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  1. JonathanL
    Numrich Gun Parts Corp is probably a good bet. http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Products.aspx?catid=7524 J.
  2. JonathanL
    It's anywhere which is a public place. Perhaps you can even get done on land which isn't a public place but not sure on that. Interesting that there were arrests relating to perverting the course of justice as well. Perhaps they were suspected of covering up who was driving or how the incident actually happened? J.
  3. JonathanL
    Oh yes they could, and they will. The fact that no further action was taken is not really relevant for the purposes of getting an SGC/FAC. The Firearms Act was wordedf the way it is in order that convictions were not necessary to make a refusal. The CC has to be satisfied that the applicant does not present a danger to public safety or the peace. If you are constantly getting arrested for disorder, criminal damage and fighting then it's unlikely that he will be able to conclude that you meet that criteria.
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    In short - yes. How much it affects it will depend on the circumstances. The fact that you weren't charged goes in your favour. However, as a matter of law the police can only issue a cert if they are satisfied that the applicant; '....can be permitted to possess a shot gun without danger to the public safety or to the peace. I think that you would be seriously struggling to meet that criteria at the moment, to be honest. J.
  5. JonathanL
    The link below is to a story from Australia. Shooters there have actually got off their backsides and done something about gettng what they want and have managed to get seats in government. The story shows quite nicely that you do not have to have massive public support to get something done. They only have a few seats but seem to be doing quite nicely at screwing up the governments plans by simply not supporting the government unless they get something out of it. Good on them! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-26/shooters-fired-up-against-nsw-government/2856606/?site=sydney J.
  6. JonathanL
    Just out of interest, what sort of price is the Kynoch ammo? J.
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    The original Kynoch went out of business in the early 1960's. It had been taken over by ICI years previously, I think. Or maybe. At the time I think they were the only company loading the old British express cartridges and suchlike which was one of the factors meant you couldn't give away things like double rifles which today are worth a fortune - as they should be. I don't know much about the modern Kynoch ammo but it seems to be well thought of, as far as I can tell. They make most of the old stuff again and I think a lot of it is made as near to identical specs as the old stuff as possi
  8. JonathanL
    I don't think it's quite that simple. The absolute numbers of people in the country who may or may not want something is largely irrelevant as they aren't the ones doing the banning, Parliament is. What matters - and the only thing which really matters - is how many politicians may or may not lose their seats over something. There are marginal constituencies here and there where some MP's have a very small majority so the picture is far more complicated. There are around 500,000 SGC's on issue which represents a very small minority out of our 60m population yet no one has seriously called
  9. JonathanL
    Petitions are pointless. Politicians only listen to one thing - votes. If they think something is election losing or winning then they'll do it or not do it accordingly. The best way to get pistol shooting back, or to secure the future of what we have left, is to attract more new shooters. Simple as that. If banning pistols in 1997 was likely to have cost a government an election it wouldn't have happend. Last year we saw a nutter go on the rampage in Cumbria with a shotgun yet no party has called for them to be banned. The difference is, of course, that there are 500,000 SGC holders as ag
  10. JonathanL
    That would only apply if it were a bullet which was designed or adapted to expand on or immediately after impact. You are correct if it's ammunition though, and you don't have authority for it. J.
  11. JonathanL
    I was assuming he wasn't as the original poster didn't say he was. Even then, strictly speaking, the publican would have to 'produce' his SGC every time he took then gun. J.
  12. JonathanL
    Your parents cannot purchase firearms or ammunition for you. You need a certificate to purchase, acquire or possess the firearms or ammunition so your parents would be committing an offence if they purchased guns or ammo for you, as would the person selling it to them. This is the reason as to why many dealers will take a deposit on a gun until the buyer gets the required variation, even if that 'deposit' is the agreed purchase price less £1 with an agreement for a refund if the variation is not granted. You haven't purchased the gun, in the legal sense, until the full price has been paid
  13. JonathanL
    Although this will place the publican in the position of being in unlawful possession.
  14. JonathanL
    My concern would be, firstly; The pub may be safely locking your gun away but it seems as though they may be in unlawful possession of it. Secondly; there is a provision in the Firearms Act which creates an offence of transferring a firearm to a person who is drunk. I don't think that there is a specific offence of being drunk in possession of a firearm but there may be stuff like being in breach of the security condition on your cert if you were very drunk or being a danger to public safety or something. Also, there is an offence of being in possession of a firearm and ammunition suit
  15. JonathanL
    It shouldn't do. If you can satisfy the 'good reason' requirement then there is no reason why it should not be granted. J.
