22 RF on FAC

[mark a l 27]

Hi .. my mate jonny got his fac today and on his application he put down 22 lr and 17 hmr .. he phoned me up and told me they have put down .17HMR and 22RF ..i take it that means 22 rimfire ... so can he get any 22 rimfire .. ie...22 lr or 22 wmr

 

atb mark

Edited March 14, 2012 by mark a l

[paulus 26]

Hi .. my mate jonny got his fac today and on his application he put down 22 lr and 17 hmr .. he phoned me up and told me that for the 22 they have put down .17HMR and 22RF ..i take it that means 22 rimfire ... so can he get any 22 rimfire .. ie...22 lr or 22 wmr

 

atb mark

yes lr and wmr are both 22 rimfire

[mark a l 27]

so in the 22 class he could go and buy either a 22 LR or a 22 WMR even thought he applied for just a 22 LR ?

[paulus 26]

so in the 22 class he could go and buy either a 22 LR or a 22 WMR even thought he applied for just a 22 LR ?

if the ticket say 22rimfire then technically yes however best to put a call into the flo in the morning to clarify

[mark a l 27]

ok... cheers paulas .. i will tell him to do that ....

[Ratsmasher 36]

but tbh if hes got HMR then there isnt really any need for a WMR aswell?

atb Ratty

[mark a l 27]

hi ratsmasher .. he does not want a 22WMR ... he was wondering why they have put down 22RF instead of 22LR

[SportingShooter 0]

Its an anomaly on my FAC as well and I've seen on dozens more.

 

No idea why the licensing departments don't amend it to the correct calibres, they're obviously not that interested in the difference between a .22LR, Long, Short or CB.

 

If you're mate's intention is to buy a .22LR just buy one and then send off the notification with the correct calibre, i.e. .22LR

 

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Hi

I asked the feo dept that same question when I first applied for a 22lr ,the ticket came back saying 22rf I assumed I could get any of the rim fires lr or wmr,not the case he said it had to state wmr if that's what I wanted to buy,I tried to tell him that if this is the case why didn't you put 22lr as I requested I didn't put 22rf on my application,his answer was it sometimes happens that way, basically he meant piss off cos you have asked me a question I can answer lol,i got my mate to ring south Yorkshire and ther said if it don't state wmr then no,basically the same as derbyshire told me,ring your local dept and let us no I'm curious of their reply it's very misleading

Atb 223

Edited March 14, 2012 by TWOTWOTHREE

[matt_hooks 188]

223, another case of the licencing department making it up as they go along. They put .22 rimfire (or .22rf) then there is no possible way they can argue that .22WMR isn't included in that. If their intent is to only allow you .22LR, then that is what they should state. The HO guidance is very clear on this.

 

As an aside, the aplication form asks only for calibre, not chambering, so there is no need to state which .22 you require on the form (though they will almost certainly phone and ask whether you want a .22 rimire/LR, or a centrefire, and they should then ask which centrefire or rimfire you want, to follow the HO guidelines. If they conditioned your certificate for .22CF then there is a whole range of chamberings you could purchase, from the little .22 hornet up to the mighty .223WSSM.

[SportingShooter 0]

I may just pay money to see the look on the person in the licensing department's face if they granted me just ".22CF" and I sent this round back on my acquisition form...

 

It is a .22 Centrefire after all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.22_Eargesplitten_Loudenboomer

[TWOTWOTHREE 152]

Too right matt they are their own worst enemies

No wonder people get confused and criticise them,

Ss the look on the face would be priceless sending that in

Lol

Atb

[paulus 26]

I may just pay money to see the look on the person in the licensing department's face if they granted me just ".22CF" and I sent this round back on my acquisition form...

 

It is a .22 Centrefire after all. http://en.wikipedia....en_Loudenboomer

:laugh:

[Simonrees 45]

I asked this very question when I received my FAC back it just says.22 on mine, So I assumed maybe I could choose any .22 I wanted. Wrong!! I spoke to the Firearms dept and they clarified it for me, basically I can only have a .22lr if I want a WMR then they class that as a seperate "caliber" and I would need to apply for a variation.

[paulus 26]

I asked this very question when I received my FAC back it just says.22 on mine, So I assumed maybe I could choose any .22 I wanted. Wrong!! I spoke to the Firearms dept and they clarified it for me, basically I can only have a .22lr if I want a WMR then they class that as a seperate "caliber" and I would need to apply for a variation.

when i applied i just put in for 22rf and it came back with 22rf i asked the question and was told as long as i purchased a 22rf everything was ok, that was a long while ago mind, so i think its a case of mistakes and missinterpritation by the individual firearms depts, again