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Just caught the backend of a morning tv programme involving insurance fraud.

Thames Valley Police raided a premises and took away amongst other items , three shotgun cartridges , quarantined and awaiting disposal by the armed response unit just in case they were 'live'.

If we are not careful , with this sort of care in the community, licence fees could go up to help the Police in their costs to uphold our safety.

At the end of the programme a statement was made "none of the occupants of the premises were charged with any offences."

 
Errmmm, poses an interesting point.

On the few occasions I get out rough shooting, all empties are picked up and when home dropped into the recycling bin......... Does this mean I could be causing multiple armed response call outs to said recycling centre ?? :fie:

actually as typing this I had another thought (not too bad for a Monday)  interested to know what people do with their 'dud' cartridges i.e. the ones that the primer had been struck, didn't go off for what ever reason. Often I've seen them dropped into the waste bin with the empties (At clay shoots) what about those on game days?  

 
Eddie Wilkinson said:
actually as typing this I had another thought (not too bad for a Monday)  interested to know what people do with their 'dud' cartridges i.e. the ones that the primer had been struck, didn't go off for what ever reason. Often I've seen them dropped into the waste bin with the empties (At clay shoots) 
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I have them in a hidden pocket so that i can offer them to one of my competitors...if and when they ever run out of cartridges.......in a competition.... :wink:

Well i am going backwards at the moment.....on this sporting lark...!!

Right....enough of this playtime....serious work to do.....

I have to go and write Pull mag report....hopefully for the very very last time.....if there is a God..!

 
Eddie Wilkinson said:
Errmmm, poses an interesting point.

On the few occasions I get out rough shooting, all empties are picked up and when home dropped into the recycling bin......... Does this mean I could be causing multiple armed response call outs to said recycling centre ?? :fie:

actually as typing this I had another thought (not too bad for a Monday)  interested to know what people do with their 'dud' cartridges i.e. the ones that the primer had been struck, didn't go off for what ever reason. Often I've seen them dropped into the waste bin with the empties (At clay shoots) what about those on game days?  
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On the subject of Duds I just chuck mine in the waste bin on the stand, if the ground send them for recycling then they go off in the shedding machine (safe) if the ground burn their waste (naughty) then they will go bang and do no harm.

 
Salopian said:
Just caught the backend of a morning tv programme involving insurance fraud.

Thames Valley Police raided a premises and took away amongst other items , three shotgun cartridges , quarantined and awaiting disposal by the armed response unit just in case they were 'live'.
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What if they were "live" no restriction on possession of section 2 ammo................ ITs like the police turning and taking a litre of petrol in jerry can away for "specialist disposal"............... or a tin of lighter fluid.

 
On the subject of empties, I too placed some in my recycling bin after rough shooting one day. After the bin lorry had been, my recycling box was covered in red and white tape marked as 'Prohibited Waste' and left full up! Also big sticker stuck to side telling me error of my ways! Won't do that again...damn nuisance!!

 
Emma Nelson said:
On the subject of empties, I too placed some in my recycling bin after rough shooting one day. After the bin lorry had been, my recycling box was covered in red and white tape marked as 'Prohibited Waste' and left full up! Also big sticker stuck to side telling me error of my ways! Won't do that again...damn nuisance!!
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Ooops.

 
If there's one thing you definately shouldn't do, it's piss off your bin men!!

They have the power to make your life a misery in a matter of weeks!

I have done the same though, I thought cartridges would be recyclable?!

 
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Emma Nelson said:
On the subject of empties, I too placed some in my recycling bin after rough shooting one day. After the bin lorry had been, my recycling box was covered in red and white tape marked as 'Prohibited Waste' and left full up! Also big sticker stuck to side telling me error of my ways! Won't do that again...damn nuisance!!
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SO plastic and metal not recycled in Northampton then?

 
Emma Nelson said:
On the subject of empties, I too placed some in my recycling bin after rough shooting one day. After the bin lorry had been, my recycling box was covered in red and white tape marked as 'Prohibited Waste' and left full up! Also big sticker stuck to side telling me error of my ways! Won't do that again...damn nuisance!!
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Simonix said:
If there's one thing you definately shouldn't do, it's piss off your bin men!!

They have the power to make your life a misery in a matter of weeks!

I have done the same though, I thought cartridges would be recyclable?!
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Glad it's not just me then.

Apparently I'm on my last chance - 3 strikes and out so it seems.  

Wonder if those stickers they put on the bin are recyclable? 

 
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Well that's me done for.... if I lived in the Cardiff area that is. Just about everything that shouldn't be in there gets put in................ Doh  !!! TBH, never had a sticker on the bin I guess they like me :haha:

 
PhilS said:
Glad it's not just me then.

Apparently I'm on my last chance - 3 strikes and out so it seems.  

Wonder if those stickers they put on the bin are recyclable?
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Out? Out how? I'd like to see the court case following a refusal to remove your refuse. Bloody trumped up council prats!

What is it about an Englishman that turns him into a card carrying facist the moment he gets what he thinks is a little 'power'?

 
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