jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 can anyone tell me if you can own a .222 on a licence that only state .223? some guy in a shop i visited yesterday reckons you can??! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 If you have a specific calibre on your FAC thats all you're allowed to get, although there are one or two exceptions e.g. .308 on FAC you can normally get a 7.62x51mm as they are almost the same, likewise a .223 is almost the same as a 5.56x45mm. However .222 and .223 are entirely separate calibres. If it said ".22 Centrefire" that might be a different story :blink: Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 :blink: and yes I have .22 c/f on my cert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 :look: i had a bit of a fall out with him about it saying whats the point of being specific with application if you can then go and do what he was saying! thanks for the clear up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 If you have a specific calibre on your FAC thats all you're allowed to get, although there are one or two exceptions e.g. .308 on FAC you can normally get a 7.62x51mm as they are almost the same, likewise a .223 is almost the same as a 5.56x45mm. However .222 and .223 are entirely separate calibres. If it said ".22 Centrefire" that might be a different story :look: Mark I thought .222 and .223 are both .22 calibre the difference being the casing size. Gonna check Billy-know-nuffink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) phoned firearms just to double check the whole thing... Dyfed powys police say that the two rifles are different and need to be applied for separatley. you can not purchase one if the other is stated only on your licence! careful what some firearms dealers in shops say i guess..!?! :look: Edited August 5, 2010 by jonesbach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb403 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 there are one or two exceptions e.g. .308 on FAC you can normally get a 7.62x51mm When my license was sent to me stating "7.62X51mm" I sent it straight back and got them to amend it to "7.62X51mm / .308" to avoid any complications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 (edited) phoned firearms just to double check the whole thing... Dyfed powys police say that the two rifles are different and need to be applied for separatley. you can not purchase one if the other is stated only on your licence! careful what some firearms dealers in shops say i guess..!?! :look: Edited August 5, 2010 by jonesbach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 ooops... :look: perhaps i should have put down .222/ .223 or .22 centre fire as earlier mentioned then any one know the price of cheap/intermediate .223 and cheap/inter .222 just out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 .222 .223 new price from same dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 what about the ammo .223/.222 in comparison (cheap/intermadiate?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 I thought .222 and .223 are both .22 calibre the difference being the casing size. Gonna check Billy-know-nuffink They both are .22 (centrefire) calibres?? And both use the same .224 diameter bullet. However in firearms licensing .222 and .223 are different calibres When my license was sent to me stating "7.62X51mm" I sent it straight back and got them to amend it to "7.62X51mm / .308" to avoid any complications. Me too, wanted to keep my options open :look: Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 They both are .22 (centrefire) calibres?? And both use the same .224 diameter bullet. However in firearms licensing .222 and .223 are different calibres tell me about it...but you know what the laws are like...! they wouldnt even cross check land on my .22 and give me automatic permission for .223..i have to get doc 4's for every farm again...! :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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