girlwithagun

Thanks everyone for such great advice and for being so welcoming. I've tried a few 12 bores but haven't found one that I've enjoyed shooting with more than a 20 but I'll definitely try some more before I make my decision. In any case, that decision won't need to be made for quite a long time as the Met still aren't accepting new SGC applications and when I popped into my local police station yesterday to ask if they would accept physical applications, the officer behind the desk didn't know you need an SGC to purchase a gun in the UK! Not the best sign!

Oh it’s solid alright. And it’ll be drilled into the steel in the ground too!

Hahaha great advice. I have a 3 gun safe that’s ready and waiting to be fitted. On the topic of safe fitting, I live in a terraced house and the optimum place for me to fit the safe would be against the wall of the adjoining wall. Would that be okay?

Just trying to gather information in the mean time...I’m in no rush! I’m going to the Oxford event next week!

Your guess is correct! I’ve been shooting with a 20 gauge in my lessons and I definitely prefer it as my arms aren’t as strong as they could be. I’ve shot some guns which I think were 20 gauges that felt way too light too though so it’s going to be interesting finding a gun that feels right! At the moment I don’t have anyone to shoot with but that’s really nice to hear that I can ask more experienced people if I could join them. I don’t want to be a pain though or hold anyone up! I’m in no rush to buy a gun, after reading all of the threads about SGC applications, my expectations are that I’ll be lucky to get one this year but I do want to gather all the information I can beforehand so I go into it knowing at least something haha! Ah thank you! Sorry I hadn’t realised you could search for threads! This has some great info so thanks for that

I think I’ve been using a Beretta Silver Pigeon but it has a modification on the comb which really helps me to be able to get my eye in the right position. As I understand it though, Beretta’s are pretty expensive so that’s why I wanted to try some others. If I could buy the gun that I’m learning with I would but I don’t think that’s an option! Thanks for the welcome! I’d be open to buying second hand but I figure that I have less opportunities to try before I buy with that option. I’ve probably got a budget of £1,000 so I’m not completely set on any of the guns I’ve mentioned, I just know those brands from the videos I’ve been watching. Hopefully I’ll be able to find someone to shoot with me! Haha thank you! I’m in London

I'm very new to the sport only really starting in September last year and then being scuppered by lockdowns so I'm only on my third lesson so far but I have lots of questions and I hope this is the right place to ask them. 1. I'm not looking to spend too much money on a gun but there are a few that I'd like to try out such as Yildiz, Kofs and ATA. Are there specific gun shops that stock these guns and what do I do if I want to actually try one out? I'm assuming not all gun shops have the ability to let you try before you buy so can someone shed light on how this works? I don't want to spend £600 on a gun to then find out it's not right for me. 2. On the topic of buying a gun, I've watched a lot of videos on YouTube where they talk about all of the different versions you can buy of a gun but then when I go onto gun shop sites, they only seem to have one order. Is it similar to when you buy a car in that they have one model in the garage but you can then have one made to order? I've been shooting with a slightly higher comb and although I'm not really able to afford a proper gun fit, I want to make sure that it fits me as well as possible. 3. My local police department (Met police) aren't accepting new applications for SGC's and haven't been since COVID hit. It's likely that I won't be able to even start the application process until the end of May and I'm bracing myself for the worst in terms of wait times. Although lessons are great for me right now, I don't think I can afford continuing them indefinitely and I only plan on shooting recreationally. In the meantime, what's a cost effective solution to continuing to shoot? Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance for any help!