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Been zeroing an Air Arms S200 and newly purchased S410 TDR (very nice bit of kit!)

The S200 has done nicely with Air Arms Diabolo pellets. Lovely groups. 

The TDR came with half a tin of BSA pellets, they struggled to make sub 2 inch groups at 40 yards. Threw some of the AA Diabolos in it and it was hole on hole. Phew, that confirms the barrel's not bent 

Now need to buy more of these AA Diabolos and i see two options: 5.51mm or 5.52mm. 

The ones we've been using are 5.52. Is there any reason to try the 5.51? I'd assume not due to possibility of falling out of the fiddly little magazines, but I'd be interested in thoughts on it and why the option is there. Here's a link, more to show our American cousins the sort of prices we Brits have to suffer on the wrong side of the pond.  
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114130828645?var=414387472745

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Not sure if others are already aware of this but owing to the fact it just cost me several hours fixing images on some important forum threads I have running on other forums on other matters, I thought it worth a mention in case it saves someone else time cursing like I have been!

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/01/photobucket-just-broke-billions-photos-embedded-web/

Ok, I get it, you can say it's their right to charge, fine. Annoying, but fine. However, they made this move a while ago, and only yesterday I spent a lot of time uploading images which all worked nicely in my forum posts, for twenty four hours! Suddenly all disappeared leaving placeholders instead of my images, no doubt deliberately designed that way to back me into a corner and try to force me (or some more stupid versions of me) to pay up the extortionate fee they demand in order to continue serving up my images in my threads going back many years. No chance! Better to spend a few hours switching to another service and leave some spicy feedback for them on my account closure request. Actually, having done so, I now feel quite refreshed knowing that my history of image posting online (not a huge amount but enough) is completely removed. It feels like I just cleared some very long cookies :D
So I have deleted my photo bucket accounts in light of their removal of service and no doubt demise (which I shall personally enjoy watching!)

This morning was the 4th time we have had the chicken house cleared by a seriously committed rural fox.  My wife's prized 'fighting game' pet chickens all gone including the lovely big Malay cockerel. 2 years of just missing him now, he usually hears the lock go on my gun cabinet and laughs as he runs off towards the moon with a writhing leg sticking out of his chops and the arrogant air of a Shillary campaigner all about him.  Not this time Mr Fox. :D

Took my smokes, sat up along side of field and waited by the hole he made through the fence. He popped out of another hole I hadn't seen, about 15-20 yards from me. Kept the smoke down a few extra seconds while i brought the Tikka 595 up, he just stared at me while I did so as if to say "go on then". So i did. One in the neck, a good puff of steam from Monsieur le Fox, and a good exhale of finest organic hand rolling tobacco from yours truly. I am naming this kill "The Election". He just didn't see it coming. :D :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb0kiiB3O-o

HAS THE REVOLUTION BEGUN?!
Hope is all we have had for a long looong time. Maybe we now have a glimpse of something better than just an abstract idea..... Here's a bit more hoping.
Best wishes from one recently reborn UK democracy to another .....

Just saying hi as a first post.

I have just got into reloading for my .223 M595 and .308 Krico (lovely old rifle). I am looking for a reloading kit for a .410 shot gun so my kids can start reloading their own and save me some money :) Anyone with a .410 reloading kit, please let me know!