Recent content by Scapegoat

30 year career as a cop, the last two of which were spent managing the command hub as required. Once retired I worked in a Firearms Licensing Department. So yes, I have first hand knowledge of the systems

Good grief. Perhaps it might have been easier if you had your certificate in your glove box.........

Stay classy

Section 48 of the 1968 Act is kind of vague: (1)A constable may demand, from any person whom he believes to be in possession of a firearm or ammunition to which section 1 of this Act applies, or of a shot gun, the production of his firearm certificate or, as the case may be, his shot gun...

No need The comms hub at the vast majority of forces will have someone with out of hours access to the National Licensing database who will be able to check your details, and if you're in your own car the Police National Computer will have a flag on your number plate to tell them you have a FAC.

I have a wide fit to start with , and a bunion on my right foot that makes finding a good boot difficult. Meindl Guffert are a wide last, but more importantly a wide toebox, and I'm now on my third pair. There's an outdoor shop in Clitheroe, Whalley Warm and Dry where you can have a fitting...

I’ve gone from Disco to HiLux. Fuel is better in the HilLux. Road tax is cheaper than a large SUV The dead things are in a separate compartment. Bitter experience of trying to exorcise the smell of dead dog fox or rutty deer. I only occasionally carry rear seat passengers and they don’t...

Bob Parratt now sold thanks.

I've got three batches going.... bramble whisky, bramble vodka and apple and bramble gin. There's a cinamon stick in with the apple and bramble..... Damson vodka works really well.

Bump

Montane Extreme pile smock complete with hood. These fit quite small, so best up to a 46" chest. It has a detachable wired peak hood, very, very cosy and comfortable £80 *******Now SOLD Thanks******

Having a bit of a clear out of stuff that no longer fits; 1. Le Chameau Waistcoat, size 2XL. Measures 25 inches armpit to armpit. Hardly worn. Cost £200 new, asking £80

Err, Chris Eubank, surely?

I'm a bit of a fan of Meopta glass. I have a pair of Meopro HD 8x32 that I took in part-ex for a scope and was gobsmacked at how good they are. As with anything else, it's whether or not they suit you and your purpose, so try and get to look through a pair before you buy.

Amusing but sobering tale. My lad took me up to the hill at the back of his house for a buck which obligingly appeared where he said it would at the back of some forestry blocks. Once shot and gralloched he hoisted it onto his shoulders and set off back towards the track where we'd left the...