had a vist from the firearm officer

[welsh warrior]

so i had my vist from him today and he said im allowed 22lr 17 hmr and 22 rimfire magnum.so i have a few questions ... becuase im allowed 3 different cals am i allowed 3 different rifle with those cals?also i have never looked at 22 rimfire magnum so could any help with that some rifles to look at in that cal. i have about 1000 quid to spend but i dont want to spend that on just a gun i want scope bi pod ammo etc ..thanks guys for you time

[Scully]

If you have applied for those 3 calibres to appear on your ticket,then yes,you are allowed them.

Do not specify lr(long rifle)on your application,nor indeed Magnum.Both are .22 rf (rimfire) and that is how they should appear on your ticket.Magnum is not a calibre,it is a cartridge designation;it just makes things simpler when buying ammo.

A word to the wise;Ifirst bought a .22rf Magnum and while it is a great round with immense stopping power for a rimfire,it is noisy and you rarely get a second shot as everything has scarpered.So I bought a .22rf and used sub-sonic ammo,not as much range but very quiet.Before I could sell my magnum along came the .17 and rendered my magnum more or less obsolete!Nobody wants them,or if they do its at a knock down price.

Hope this helps.

[welsh warrior]

i didnt put 22 magnum down but he said i am allowed it if i want it ..but anways im going to get a 17hmr

[CharlieT]

You will only be allowed to purchase what is listed on your fac when it comes.

 

What will be listed on your FAC will be what you applied for on your application form.

 

When your FEO came to visit you what was on the form when he left after your interview.

 

If you are not sure I suggest you phone him and ask.

[welsh warrior]

he told me i am allowed a 22 magnum 22lr and 17hmr

[Scully]

Have you infact applied for all 3 of those;if you have then it sounds as if your FEO has ok'd them.

Perhaps I could give some advice? .22 lr and .22 Magnum are both rf (rimfire)and that is how they should appear on your ticket.Magnum is not a calibre,it is a cartridge designation in the same way that .38 S&W and .357 Magnum are both still .38 calibre.So don't specify .22lr or .22Mag on your ticket;it just makes things simpler when buying ammo.

By all means aquire all three if that's what you want,but I initially bought a .22 in Magnum a lot of years ago,and although the stopping power is awesome for a rimfire,it is also very noisy,and you rarely get a second shot as everything has scarpered!So I bought another .22rf and with sub-sonic ammo and a moderator got on great,so much so I decided to sell my Mag',but before I could ,along came the .17 which rendered my Mag' just about obsolete!I could still sell it,but at a very knocked down price;everybody wants a .17.

Hope this helps.

[CharlieT]

He may have told you that meaning that those were the range of calibers he was prepared to grant as you are a new applicant to fac.

 

However unless those 3 calibers were written on your application form when he left they may not appear on your fac when it comes.

[Paddy Galore!]

Your FEO will soon tell you at the interview if you can't have them, sounds like you got em to me chap.

[welsh warrior]

i understand but like i said im going to stick with a 17 hmr now just so many optiins of rifles scopes etc

[Scully]

Sorry lads....I thought my initial post hadn't gone through,so wrote it again! I'm at that age now where I tend to repeat myself....I said,I'm at ..........

[welsh warrior]

Your FEO will soon tell you at the interview if you can't have them, sounds like you got em to me chap.

 

 

 

already had the interview

[Vince Green]

A few years back you could have got a variation that would have said something like "ONE rifle in .22RF/ .22RF Mag or.17HMR". Then when you made your choice you would just tell them what you had bought.

All that seems to have gone out of the window now but its a shame because there is no reason why they can't still do it.

 

I wonder if it was because people stopped asking for it that way. I know of people (years ago) who would put in for a variation for things like "one rifle in 7.62, .303 or .30-06" and then just wait to see what turned up on the secondhand market in good condition that caught their eye.

 

Maybe we should start doing it again. It used to happen a lot with pistols where people would have slots saying things like "ONE C/F pistol up to cal .455". It didn't make any difference, it was like having an open slot for whatever calibre pistol you chose to buy. But you could only buy one and the calibre ultimately didn't make any odds to them.

Edited July 19, 2010 by Vince Green

[Paddy Galore!]

already had the interview

i meant that he would have told you at the interview if there was a problem.

as he didn't say anything adverse, then it seems that there wasn't a problem

Good on ya, go get some guns and we want pictures please

[welsh warrior]

no prob

[Paddy Galore!]

oops. double post.

Edited July 19, 2010 by GRAM71

[Scully]

A friend recently applied for a variation(Cumbria Constabulary)but couldn't decide between .243.308 so put both down.He received a call from licensing to ask him which one he wanted.He tried to explain he was going to the CLA so wanted to keep his options open as regards what may be available.They weren't interested and told him he would have to choose there and then over the phone or re-apply when he'd decided.Unreasonable? I think so.They reasoned if they varied his ticket for them he could come back with both.Either or didn't satisfy them either.Untrusting lot aren't they?