Tealy Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hi lads how about this fancy buying a old air rifle a one I had when I was a lad , l know long time ago, same make and model looked on Internet and seen one at a shop on the south coast . When I contacted the seller by email he will only send to a RFD so contacted a one in Newcastle and they wanted £25 to take delivery and as this is a third of the price of the gun guess what no sale . I have read up on the posted side and law it say to which I understand is as long as it is a low pressure air rifle under 12 pound per sq in .as this is you can send by Royal Mail . Has this happened to you ? Or some one you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanchief Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The answer is in the first topic in this forum. Chiefy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 If you have a trusted friend on the south coast get him to get the gun for you and post it then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Where abouts on Sout Coast? I'm in Worthing, West Sussex if any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 hello, it can be sent parcel force 48HR delivery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tealy Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 This is the reply from the gun shop ....Hello, it is not our company rule it is the law. The VCR act prohibits the posting of all airguns directly to a private individual if you are selling them as your trade. Private individuals can post them. It applies to all gunshops. We cannot send it directly to you. If we did we risk losing our RFD, going out of business and being prosecuted, sorry, we wish it were not the case but there is nothing we can do about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 This is the reply from the gun shop ....Hello, it is not our company rule it is the law. The VCR act prohibits the posting of all airguns directly to a private individual if you are selling them as your trade. Private individuals can post them. It applies to all gunshops. We cannot send it directly to you. If we did we risk losing our RFD, going out of business and being prosecuted, sorry, we wish it were not the case but there is nothing we can do about it!! They're right, I'm afraid, it is indeed against the law. There are companies that do postage of air rifles, but they act as their own couriers, so under the law it counts as face-to-face sale. Normal protocol for most gun dealers is to do rfd to rfd and then someone comes in to pick it up. Under the VCR, private sellers are allowed (via royal mail special delivery or PF48), but trade sellers can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 + 1 with above, a business its a no no but privately its fine,,,,,, bit stupid if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Designed to damage the industry through the back door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tealy Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hi all phoned and went to some gun sporting shops in the northeast and the general price for taking in a parcal of a air rifle is £25 that you buy from trade how much is it in your area ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Seems about average, they have to send proof of RFD to the sender, then accept your parcel, test the gun (after all you can't have it if it is an FAC gun and you have no FAC), then have it kicking about until you get in the shop and pick it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tealy Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Then if it is over the limit how goes to jail for ten years the buyer .the sender or the RFD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Then if it is over the limit how goes to jail for ten years the buyer .the sender or the RFD ? nobody. The RFD's are obviously allowed to handle if it's over the limit, they just won't give it to you! It'd be pointless to prove that the gun was above power before it was bundled around by the couriers, so they wouldn't and if you haven't got the gun, you're not in possession! What the receiving RFD may do is whack on a charge for putting it back to sub12! Hi all phoned and went to some gun sporting shops in the northeast and the general price for taking in a parcal of a air rifle is £25 that you buy from trade how much is it in your area ? That's pretty much what I was quoted down here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tealy Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 That's **** the sender has broken the law to sell a weapon over legal limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 That's **** the sender has broken the law to sell a weapon over legal limit Yes but it is the receiving RFDs responsibility to ensure that the law is not broken when you pick that gun up! See why you have to pay the money now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi all phoned and went to some gun sporting shops in the northeast and the general price for taking in a parcal of a air rifle is £25 that you buy from trade how much is it in your area ? North Wales shooting school.... £35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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