dave6223

Ooops! Wait till you see the carpet "moving" out of the corner of your eye! And then, a little later when your driving along and suddenly, "bzzzzzz" where'd he come from? Every few minutes! lol.

I don't know guys. Seen all this happen with the shooting business. The BBC say what they like and then basically ignore whatever people say to try and set the record straight. I heard of one anti hunt campaigner basically saying that now the hunting issue was dealt with shooting and fishing is next on the "list". I fear that battle is soon to commence in earnest. It starts with these seemingly innocent stories and then begins to escalate.

I have one of these reels, acquired it in 2000. Only fished with it once. Complete with original drawstring bag. I'ts in mint condition. Anyone have any idea what i might sell this for? Dave

She would like to know if there are any female members on the board, since she fishes and would be interested to hear if there are other female anglers around on here. Dave

Sorry Chesters, it just isn't true. Most British airguns were within 12 ft/lb, even in those days. The Wbley Mk3 and The BSA airsporter never developed more than 12 ft/lb. The regulations were introduced at the request of the British airgun manefacturers, because they couldn't compete with some of the foreign models. The "ether" injection model you refer to is the Weirauch, I think the HW 35 or its predecessor, but it was inconsistent,inaccurate and not well liked. But it still didn't generate in excess of 12 ft/lb. You're right, there were some large bore airguns developed to explore possible military uses, but none ever made it into service as far as i know. Most of the guns you might come across these days, that are pre 63 will almost certainly be legal today. Dave

so all owners of pre 63 airguns need a firearms cert ,i cant remember any rush to get certs in 1963when the act came about nor owners being forced to restrict their weapons Nope, not true chesters. They would only require fac if they produced over 12 ft/lb of energy at the muzzle.

Not sure what your asking mate, but the law is fairly clear. ANY airgun irrespective of its age must be under 12 ft/lb. The original act came about I understand because the british airgun industry couldn't compete with more powerful foreign airguns and basically co erced the government into the regulations. Thanks very much (name deleted) and (name deleted). Is that what you meant? [ 01. October 2004, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: dave6223 ]

No, if you use any cartridge with a "slug" loaded in it it becomes a section one firearm. In 12ga I think the minimum number of shot in a cartridge is 4. All very complicated stuff! If you shorten the barrel to less than 24" its section one. If you increase the power of an air rifle to over 12 ft/lb its section one, if you increase the power of an air pistol over 6 ft/lb its section 5, ie prohibited weapon. Section five includes such weapons as hand guns, automatic weapons( machine guns, sub machine guns) cs gas canisters, hand grenades etc.

Definition of a firearm is a lethal barelled weapon. The exclusions to section one firearms acts are (some) 1. Shotgun, should have a smooth bore not less than 24" long. 2. Airgun. Interestingly, if an offence is comitted, for example, if you take an airgun onto property where you do not have permission to be, that becomes trespass with a firearm. [ 01. October 2004, 11:14 PM: Message edited by: dave6223 ]

Certainly do, some even own Osma ones :mad: Osama's black country relative..........Ows it bin gooin

MMMMMM......filleted, marinaded, rolled around cauliflower and baked in the oven.........pike.(Best Homer Simpsom voice)

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I agree Newt, my comment about rapid follow up was made in the context of rabbit shooting these days with a gun. If you were talking larger game, certainly you would want to let things settle for a while,even if to let the instinct to run dissipate. To be honest, Peter, I thought it had always been illegal to hunt with a bow in the UK, back to the times of killing the Kings' deer? Dave

Well, there's the thing. In the unlikely situation where you were hunting to survive a cross bow would be an ideal tool. Silent, extremely powerful and very, very accurate in the right hands. As a sporting tool................no, I don't think so.

Not wanting to be contentious this early in my membership, but here goes. If i remember correctly, hunting with a bow has been banned for centuries. In the States, where bow hunting is legal, most hunters out for such as deer, use a broadhead, with three razor sharp blades. The idea is that the target will die from massive hemmorage in a very short space of time. I'm sure this is the case on frequent occasions, but all responsible hunters know that sometimes it doesn't and should move heaven and earth to tack down the critter and put it down as quickly as possible. Sounds a bit brutal to none hunters, I know, but it usually isn't. And before anyone asks, I was an archer before I started shooting, and even these days, I do my utmost to be well within range and make sure that the first shot does its job quickly and painlessly. Not trying to take any stance on this, just trying to inform you how things are. Dave