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This is what it looked like when I left Portugal. It's only had one coat of oil in the pics below. Old stock and forend had now been put back on so that I can carry on shooting. I'll post some more pics when it's finished.

Was his name Peter?

AGL for me on Friday. Good course hampered by the gusts of wind. A considerable amount of no birds as well, which is very unusual for AGL. With trap filling happening as well, resulted in a round of over 3 hours. Came out of the gate pretty well, dropping 2 on the first 3 stands. Got to stand 4...

Wednesday 09:45 pick up from the hotel, off to MR to pick up the guns, then driven the 45 mins to Restaurante Clube dos Caçadores do Porto, to give then a go. Choices of trap, skeet, sportrap and Helice. Shot 100 sportrap to get a good feel for the gun. Take a pencil with you, if you want any...

Apologies, this is a long post. TL : DR at the bottom if you’re after a quick read. Before we start, a bit about me. I’m 6ft 4, north of 18st, size 11 gloves. In the industry I’m in we have to design our equipment to fit the 5th to the 95th percentile of people. I’m 97th. Off the shelf guns...

Excuse my ignorance, I've never shot any trap disciplines, but why would anybody walk between pegs with a loaded (but open) gun?

I've got 2 Beretta Optima HP Flush Steels in 1/2 (M). Bought a 2nd hand DT (2 years old) very lightly used, and they came with it. PM me an offer Now Sold

I think their last registered shoot wasn't listed in the CPSA magazine. That may have had something to do with it.

I had compact fluorescent bulb in my lounge uplighters that I could hear even at 50. One was significantly louder than the other. These we the newish g24q fitting (square plug with 4 pins) as opposed to the bayonet or Edison screw type we all know. Unfortunately it would appear that it's the...

Oh, I can be lazy too, but I do like a clean gun. Magicbore drill kit is my best friend. :D

EJ Churchills for me today. Had the pleasure of Bebo on our squad. Always nice to shoot with fellow forum members. Typical EJC course, although softer than usual. Had my gun fit assessed last week, which had now resulted in a stock that is 15-1/2" rather than the 16" I've been swinging around...

A couple of years ago I bought a particular slab of cartridges to try. Shot 2 of the worst rounds I've ever had with them. Absolutely nothing to do with the cartridges, but even now if I put one in my gun, the little devil on my shoulder says "You're gonna shoot badly with these, like last...

A lot of people will judge a cartridge on recoil. Can't see how that can be done. I recently been using a cheaper cartridge a lot of people think is really punchy, but I quite like them. Another premium cartridge that is highly rated, I never want to put in my gun again. Perceived recoil comes...

Big loss to this forum, big win for the shooting ground you're going to.

I'd believe the markings on the barrels over a choke gauge. Different gun manufactures bore guns to different dimensions, which a choke gauge won;t account for. Not sure how accurate this table is, but it would appear that Cylinder on a Caesar Guerini is the same internal diameter as 3/8 on a...

My Browning XS and 525 SL have tramlines, my DT11 and A400 don't. Up until 10mins ago I didn't know. Had to open the cabinet up to look.

What's it currently choked at? If it's around 1/4 to 1/2, then I'd probably leave it alone, and swap cartridges for closer/longer targets. If it's more than 1/2, then I'd consider it.

Has anybody got any recommendations for travel insurance (loss/damage) when taking your gun into Europe? The insurance the comes with the CPSA covers the public liability aspect, but I'm concerned about my gun getting pinched/lost/damaged during the flight. Cheers, Daz

Always had my X6 inserts done by All Eyes, just outside of Cambridge. Been more than happy with their service.

Yep, we all went through it. I was nervous for my first registered, as although I'd read up on what goes on, was it going to be "too" serious? Nope. Introduced myself to the rest of the squad, explained this was my first registered shoot (in fact I dont' even think I'd shot a local club 100)...