Hi Mister - Yes, no early release for Mr B this side of Christmas (again). All seems quiet as far as the subs are concerned, even the CT seem to have given up - mind you, I don't follow any of their rubbish these days.
Not sure what you mean about the video, the only thing I spotted was that even though the guy is used to the rifle, he found it hard to operate initially? Great find!! Best vid I have seen of one being operated.
Not of major, or even minor importance, but...
He said his magazine held a total of 8 rounds, and when fired on three occasions, you could see that was correct by counting the number of shots. It helps if you slow down the video to 0.5 (half-speed)... which also makes him sound half-cut, LOL!
Wonder if it was a genuine but modified Anschutz magazine fitted with a stronger, longer spring which reduced the full complement of bullets from 10 to 8? Or maybe because the rifle mechanism would seize up if he used more than 8? Malcolm Fletcher? had a similar jamming problem at the Fingringhoe demo for the jury. I don't think Anschutz ever produced an eight-round magazine, did they?
I posted a comment re. the above but it never appeared... either he or YouTube removed it for some reason, even though it wasn't offensive in any way. Could be because I linked to a gunsmith's photo advert (below) for a genuine ten-round Anschutz magazine, exactly like the claimed eight-round one he held up to the camera. Or perhaps because I asked if he knew of a genuine murder case featuring an Anschutz and gave a link to the Wiki article on WHF, as he mentioned that his rifle was used as a prop in a fictional movie about a farmer who committed suicide.
https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/001155Noticed too that as it hadn't been used for a while, he forgot to release the trigger lock and chamber the bullet initially, as you said. Can you imagine Sheila C. in the middle of a frantic "psychotic episode" fiddling about with the lock, let alone actually loading 25 rounds considering that she was unfamiliar and had never used it before!
And also how quiet it was with moderator fitted, although not a Parker-Hale. I know you're sceptical (re. EP up to mischief with the red paint?), but I think the P-H was on throughout to reduce the chance of waking other family members.
Unrelated to the above, I also asked what the unusual drum-shaped object on a tripod was for, other than as a shooting rest, but never got an answer to that either.