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Remington 700 robustness and reliability
saddler replied to Vincent saunders's topic in Other Sporting Rifles
Own a few - going back over 25 years Never had any issues of any sort Much prefer the original Walker trigger to the replacement they came up with Zero issues with extraction, no parts fell off, etc. Above is based on ownership of several 700 models at the same time - presently run a 308, a 7.62, a 6.8, and a 338 - my 223 has not long been with the RFD pending a trade -
for sale
saddler replied to banus02's topic in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)
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Wanted 284/7mm rifle
saddler replied to Davidfranklin's topic in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)
Any photos of the rifle you're selling? -
muzzle brake Muzzle brake 5/8X24
saddler replied to Stevo1's topic in For Sale (Free Adverts for Private Secondhand Items only)
Pics? Can it be indexed/timed? -
AFTER it had been Proof Tested it would THEN have been going on its merry way....NOT before The CORRECT way around selling ANY gun without Proof (though I could name at least one importer I worked for who would have pre-sold/allocated guns before they hit the UK, let alone before they left Proof)
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Breathing is fine thanks 😁 Yes, agree, the topic has switched somewhat....that does not mean that both the RFD and the FIO/Police are not equally at fault. The latter, from events today, seem to have it as "department policy" that ANY un-Proofed gun going through an RFD is deemed to be illegal, so must be passed to the Police. The former, the original reason for the thread, for not knowing the Firearms Act(s) relating to this scenario, plus this could all have been avoided if the RFD in question refused to accept it, as I would just have either used another RFD or even taken it to the
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FEO FIO is acting on behalf of the Police; so it's ok for them to accuse someone of criminal actions? If said FEO FIO has no powers to conduct an interview, it further begs the question WHY was he interviewing me & making false accusations? EDIT - been informed that the title job changed is no longer FEO = E for Enquiry, it is FIO, I for Investigation