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    slowworm reacted to Glow_worm's post in the thread Hand dipped candles with Like Like.
    Looking good! Not sure the exact method you use, there are loads of ways of going about it. I tend to tie a largish steel nut to the end...
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    I thought I'd have a go at making and testing some dipped candles using what I have laying about the place before buying a proper deep...
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    Or Jelly, that's how I know there are no Elephants in my fridge. I did wonder if you could leave something out to gnaw, to see if there...
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    Apparently bird flu has now been found in Devon but it appears people who live nearby who have registered their flocks have not been...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    I know nothing about them but are they all classed as a firearm? I'm at my mums for a few days and she likes watching those "Police...
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    slowworm replied to the thread EG Ultimate Match -.
    Just find out how they are made and make your own.....
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    slowworm replied to the thread EG Ultimate Match -.
    It may be classed as hazardous. Shotgun cartridges, reloading powders, primers etc can only be sent via certain couriers so costs can be...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    Have you had much experience talking to your local firearms officer? I doubt you would get any advice and if you do it may not be...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    Neither have I or even had my ammunition amounts counted. However, there's a piece in the latest BASC mag where someone argued with...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    I wouldn't agree with that. I think we've had four different chronos on the go at once in our rifle club and the readings differed quite...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    I'm just referencing the law. I could have a reasonable go at guessing the reasoning but I would have thought most people would...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Red Kites, Buzzards and Poultry.
    Yes, carried her off about 20m and left her with several puncture marks at the base of her neck and virtually dead. I had to put her...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Red Kites, Buzzards and Poultry.
    Yes. I've lost a hen to a buzzard. The hen was in the garden about 5m from the house and I was a few meters away. I've also had them...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    Which doesn't apply to antiques.
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ridiculous leniency.
    Do you have anything specific to the case, one report mentions CS gas, one mentions the knuckledusters. It seems he wasn't charged with...