maxie Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Can anyone tell me if mentoring for .22lr Fac is insisted on in Kent for new applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Certainly wasn't last year when I was granted mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxie Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Did you have any previous experince? Certainly wasn't last year when I was granted mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Only from school days when I shot a .22 at paper which the FEO said counted for nothing. I'd be surprised if they ask for a mentor if you're just asking for .22. I asked for .22 and .17hmr and was told to shoot the .22 for six months then apply for a free variation to add the .17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxie Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 O.K. thanks for replying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 variation to add a firearm is not free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Seems like another "lets make it up as we go along" sort of thing that some areas or maybe individual FEO's are coming out with. I am also refering to the comment re free variation in 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 variation to add a firearm is not free... It was in this case. I didn't think it would be but I received a letter with the FAC telling me to apply for a variation in six months and it would be processed free of charge...which it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Blimey not come across that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Seems like another "lets make it up as we go along" sort of thing that some areas or maybe individual FEO's are coming out with. I am also refering to the comment re free variation in 6 months Agreed. There was no query over how much/little I'd used my .22 before granting the hmr, just that 6 months had gone by. It was the FEO who had decided before my visit that I wasn't getting an hmr. His reason- if I use .22 holdover on an hmr, I may shoot a bullet into the woods/away from backstop etc. I asked why I would do that with a much flatter round, but he wasn't having any of it! Blimey not come across that before Neither had the next FEO that took over. I had to produce my letter to him before he'd believe a word of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) That just stinks of an FEO that hasn't got a clue about rifle calibers, if I use .22 holdover on my .223 I may bring down the International Space Station............. I hope the free varaition spreads around the country! Edited May 5, 2013 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Mine tried to insist on mentoring for all the calibres I wanted across the board including 22LR. I emphasise tried. And failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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