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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Its the less sporty version - it's been dieselised so it's Cummins BTA 5.9lt Turbo diesel engine.
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21st May 2021 11:31am |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2641 
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Thinking about it, I should of reralised it was the stinky diesel variant. The headlights are the newer design and the side bins are also not on earlier models.
On my driving course we used to have a competition to see how close we could get the lights to the road. If you drive fast enough and slam on the anchors it would slightly lift the rear end, with the front lights under the sponson plate you could get them fairly close. It had a very low gear ratio. Used to pull away in 3rd IIRC. Coming down the box, from 4th to 3rd you could upset the commander very easily if done at more than walking speed  110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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21st May 2021 11:34am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3615 
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I’m guessing a 50cal license or similar. I know a guy with one, but I’m not sure he needs a tank! |
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21st May 2021 3:42pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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It's a rifled barrel isn't it? So presumably there is no civilian licence available?
I'm guessing the auction is open to museums etc. who might be able to keep a live one for research or demonstrations with blanks? 2005 110 XS - Cairns Blue "Bertha" - Gone, and sorely missed |
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21st May 2021 4:40pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16868 
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As far as I know a "normal" Section 1 FAC will cover that, the ammunition might be more of a problem since I imagine that it may fire exploding projectiles (which would be Section 5, i.e., "forget it"). I am not aware of any reason why solid projectile rounds couldn't be held on a S1 FAC though.
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21st May 2021 5:28pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Blackwolf ~ I had a sneaking suspicion, or maybe hope, that that might be the case. Begs the next question though, who makes a gun safe big enough to meet current legal requirements?
I'm not aware you can take any working parts out and store separately? |
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21st May 2021 5:35pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16868
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I think that the ROF 76mm L23A1 gun has a vertical sliding breech block, but don't know how easy it is to remove. Usually the requirement can be satisfied by removing a critical component which renders it inoperable (such as the vertical sliding breech block, if that's what it has) and securing that. A similar principal to removing the bolt from a bolt-action rifle. It would be an issue if it had a fully- or semi-automatic firing mechanism too, since either would make it a Section 5 weapon (as of course would be the Section 5 coax GPMG, you can forget getting a licence for that).
I remember a discussion I had once with an MV collector on a similar subject (actually an ex-Berlin live firing Chieftain), since to to get an FAC you need to explain not only why you need one but also why you need that particular firearm, I suspect so that you can't use "shooting vermin" as an excuse to get an AX308 or similar). In most cases that isn't particularly onerous, but I questioned how you would explain why you *needed* a live-firing Chieftain as opposed to a de-ac Chieftain. He assured me that it wasn't difficult, although I am not entirely sure I believed him. That being said, how much gun crime do you hear about carried out by people with live-firing AFVs (or even for that matter with *licenced* firearms)? |
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21st May 2021 5:51pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3615
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I can hardly see someone holding up a post office in it!! Not exactly the ideal getaway car!!
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21st May 2021 7:45pm |
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| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 174 |
 Click image to enlarge Anyone else on here remember Citizen Smith? |
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22nd May 2021 7:23am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3615
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Citizen Smith. Thats the one that only the younger people on the forum will be aware of isn’t it?
“Freedom for Tooting!” |
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22nd May 2021 8:31am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2052 
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the Peoples Front was another that only 'young uns' will recall.........
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22nd May 2021 8:47am |
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| Ranger 6 Member Since: 17 Jan 2019 Location: Yorkshireman trapped in a Surrey postcode Posts: 185 
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We had these - kill a tank at 4000m
I had the pleasure of a practice round exploding roughly where the one in the picture is, just after I'd pulled the trigger. We had to use end of life rounds as even back in the 80s they were £2.5k each
Back to the thread - son has just purchased a s/h 686. Now just waiting for the inspection before we can bring it home. Click image to enlarge 90 V8 CSW - 1988 |
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11th Jun 2021 12:14pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1026 
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1000ltrs of water to one of the pens today , as much as I like the D4 it’s still doesn’t look proper on the farm !
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19th Jun 2021 1:37pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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You should see mine... 😳
It's had the seats folded down & been used as a 'van' since early March, been filled to the roof with garden rubbish, old sheds, etc. & has transported c.400 6' fence posts from horse paddock to barn & then to new paddock! It's got a full hatchbag loadliner in it but I have a suspicion that once it's job is done I am going to need a shovel to start the clean up process! It has been far more useful than my previous 110 DCPU & 90 SW would have been doing the same job - both would have needed a trailer to do most of things I've managed without one for with the D4. Have to say I love the car, easily the best car I have ever owned for my needs. |
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21st Jun 2021 8:44am |
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