ARmy Rumour SErvice

**BONNACON** · 09-07-2012, 12:56

Originally Posted by leonard_lawrence

The Greener GP - every cabinet should have one.

Mine has two, and one is a "du-luxe" version with colour case hardened action and a walnut stock with lots of figure. The bluing is fantastic. Unfortunately the forends on these versions never matched the stocks (I am told). Puchased for an embarrasingly low price. Proofed to 1 and 1/4 oz and choked "full". Brilliant.

And as I found out by accident a Brown bess bayonet fits like a glove!

I was bored that day. yes great guns for futtering around in the rough. usually take the Greener or another favorite of mine a single barrel Baikal that cost me a fiver. very under rated shotguns.

**EX_STAB** · 09-07-2012, 22:34

Originally Posted by BONNACON

And as I found out by accident a Brown bess bayonet fits like a glove!

I was bored that day. yes great guns for futtering around in the rough. usually take the Greener or another favorite of mine a single barrel Baikal that cost me a fiver. very under rated shotguns.

I have two, a standard one and a second with Greener's own multichoke. The spare choke is stored in the forend. Remove both and you have cylinder bore and a muzzle brake! Must fit a bayonet.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...l/DSCF2161.jpg
I had to copy the picture, original wasn't available. Credit to Steve Wilson.

**TheIronDuke** · 09-07-2012, 23:17

Originally Posted by The_Duke

Ravers,

I shoot a cheapy Spanish s/s boxlock with 26" barrels,

I rarely contribute to threads where experts are talking, but the one poncey arse shoot I attend is down around CB Inn. With a chum of mine who likes to invite banker types from London. Who rock up with all manner of matched Purdeys and God knows what sort of engraved exotica. I borrow a Spanish thing from my cousin who is a gamekeeper. It has a plastic stock.

I get all manner of smug looks. Until it starts to piss down with rain.

**Bushmills** · 10-07-2012, 03:05

Originally Posted by Ravers

Clearly I can't divulge information like that, but let's just say the worst I've seen had engraving based on the customer's tattoos.

I'm ashamed to say he was an Englishman.

Ex man U and married to "posh"?

**ugly** · 10-07-2012, 08:47

Possibly even a Wimbledon former player turned fim star!

**rabid spaniel** · 10-07-2012, 09:10

Originally Posted by TheIronDuke

I get all manner of smug looks. Until it starts to piss down with rain.

And you start to actually hit all the birds. Posh social shooters can be the epitome of 'all the kit, full of.....'

**Ravers** · 10-07-2012, 09:12

Originally Posted by Bushmills

Ex man U and married to "posh"?

Nope, no one famous, just a twat.

**Ravers** · 10-07-2012, 09:15

Originally Posted by ugly

Possibly even a Wimbledon former player turned fim star!

He actually used to come into the shop reasonably often. Never bought a gun but always decked himself out in decent clobber.

Nice bloke, always happy to pose for pictures with the office girls downstairs etc.

**GoodIdeaAtTheTime** · 10-07-2012, 09:41

Originally Posted by TheIronDuke

I get all manner of smug looks. Until it starts to piss down with rain.

I rocked up to my brother's 10 gun shoot with my browning semi, mix of walked up and driven with the guns taking turns at the beating. At the end of the day I'd shot 50% of the pheasants and both of the woodcock.

It is fair to say I was hideously embarrassed when I realised none of these pukka chaps were capable of hitting the proverbial barn. (The bag for the day was 14 pheasants plus bits and bobs)

**ugly** · 10-07-2012, 10:17

Originally Posted by GoodIdeaAtTheTime

I rocked up to my brother's 10 gun shoot with my browning semi, mix of walked up and driven with the guns taking turns at the beating. At the end of the day I'd shot 50% of the pheasants and both of the woodcock.

It is fair to say I was hideously embarrassed when I realised none of these pukka chaps were capable of hitting the proverbial barn. (The bag for the day was 14 pheasants plus bits and bobs)

i shouldnt worry half of them claim its a social event mainly because they cant be bothered once a fortnight to take some clays in.
Last time I was in Purdeys I was wearing cycling shorts and vest and stopped by to collect 1000 28 bore cartridges. The salesman was most apologetic that they werent logo'd up!
Me I was just glad to get out of their before enough footage of me appeared on the security cameras in my going home gear!