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  1. SportingShooter
    The only person who can give you permission to shoot there is the holder of the shooting rights, be that a tenant farmer, land owner or whoever rents the ground.
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    he needs to complete table 2 of your certificate ensuring he signs and dates it you both then need to inform your relative firearms dept. either by letter or using the form they send out with your license ensure you give them all the relevent details, make,model,gauge,seriel number who you had it from and their certificate number. What he said
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    There is no sure fire way of saying any bullet no matter how small it is or what type will not go through what you are shooting at or even if you've unwittingly knocked the scope and miss, the round will go careering over the hill. If its not a safe shot with a .243 then its not a safe shot with a .17 Its the same as the argument that a .17HMR is better than a .22LR for shooting flat ground because it doesn't ricochet. I can assure you it does even with ballistic tipped rounds. To answer the OP, any of the .17 or .22 centrefires as mentioned above are perfectly fine. Perhaps a .2
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    Is that the full quote and where is the source of that information please As far as I was aware you can use a Semi-Auto so long as it is restricted to no more than two in the magazine and one in the breach. The above quote seems to suggest a blanket ban on shooting birds with a semi-auto, when for instance wildfowlers often use a semi-auto as their weapon of choice.
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    I'd be looking at a S/H Beretta or Benelli
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    And its the probably part which I don't like. As demonstrated above, some interpret the actual legislation differently to others and the H.O. guidance is just that, they aren't forced to use it. I'd rather have the piece of mind as to exactly what the licensing manager for my area considers the estate condition to include. However slim the chances of being caught, I definitely do not want to be arrested and my guns seized for however long it takes them to put a file together, be that file go to CPS, Court or no further action.
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    I agree with your explanation Matt, unfortunately it is not written in any case law on the subject as there has been no test case. The original estate condition as you mention above does specifically state that they have to be a servant of the landowner or the landowner and under their direct supervision. The guidance on the interpretation is that S.27 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act is used as the definition of "servant" which includes anyone with shooting rights over that piece of ground. However, that is only guidance and for instance my force will not use that definition no
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    .22-250 if you're concerned about trajectory So long as its modded or your ears will suffer, very loud gun. Must say for normal shooting out to about 250 yards or so, never had a problem with a .223.
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    They're not that loud really, sounds a bit like an air rifle with no pellet in it from standing behind it.
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    Nothing much more than about 10 yards on rats/mice/starlings etc The guns aren't the problem, its the ammunition. Not found very often in shops or advertised for sale but is still commercially produced. I have two that were given to me. One is a converted rook rifle, the other a break barrel.
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    must admit ive been tempted as of late i think a double 20 with a 22 hornet underneath would be a cracking combination, should think the liecence side of it would be confusing and what a nightmare it would be without an open ticket for the rifle???? It would be a little tricky without an Open ticket but then if you were thinking of using the rifle, it would only be on land you already have permission. How long have you had your FAC? A 20 and .22Hornet would be a nice light combination. Food for thought
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    Often wondered whether it would be worth having a combination or drilling gun in the cabinet. I saw a lovely one recently, a double 16 on top with a .222 on the bottom. Was quite tempted...
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    One seen on the 29 of October, flushed from Christmas Trees. One seen on the 5th of November, again from trees. Three seen and one shot on 12th November (my first of this year ) Then another 5 seen during the night of the 12th, just flushed while driving around at night. Three flushed and none shot on the 19th November.
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    Its known in England and Wales as an "any person arrest" for indictable or either way offences Not sure about up north
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    If and when they do turn up, make sure that the RSPCA staff are named on the warrant. If they are not then only police officers may enter and search. Like has been said, they don't tell you when they are going to carry out warrants. An RSPCA inspector or any staff from there cannot swear out, enforce or seize anything with a warrant. It is a legal tool from the magistrate under a certain Act that grants the police powers of entry and search. Like I say, may sure they're named on the warrant. Why were they there anyway?
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    Glad you're on the mend Martin Seeing the vehicles afterwards I think is far worse than at the time, it just hits you
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    Lee, don't worry about the accuracy of a .222. It won countless bench rest competitions in the 50's and 60's and is a renowned round for accuracy I have one BTW.
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    11:00, 11/11/2011
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    Never found Stingers or any HV .22LR to be much cop. Certainly not much use longer range with the accuracy I witnessed.
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    If he is intending to take a fraud case on against the police then i hope he has the money to support a private prosecution and a barrister as it'll be a Crown Court appearance. I wouldn't fancy a £40,000 bill for a £10 access request.
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    I'm a little confused over a few points here. First of all, what check has he asked for? A CRB check is not done by individual police forces rather by ACRO in London somewhere. If he has applied to his force for a subject access request then that will tell him what information is held on that forces internal systems for him along with some offences on the Police Computer. Second, three years ago with no convictions for 17 years, he was still asked to wait another three years? Thirdly, where he has got the idea that he can blackmail the police into giving him his certificates I d
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