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That's really useful Maximus. However I don't think the link makes it clear that a 'folding pocketknife' does not apply to a locking folder of any length. IIRC there is case law which held that a sub-3 inch lock knife was not a 'folding pocketknife'. So no Opinels or anything of that ilk are lawful for EDC.

Whilst that might work for a nice 80-year old mum with a young police officer using their discretion, I doubt that it would cut much ice for an adult male. With the easy availability of UK legal slip-joint knives, there's really no point in risking arrest and prosecution. I often leave my Spyderco behind when I'm visiting public spaces such as shopping centres. But only because I get bored with explaining the law to ignorant, officious security guards. Life's too short!

Thank you! The belt clip is for the phone. It's getting a bit battered now. I've been trying to find a replacement for ages, but without much luck. Most phone pouches seem to have metal clips, which chew up leather belts in short order. The Spyderco goes into my trouser pocket, on its wire clip. I do have the larger UK Pen Knife in a proper belt pouch, but I prefer the convenience of the smaller, lighter knife.

OK, so I really am very bored at home, recovering from an operation. So I thought that I would do a quick montage of my EDC to pass the time. The contents reflect my confirmed status these days as a desk jockey. I do have a serious ‘EDC kit’ very much like the OP’s in a Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organiser, but I got fed up of lugging it around in my briefcase. These days it sits in my desk drawer and is seldom used. The stuff below is what I actually carry around and use most days. - Custom leather notebook cover in saddle leather by Ray Clark. This is just beautiful, but unfortunately Ray is now retired, so there will be no more of these made. This is for my ‘work notebook’. - Contains: Clairefontaine A5 cloth bound exercise book. If you are a fountain pen geek like me, then you appreciate really nice paper that doesn’t feather or bleed. However these notebooks aren’t at all expensive. - Custom Pilot 823 fountain pen. This just arrived this morning from Japan (I said that I was bored!). Very nicely made, although the nib needs a bit of work. My normal pen is a TWSBI Vac 700 with a custom cursive stub nib. - NiteIze phone pouch with belt clip (not made anymore). - IPhone 4S (not shown as taking the picture!). - Spyderco Squeak (UK legal, slip joint blade). - Copy of a Midori Traveller’s Notebook off Ebay. These are an absolute bargain at £9 each. This is my ‘personal notebook’. It has a stick-on Leuchtturm pen loop added. - Contains: backup fountain pen. A Kaweco Al Sport pocket pen, appropriately enough in gunmetal grey. - Detour leather business card holder. - Maxpedition Spartan wallet. I’ve had this for years and it’s proved to be very hard wearing. - Watch is a vintage 1980 ‘Fat Boy’ CWC G10 with non-ringed logo dial. This was the very first quartz watch adopted by the British Army. It still keeps perfect time, despite being 35 years old. The strap is a custom leather NATO from Jacob Straps is Spain. Being a watch geek as well, the G10 gets rotated on a regular basis with the other watches in my collection. - The key ring is a clever thing; a ‘Twisty’ that allows you to remove the keys easily. Contains: car fob, house keys, glasses repair screwdriver, Fenix LD02 AAA torch, homemade leather washers to stop any rattle. And the fob, a gift from my daughter, which is a Kodama (Japanese tree spirit) from the Hayao Miyazaki museum in Tokyo. OK, you can see that I am really bored, but this all works for my needs, as well as not being too bulky or heavy to carry around.

I remember talking to some medics about haemostatics and the view was that QuikClot is now rather 'old hat'. As I understand it, they now use Celox gauze, for the very reasons that you say.

I remember the incident well because the chap in question used to be my wife's boss. An ex-Army Brigadier would you believe and the DG of the Institute of Civil Engineers at the time. He is a fantastic bloke and his arrest and caution was a complete travesty. The thing he was carrying on to Eurostar when he was arrested was a 'Swiss-card' multitool, with a tiny little fixed blade. I personally carry a Spyderco Squeak, which is fully UK legal, having a short, slip-joint blade. Spyderco make quite a few UK-legal carry knives now, as do other makers. There's really no need to carry a locking knife, unless you have a lawful reason such as work or hunting. I'm bored at home after an operation, so I will try and cobble together my EDC stuff at some point.

Why not a .22-250 with a 1 in 8 twist?

To my surprise, I have found that the Sierra #2155s have shot pretty well out to 1000 yards from a bog-standard Remington 700 VS with a 26 inch 1 in 12 twist barrel. I imagine that this will be fairly similar to the Howa's barrel. Laurie on here reckons that this is because the 2155 is a 'tolerant' design that is pretty stable through the transonic zone. Certainly more so than the #2156s or the other modern 155 grain designs would be from a similar barrel.

I prefer this one! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5p6b-ZZ5Y

Impressive!

Very nice. The JAS stock is a new one on me. Do you have any more information?

And what stock? Wild Dog?