Darcshadow Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 hey guys, so i was reading around the other forums and people have been using the term 'open ticket' for when shooting on land unchecked for FAC with a section 1 firearm. I was just wondering what this means because i did think it must be a lot of effort having to check land if you are a pest controller knocking on doors for foxing opportunities for example. so is it a term on the license which says they can shoot on land without it having to be checked out by the police? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 yes it just says land the holder has permission on or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Which county do you live? Some are more relaxed than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 There are basically two types of licence, open & closed. With an open ticket, the shooter can decide for themselves whether land is suitable for the calibre they wish to use, with closed the police decide. All a bit daft really. The land behind my house is cleared for .243 but there are parts of it I wouldn't use my FAC Air. I have a closed licence but it's still my responsibility to make the judgement as to what constitutes a safe shot or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcshadow Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 thankyou for that info an ahh ok fair enough, im in Surrey, so not much in the way of shooting opportunities for me unfortunately, or land to shoot on... very unfortunately (full bore at least) would the FEO decide whether to let it be open or closed at the meeting after you apply or do you have to put it as another condition on your license? it seems like there are a couple of little details like open vs closed which are not talked about much, especially in the application process for a FAC. how would the local officer decide whether to let you have an open ticket? on the grounds of previous shooting experience? age? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 usually they open it after 5 years, but can be sooner if you give a convincing argument. However with no land you won't get one, bought stalking is occasionally enough but it makes life harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcshadow Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 oh fair enough i suppose. thankyou for your help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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