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  1. bowjijohn

    Question for those who have Blaser R8’s

    Had similar issue with .22LR bolt head last year Was fixed free of charge J Perhaps 10,000 rds down barrel
  2. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Making friends on the Niger
  3. bowjijohn

    Politics

    The main problem is that the EU and UK, since the thatcher days, have lived in a woke make-believe world thinking that the heavy lifting will be done by those ‘ ignorant cousins’ Well those ‘ignorant cousins’ have told you to do one Uncomfortable, but timely in my opinion
  4. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I do not know about CNN However the BBC is not a trusted source of fact or news Sadly - if we don't pay for it we can go the jail It is colloquially known as the Botty Bashers Club
  5. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I do get bored with left and right trying to claim the moral high ground In international affairs (an increasingly internal affairs) there is no moral high ground there is winning and losing You either wish to survive or you don't Moaning about your front row of the scrum (read Defensive...
  6. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I struggle to understand why ‘fairy land’ (Europe), is so hell bent on destroying itself and the rest of the western world?!? These cultures, that we are so determined to hand over power to, are not our friends When will we rid ourselves of this complacent socialist suicidal cult that infects...
  7. bowjijohn

    TIA 5 Coutada 9 Mokore

    Coutada 9 is possibly my favourite place on earth
  8. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Three things strike me The extraordinary level of technological and strategic sophistication that the US possesses and has demonstrated to the world The level of cooperation between the US and Israel The utter gutlessness and incompetence - politically morally and militarily - demonstrated by...
  9. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Flash signal Starmerlite has been in touch with Margate Council They are to scramble the pedalos Sadly latest instructions from the CCP is that they are to paddle furiously in the wrong direction That is all
  10. bowjijohn

    4x4 Zimmer frame

    Been diagnosed with osteo arthritis in hips My hunting solution? hunting Zimmer frame ! J
  11. bowjijohn

    One more firearm...or are you done?

    I’m absolutely done buying rifles Right after I’ve bought a new Lilja barrel for a Cz 455 (currently in .17HMR) for the range Allowing me to accommodate 6 client shooters with precision.22LR tools Aaaand …. a 300 Norma Mag barrel, bolthead and insert to fit an Akila chassis (I just happen...
  12. bowjijohn

    Politics

    What a breath of fresh air and reasoned argument You keep me returning to this forum J
  13. bowjijohn

    Blaser R8 - Steel or Aluminum Receiver in Pro Safari Rifle in .416 or .458?

    I’m sorry I completely forgot !! I only have bathroom scales and they didn’t work properly when I tried to weigh it I’ll be visiting my gunsmith shortly and I’ll take it with and get it weighed Sorry about that J
  14. bowjijohn

    Blaser R8 - Steel or Aluminum Receiver in Pro Safari Rifle in .416 or .458?

    I have the R8 pro success- aluminium- in 404 Jeff I bought a kickstop for it It remains in the draw Very handle able even for rapid comp shooting
  15. bowjijohn

    2026 Takeri Private Reserve Zambia "Make An Offer Hunt"

    Spike How about a trip down the Kafue ? I’d like to revisit Kabwe, just briefly, on our way through from Lusaka I’d like to paddle some of the river and camp on its banks I’m getting old and I’d like to revisit before it is too late I’d like to show my wife something of the Africa I was...
  16. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I’m trying to get my head around what has actually been achieved Has the US’s and NATO’s security position improved in Greenland as a result of all the hot air of the past two weeks? I’m hoping so but I’m suspicious that everyone is claiming a win but everyone is back where they were but at a...
  17. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Events are moving fast They do tend to reveal true allegiances don’t they
  18. bowjijohn

    Politics

    We are about to enter a major scrap Folk are going to have to pick a side Those with a military background will not find this an entirely alien workspace The lefty loony who has enjoyed a life propped up by the above - might struggle a bit
  19. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Trump is the bar room bully Place him in the effeminate world of the cocktail bar and he is a load mouthed oaf I don’t like him However…. I suspect that history will write him up as a major leaguer I suspect rightly so Though not every decision is a good one Most are on the button
  20. bowjijohn

    on a lighter note...

    Still have one Hate it even more now than I did in my 30s
  21. bowjijohn

    Buy or rent a Satellite phone?