  16. JonathanL
    As I say, I haven't shot it that much due to various reasons. I used up a lot of bullets fire-forming the brass (of which I lost a lot until I figured out how to do it properly) and so have done very little chrono testing. The only ones I've put over a chrono so far have been 12.5grn molly coated bullets with 10.5grns of Reloader 7. These were basically my starting load after I got the brass to form properly and I think there is quite a bit of increase left in them yet. They clocked an average of 3,750fps from a 26" barrel. The reason I think there is quite a bit more velocity to go wi
  17. JonathanL
    You don't need to get one before the other and having an SGC doesn't actually make it easier to get an FAC - although a SGC is slightly easier to get, I suppose. All you need is to fit the criteria in the Act for the issue of an FAC, the most important of those criteria being 'good reason' to posess each firearm you apply for. There is also no real reason as to why you should not have a centre-fire firearm if it reasonable for the purpose to which you want to put it. If you are shooting foxes I can't see a problem in getting authority for a centre-fire rifle. J.
  18. JonathanL
    I do tend to agree with all you say here, you are certainly correct that we have only heard one side of the story and that is all we have to go on. We can only advise based on the facts presented to us. I'm not saying that the police are wrong or right, just that on the face of the information provided, it does not seem to be sifficient reason to refuse to grant an SGC. There are really only two options here. Either there is more to the story that we haven't been told (and, lets face it, there may be some important fact that even the op doesn't know about), or; the police have got it wron
  19. JonathanL
    I primarily use it on a range as I've had no land for years. There are several .14 cartridges out there and their main purpose is game shooting. Mostly for small game but a few people who hunt things like Coyotes for the pelts use them as they cause very little pelt damage. There are a couple of versions based on the Hornet case and one or two on the .221 Fireball case and some on .32 ACP cases. There are also some based on .22rf brass but I couldn't fancy pulling the bullets and reforming live RF brass to be honest. I also have a reamer to build one based on the .222 case which appare
  20. JonathanL
    The being out of time bit isn't really a problem, you just re-apply. There is no bar to you doing that. It shouldn't be hugely expensive as there isn't any real reason as to why you can't do all the paperwork your self rather than employ a solicitor to do it. I don't know what the Court fees would be or whether you would be liable for the cops costs if you lose but will look into it. I think it looks very unreasonable of the police as if they intended to refuse on the grounds of the trespass caution they could easily have done so at the outset and not weeks down the line when you'd spent m
  21. JonathanL
      .14 sounds intresting?   Believe me it is - especially trying to get bullets for it! I think I'm going to have to finally take the financial hit and get a set of swaging dies to make my own at some point.  
  22. JonathanL
    I have a .14 Walker Hornet which is a .22 Hornet case necked down to accept a .14 cal bullet and fire-formed to produce a sharper shoulder. Also, have a Mannlicher-Schoenauer Mod 1903 full stock carbine in 6.5x54mm and an Issac Hollis Snider action rook rifle in .380LR which is off ticket under the antique exemption. J.
  23. JonathanL
    I was 16 (so considered a child by police) and it was a first offence so they couldn't really have given me any more, it's a non-specified offence so considered not serious by them. Also - I had to admit the offence really because I was caught red-handed by the police themselves, think I had been seen by someone in the houses at the top of the field and they must have called the police. And yes, I admitted to the caution on the application, I spoke to the inspector about this when he came out to the house, and although he did'nt see it as a problem I presume the decision isn't up to hi
  24. JonathanL
    Hi, If all is as you say then I think that the police are being unusually harsh. Trespassing on land with a firearm (or imitation firearm) is not, as some have mentioned here, a serious criminal offence. I think that using the phrase 'armed trespass' doesn't help either as it makes it sound more serious than it might be in any particular case. True, you can get 3 months and a fine of £2,500 but that is the maximum and would only be handed down in a very serious case or to someone who had been convicted mulitple times. The actual offence could range from something as minor as nipping ac
  25. JonathanL
    If you have suitable land over which to shoot it then just bung in a variation form to your local licensing department.
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