The PH Gun Cabinet - Shooting Matters

[red_slr]

ASE all the way.

I think the SL5i and 7i is ok up to .30cal and it will last forever, well a long time.

Of course check full specs etc.

[slow_poke]

red_slr said:

ASE all the way.

I think the SL5i and 7i is ok up to .30cal and it will last forever, well a long time.

Of course check full specs etc.

Cheers red, will check those.

[SlimRick]

A little bit of carpentry work to give the gun a more comfortable way to travel.
I need to reface the drawers to make it look less like I'm transporting a coffin, and get rid of the handles as they're electrically operated now.

[Pesty]

Nice much better than my effort.

I’ll get around to putting runners in it to make drawers at some point.

[will_]

CrunkleFloop said:

will_ said:

I would be very grateful for some guidance as to a suitable mid-range shotgun, please. Mixture of game and clays (mostly game).

I am looking for a 12-bore side by side, budget around £1,500-2k. Local gun-shop recommended something like a AYA No.4 boxlock but prices seem to vary significantly. Are there any other suggestions? Will probably be used for 4-5 days a year.

Thanks in advance.

A vote for AYA here!

I use my AYA No.53 (like the No.2 Sidelock but with some extra goodies) as my go-to gun, fantastic gun and always draws attention.

After my regular Clay shoot on Sunday a number of people wanted to try it, all commented on how instinctive it was to shoot and all managed to break clays with it. I bought it around Christmas and have already put 800+ cartridges through it!

Thanks for all the useful advice on this thread. I always find it very rude when people seek advice but don't come back to explain what they have done - so just to say that I have bought an immaculate AYA No.2 sidelock. As mentioned above it is very instinctive to use, and was within my original budget.

If I end up shooting more often I might trade it in for the Berretta, which also looked lovely.

[red_slr]

Article in the DM today going after ak47 shotguns and rifles ..

[FurtiveFreddy]

red_slr said:

Article in the DM today going after ak47 shotguns and rifles ..

The one I've seen talks about .22s which look like AKs. Of course, those .22s are much more dangerous than the ones which don't look like AKs.

[red_slr]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6925987

[red_slr]

FurtiveFreddy said:

red_slr said:

Article in the DM today going after ak47 shotguns and rifles ..

The one I've seen talks about .22s which look like AKs. Of course, those .22s are much more dangerous than the ones which don't look like AKs.

To them, and the pubic there is no difference between 7.62 and .22RF..... I also notice the article shows images of a glock and some 9mm rounds... wtf?

The Silverstone shooting centre article has been published in the Times too. I think they were mental to even let them in the doors. I am sure they thought it would be a bit of free publicity. Sadly they always have an agenda and no matter how much you try and demonstrate the sport is safe they are always looking at the angles.

I fully expect to lose the majority of the firearms I own over the next 5 years. Sad.

[FurtiveFreddy]

red_slr said:

To them, and the pubic there is no difference between 7.62 and .22RF..... I also notice the article shows images of a glock and some 9mm rounds... wtf?

The Silverstone shooting centre article has been published in the Times too. I think they were mental to even let them in the doors. I am sure they thought it would be a bit of free publicity. Sadly they always have an agenda and no matter how much you try and demonstrate the sport is safe they are always looking at the angles.

I fully expect to lose the majority of the firearms I own over the next 5 years. Sad.

The best days of shooting and driving are rapidly disappearing behind us, that's for sure.

[aeropilot]

red_slr said:

The Silverstone shooting centre article has been published in the Times too. I think they were mental to even let them in the doors. I am sure they thought it would be a bit of free publicity. Sadly they always have an agenda and no matter how much you try and demonstrate the sport is safe they are always looking at the angles.

Yep, I agree, mad to let journo's anywhere near. Every journo in UK is an anti, so you are just putting the noose around your own neck.
All the shooting associations/organisations are more interested in pissing contest between themselves rather than showing a united front and lobbying on behalf of theirs members. But when you have idiots like Mike Yardley sticking his oar in against fellows shooters its not really surprising. He's just a rampant hypocritical self publisist.

red_slr said:

I fully expect to lose the majority of the firearms I own over the next 5 years. Sad.

I'm starting to think that way as well.....

[FurtiveFreddy]

I've just read that Times article about Silverstone SC.

Since when was John Thorne a "former libel lawyer"? That's a new one on me.

He's a bit too enthusiastic for his own good sometimes and to invite the press to try and get them to write a positive piece about practical shooting in the current climate is just naive and foolhardy. At the very least he should have invited a few other representatives of shooting along with a bit more experience than he has. Jeeze...

[aeropilot]

FurtiveFreddy said:

I've just read that Times article about Silverstone SC.

Since when was John Thorne a "former libel lawyer"? That's a new one on me.

He's a bit too enthusiastic for his own good sometimes and to invite the press to try and get them to write a positive piece about practical shooting in the current climate is just naive and foolhardy. At the very least he should have invited a few other representatives of shooting along with a bit more experience than he has. Jeeze...

Its a have one of these moments....

I think the term 'practical' needs to be dropped from UK use, despite the fact that the term has been in use for 40 odd years. The very name is open to suggestions of other purposes now by the anti's......Perhaps a change to Dynamic Shooting or some other term?

Hey ho.........

[MKnight702]

red_slr said:

FurtiveFreddy said:

red_slr said:

Article in the DM today going after ak47 shotguns and rifles ..

The one I've seen talks about .22s which look like AKs. Of course, those .22s are much more dangerous than the ones which don't look like AKs.

To them, and the pubic there is no difference between 7.62 and .22RF..... I also notice the article shows images of a glock and some 9mm rounds... wtf?

I fully expect to lose the majority of the firearms I own over the next 5 years. Sad.

I seem to remember a drive coming from Europe post the Paris shootings to ban all of the black .22RF semi autos that looked like their fully auto cousins on the grounds that they "looked dangerous". Luckily, despite the (deliberate) timing of the motion, it failed to get passed on a wave of anti gun sentiment. What was never explained was whether spraying the guns pink (or orange and blue like the airsoft ones) would defeat the law.

I was hoping that the "meeja" had changed focus from "guns baaad" to "drones baaad", but it seems as though the retain enough brain power to focus on two things at once, either that or "guns baaad" is too entrenched in their head to be eliminated.

In the mean time I shall continue to enjoy my collection whilst I still have the opportunity.

[SlimRick]

It looks like pigeons and crows are going to have it easier over the coming weeks:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/2...

[Marlin45]

But ground nesting birds and newly seeded crops will not?

[LotusMartin]

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-bbc-to-sack-chris-pac...

[SlimRick]

Marlin45 said:

But ground nesting birds and newly seeded crops will not?

And all of those cute, fluffy little lambs will make a tasty meal for the crows.

[Brads67]

Cannot believe that actually. Stupidity of the highest order. Largely ignored I hope.

[200Plus Club]

We've just bought 1000 shells ready for the first pigeon days this summer. Let's hope it's all sorted soon. Very rash decision with little or no consultation.