CS: Misc-John Wayne Winchester Custom Model

2001-01-18 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >uh, excuse me. Chuck Connors, former pro football and baseball player, >played the Rifleman on TV in the US. > >paul bartomioli >-- >I'm sure Robert Stack was in that show, I even remember an >article in the American Rifleman where they interview

CS: Misc-lost ammo

2001-01-18 Thread andrew
From: andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] In what the news were calling the "bullet blunder" nottinghamshire police have lost a magazine full of 9 mm ammo from a walther pistol out of an arv; and they want it back! Please. If it wouldn't be too much trouble. This is the police force that put arme

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread Earl W
From: "Earl W", [EMAIL PROTECTED] No matter what, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE MARCH, as should everyone else with an interest in field/country sports & human rights - including the fishing sports supporters as they will be next for a ban. Though, I have considered taking a camera of my own t

CS: Crime-British tourist killed by gunman in Jamaica

2001-01-18 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ther is more to this story than meets the eye. It seems odd to me that she shared a taxi with 4 other people, one of them a stranger who was the the murderer and when she was shot none of the others noticed anything and thought the bang was a tyre blow

CS: Pol-Useful JFK quote

2001-01-18 Thread M. Wilso
From: "M. Wilso", [EMAIL PROTECTED] After witnessing Senator Kennedy's antigun tirade this morning at the Ashcroft confirmation hearing, this is most appropriate: "By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep a

CS: Pol-The higher the stakes the harder we will fight

2001-01-18 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I detect some hardening of attitudes (!) among those being discriminated against so unjustly in Britain! I have recently been listening to some recordings of Sir Winston Churchill's speeches and one in particular springs to mind. I wonder if you can gues

CS: Misc-proofing

2001-01-18 Thread andrew
From: andrew, [EMAIL PROTECTED] RORG had nothing to do with small arms manufacture as far as I am aware. When Enfield was closed manufacture of small arms was transferred to RO Nottingham, including the manufacture of H&K products under license. As a result of Royal Ordnance being taken ov

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have not received my set of 7x5 glossies I ordered from the Special Branch photographers at the last march, if this carries on I am not going to get them to take any more pictures. More importantly, shame on the hotels in Bayswater for allowing them o

CS: Misc-Careless cops?

2001-01-18 Thread Richard Loweth
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED] This from the "Leicester Mercury" on the careless coppers...but at least, this time it was only fifteen rounds! Last time wasn't it Notts Police that lost the four revolvers? "Bullets Found: Police said today they had recovered a magazine contain

CS: Target-moly on air pellets

2001-01-18 Thread Alex Hamilton
From: "Alex Hamilton", [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a bad idea! If your air-rifle is rated to 11.98ft.-lb.'s, you will break the law by using moly. You will get higher velocity from the same pellet, and therefore a higher M.E., due to the way an air-rifle works. Unlike a powder which needs

CS: Misc-John Wayne Winchester Custom Model

2001-01-18 Thread Clive 2001
From: "Clive 2001", [EMAIL PROTECTED] I seem to remember Edgar Brothers in Macelsfield, Cheshire had them for sale. Not a big market place but an interesting one. Apparently the large loop was to accommodate heavily gloved fingers, Man, it gets cold in Texas in the winter. Rgds, C

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread E.J. Totty
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >While I agree with you that it's not (yet) illegal to demonstrate in support >of our diminishing freedoms, I think that Earl is expressing a valid >concern. --snip-- >Regards > >Martin Kay >-- >I can't see the point in worrying about it

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread matthew.wright7
From: "matthew.wright7", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Firstly I think any idea that being seen on a peaceful lawful march will affect your FAC applications is unfounded. Secondly even if this was to start happening then we would be facing such a serious abuse of human rights that we should all be out

CS: Pol-Kennedy's comments

2001-01-18 Thread Chris R. Tame
From: "Chris R. Tame", [EMAIL PROTECTED]

CS: Pol-the debate in Parliament

2001-01-18 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISSUE 2064 Thursday 18 January 2001 Shooting and fishing are next, MPs told By Michael Kallenbach, Parliamentary Correspondent LABOUR'S attempt to ban hunting with dogs means that fishing and shooting could be next on the list to be targeted by an

CS: Misc-John Wayne Winchester Custom Model

2001-01-18 Thread Earl W
From: "Earl W", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks everyone, here's the response from Winchester, does anyone know the specifications of the rifles with the large loop - Barrel Length, Calibers, Sights etc I think Franklin Mint was one of the places that said the large loop was invented by JW - s

CS: Pol-video

2001-01-18 Thread Brian Toller
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now if we could all attend the march and stop for just a few seconds, banners to the fore and best Sunday smiles, in front of one of the CCTV's. Then having paid the nice people at the Met a tenner for the tape we could take a still off for our elect

CS: Target-38 Special

2001-01-18 Thread Stayangry
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I seem to recall that a person was indirectly killed by one of these a few years ago. Apparently he was involved in body guard training using (he thought) wax bullets powered by primers only. Unfortunately a live round was mixed up with the practice rounds and he

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or are people so attached to their lever-action rifles that the Government has so graciously permitted them to possess that they would prefer to cower at home for the next few years until they are banned as well? Bloody

CS: Pol-March In March Worries

2001-01-18 Thread Stuart_Heal
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wouldn't worry about it. If you spend any time on the internet, or write to your MP or the papers, it's quite possible that the information will go into a file somewhere, but so what? They can't pick on everyone who's against them, they'd be running themselves

CS: Misc-Suggestions for Mark Thomas - CH4

2001-01-18 Thread Earl W
From: "Earl W", [EMAIL PROTECTED] His email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If there are any political suggestions for him to investigate send him an email!!! EW Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

CS: Misc-the man with the golden air pistol

2001-01-18 Thread KiPng
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] << even better. in the original Dirty Harry, the holstered weapon is a 6" barrel. the one he shoots is an 8 3/8 inch target model with 3Ts. Target Trigger, Hammer, Stocks. 6" gun is plain jane model. >> IIRC they couldn't get a 6" Model 29 for the fil

CS: Pol-ban on hunting.

2001-01-18 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electronic Telegraph ISSUE 2064 Thursday 18 January 2001 MPs vote for total ban on hunting By George Jones and Benedict Brogan PARLIAMENT took the first steps towards criminalising hunting with dogs when MPs voted overwhelmingly last night for

CS: Pol-Hunting ban

2001-01-18 Thread David M
From: "David M", [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISSUE 2064 Thursday 18 January 2001 Ban predicted within two years By Peter Foster ANTI-HUNT campaigners predicted that a ban on hunting would become a reality within two years. The RSPCA, the League Against Cruel Sports and the International Fund

CS: Pol-Sportsman's Association News Release 15/01/01

2001-01-18 Thread SA Mail
From: "SA Mail", [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS RELEASE 17th January 2001 THE HUNTING BILL This afternoon members of the House of Commons will be voting on the second reading of The Hunting Bill. Most informed speculation suggests that MPs will vote overwhelmingly for an outright ban on