the unit (no reply) 3. Hikmicro themselves (Reply: “Here is a list of our vendors. Have a nice day!”) 4. Uttings, one of the vendors listed above (Reply: “We don’t stock spares, but the people who import Hikmicro for us are Icantrememberthename Ltd.”) 5. Icantrememberthename Ltd (so far, no reply) All in all, a dismal response. I shan’t be bothering with any more Hikmicro products. maximus otter
  19. Here's a typical target from my setup, which is a Sako Finnfire Varmint, barrel shortened to 18", fitted with a Hawke Vantage 30 WA SF IR 4-16 X 50 scope (.22 subsonic reticle) and using SK Standard Plus (which it loves). At 50m off a bench, bipod & back bag (sight adjusted after first group):
  20. Thanks for the suggestion. Email off to Optics Warehouse. maximus otter
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