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[leon-b]

ok i was hoping that i would meet you
leon

 

[British Red]

One day Leon - but not in a big group mate

 

[leon-b]

ok red
leon

 

[weaver]

Visions of the postie feeding rope through my letter box 10 feet at a time!

Red,

I have a 600' spool of 7 strand mil spec paracord, I want to roll 1/2 of it off to a smaller spool. They have automated equipment at the factory that will spool and measure the rope for me.

Do you have lighter pine in UK? I think you may call it Maya Pine? It is great for tender. I want to dig up a bit for you if it is useful.

Anything else that is rare there and plentiful here? (except land)

 

[leon-b]

hi guys back to the shooting talk
if i bought a gun and kept it at my uncles who has a shooting licence and went on an organised shoot with him would i have to have a shooting licence
leon

 

[British Red]

Weaver,

Hmmm some maya pine would be fantastic - thanks mate - I tend to use birch or clematis or cramp ball fungus as they are locally available - I'd love to try the pine stump stuff though.

Hmmm rare here...Glocks ?
Red

 

[British Red]

Leon,

Yup. You need a licence to possess. Your uncle can own a shotgun and lend it to someone to use on his land and under his supervision, but if its yours, you need a licence. If you keep your gun at your uncles it will probably cause more problems than it solves (it needs to be covered by his licence as well if he has access to it).

Theres two thoughts here. Wait till you stop growing and borrow one of your uncles till then or just get on with it. This will scare Weaver now, but

£40 for a licence
£80 for a basic cabinet
£250 for a basic shotgun
£25 for a gun slip (case)
A few quid for some shells

Lets say £400 - £500 to get going

Depends if you have that sort of cash?

Red

 

[leon-b]

so could my uncle buy the gun and register it as his but i pay him how much the gun cost and use it ?
leon

 

[British Red]

Hmmmm if anyone found out that would be very wrong and you would get in big trouble, so no, you couldn't and shouldn't do that.

Now what you uncle chooses to do with his money and how much cash you give him for his Christmas present are clearly between you and him

Red

 

[leon-b]

lol im sure it would be ok, just say that its his gun and that he lets me use it
leon

 

[British Red]

No, no Leon...you aren't going to do that or even if you were, you wouldn't say so on a public forum would you

 

[leon-b]

lol sorry
leon

 

[weaver]

Lets say £400 - £500 to get going

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

 

[British Red]

But then again, once you have set yourself up, I suspect its neutral. I was shooting a friends rather nice shotgun he picked up for £50 recently. Blueing was worn and it was a basic fixed choke game gun (1/4 and, I think, improved cyl). Cost £50 with a box of cartridges thrown in. So, actually its £40 for a licence, £50 for a basic cabinet and £50 for a gun...but, its not the way for a youngster to begin......

Red

 

[leon-b]

thanks for the info red keep it coming
leon

 

[leon-b]

went shopping yesterday at the local gun shop and i got
nick bakers british wildlife
deerhunter waterproof trousers
some socks to fold over the top of my wellies
a fleece
and my nan is picking me up a reeltree camoflague t shirt on monday as they didnt have any in stock

it was a pretty expensive day and i will be going back there in a fort night to spend some more cash lol
leon

 

[leon-b]

hi guys im now looking for a wide brimmed hat to keep the rain of my head, it needs to be water proof and warm, i like the look of the leather ones, it needs to be under £35
i have heard that the tilley hats are good but i dont really like the look of them
what can you reccomend
leon

 

[British Red]

Flat cap mate - fight the trend and reclaim the farmers heritage

 

[leon-b]

lol, i cant really see myself wearing one of those
leon

 

[British Red]

Works for me - folds flat in my pocket, keeps me warm and the rain off, doesn't take up much space. Need to turn your collar up against rain on the neck though

Red