Private Marker

On 9/17/2020 at 8:42 PM, Webley said:

Being over the HME limit at Bisley means you have to jump through extra hoops to shoot. Anything over 4500J or 3319ft lb is classed as high muzzle energy there. Over 7000J is banned. You have to zero before you shoot, each day you shoot, while under the supervision of a HME qualified RCO. The Butt marker needs to be made aware that you are using something with HME so they wear extra PPE due to the splash.

Matt

Some butt markers already wear PPE then again some wear none at all.....

Is this the same incident?

On 9/16/2020 at 10:36 PM, Catch-22 said:

Yes, I’ve been mulling a move on from the club. Trouble is being in S Wales, the ranges further north are just too far unless doing overnights. There are plenty of lovely ranges close by but we can never get on them.

I’m thinking I need to book some private days in at Bisley, particularly Stickledown. I’ve not been to Bisley before so don’t know the process/procedure, whether you use electronic targets or arrange for a marker (how do you do that even??) etc but will have to check them out online.

You do need to be an NRA member, or be a member of an affiliated club. The target is up to you. If you go manual, do get in touch with me if you need a private marker.

Welcome to the forum Tello!

I would have called 999 too. Usually "shots fired" gets the plod's attention.

I have to disagree about the emissions and fuel economy. I have a 1988 7.5 ton Ford Cargo. Minimec mechanical pump, nearly 7L Dover six pot 5 speed manual. No air ride seats, no aircon, not even an immobiliser. Driven carefully, I get 25-30mpg. That's MPG many modern transit custom owners would kill for. The emissions have passed the VOSA commercial MOT consistently.

electronics. Exactly. Anything you fill with electronics will suffer some way or another. Take the two and a quarter out, stick a Di in (sans PATS obv) and off you go. Again and again and again.

Harsh. Define reliable. Does it start in all weathers? Stop when you want it to? Change gear when required? That's the test of reliability. Up to recently, the real defender did all of those things. A nice comfy seat, metallic paint and on board computer that tells you the outside temperature and how many miles to new gearbox oil is not a measure of reliability. I suspect the army won't be taking the latest landy into a battle situation.

To be fair, landies were never meant to be be big load carriers. Now even less so.

17 hours ago, Popsbengo said:

that may well be down to pedestrian impact protection,  the reason so many cars now have high bonnet lines is to allow deformation by an unfortunate head without meeting a 'hard point' underneath too soon.  It will save lives so I'm not sure I'd be too worried about loosing the "standing on the bonnet" feature.

Have you noticed how bulbous the Grenadier bonnet is?  My guess is no standing either.

Just pop rivet a nice big chequer plate onto the bonnet. That will do it!

I bet they don't.

1 hour ago, The Burpster said:

I might be so bold to suggest this is the only Defender worth spending money on. Although it would
not be very comfortable in Chelsea.......😀

 

https://www.bowlermotorsport.com/bowler-cars/bowler-bulldog/

I'm in lurve!

I bet the army are desperate to buy a load of those new defenders

Not at all. What I called unbelievable was the construction quality and location of the range. I doubt anybody on here would disagree that there was no common sense applied to either aspects, let alone how the place was operated. The law should be basically common sense, and enforcing it is the last resort when common sense isn't present. How is that condemning any law abiding shooters?

Same old thing. The people who abide by the rules are inconvenienced, those that don't aren't.

I bought Shooters Aid ear plugs, very happy with them. I wear them every day at work 

20 hours ago, Mattnall said:

Unfortunately there is no legal definition of a range and no one certifies civilian ranges now anyway. As the expert witnesses said in the court case you can call practically anywhere you want to shoot a range and then it is. H&S might have something to say about it and if you are a danger to the public it can bring unwanted attention to your 'range' and operation but, as in this case, it wasn't the range that he got convicted on.

Now that is unbelievable. 

From next Tuesday the reopening will be completed.

I'm not having a go at any legal responsible shooter. I was stunned a bunch of yeehas could poorly construct and operate a firing range so near a motorway and service area. That's the "unbelievable" in the title.

Oh yes, insurance. Why do I think the place in the article had no insurance?

https://ukshootingnews.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/m25-instagram-range-operators-acquitted/

Apologies if this has already been posted, I just came across this today.

I was stunned that a poorly designed and built gun range could be allowed anywhere let alone near a motorway.

Don't get me started on the "loophole' about gun ownership either!

Ha ha how cute is he? The paws match the ears!

Oh so tempting! Keep me posted!! Despite the other half being put in hospital by a rescue (feral) that had authority issues. Not put us off though.

😁 Yes to JRT! 

We lost our old boy in April, he was a Battersea boy and was 17.

Our other JRT is an aggressive bitch and in charge of the two lurcher lads.

Although we would like another rescue, fitting in a potentially also abrasive character into the pack might not be possible.

For this reason we had thought about buying a pup. BUT! When did they get soooo expensive? I've seen prices north of £3000!!

Worse still, when did a crossbreed cost over a grand?

A couple of hundred or three is doable, but four figures? Come on!!

Any pointers?