CoolhandMal Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 My son has on his ticket .17 HMR and .22 Rimfire,is he then allowed to purchase .222/223 rifles based on the fact that he is authorised for a .22?its all confusing to us and a little guidance would be helpful to say the least. BR Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 No .222 .223 .22-250 are not the same as .22rf/.22lr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 My son has on his ticket .17 HMR and .22 Rimfire,is he then allowed to purchase .222/223 rifles based on the fact that he is authorised for a .22?its all confusing to us and a little guidance would be helpful to say the least. BR Mal Please don't take this the wrong way but i really can't believe some people are issued with a FAC with no knowledge of what they are shooting, how did you fill in the application if you don't understand calibres? Fair play for asking questions but surely this would be better done before the application is made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 My son has on his ticket .17 HMR and .22 Rimfire,is he then allowed to purchase .222/223 rifles based on the fact that he is authorised for a .22?its all confusing to us and a little guidance would be helpful to say the least. BR Mal .222/.223 are center fire rifles .22lr/rf are rim fire rifles if your tickets says ,22rf or .22lr then thats what you can go and buy, some say if it says .22rf you can go get a wmr which you could but i would check with your feo before you do mate colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 .222/.223 are center fire rifles .22lr/rf are rim fire rifles if your tickets says ,22rf or .22lr then thats what you can go and buy, some say if it says .22rf you can go get a wmr which you could but i would check with your feo before you do mate colin Why is there this obsession with checking with the police when something is absolutely, crystal clear? An authority to acquire which says '.22rf' means just that and a .22WMR is a .22rf so why the need to check? I mean, what is going to happen? J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolhandMal Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Please don't take this the wrong way but i really can't believe some people are issued with a FAC with no knowledge of what they are shooting, how did you fill in the application if you don't understand calibres? Fair play for asking questions but surely this would be better done before the application is made And I suppose before you walked into this great country pursuit of ours you fully loaded yourself with all the knowledge you had read up prior to getting your FAC? My son has come up from Airgunning and needs to learn as much as he can about ammo etc thus,asking me to write on this forum for him to ask more experienced members for their valued advice, Put that in your pie and smoke it Clever Clogs.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian28 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 My son has 50cc moped on his provisional licence does that mean he can ride a 950cc ducati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 And I suppose before you walked into this great country pursuit of ours you fully loaded yourself with all the knowledge you had read up prior to getting your FAC? My son has come up from Airgunning and needs to learn as much as he can about ammo etc thus,asking me to write on this forum for him to ask more experienced members for their valued advice, Put that in your pie and smoke it Clever Clogs.! Yes that's right. After shooting airgun for years and learning some fieldcraft I starting getting involved with a local shoot that then lead to getting my SGC. However I spent many hours researching the different calibres and their capabilities before I even considered applying for my FAC even though I had hands on experiance through going out with other FAC holders. I'm not trying to be clever and don't claim to be an expert, it just suprised me that your FEO felt comfortable granting the FAC to someone who doesn't understand the difference between rimfire and centerfire, no personal offence intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooternick Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 And I suppose before you walked into this great country pursuit of ours you fully loaded yourself with all the knowledge you had read up prior to getting your FAC? My son has come up from Airgunning and needs to learn as much as he can about ammo etc thus,asking me to write on this forum for him to ask more experienced members for their valued advice, Put that in your pie and smoke it Clever Clogs.! I think he needed to learn more about firearms in general before he applied for his FAC, there wouldnt be any confusion if he knew/learned more in the first instance if he doesnt know the difference between rimfire and centerfire then he doesnt deserve to have either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Put that in your pie and smoke it Clever Clogs.! You smoke pies in Cardiff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 How old is your son? - if he intends to purchase an Section 1, then clearly he would be old enough to be permitted - so why can he not ask the question on an internet forum? My lad is 11 and he knows the difference between my Rimfire and centrefire rifles, - he also knows about the different guage shotguns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Oh and same advice you were given when you asked last month: http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/223417-legal-difference-between-22-and-22-rf/&do=findComment&comment=1922927 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 And I suppose before you walked into this great country pursuit of ours you fully loaded yourself with all the knowledge you had read up prior to getting your FAC? My