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The examiners report reminds me of a situation I found myself in about 15 years ago. I was asked by an intermediary to write a report as an ‘expert witness’ for the FBI, looking into a case which became known as “the collar bomber”.  The FBI wanted to determine how this collar may have been...

It would be my pleasure Carl. I know Maxine enjoyed the day too and meeting your better half. To be fair to you, shooting a right handed gun was the least of my problems! 😀 The licence is taking an age,  but given the restrictions thus year it’s understandable. Cest le vie

Not just Vic, other magazine reviews are all “this gun is wonderful” pretty much regardless.    I think the problem is bias. It’s inevitable. To someone who shoots a Krieghoff, they’re the best thing since sliced bread. If that gun is subsidised or even free to use, then it’s not ever going to...

Now I maybe an engineer and I do like maths somewhat, but really? 😱 I want to relax of a weekend of shooting 

Having only been shooting  about twice a month for 18 months, I’ve hardly a back catalogue to draw from, but certainly have a handful of memories in the bank already. After my father passed away earlier this year, @diver682 invited me down to a shoot at Kingscote. As this was to be my first...

But you missed the opportunity to say “piston broke, every weekend”

You make a lot of sense, but I don’t believe it’s always true that you cannot take on a company because they have greater resources. There are caveats I believe.  One springs to mind is that a company I once worked for had a turnover of about £2M. Not an awful lot, but more income than most...

Well, the cover letter does at least attempt some empathy, but the report is in juxtaposition.  Could of course be two authors, but one should have overall direction of the tone and should air in my opinion on the side of preserving good customer relations. Cost to the manufacturer have been...

Hmm... this feels a touch short sighted of Teague management in my opinion.  Teague have a good reputation in which their defensive response has folks questioning their quality and customer service.  It seems someone has forgotten we are living in 2020, the age of the internet and social...

You fellas who lie to your wife about how many guns you have. So lucky.  I have to lie to my gun about how many wives I’ve had 🙄

I read an article recently in one of the publications, which one I unfortunately cannot recollect, in it it stated that a gun may only be borrowed from the land owner and that turning up to shoot with a mate and borrowing a gun from them is illegal (sic)  Could this be true? Is it perhaps...

I’ll give you an advance on that... between 2021 and 2069... very badly. Very badly indeed

The caveat to that is Ed Lyons.  If I were to start over, I’d shoot a few lessons, make sure it was for me, then I’d get a gun fit, an ATA (cheaper than some stock mods or custom stock!) and go see Ed Lyons and buy whatever he advises (he’s a straightforward chap who’s not in the habit of up...

Recently picked up a pair of Pilla 580 with the 70CY lenses, non-prescription. I don’t know yet if I’d need a prescription. I need to go see the guru Ed Lyons, but family and work commitments mean I can’t spare the time until the new year. As just a pair of shooting glasses, the 580 are among...

I was definitely in the “poo poo” camp

Thanks Will, it’s an interesting point and I can follow what you’re telling me, though have to admit I don’t have the breadth of experience to fully grasp that. My learning style is very much visual/experience based. I can know something I’m told or read, but I only truly understand when I’ve...

I have been quite skeptical about gun fit. To my mind, close enough would be good enough, there being more to gain through experience and developing good technique. I think much of that still holds true, but I have to admit I was wrong to be skeptical. Being quite a short chap, it was obvious...

“Lies, damned lies and statistics!” Whilst it is true to say that the CFR (Case Fatality Ratio) isn’t especially high at <1% of infections, it’s infection rate of 5.7x new infections per infection (a measure of contagiousness) is very high; unlike MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory...

Suppose we take the archetypal 30” (762mm in new money) diameter spread of shot at 20 yards through 1/4 choke. To break the standard target 108mm the shot and target must overlap in some sort of loud skyward Venn diagram. Thus, bang on center (assumes a perfectly and evenly distributed pattern...

My profile in readiness of the new forthcoming eArmoury gun dating platform-  Age: Ye Olde enough. Height: Needs a box ***: Yes please Location: Northampton  Hobbies and interests: Rabbits, Teal, Crows, Chandelle, Driven, Crossers Dislikes: Rabbits, Teal, Crows, Chandelle, Driven...