    I too have owned an iridium for at least 20 years Sadly the world is shrinking and the need for one might well diminish I’d look at renting with an ‘Africa package’ For a lot of areas a local mobile will suffice
  22. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Now that is a fair call Good for him
  23. bowjijohn

    Politics

    We will make a plan J
  24. bowjijohn

    Politics

    It’s been a long time since I was pissed on the banks of the Kafue Can’t think of a better way to spend my dotage
  25. bowjijohn

    Politics

    … and I wish him well in that law suit This is not about us This is about your guy He is the only player we have on the board He thinks he’s a rook I just pray that he isn’t just a self delusional pawn
  26. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Sadly that comparison is a race between half wits in a world where our enemies are 3 moves ahead Further Neither the Royals, nor the w’anker in charge of the UK are of any real relevance in world affairs Your leader is I used to believe, or at least hope, that his asinine comments were those...
  27. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Quelle suprise ! When will dear old Donny wake up from his dream of his imaginary place in history? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q4e4e4ldyo
  28. bowjijohn

    What did you get yourself for Christmas?

    I didn’t actually get anything for myself However I bought my wife a flight in a spitfire
  29. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Putin’s residence reportedly attacked by drones Either by Ukraine or a deliberate own goal Either way Putin using it as an excuse to put a spanner in the talks
  30. bowjijohn

    Politics

    ‘We are 95% there The only issues that remain are the trifling matters of territory and security guarantees So that’s alright then Donald me old mate No problem Jesus! You couldn’t make this clown up !!
  31. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I don't know much about this chap, however I have just spent a thought provoking couple of hours on this wet sunday morning listening to an interview on ''The Real History of Islam''
  32. bowjijohn

    Rhodesia

    If you want more info follow this link https://therli.com/ J
  33. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Yes That is the established wisdom I was curious as to the validity of the unconfirmed threats to life also We in the UK have been enduring constant enemy activity by Russia in terms of chemical and radioactive poisonings, drone disruption, fires on cargo planes, internet attacks, targeting...
  34. bowjijohn

    Politics

    There are credible? intelligence reports suggesting that Belgium’s biggest fear about releasing those 200 Billion in Russian funds is a direct ‘threat to life’ delivered by Russia on the directorship of the financial institutions holding the money
  35. bowjijohn

    Rigby, Victory and the 1812

  36. bowjijohn

    Politics

    This sort of crap is not helpful Although I struggle to fathom Trump’s approach to Russia and its destabilising impact on Western security And find him a less than polished and perfect human being.. This kind of sad criticism by the old left of the EU is also equally damaging Trump is wrong...
  37. bowjijohn

    Politics

    or not ….
  38. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I’ve put my case as clearly as I can To comment further would risk the police at the door Besides Over half the population here are content with the direction of travel
  39. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I fear that it is only too accurate European birth rate is, and has been for some time, below the 2 children average necessary to maintain a population The economies of Europe are in decline Propping them up with uneducated 3rd world peoples who represent a net economic loss is not a solution...
  40. bowjijohn

    Fireplaces & Firewood

    I’ve just looked up what a cord is I get through about 3 just for the pleasure of it - and as Alistair will know, we don’t get snow in Cornwall
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    Fireplaces & Firewood

    Just now
  42. bowjijohn

    Fireplaces & Firewood

    I have a large open fireplace here in Cornwall It warms the soul more than the house That said, from Nov to March I burn ash and oak from 1800 till we go to bed at 22,00 We get through 6 to 8 cu m each winter Best to leave ash in the hearth - I remove no ash all winter - only in late spring...
  43. bowjijohn

    Politics

    Too right we are afraid of Putin You would be a fool not to be I’ve not forgotten a comment he made 3 years ago when he stated that a World without Russia is not a world worth having I think he really meant a world without Putin
  44. bowjijohn

    Politics

    It’s a fair question Europe has allowed itself to get too sick and too weak I think, though, that the penny is starting to drop European countries are starting at long last to rearm The Germans are expecting Putin to make a move on the Baltic states by 2029 Sadly Britain is handicapped by a...
  45. bowjijohn

    Politics

    I despair at Trump’s grasp of international strategy He simplifies everything to that of a second hand car dealer His ‘art of the deal’ is just bollocks He gets away with it, not because of clever strategy, but because his bumbling stupidity is backed by the power of the US I believe that...
  46. bowjijohn

    Things you survived, but probably shouldn't have

    An unexpected look in the mirror Absolutely terrifying
  47. bowjijohn

    Politics

    The source of our troubles lay with Blair who, through stealth and subterfuge, politicised every institution charged with the responsibility of administering the will of the people. He politicised the Civil service and other institutions supposedly under the control of parliament In so doing he...
  48. bowjijohn

    Things you survived, but probably shouldn't have

    By far the most dangerous entity I’ve ever encountered are my own shortcomings
  49. bowjijohn

    Politics

    The ultimate irony for me is that Zim is (or was) my home The family lost the farm to much the same socialist revolutionary greed as is now threatening the West Though - of course - as with Zim there are multiple layers to the drivers of our destruction j
 
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