Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Following inspection by the 2 local firearms officers today, I was told that I need to reinstall my (very heavy) 7 gun cabinet (one of those which looks like a normal cupboard and has the steel cabinet within) as due to the skirting, it leaves a cm between the wall and the cabinet even after 4 bolts were screwed in very tightly! I was told my gun (I only have one) shall be confiscated if I don't do this withen 3-4 weeks! Anyone else had similar issues? Edited October 29, 2009 by Ashbiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Yes. I've got a 5 gun cabinet and I installed it without removing skirting. Left gap the same as you. I had to fit a bead all the way around to stop 'the insertion of a jemmy'. As if a jemmy wouldn't get through a 1/2 inch of pine beading! I'd like to see a prospective thief get through six 13mm bolts drilled into solid concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Any advice would be welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 See above. Remove skirting or fit beading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmiller Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hi guys the girlfriend works in a sawmill, i got her to ask one of the lads to cut two squares of wood that sits infront of the skirting but is high enough to lift the cabinet above as so it slide back over the top of the skirt flush with the wall. Once bolted it in, its as tight as hell and the blocks are in solid. Absolutely fine with the FLO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Many thanks for sharing your experience Paul. Its going to be a nightmare to take out the near 6" bolts I had drilled through the concrete in a rented house! Looks like I am going to lose my deposit when I move out! Edited October 29, 2009 by Ashbiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Mate, that's what filler and paint touch-up pots were invented for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmiller Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Dead easy to fill the holes in the wall. Just knock the bolts through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 i took a hammer and chisel to the skirting board and cut it out so it fitted flush to wall looks a mess but its flush to the wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdb Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hi guysthe girlfriend works in a sawmill, i got her to ask one of the lads to cut two squares of wood that sits infront of the skirting but is high enough to lift the cabinet above as so it slide back over the top of the skirt flush with the wall. Once bolted it in, its as tight as hell and the blocks are in solid. Absolutely fine with the FLO. I did the same as I didn't fancy taking a chunk out of my skirting. FEO was happy and my cert was issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Thanks guys! Rob, I shall try the wood trick to lift the cabinet above the skirting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 wish id thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Also, does the cabinet need to be flush to the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Also, does the cabinet need to be flush to the wall? YES! isn't this what we are discussing? So it can't be pried from the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Also, does the cabinet need to be flush to the wall? Yes no gaps between wall and cabinet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I was asking about the legal requirement-ie., If one has a very heavy gun cabinet, does it have to be flush to the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 But I saw somewhere in this forum that bolting the cabinet is NOT a legal requirement, only good practice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldous Huxley Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I did the same as I didn't fancy taking a chunk out of my skirting. FEO was happy and my cert was issued. Both your girlfriend work in a saw mill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 But I saw somewhere in this forum that bolting the cabinet is NOT a legal requirement, only good practice... Just do what they say. There is no reason on earth to try and **** them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Just do what they say. There is no reason on earth to try and **** them off! Totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Is it a shotgun? There is no legal requirement for a cabinet at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbiker Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Really...!!! Yes it is a Beretta 12g o/u... The choice I have been given is either I sort it in 3-4 weeks (ie., fix it again with no gap between wall and cabinet) or store the shotgun with a 'friend' or a dealer, lest the gun may be confiscated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Easy option then ash is to fix the cabinet - simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullbore Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 What does it matter what any one else's experience is? If that's what your FEO had told you to do, Do it. Or don't. Your call, he has informed you of the consequences, and given you a time frame. The Bolts are already in the wall, erego your deposit is already lost, don't see the problem myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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