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  1. JonathanL
    Be careful about slagging off Firearms Licensing Officers on public forums. Many of them do read these boards, especially if they are shooters themselves. J.
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    Apart from the other valid reasons mentioned, there is also the small matter of discharging a firearm within 50 feet of a highway. Lots of peoples back gardens are more than 50 ft from a highway. I think the actual wording is "50 feet from the centre of a highway" and only if it causes a nuisance to danger those using the highway. J. "It is an offence under the Highways Act 1980 s 161(2) to discharge any firearm or firework within 50 feet of the centre of a highway which is a carriageway, with the consequence that a user of the carriageway is injured, interrupted or endan
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    This whole business still has some confusing and unresolved issues as I have just sold my .22WMR to a RFD. This was shortened and screw cut to 16inch before I bought it (NOT factory work), and has never been proofed since!! So the RFD I bought it from sold it to me unproofed, and the one I sold it to, bought it, and will presumably sell it unproofed!! Interestingly the RFD I have just bought my NEW .22WMR from, also cut and threaded it, and sold it to me unproofed!! Not at all confusing is it!! :wacko: :crazy: Your rifles aren't out of proof because whatever has been d
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    Screw cutting probably won't take a barrel out of proof according to that barristers opinion. His opinion seems to be well formed going from the wording of the GBPA. The only question which matters as far as the Act is concerned is whether screw cutting the barrel unduly reduces it in strength. Unless you are starting off with a very thin barrel (which is extremely unlikely) then it clearly isn't going to unduly weaken it.
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    Apart from the other valid reasons mentioned, there is also the small matter of discharging a firearm within 50 feet of a highway. Lots of peoples back gardens are more than 50 ft from a highway. I think the actual wording is "50 feet from the centre of a highway" and only if it causes a nuisance to danger those using the highway. J.
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    where in the fens are you i had my done by the gunsmith who does local gun shop took it straight to him, cost me £16 in the shop it would cost double. pm me. about £70 pound but then there is the cost of proof. you dont need it if you keep the rifle. but if you sell it on your have to get it proofed. I'm not sure you'd need to get it re-proofed. Peter Jackson at Jackson Rifles (I think they import and fit Reflex moderators) sought a Counsel's opinion on whether a rifle would need to be re-proofed after having been screw-cut to fit a moderator. The report (which is on thei
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    You won't get away with it in a small back garden with a 12 gauge. I bought a 9mm rim-fire for shooting rats that were hanging around my compost bin which is about the most I'd use in a small garden. That's quiet enough to shoot indoors pretty much without hearing protection. Also, remember that it's an offence for any projectile to leave your property so you need to be using something small and low powered. J.
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    where in the fens are you i had my done by the gunsmith who does local gun shop took it straight to him, cost me £16 in the shop it would cost double. pm me. about £70 pound but then there is the cost of proof. you dont need it if you keep the rifle. but if you sell it on your have to get it proofed. I'm not sure you'd need to get it re-proofed. Peter Jackson at Jackson Rifles (I think they import and fit Reflex moderators) sought a Counsel's opinion on whether a rifle would need to be re-proofed after having been screw-cut to fit a moderator. The report (which is on their
  9. JonathanL
    the .14 was on my wish list 2yrs ago but it didnt see daylight-who did yours?sell it to me!!!! Mine is built on a stainless Ruger 77/Hornet action with a 26" stainless barrel from a company called DKT in the states. I had the barrel for six or seven years before doing anything with it. The reamer was from Pacific Precision Tooling, I seem to recall. I got brass in a semi-formed state from a chap called John Delizier in the US; it was necked down but I had to fire-form it to shape. Loading dies were RCBS custom shot supplied by Mid-South Shooters Supply. The rifle was assembled by N
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    You need to fill in the whole form but you don't need to do the referee thing unless it's an actual renewal of the FAC. If you can show that you are likely to be invited onto other land then I can't see why they wouldn't open up the condition on your FAC - clearly you are already doing a lot of shooting so it's reasonable that you would want to shoot at other places too. Personally speaking, I think this business of only allowing you to shoot on a single piece of land is ridiculous. You are either safe to be entrusted with a firearm or you aren't. Why does it matter what piece of land you
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    Depends what you want it for. I have a single barrel, bolt action 9mmRF shotgun that I bought to kill rats which were hanging round the compost bin in the garden. Unfortunately, I've never seen a rat since I got it. Very handy little thing for use in confined spaces or where you don't want to upset the neighbors. J.
