ferretfixer

Hello John, It looks like they do a bit of everything! A lot of good kit for sale there, I guess only a phone call will confirm that Ferrets use/history! :nut: That Saracen's a bargain with only minor work required! You still down my way? When are you popping over for a Coffee! :thumbsup: Mike.

Sold by MILBIZ. Are they a Company? Corporate use suppliers? Mike.

This vehicle MAY just be an Ex Corparate one. Used to allow the general public to pay to drive it off road. ENQUIRE if it has been so used. IF, it has, it may well have 'Difficulties'! In particular, the gearbox or Poss the beval boxes. ASK before commiting! If it has had corparate use, I would get it inspected & tetsed by someone who is knowlegable on Ferrets. IF it has a potential Gearbox fault, it COULD end up costing you a small fortune & the grief that comes with it! Just my own personal advice! Better safe than sorry! :embarrassed: Mike

OUCH! They certainly have been well robbed of internals Robin! Youve got your work cut out finding all thats missing on your side of the pond! Good luck! :thumbsup: Mike

Is it made by Tupperware?..................

You beat me to it! :rofl:I was going to say. He's completely off his! :nut:

Most Wheeled AFV's by thier nature, do not have thick Armour. This would hinder performance on cross country driving. Being wheeled it would have a tendancy to sink in softer ground. Recce Vehicles Armour as a general principle, is thick enough at 15mm to stop most small arms fire & shrapnel fragments. .50" Cal Browning is a HEAVY Machine Gun & a VERY potent round! I know, I used to manufacture & test fire them on a VERY regular basis. At 800-900 Meters down on Lydd Ranges in Kent. We used to fire at 432's 434'2 & Saracens. At lunch break, we would walk down to the impact area & look at out handywork. I can tell you now, they were riddled with holes! So much so, that after 4 months of this, we were informed that we could not test fire our guns against these targets as they were destroying them so the Army didnt have a lot left to shooot at! We have (& still do have) a dedicated range allocated to 'The Company' & used SOLEY for .50" Cal testing. The Ammo we used was EX Brit Army stock. It was OBSERVING Ammo, IE: Copper jacket,Steel core & a Magnesium tip. This meant that when the Projectile hit something 'Solid'. There was a bright flash. These rounds were developed for Tanks in the ranging gun role. You fired a burst, if on Target, you saw a few flashes, switched to main armamant & 'Let one go'! Of course this is now superceeded by laser rangefinders Etc. We bought a Million rounds from the M.O.D @ a 1p a Round. All in link & boxed up in containers of 200 rounds. It had stood outside for years in an Ammo Dump 'Somewhere' in Europe & was deteriorating on the outside of the containers. Inside, no problem, it was as fresh looking as the day it was made! However, the Ammo itself had deteriorated a bit. When we fired it off in bursts, there was sporadic expolsions from the guns muzzle which at first was a bit disconcerting! It was discovered that the magnesium had 'settled' just enough to allow the AP cores to move forward during firing inside the copper 'envelope'. This made it 'explode' when exiting the barrel. The resultant flash & bang made us jump at first! But, after investigation, we carried on & got used to it. After firing & cleaning up the firing point. There was a huge black semi-circle in front of the barrel muzzle area & LOADS of copper fragments scattered all around. this was the 'shrapnel' from the exploding envelopes / jackets after it had 'gone off'! I picked up a couple of the AP cores from the impact area that had gone right through the Armour. I used them in the workshop as centre punches! To this day, they have never gone blunt & ever needed sharpening. Brilliant steel! Mike.

Flippin 'Eck Rob, The way your going. Your going to need another Hanger soon! The place is starting to bulge! Mike.

And an interesting time to answer to the Law suits ensuing for Damage caused through 'Trauma'!!!! :cool2:

Stirring stuff! I dont think there is anything that can really be added to this post. The content says it all......:saluting:

Get in as best as you can with a rotary wire brush on an Electric drill.

