selling a firearm

[mikky]

my mate wants to buy my .308 on his newly acquired ticket and i then want to buy another .308 to replace it.

do i have to send my fac off to gtr manchester police and re apply for a new .308 slot ,in other words does the slot go with the rifle ?i have a .44 on my ticket which i am not going to use so i could do a " one for one " and lose the .44 slot at no further cost.

i thought you could sell one firearm and replace it with another of the same calibre providing you inform the police within 7 days.

so,what is the correct procedure,any advice as usual will gratefully accepted

[miffy]

You should be able to just have the .308 put back on your ticket without doing a one for one variation. You will have to send your FAC into the firearms dept though to have the .308 put back on.... thats how i understand it anyway!!!!!

I got a "mint" silenced .308 for sale by the way just incase you are after a tikka

[mikky]

cheers miffy,after a lee enfield no4 converted to .308 with a target barrel,its mine provided i can sort my ticket out

 

is there a cost involved to have the .308 put back on ?

Edited March 20, 2006 by mikky

[kip270]

10.51 A variation is always necessary if a

certificate holder wishes to change one of the

firearms, even if they wish to purchase one

identical to the one they are selling (Wilson v

Coombe, Queen’s Bench Divisional Court, July

1988). “One for one” variation refers to

firearms that are authorised to be acquired

at the same time as one is being disposed

of. For practical purposes this is normally

taken to be within seven days. The use

of authorities which can be kept open

indefinitely should be discouraged.

Applications for “one for one” variations

should be made by the certificate holder

submitting their firearm certificate together

with a completed form 101 to the police

firearms licensing department. Such variations

are processed free of charge. In most cases,

it will not be necessary to re-examine the

applicant’s circumstances. Further inquiries

will be necessary, however, if for example

the application is for a change of use or

for a full-bore firearm when the holder’s

shooting club only has facilities for

small-bore shooting.

[miffy]

There will only be a charge if you add to your firearms, you will be just having your .308 put back on so there should be no charge

[markbivvy]

You should be able to just have the .308 put back on your ticket without doing a one for one variation. You will have to send your FAC into the firearms dept though to have the .308 put back on.... thats how i understand it anyway!!!!!

I got a "mint" silenced .308 for sale by the way just incase you are after a tikka

as far as i know you sell the old one, and,apply for,a free 1 for 1 variation.

you cant just sell it and get another.

 

but i may be wrong.

[miffy]

You can't sell it and buy another because it will be entered on your ticket that you have bought a .308 already and you don't have anywhere on your certificate to say that it has been sold. The certificate will have to be sent to the firearms dept along with notification that the .308 has been sold and thet will then put the .308 back on your certificate..........for free

[Dunkield]

You can get a temporary variation to have the 2 and get rid of the first one.

Speak to your FEO for clarification though.

[mossy835]

as mb, said you must put in for a 1 to 1 variation.

[mikky]

cheers lads