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    Easiest way is to join a Home Office approved shooting club. Once you are a full member you can apply for your own FAC as you are able to show that you have undertaken the relevant safety courses. This is also handly for demonstrating to land owners that you are safe. See my previous post on this and give me a shout if interested. Rifle shooting in Ponteland J.
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    Can't see that they'd be bad for the gun.....they don't burst ballons at 20 yards though so are of very limited use. J.
  14. JonathanL
    The .460 was the first centre-fire rifle I bought - Christ knows why! It was horrendous with full charge ammo which is something I shot only rarely. However, reducing the bullet weight dramatically reduced recoil. I used to make up lighter loads using a 405grn soft-point bullet designed for .45-70 ammo and 112grains of H-414 I think it was. The most fun I had with it was smashing bowling pins to bits with a very light load using Hornady 300grn JHP's over about 120grains of powder. This load was easily mild enough to shoot off a bench-rest at 25 yards. The problem with very large cases
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    And this is the whole point - you won't change your mind no matter what evidence is presented to you. SAAMI aren't gods, they do get stuff wrong you know. Google SAAMI and their specifications for the 6.5x55 Swedish round. They are a commercial organisation representing gun makers and are not independent and unbiased. Why do you think that it's only US companies that you hear this stuff from? It's because they are all represented by SAAMI. How come the CiP aren't issuing warnings if this practice is so dangerous?
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    I currently have 6.5x54mm and a .14 Walker and some other not so exotic stuff. Have a 9mm RF shotgun too. Previously I've had both .460 and .257 Weatherby's. Used to have a .416 Rigby as well.
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    And how many cases have their been of .223's blowing up due to someone using 5.56mm ammo in it? Also, why does the CiP use identical specifications for both cartridges? CiP specs for both are higher than SAAMI specs 62,000 PSI as against 55,000 PSI. Why do people think that every gun maker who makes .223 rifles make them with fast twists? It's primarily because people want to shoot current 5.56mm ammo in which needs it to stabilise the bullet. Manufacturers know damn well that people buy them for this purpose.
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    I did read it. As you rightly point out putting a .357 mag round in a .38 special cannot be done so the point is redundant. My comment was regarding what people think about using .38 spec in .357 Magnums? People have clearly said that you should never use any type of ammo that is not stamped on the gun yet using .38's in a .357 gun is well appceted practice. Yes, this is true. But even lots of shooting with proof loads aren't likely to mak a rifle explode into pieces. Also, as pointd out, revolvers have six or eight proof rounds through them. J.
  20. JonathanL
    More should be mentioned as regards this. Firstly; you cannot directly compare pressure figures between 5.56mm and .223. The NATO pressure test is not the same as the SAAMI one as it takes the readings at a different point - the throat, not further down the cartridge as the SAAMI one does. This gives a higher reading as the throat is the point of greatest pressure. The type of transducers use are different also. Secondly; people are concenrating on the SAAMI specs but there is also the CIP, which is the Europen equivalent. CIP specs for .223 and 5.56, both service and proof rounds, are act
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    And I'm still waiting for evidence that this actually happens or is likely to.
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    So, you shouldn't shoot .38 specials in a .357 for saety reasons? It's perfectly safe and is totally standard and accepted practice. Same with .44 Spec or Russian in a .44 Magnum or 3" Mag in a 3.5" magnum chambered gun. What about 7.7mm stamped ammo in a .303 rifle? How about a nitro for black load in an old double rifle? This isn't about not having regard for your safety, it's about knowing what you are talking about. Show me some documented cases of guns blowing up and people getting killed because they used 5.56mm ammo in a rifle chambered for .223 Rem. J
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    It's even more dumb to tell a reloading novice to ignore advice that is from well estabished sources. I'm not telling anyoine to ognore anything. J.
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    It isn't "more powerful" and it doesn't produce markedly higher chamber pressures. The specs for modern NATO 5.56mm are totally different from what they were originally. It's completely different bullet for a start. People are "dumb" enough to use 5.56mm ammo in rifles stamped .223 every single day. If there were any appreciable problem then guns would be blowing up left right and centre. I can pretty much guarantee that someone will be doing it next time I'm shooting, probably lots of folks will. This is the whole reason why .223 is such a popular chambering - people can guy cheap ammo.
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