robfosters Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Are pump actions illegal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 No. In the uk any shotgun having a mag capacity greater than 2 shells (ie 3 total, one in the breech) is considered a section 1 firearm and requires an FAC. I have to say I have never seen a 3 shot pump, I presume they exist as the mag is simply a tube which, if required, is crimped at the required length to restrict the number of shells it can hold. Just out of interest, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 No mate. This is mine. It has to be three shots, or you need a FAC, then it can be as many as you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfosters Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 No. In the uk any shotgun having a mag capacity greater than 2 shells (ie 3 total, one in the breech) is considered a section 1 firearm and requires an FAC. I have to say I have never seen a 3 shot pump, I presume they exist as the mag is simply a tube which, if required, is crimped at the required length to restrict the number of shells it can hold. Just out of interest, why? Because if you see my post in the other section. I like guns and wish to start shooting for all the right reasons I promise. However, I like different guns and would like to collect various types of gun. I promise you, you could trust a pump action in my hands more than a few people. I would'nt use it, I would just like to have it. Does that sound strange, or do other people think like that sometimes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P03 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Because if you see my post in the other section. I like guns and wish to start shooting for all the right reasons I promise. However, I like different guns and would like to collect various types of gun. I promise you, you could trust a pump action in my hands more than a few people. I would'nt use it, I would just like to have it. Does that sound strange, or do other people think like that sometimes? Lots of people collect guns and never use them, so you're not the only "strange" person out there. If you are only interested in owning a gun rather than using it you can buy a deactivated gun without a shotgun certificate, otherwise get youself licensed and there is no legal limit to the number of section 2 guns you can own, although your local constabulary might start to get a bit jumpy if you put together too big an armoury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Theres always something strange about pump actions. For some reason people tend to think they are more dangerous than other guns, I dont know why. They are of course exactly the same. They are slower to reload than a regular over'under, but carry an extra shot, thats all. A semi -automatic also carrys the extra shot, but reloads itself instantaneously, so is more "dangerous" than a pump, if you want to use such terms. Personally I dont think it makes any difference at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Because if you see my post in the other section. I like guns and wish to start shooting for all the right reasons I promise. However, I like different guns and would like to collect various types of gun. I promise you, you could trust a pump action in my hands more than a few people. I would'nt use it, I would just like to have it. Does that sound strange, or do other people think like that sometimes? Lots of people collect guns and never use them, so you're not the only "strange" person out there. If you are only interested in owning a gun rather than using it you can buy a deactivated gun without a shotgun certificate, otherwise get youself licensed and there is no legal limit to the number of section 2 guns you can own, although your local constabulary might start to get a bit jumpy if you put together too big an armoury. The only legal requirement being that you have enough room in the cabinet(s) to hold them all. As to Pump actions, my father-in law has a Mossberg Pump action old wooden stock and fore end, shoots everything with it from clays to rabbits. Good gun, easy to service and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 You see more hens teeth on driven shoots than pump actions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The ones you do see have stocks fashioned from rocking horse poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Im not going on no driven shoots they're all posh and will try to kidnap me and put me to work in the big house!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I think pump actions have a bit of a reputation outside the shooting community, as they are the ones you see in all the action films etc. At the end of the day, it's just a method of cycling a round, the same as a bolt action rifle etc. Noting dangerous about them, and no reason for them to be illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Rob, I turned up at the last day of a formal shoot in full cammo with a Bennelli pump. I wouldn't do it again LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 There is something about the noise of racking a cartridge in a pump action, that has always appealed to the film makers. The same noise has also been credited with giving a few burglars heart attacks, in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Rob, I turned up at the last day of a formal shoot in full cammo with a Bennelli pump. I wouldn't do it again LB Would love to have seen their faces, bet that went down like a poo sarnie ! I used my semi auto on are first formal shoot the other day, as i had a mate with me who borrowed my game gun, thought it was safer to use my auto than let him use it, everyone was fine with it, but what a royal pain in the **** autos are for unloading/reloading, never again! By the way my pal has a cert etc, but his gun is knackered at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfosters Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Rob, I turned up at the last day of a formal shoot in full cammo with a Bennelli pump. I wouldn't do it again LB Ha ha! That so reminds of Del Boy turning up for the posh country shoot armed with Iggy Iggins the bank robbers, sawn off pump action. Tally Ho! Classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 you could trust a pump action in my hands more than a few people. I would'nt use it, I would just like to have it. dont put this on your application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Rob, I turned up at the last day of a formal shoot in full cammo with a Bennelli pump. I wouldn't do it again LB Ha ha! That so reminds of Del Boy turning up for the posh country shoot armed with Iggy Iggins the bank robbers, sawn off pump action. Tally Ho! Classic now that was a classic :( still would have loved to see the reaction LB got though a little humble that day im thinking Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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