ALL the inside area of the threads & matching internals of the breech must be BURNISHED,SHINEY Bare Metal. Then oiled. I would imagine you will have some pitting now after all that rust! Cant do a lot about that though! :nut: ALL ordanance is bare metal in these areas due to high pressure & needing smooth operating surfaces. Mike.

Obviously written by persons with ,Special Needs!, & I dont mean the Medical kind........:-(

Here's another one for you Jack to go with your original post: ALWAYS Butter your Toast BOTH sides. Because when you drop it, it ALWAYS lands buttered side downwards!........:-D Mike

Sorry Lee...You know how frustrating these Laws are!....:nut:

Nice to know we have 'Continuity' within our lovely Police Forces! Well, we are bowing down to Brussels acording to Mr. (Charlie) Brown, and putting our legislation on an even footing. IE: The proposed Impending legislation we are all concerned about over our MOT exempt vehicles being one such subject. BUT ILL'BET A PINCH TO A BULLS FOOT WE WONT BE ALLOWED HANDGUNS AGAIN, UNLIKE ANY OF THE EU 'BROTHER' COUNTRIES!!!! :mad:

If it'single shot with a smooth bored barrel. It is Sec2 (Shotgun) HOWEVER, the BLANK ammo may be something quite different! Any Blank round over 1" Diameter is Sec.1 F/Arm Licence Required. I had a German 35/36 37mm PAK. I smoothbored the Barrel & got it re-proofed. It is the only one in the world Legaly done to do so. I sold the gun many years later & it is with a collector now on Jersey. I did four (Smoothbored) for A.F Budge when they were at the hight of thier career. And got Certificates of unprovability for them. Which meant they could be legaly sold on S/Gun Cert but NOT fired (LEGALY!) You COULD get it smoothbored, BUT some people would want the originality, which I can understand. These days, the security conditions for Sec.2 & Sec.1 are pretty much the same so it wouldnt make a lot of difference! Getting a 'Ticket' for a Large ordanance peice would be a lot easier than getting one for a small arm. Because of it's very nature of being 'Large', you cant hide it easliy! It is Overt & VERY noticable! Mike.

I belive Bona Fide Museums are exempt a lot of things under the F/Arms Act! They get a Licence almost automaticaly as large ordanance peieces cannot be concealed under coats Etc.......

Nice one Rob, another ornament back home safe & sound! Bummer with the hose, though a small consolation is it's pretty easy to replace! Spillsoil is good for fluids on the workshop floor....... Never mind Mate, 'OIL be seeing you'!....:nut: Mike.

Nice unseen before Service pics! They are clearly early Service variants. Note the Methol Bromide Fire Extinguishers, early Antenna rubber base mount & SQUARE hatches. Thanks for sharing them with us all! Mike.

Ahh......Nostalgia! Mike

It's called an Enfield Rest. VERY common in it's day! They were used to teach correct aiming for 'Dry Training'. Pre war & used right into the sixties with the Regular Army. They do pop up here & there, but most have gone to the scrapman! Mike

[And yes - if I could get to her more often to run her up life would be easier - coming up on 3 years without work right now though and funds are tight. However I have an iron in the fire and will know more on that after Monday - if it comes off I should be able to earn about £1100/month for working Tues, Weds & Thurs only!!![/quote] Good luck with the Potential Job Neil. It's about time you were gainfully employed again! Small trade off for Bad health, BUT..... Nice if you do get work, it's been a rough time for you I know. :embarrassed: Mike.

With regards to the above qoute. It is More & more Apparant that SOME F/Arms Dept Officials attempt to enforce what they call 'Force Policy'. IE: 'It is Force Policy to reduce to the minimum, the amount of F/Arms in circulation'. I have heard this rubbish time & time again. You must Politely but FIRMLY point out that 'Force Policy' is NOT Law. & attempting to implement thier own ideas is UNLAWFULL! If you have a requirement & no Record, there is NOTHING stopping you from appyling for an FAC with NO Ammo for a 25Pdr. Mike.

Paul, What about a pair of simple Roundheaded (Coach) Bolts & a pair of BRASS wingnuts? I use these on the RL & have never had a prob! Mike.