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  1. bowjijohn

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    Pathetic ! This fool is arguably the second most powerful individual in Britain We be f’cked ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckg33njxve0t
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    Wave Hunting, Surfing, Beaches

    I also remember the ‘black shorts’
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    Quatar Airspace

    I do believe it is time the mad mullahs are encouraged to book their 20 virgins
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    Therein lies the rub Niceness is wearing thin
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    Politics

    The PPL is about to make an announcement PPL ?? Parliamentary Pond Life They are what pretends to be a Gov here in the UK They are owned by the Muslim vote They neither speak for, nor care about British Citizens
  6. bowjijohn

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    I thought it more likely that they would mine it
  7. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Supply of warheads to Iran? That could get very dangerous very fast For all of us
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    They are parasitic turds There is always some fuckwit with a loud voice and inflated ego who believes he will ‘make a difference’ Just about anyone that ‘ wants the role’ is unsuitable It should be a ‘poison chalice’ thrust upon those who have achieved something (and who often don’t think...
  9. bowjijohn

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    The entire UK Gov can collectively be considered ‘pond life’
  10. bowjijohn

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    Kipling I suspect Bing Crosby probably nicked it https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/a-smugglers-song
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    Assets

    Land in the long term Ammo, cigarettes, antibiotics, sugar, salt and insulin when the poop hits the fan
  12. bowjijohn

    Politics

    The EU suggests that the only solution is a diplomatic one I’m increasingly of the opinion that the only lasting solution (though a problematic one) is regime change Anything else and we’ll be back here again Keeping China and Russia out of any transition of power will be tricky
  13. bowjijohn

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    Meanwhile Trump bleats on about a deal He is an infantile fool who got lucky selling and building shopping malls He is out of his depth! J
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    Blaser R8 - Steel or Aluminum Receiver in Pro Safari Rifle in .416 or .458?

    I have a 404 j in a R8 pro success and aluminium metal work / receiver I have no issues with recoil - even without anything added in terms of recoil management Now I know it isn’t a 458 Lott, but I do use it in competition where one of the COF is 8 rounds in 35 seconds
  15. bowjijohn

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    I wonder if we can draw any conclusions as to Israel’s intent from the choice of the use of ‘rising lion’ The lion was, apparently, an emblem of Persia
  16. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Interesting Thanks for that This is not a process that can be stopped There really is no turning back Either the nuclear threat is eliminated or the regime is toppled or both The US must be under huge pressure to target that nuclear facility hidden deep within that mountain No other...
  17. bowjijohn

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    I suspect that the Iranian Regime is about to be taken apart About time too They are the Jack of spades NK, Putin and the CCP being the others, in ascending order Our other troubles - especially in the UK - is a fair to middling risk of civil war
  18. bowjijohn

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    You are lucky to have troops to deploy I suspect that we in the UK are a knat’s testicle away from civil unrest There are not many of us sheep dogs between the sheep and the ‘rude boys’ We have a government that should really be charged with treason as they are deliberately working against...
  19. bowjijohn

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    Plus Covid ! Though I have no evidence to support my beliefs However I’d bet my left nut that it was a CCP bio weapon from the lab And Bet my right nut that it’s escape from the lab was …. Let’s say Convenient
  20. bowjijohn

    Politics

    That image is missing Trump’s hairy nuts caught in Putin’s vice
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    Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

    I think I concur DG hunting is a dangerous pastime skewed to the advantage of the tourist hunter Sadly it is little more than expensive titillation Combat against a pier adversary is not in the least entertaining As many on here will know
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    Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

    QRF is what our friends and neighbours put together on the farms of the NE of Zim in the mid 70s Top cover on farmer convoys, whilst driving in to town (or the biscope ((cinema)) )was my role as a young lad in 4 Indep Later, as a young trouper in RLI, life became a little less innocent
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    Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

    I’m 67 I agree absolutely with this sentiment It is exactly how i felt (and still do) as a young man As an old man I recognise my frailty in a modern scrap (Scrap? - English colloquialism for a fight) J
  24. bowjijohn

    Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

    Hardly The less folk that contribute to conservation, the less wildlife remains against the pressures of farming and population expansion
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    Politics

    Briefly back to SA farmers
  26. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Looks like the Ukrainians are ‘on a roll’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr58e9yr2ezt
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    Reminds me, a little, of the early SAS / LRDG opps in N Africa All change in terms of technology No change in terms of human courage, commitment and enterprise SOE was no different- an unimaginable quiet lonely courage of ordinary people
  28. bowjijohn

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    That- if true- has strategic implications Not just for a regional war
  29. bowjijohn

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    The news might curdle the milk for some :).
  30. bowjijohn

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    I wish them (Ukraine SF) gods speed home
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    Serious Safety Concerns for South Africa Hunt

    Southern Africa has always been safe Until it is not That might be for ever Or suddenly change around the next corner You don’t go to the bush, or hunt because it is safe One does it because ….. Curiously Looking at the news DG ‘hunting’ is going to be a majority pastime within the next...
  32. bowjijohn

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    Was trying to talk American
  33. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I would caution Trump that when you only stand for profit; then you stand for nothing Your adversaries couldn’t give a twig for profit They want power and control Trump and his vice president strike me as checkers players at a chess tournament Great at bullying 3rd world leaders and total...
  34. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Does Trump have the ability to recognise when he is being patronised by Putin? I hope so Because he is !
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    Is south africa reasonably safe?

    My thoughts 1. Media have exaggerated risk since the beginning of time 2. All countries have areas where risk is high 3. Piss about in Africa and you are a candidate for harm 4. Jo burg is a city with a high crime rate 5. Crime and violence are usually restricted to those who indulge in...
  36. bowjijohn

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    Me thinks we have a political player Not an honest hunter I suspect you are no more a white SA farmer than I am an astronaut
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    This makes for a hard, but enlightening read https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kill-Boer-Government-Complicity-Africas/dp/0994715978
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    Politics

    It’s also absolute cobblers Only fresh fish is used in fish and chip shops Here in Cornwall it would be yesterday’s catch
  39. bowjijohn

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    Once again peace remains out of reach The chances stand somewhere between ‘Bob’ and ‘no’ hope Putin has once again refused any meaningful engagement He trots out a prisoner release deal in a poor attempt of a fig leaf cover of his refusal to modify his geopolitical ambitions When ‘o’ when...
  40. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I suspect that at some point the penny will drop and Trump will realise that Putin is just playing him
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    I’m reminded of three stories The first, I’m not sure of. The second I’m not sure of the location. The third I know happened 1. Lion Park just outside Johannesburg in early 80s. A Japanese couple got out of their car to take pictures. They got nailed by the lions they were photographing The...
  42. bowjijohn

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    Apparently there is to be a Turkey meet Is that a meeting of leaders in Turkey Or A meeting of turkey’s? Either way Nothing will come of it other than a lot of gobbling J
  43. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Using NI language Putin is a player He has zero intention of a peace deal That, in his worldview, is capitulation He believes that the US is naive and Europe is weak There will be no peace deal At best… A suspension of hostilities … Until the next time
  44. bowjijohn

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    I understand your analagy However - for me it is more like your neighbour coming over and telling you it is all your fault for living in your house j
  45. bowjijohn

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    I believe their plan is to take, then HOLD Rather than take, then move on, allowing Hamas to creep back in I suspect that requires a more substantial ground force commitment
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    What 404 Jeffery solid would you pic?

    I don’t know what’s best but the two I reload for 404 J are peregrine 400gr and Woodleigh hydros, also @ 400gr Both 2300 ft per sec or there abouts
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    MOZ Terrorist Attack..

    I’d sooner have a .375 to throw at your average Terr than just a pair of smelly socks
  48. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Which brings us back to the issue of NATO expansion Countries that have ‘had a dose’ of Russian control have fled to the protection of the NATO umbrella NATO doesn’t threaten Russia It is the choice of nations seeking to escape totalitarian control that threatens totalitarian states
  49. bowjijohn

    Politics

    It was called the GNR Great North Road For those of us borne in N Rhodesia
  50. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Quelle surprise https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20x5xn1g92o
 
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