stevelondon2017

Oh you know what I've done, Ive taken the weight of the head to be the powder that goes in. It was 3am to be fair to me. lol. thats for clearing that up. Well now the guy I'm buying the gun from has a full setup which he will sell me for £200. Its a lyman kit and has everything including full dies, powder, Sierra heads, tumbler the lot. And reloading manuals. I'm tempted to go for that.

Hi all. I'm going to look at a 2016 Ruger Precision rifle chambered in .308 with the hope of buying it tomorrow. It will be my first full bore rifle however I have shot this calibre before, albeit not a lot. Knowing how expensive these rounds can be I am looking at buying a cheap and cheerful reloading kit by LEE soon and my plan is to buy a few boxes of rounds to start with when I get the rifle, and then take up reloading from there. The rifle is the 20" barrel however does have a wildcat moderator so extends it slightly. Part 1. What grain rounds would you recommend for this barrel length? I have been told a heavier bullet for shorter barrels. Part 2. What bullet heads are recommended for reloading (albeit on the cheap, I'm not going to be competition shooting but still want some degree of accuracy, albeit probably only out to 300-500 yards to start off with) and where on earth do I find out how much powder I need to put in for that particular head? Does it depend on the powder I buy? But then which powder do I buy? lol. I look forward to any helping hands. Steve. EDIT... I have just been doing some looking about on shops' websites. So I can buy a pack of a pack of 20 remington 150g rounds for £22.99. Looking up the reloading parts as follows... Lapua casings 100pcs - £58.99 Lapua bullets 100pcs - £32.99 Primers 100pcs - £2.99 Vihtavuori powder - 1Kg £84.99 (apparently enough to make just under 100 accordingly to my calculator) Totals £179.96... thats £36 per pack of 20!! Is that right? Am I doing the math right? Its more expensive than just buying new every time. Even if I work out using the brass 5 times it still works out more expensive.

I’ll look into this thanks. Are they any other other ‘tactical’ looking ones similar that you know of? Similar price range up to £2k.

Lol. Yeah. That was aimed more and getting it sent to me rather then me physically going and bringing it back.

Thank you. I really appreciate that. I’ll contact that email address and see what they can advise me. I’ll also contact US customs and ask them. Thanks.

Oh. ? I assumed you wouldn’t need an export licence if you’re bringing it home yourself. I remember reading somewhere that a guy did exactly what I mentioned and the only ‘check’ they did was asking “are you allowed to have this in the UK?” A reply of “yes” was followed by... “oh, that’ll be $$$$ please. Cash or card?” Lol. However I don’t know how long ago that was.

Hi. I’ve recently acquired my FAC and have already acquired a Tippman Arms M4 22LR but looking at a Ruger Enhanced Precision 308 for my big one. Over here they retail for almost £1900 but obviously in the states it’s almost half. My question is this... 1. Can I buy this during a trip to the US and bring it back? 2. What taxes would I have to pay to bring it in with me? 3. Can I also bring .308 ammo back with me also? I look forward to your replies. Thanks in advance. Steve.

The one I want is £899 here but there it’s $399. Was hoping it would have been a lot easier and cheaper. ?

I have looked about but can’t find a definitive answer. If I hold a s1 certificate, can I buy a 22LR from the states and have it sent to me here? If so, how does it work? If yes, would it be any different for a .308? Thanks. Steve.

Excellent. Thanks for the breakdown. So am I right in thinking (as I may want to go for target shooting shotgun in the future) to apply for my rifles and s1 shotgun under FAC, apply for the standard SGC at the same time, and then under ammunition put my rifle ammo plus solid slugs, say PSG300. Sound about right? 2 questions... do I need to specify anything on the FAC part about the s1 shotgun or just something like '12 gauge shotgun' or '20 gauge shotgun'? Also what ammo should I put down for this as I say, I'm not into it at the moment so don't know whats used for it. Thanks, Steve

Thank you very much. Think I've got it now. One point that I saw on a youtube explanation was that a s2 must have a barrel length minimum 24" and overall length of 40" whereas a s1 .... don't worry, just rewatched it... he was talking about low capacity s1 shotguns which is min 12" and overall of 24". My bad. Even if you agree and only use the s2 equivalent, say 2+1 rounds instead of filling it up?

Oh right. So if only apply for and get accepted for a s1 (super duper shotgun which can be semi auto, shorter and hold more rounds) I wouldn't be able to get a s2 (2+1 full length etc)? Sounds a little odd. Like doing a full manual driving test but then not being able to drive an automatic. Or have I misunderstood? Excellent. Thanks for clearing that up. Im pretty fearful of looking like a right gun freak with all these guns on the 'to acquire' list So far I have a 22LR for small range practise, 2 bigger calibre ones for trips to Bisley (however I only intend on getting one bigger one, just not sure with cal. yet) on the long ranges and now looks like a s1 shotgun and an SGC. Going to think I'm a nutter. :-| Do you think its wise doing all that or maybe leave off the shotguns for now?

Wow. I've never had such a response from any forum ever. Thanks for all your comments. Ill try and be a little clearer. I am going mainly for FAC for s1 for rifle stuff. I am very familiar with firearms as in rifles ands pistols however not for shotgun. A couple of my friends have s2 shotguns for clay shooting (However they are also looking at going s1 route). I was advised to get shot gun added because as someone said, its only a couple of quid more if added together. I am 'presuming' that a s1 shotgun is generally better than a s2 in respect of round capacity, solid slug (for target shotgun shooting which I would probably do more of rather than clay as I'm now a member of the NRA at Bisley and they do that there), etc. Or should I say 'more choice' of what shotgun you can get. As I say I'm not immediately interested in the shotgun part but probably would dig into this certainly within the year so wanted it on there ready for when I do. If I can justify having the s1 shotgun on there (because of the target shooting at Bisley) is it not worth me adding it rather than a s2? Thanks, Steve. When you say the calibre, with shotguns would that just be 12 gauge or 20 gauge or is there more to it?

I am in the process of applying for my first FAC and have been advised to put shotgun on their whilst applying as its quicker, easier and cheaper to do it all at once. Under the firearms section of the form I have put 12 bore and 20 bore. I have not really shot many before so do not know what I will eventually get so put down both. As for ammunition, I don't have a clue about this. If I was to go shooting with the shotgun it would either be target shooting at Bisley which resumable solid slug, and/or clay pigeon shooting with my friend. My question is what 'ammunition' should I put down on this form to cover these types of shooting? Are there many variations of rounds? It would not be my primary shooting style but want to have it covered should I take it up a bit more in the future. I look forward to your replies. Thanks, Steve