I'd not too bad a job, takes a bit of butchering but its easy with a Dremel.
I picked up one of those 
I know, thats why I said it. 
You going to redo your stock while you're at it? Might as well since you're taking it apart anyway?
I did as I wasn't completely happy with my first attempt. I still think its a bit dark but its an improvement.
I think over the festive time away from games etc - I'll be stripping down the K98 and G33/40 sanding and staining
.... won a small victory for common sense. We bought an artificial Christmas tree.
After 25 years of wifelet saying "I want a proper Christmas tree" she actually suggested buying one.
Heh, I wasn't going to argue.
I hate the annual pilgrimage to the Round Table charity tree sale knowing full well that even £40 won't get you a perfect specimen so you end up over-stuffing decorations on the leggy top 12".
The bastard needles always get jammed into the car's carpet and remain there like fish hooks until the car is sold.
Your hands get covered in sticky sap man-handling it into the living room and it can't be removed without industrial solvents.
And we have to turn an adjacent radiator off 'cos it makes the needles drop, so the room is cold for holiday break.
And what to do with the dead tree afterwards? Years ago I used to take it to the council tip, filling the car with billions of needles. Since the brown bin scheme I cut the branches off and shove them in the bin leaving the wood trunk, four of which I have lying at the end of the garden now as there doesn't seem any point in going all the way to the tip just for them. And I'm too nice to lob them over the fence at night.
One thing I hadn't bargained for though - it took 40 minutes to put up, with me doing the erecting and wifelet doing the fluffing. 
One things for sure, it's going up in the loft as it is, I'll just bind it with string so it will go through the hatch.
So, £40-£25 = net gain of £15 this year, and £40 a year for the next, say, ten years. £400 or so return for £25, not a bad investment at all!
nice one david, i however managed to dodge the dreaded christmas tree debackle by claiming a bad knee and could not climb the ladder into the loft....... my cunning subterfuge worked like a charm. ( i will not be able to duck out next weekend though, )
im working over the chrimbo week! 
not even gonna get any prezzies!
not that i mind though, havent got any kids so its hardly the same as it used to be. baa humbug an all that !
Aaw...well I ain't got the cash for presents either. 
Bah humbug!
Anyway, today when I get home I gotta pack for my long weekend in Bastogne. Hopefully get some good pictures this time.
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Today I....bought my annual copy of the Radio Times - It says CHRISTMAS in big words, has a picture of a sexy girl in a santa hat, has graphics of snow all over the cover and gives me all the information on festive telly up to and including...THE BLIMMIN 19th DECEMBER 
You don't need the Radio Times, Martin. Here are the programs:
Carols from Bethlehem
The Wizard of Oz
The Queen's speech
The Great Escape
Morcambe and Wise Christmas Special (1973)
Only Fools And Horses Christmas Special (1984)
Carols from Canterbury
UK TV History - War all day
Boxing Day - New Wallace & Grommit - FACT!!
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
found the water leak on the car, new water pump coming 2moro 
Is it coz I is Welsh
Welsh and proud
Your all fekin bonkers
Oh. I'll just dig out last year's then
Is it a proper new Wallace & Grommit or "new for TV"? By which I mean is it Curse of the Were Rabbit?
Hmm...I used to know a Carol from Canterbury.
Today I be back online 
well I've been online a week, but its the first chance I've had to sit down and log on to the forum.
Anyways we're in the new hoooooooose the net is working ooooooooooooooooh and santa's coming soon
A juicy raspberry for Helga 'cos we missed you - glad the move is sorted!
Brill, Helga.
Martin - it's a brand new W & G! They work in a bakery.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Today I...
Cut up a couple of white sheets (it had better snow for sunday!).
Tweaked my PPSH41 (may now bring it on sunday).
Packed most of my gear for sunday.
Modified the MG42 to feed faster.
Started charging batteries.
Got the wife to make me a nice Ushanka.
Now, for the important stuff, time to drink all that beer in the fridge!
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
..did some sewing, found a white sheet, fitted a tightbore barrel & new hop in my M14, tried to make my M14 mid-cap mags feed properly (limited success),hassled my mum to steal some chalk from her school and cleaned/polished my boots.
Packed kit. The pile of it in the living room seems to be a little smaller than usual. Best double-check the kit list...... 
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
Packed all my kit and just need to get food (is that what's missing Jay?) and pack some modern cold/wet-weather gear just in case.
S
Packed all my kit and just need to get food (is that what's missing Jay?) and pack some modern cold/wet-weather gear just in case.
S
Is it ww2 dated modern stuff? Cos if its not in the look-a-like list you aint coming in 
Packed all my kit and just need to get food (is that what's missing Jay?) and pack some modern cold/wet-weather gear just in case.
S
Hehe, i'm sure i'll have some RAB or ME gear in the car (just in case!), but i've worked out what the missing thing is. Booze. Not bringing the usual Beers and Wine, just a bottle of brandy this time.....
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
