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frewen



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You can apply for a firearms licence online Tahir - do you want me to find the page? It will take me two clicks

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ta Frewen, might not be ready for it yet though.

Andy B



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hedgewitch wrote:
Birmingham. All of it,. Really - it's dreadful.


Your not wrong ! And whats worse is its getting worse crime and antisocial behavior is so common its like they given up trying to control it.

Brownbear



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Best thing would be to join a gun club for training would it?


Joining a rifle club is good for your application anyway - speeds it up a bit as a rule. But you still need the land or authority to shoot bunnies in order to be able to buy hollowpoint ammo.

Coaching often costs a few quid - £50/hour is not uncommon. I'd be happy to offer coaching for free if this weekend happens.

frewen



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

here you go

https://www.essexpolice.org/services/s_fa_03.php?type=

Saves you going into a station to ask

gil
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Frewen wrote:
You can apply for a firearms licence online Tahir - do you want me to find the page? It will take me two clicks


Hi Frewen, yes please. Been meaning to get round to this for some time, and might as well do now.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Brownbear wrote:
Coaching often costs a few quid - £50/hour is not uncommon. I'd be happy to offer coaching for free if this weekend happens.


Ta for the offer, what happened about land to shoot on? And we ain't got no firearms...

Brownbear



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:

Ta for the offer, what happened about land to shoot on? And we ain't got no firearms...


If someone can provide the land, I have a .22, a .223, a 6.5x55 and a .308. That should keep us occupied for a while.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



Ta

frewen



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

gil wrote:
Frewen wrote:
You can apply for a firearms licence online Tahir - do you want me to find the page? It will take me two clicks


Hi Frewen, yes please. Been meaning to get round to this for some time, and might as well do now.


Gil - being in Scotland and having different laws from England/Wales I don't know what juristiction you fall under or what procedure you will have to follow.

Which constabulary covers you? I'll see what I can find.

gil
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Dumfries and Galloway. Hadn't realised you were giving Tahir the Essex link - thought there might be a central web point for downloading info/forms. Point taken about Scotland - it probably will be different up here.

sean
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:


Ta


ISTR that Pricey's place will only allow airguns for insurance reasons.

frewen



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Gil try this

https://www.dg.police.uk/firearms/fels/forms/fa_app.pdf

Link fairy can.

edit : sorry - I can't do the link fairy

but it's quite fun doing this - almost like being back at work

Last edited by frewen on Thu Sep 06, 07 11:37 am; edited 1 time in total

gil
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks, Frewen

Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 07 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Yeah spoke to a friend who shoots yesterday and he said a .22 rinfire would be better as it wouldn't need such accuracy, a body shot would kill. So dunno what I should be doing really.


That's what I said a few pages back. I'm a member of a rifle club that shoots on an indoor range. You do meet other people and after you've been checked out and serve a probation period they will act as one of your FAC references. You are shown what to do etc although most of that can be picked up in a few hours, we also had to go regularly before becoming full members. I'm not sure if you would get the time, perhaps a days course might be more suitable.

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