son has come up from Airgunning and needs to learn as much as he can about ammo etc thus,asking me to write on this forum for him to ask more experienced members for their valued advice, Put that in your pie and smoke it Clever Clogs.! Calm down chap. The fact is a lot of your questions/responses don't really seem to add up to many shooters! I have to say that I am more than intrigued now to see your Video of a fox brush (another thread) being turned completely inside out in preparation for curing. What have you been shooting all these foxes with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolhandMal Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Calm down chap. The fact is a lot of your questions/responses don't really seem to add up to many shooters! I have to say that I am more than intrigued now to see your Video of a fox brush (another thread) being turned completely inside out in preparation for curing. What have you been shooting all these foxes with? Over the passed 40 years,I have been hunting with dogs,snaring,shooting with Shotguns and making occasional road kill collections. Like I said earlier,if successful on this evenings outing,I shall put a clip on here showing my "unheard of ,hard to believe"method for skinning a tail,probably put the full process on YouTube though. Oh..and I apologies for a poor education chaps.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Over the passed 40 years,I have been hunting with dogs,snaring,shooting with Shotguns and making occasional road kill collections. Like I said earlier,if successful on this evenings outing,I shall put a clip on here showing my "unheard of ,hard to believe"method for skinning a tail,probably put the full process on YouTube though. Oh..and I apologies for a poor education chaps.! Lets be clear here, I have made no comment on your education and I am not chucking mud, I have simply made the point that some of your comments don't seem to add up. I certainly don't know it all and I am very interested to learn how to turn a fox tail completely inside out, look forward to the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolhandMal Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 How old is your son? - if he intends to purchase an Section 1, then clearly he would be old enough to be permitted - so why can he not ask the question on an internet forum? My lad is 11 and he knows the difference between my Rimfire and centrefire rifles, - he also knows about the different guage shotguns. Answers in proper order: Son 26yrs 1 month He has a Section 1 Not all people feel the need to join a forum or any other? Why has your son not joined this forum then if he is as advanced as you make out?? My son has been shooting shotguns,airguns since knee height,perhaps unlike your son he has an inexperienced dad when it comes to FAC matters? Oh and as for your latest post,the firearms officer was obviously very satisfied with his application. Hope all helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Answers in proper order: Son 26yrs 1 month He has a Section 1 Not all people feel the need to join a forum or any other? Why has your son not joined this forum then if he is as advanced as you make out?? My son has been shooting shotguns,airguns since knee height,perhaps unlike your son he has an inexperienced dad when it comes to FAC matters? Is that a quote, whos? Oh and as for your latest post,the firearms officer was obviously very satisfied with his application. Hope all helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's getting a bit heated - calm down. I just like things that go BANG ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Answers in proper order: Son 26yrs 1 month He has a Section 1 Not all people feel the need to join a forum or any other? Why has your son not joined this forum then if he is as advanced as you make out?? My son has been shooting shotguns,airguns since knee height,perhaps unlike your son he has an inexperienced dad when it comes to FAC matters? Oh and as for your latest post,the firearms officer was obviously very satisfied with his application. Hope all helps. My son is 11 and a member -so wind it in. My last post was in reference to YOU asking the SAME question last month! - 26 and daddy having to find things out for him? hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolhandMal Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 -I think I will leave " IT "out for a bit longer!! -Repeating myself,No not me mate,er...Maybe it's the old age kicking in,er.....Maybe it's the old age kicking in,er......Maybe it's the old age kicking in,er......Maybe it's the old age kicking in. -I like to think that when he is 66 he will still need my help,where i come from that's what fathers are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 To be fair, I ask my dad for a lift with something heavy or to look after the kids. Don't think I've ever asked him to surf the web for something. I think the application should of been denied, I posted about the lack of knowledge and people been granted facs earlier in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashgun Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I dont know why people actually bother to ask questions on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiLisCer Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I dont know why people actually bother to ask questions on this forum. The thing is - he asked the same question last month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangon Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 He did ask and got 4 pages of answers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I dont know why people actually bother to ask questions on this forum. Was that a question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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