CS: Target-Range Approval guns on ships

2000-06-08 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The pistol AD was in 1984, main cause being a too wide trigger shoe on a pistol being holstered. There are normally a couple of injuries per year at Bisley requiring hospital treatment, commonly caused by failure of a major component of the firearm for one

CS: Target-martin farnhams comments

2000-06-15 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] When I have shot on Pirbright what I see through or over my sights is a target with a bloody great sand berm immediately behind it. If a bullet was to miss this then it does go in the direction of stickledown butts if you are on the far right of Pirbright

CS: Pol-shots fired on royal train

2000-06-16 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The papers are full of this this morning, but I hsould like to offer a parody of Dame Edith Sitwell in The Importance of Being Earnest "To loose off once may be looked upon as being unfortunate, to do it twice....." Nick Why me?

CS: Legal-product liability

2000-06-06 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] A compendium of thoughts on California's interpretation of product liability laws for firearms. 1. Guns are obviously toys because they should have features to prevent injury by children to themselves so therefore cars and tin cans should be banned or made

CS: Target-hse and ranges

2000-06-06 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] An interesting concept, getting the HSE to look after range certification. On the minus side they are ill-equipped to do their existing work due to a lack of funding-the Tories wanted sweatshops so we could be "competitive" and also the fact that

CS: Pol-nra vote

2000-06-05 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] People should only vote for those they know will support the views they hold themselves, never use your vote just to make up the numbers because you will dilute the vote for those you are really keen on. Whoever your choice is VOTE so they are mandated

CS: Legal-reporting firearms injuries

2000-07-01 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is no legal requirement to report a shooting injury by either yourself or the hospital if it is not work or criminally related. Hospitals do as a matter of routine though god knows why, they owe a duty of confidentiality to the patient but what good

CS: Misc-1911's

2000-06-29 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought it was the disconnector that gave the biggest headache, you try shooting a 1911 with a broken one and see what happens. The more modern ones have a shorter firing pin I beleive, slamfire was possible on the early ones and pins broke due

CS: Misc-Unexpected shots.

2000-06-26 Thread nick
From: nick royall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but I still find it difficult to accept equipment faliures. Anyone who uses a Firearm should be competant in the operation and care of the particular Firearm he is using so as to know that it is functioning properly. If you are using a faulty gun any