Odd things you find on a football pitch - Part One

[ref craig]

Thought so.
Had you said the pitch was slap bang in the middle of an industrial or housing estate, I'd have been tempted to suggest that the round may have been connected with a potential crime and thus should have been handed into the old bill.

It's still got to be handed in anyway as it still classed as live ammo

 

[Kes]

It's still got to be handed in anyway as it still classed as live ammo

Possibly. Bit of a moot point though since he's already given it to someone else.

Besides, involving yourself with the police these days can bring about a lot of unwarranted hassle and obligation.

If I found a live round in a rural area (and couldn't use it in any of my guns) - I'd probably just bury it.

 

[ref craig]

But that's the thing if live ammo is found in public area it best to hand it in anyway as it safer and with no guns or ammunition aloud out of military bases or in the possession of police and especially a person that a law bidding citizen I would want to know where that ammo came from

 

[Cheshire Ref]

no guns or ammunition aloud out of military bases or in the possession of police

We are going very much off point here, but why would you think that?

 

[Kes]

But that's the thing if live ammo is found in public area it best to hand it in anyway as it safer and with no guns or ammunition aloud out of military bases or in the possession of police and especially a person that a law bidding citizen I would want to know where that ammo came from

Not true.
There are thousands of private firearms licence owners all over the country. As for the rest of your post - read what's been written mate.

 

[ref craig]

Because Anything to do with weapons is illegal in this country and if a police officer found you with bullets or guns you get arrested it as simple as that

 

[ref craig]

Yes but there like game hunters and slaughter houses that are the only other people that can own firearms

 

[HertsFinest]

Because Anything to do with weapons is illegal in this country and if a police officer found you with bullets or guns you get arrested it as simple as that

That's so inaccurate it hurts

I myself have a gun license dating back to when we used to have foxes eating the chickens on the farm.

 

[HertsFinest]

(Also not a game hunter nor do I work in slaughter houses which by the way do not use a .5cal shotgun round to slaughter the cows )

 

[Kes]

Yes but there like game hunters and slaughter houses that are the only other people that can own firearms

Mate, do me a favour eh?

The next time Planet Earth goes by - jump on and hitch a ride with the rest of us.....

 

[ref craig]

I'm not going to say no more

 

[Simon Haydon]

Good Grief Gentlemen, a bit of decorum. Now I haven't seen any big game hunters recently in Snodland on the River Medway in Kent (although there are some dodgy looking geezers hanging around outside Tesco's), so I'm concluding someone had been taking pot shots at the wildlife, using the technical area as a hide. (I'm sure the new version of the LOAF should have something to say about illegal use of the dug outs.

 

[Cheshire Ref]

I'm not going to say no more

Probably for the best!!

 

[SM]

Settle down please fellas

 

[Kes]

so I'm concluding someone had been taking pot shots at the wildlife, using the technical area as a hide. (I'm sure the new version of the LOAF should have something to say about illegal use of the dug outs.

Unlikely if it was a centre fire cartridge (quite loud - even with an on-barrel moderator). People who own fullbore sporting rifles tend not to sit and take "pot shots" at things on football pitches. Most likely a legitimate licence owner who has permission from the land owner to shoot pests (ie fox/rabbit etc) within that geographical area and who has dropped and lost a round. (See post #2).

 

[Kes]

We found a Welsh person on a football pitch once. We gave him directions to the rugby pitch over the road since we considered him to be lost.

 

[richard ramjane]

all that aside... i'm looking forward to part 2

 

[zarathustra]

Snodland must be more dodgy than I thought, I spent 99% of the season at pitches in gillingham, Rainham, hempstead and sittingbourne and I've found nothing remotely interesting

 

[Charlie Jones]

you're in the wrong Rainham @zarathustra ... come to the Essex Rainham ! haha

 

[zarathustra]

you're in the wrong Rainham @zarathustra ... come to the Essex Rainham ! haha

Pfft I used to live in Thurrock...