Nice Spring Day

Loved those times....although I wished we had a/c back then. I brought my dad's new-to -us DCM M1 carbine to show and tell. Most were in awe....until classmate friend Jimmy displayed his dad's Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 mag.

I distinctly remember being asked what the odd diamond-shaped inset plate, with a 1/4" hole in it & a pair of springs on the sides was for. It was on the bottom of the forend was on my old BSA.22RF. An odd little tube magazine fed bolt action.

It actually allowed the cover stud on top of the windscreen of an MG Midget to be used as a rest! (don't ask)

It's true that our freedom to enjoy our chosen sport has become an easy target for politicians trying to make a name for themselves.

But I bet that kids playing violent computer games in every spare moment will grow up with more mental health issues than someone who has been brought up with firearms and proper handling and an outdoor life.

Indeed!

Paddy, I've been told adoption agency's in the UK wont even talk to you if you own a gun of any type.

This whole thread demonstrates just how small the world really is! 

I think Terry had the South West as his area.

I'd forgotten Bentine was a shooter!

You're right times have changed & How!

Even here in the U.S.

I remember buying a No4Mk1(T) at a gun show in Allentown, PA in the mis 80's.

I got the rifle, some ammo a few chargers & a sling & was leaving the show with the slung rifle over my shoulder as I didn't find a case. The cop doing security asked to see it & I showed him. When he asked why I was so nervous I said "Because if I did this in the U.K. I'd be under arrest by now"! His reply was "Welcome to the land of the Brave & the home of the free"! Do you know where the local range is?

I went back to the same show a couple of years back & got the whole "fish eye thing" because I exited the building to go for a smoke!

Yeah, he took over that from another company that went T/U. "Cambridge Canmera", maybe? There were 3 stores, Guilford, Birmingham & another one I don't remember in the Home Counties, doubling Reids from 3 to 6. I forget who, they had a red iris diaphragm as the logo & imported Exa/Exakta into the U.K.

Didn't LCE also have branch in Bristol? On Broad St maybe?

Our Assistant Manager jumped ship & went to them "Before The Fall".

Raymond wanted an "American Business Model", that was one reason why Don kept the pharmacy totally separate because he doubted it would work in England.

I subbed for the manager in Haslemere after his skiing accident put him in hospital for several months. Beautiful area & way closer to Bisley too!

Did you have an Agfa rep called "Terry" who was a target shooter there? He was my Bisley Guru!