Recent content by sparko

  1. Telescopic sights

    One is,there's more woodland in Britain now,than there has been in the last thousand years. Are you sure about this?
  2. Sold: Recommended courier for high value scopes

    Any Swarovski items I have had from Macleods of Tain, scopes, binoculars are always sent RMSD … Never had an issue ‘I’ve said it, now watch it happen’
  3. Swallow, Swift and Martin watch!

    We saw our 1st house Martin yesterday, late afternoon after the rain had stopped … Probably 3 weeks ish early👍
  4. Match of the Day

    It really shows how powerful the neon bible has become, when the people within feel they can influence govt initiatives.
  5. Starlings on the BBC news site.

    Here on the Somerset levels (Ham Wall) we get this every evening … Pretty to look at, but if you have a black car it’s not so good!
  6. Domestic Wind Turbine

    Storage heating is exactly the same principle … Resistive elements, one is immersed in water of course and storage heaters are elements surrounded by heat storing bricks, the issue is controlling the feed, as modern NS heaters (Lot 20) require two supplies, day load and off peak … Once you can...
  7. .243 win loads for 55gr Ballistic tip

    I always used N140 Viht with Vmax 55gn, might have been 58gn … They went faster than I could run
  8. T3 revamp

    Tidy job, good on you … Fellow left hander too 👍
  9. BASC DSC1

    Is it correct, that on the shooting assessment, only factory rounds can be used? When I did mine years ago, I must have slipped the net, I did hear that it was now enforced.
  10. For Sale: Sauer 6.5x55 OutBack

    So where are we … Has your 202 got a fluted barrel? Not trying to be difficult, just looking for clarity.
  11. Cleaning a rifle barrel after storage

    Remove the bolt … look down the barrel … If you see daylight, it’s good to go.
  12. Things to see in Istanbul

    Last time I was there, I ended up up in Sultanahmet … In 2 days I didn’t travel more than quarter of a mile, just sat there watching life going by … Then I got robbed🌴
  13. Glastonbury-Environmental Impact

    We live 5 miles or so from worthy farm and have been many times, 1982 was the 1st time I recall … The last time (And I mean the last time) was 2 years before the covid break, when we worked as camp site stewards. The kids who go now, I say kids, ages ranging from 16 to 35 just don’t give a sod...
  14. Cuckoo

    I was in Abaeron, west Wales on Tuesday, heard my 1st one this year, coincidentally I was watching a red Kite over the sea … And saw my first song thrush for 3-4 years.
  15. Doctors Fee for FAC

    You guys are lucky to have doctors! … I rang our surgery last week for a telephone appointment with any of the part time doctors we have her … May 24th was the earliest I could get. I simply said, don’t worry about I’ll be dead by then. Crazy times
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