tikka.223 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Right situation is this,I applied for a .22WMR for fox control and have been told by Firearm's I have "no good reason" to aquire it as I have a .22LR and .223. My .223 is for fox control on suitable lands. My .22LR is for small vermin rabbits,etc,and plinking I applied for a .22WMR for fox on lands which were not suitable for a centrefire thinking this was good reason. Now I'm appealing this and have been told by them to provide as much information including ballistics for all three calibres on why I need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) Right situation is this,I applied for a .22WMR for fox control and have been told by Firearm's I have "no good reason" to aquire it as I have a .22LR and .223. My .223 is for fox control on suitable lands. My .22LR is for small vermin rabbits,etc,and plinking I applied for a .22WMR for fox on lands which were not suitable for a centrefire thinking this was good reason. Now I'm appealing this and have been told by them to provide as much information including ballistics for all three calibres on why I need them. If you have a fox problem on land that a WMR is suitable for, but NOT a .223 then you should be able to get a WMR. Presumably, as they have said, you need to show your reason! What is etc., on your .22lr, and does your FAC actually list PLINKING for your .22lr?? Edited March 19, 2011 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 If you have a fox problem on land that a WMR is suitable for, but NOT a .223 then you should be able to get a WMR. Presumably, as they have said, you need to show your reason! What is etc., on your .22lr, and does your FAC actually list PLINKING for your .22lr?? Etc for .22LR is corvids(on ground),doesnt list plinking but has zeroing on lands suitable with permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 they won`t give you 2 x 22 rf`s. they will ask you to hand in 22lr if you want the wmr for fox where the 223 is overkill. can you put the 22lr onto a club for club use??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 can you put the 22lr onto a club for club use??? Not a member of a club,I believe I have good reason for the two .22 rimfire. I want to keep the LR because if I go for a few hours plinking its cheaper to feed than either .223 or WMR,(I also realise commercial values dont come into it)sometimes its easy to put a couple of 100 rounds through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Not a member of a club,I believe I have good reason for the two .22 rimfire. I want to keep the LR because if I go for a few hours plinking its cheaper to feed than either .223 or WMR,(I also realise commercial values dont come into it)sometimes its easy to put a couple of 100 rounds through it. can you say wmr for day time and .22lr for night vision set up as this would be quieter colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 they won`t give you 2 x 22 rf`s. they will ask you to hand in 22lr if you want the wmr for fox where the 223 is overkill. can you put the 22lr onto a club for club use??? I think things are a little different in NI, I currently have 3 rimfires and at one time I had 4. ATB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 don`t think cheap to feed is an option. it`s all about having purpose for use. can`t see you getting it. you could ask basc to fight it for you. had mates turned down for same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 i am racking my brains trying to think of a shot i should be happy to take with a WMR that i wouldnt take on safety grounds with a .223 rem , nope can't think of one sorry perhaps you could advise? i suspect someone in firearms is of the same mind hence thier request for balistic information, i should tread carefully or you might end up out of the frying pan into the fire on this one. now i can think of how it would be easier to moderate a WMR to a lower level, also how a semi auto might be handy for certain tasks though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 thier request for balistic information, i should tread carefully or you might end up out of the frying pan into the fire on this one. Not a request for balistic info but said if I wanted to include it I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) think you are on a beaten docket with this one. you could try the lr for rabbits for human consumption and say the wmr is too messy. also the lr for noise reasons.what does your rfd say that sold you the gun??? Edited March 20, 2011 by tweedledee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 think you are on a beaten docket with this one. you could try the lr for rabbits for human consumption and say the wmr is too messy. also the lr for noise reasons.what does your rfd say that sold you the gun??? RFD says to state LR for rabbits for consumption and WMR for rabbits at longer range not for the table.Be interesting to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 RFD says to state LR for rabbits for consumption and WMR for rabbits at longer range not for the table.Be interesting to see how it turns out. take it that`s the man outside antrim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have 2 .22lr I would contact basc and see what they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen20 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Seems strange to me I'm with south Yorkshire who just like to say no and I've got 3 rimfires when I applied for my .22 WMR I also put down to get my .17 hmr back as I had previously sold it and on variation forms just put down for vermin got them both no problems. Seems strange. Like others have said I'd contact BASC and see what they have to say and whether they will back you up other wise things mite not go your way. I have .22lr .22 WMR .17 hmr .223 and I'm thinking of applying for a .22-250 but I know what they will say you have a .223 why do you want/need a 22-250 what can I say to that lol except a. Dedicated nightvision set up which I actually am contemplating of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 All comes down to having good reason to have the three calibre's and I believe I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid rich Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have recently got a hmr on.I had a wmr on and whilst my rfd said i may well get both, to keep things simple i gave up the wmr (to my dad) I think it could be hard to justify 2 rimfire magnums(as in my case) but would of thought you should be able to swing it to hold both lr and wmr as they are a world apart Best of luck with it ! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 did they grant you the rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka.223 Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 did they grant you the rifle Indeed they did mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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