jgguinness Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hi all. I have a spare .22lr slot after selling mine a while back. Had the usual richochets etc, and for some land I have perm that's near houses etc so now fancy FAC air for rabbit control. When applying for FAC air do you have to specify calibre and when returned is the slot calibre specific? Just curious at the mo. Kind regards Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Don't specify the caliber. I just asked for an FAC air rifle. This is what was listed on my FAC, and I bought a .22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rst1990 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 When I applied for one I listed what caliber I wanted as air rifles have come on a long way and there are some calibers out there that take down dear, so for land clearance issues I would think you would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 When I applied for one I listed what caliber I wanted as air rifles have come on a long way and there are some calibers out there that take down dear, so for land clearance issues I would think you would. Not quite sure what you mean . When you say dear , do you mean expensive ,or capable of killing deer . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I was asked to specify the calibre I wanted & went for .22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 When I applied for one I listed what caliber I wanted as air rifles have come on a long way and there are some calibers out there that take down dear, so for land clearance issues I would think you would. If you mean deer then there is no Airgun currently made that meets the required legislation, Min for munties and CWD / Roe if your in Scotland is a 50 grain bullet ( must be expanding) at 1000 ft /lb minimum ! Calibre should be listed though some areas undoubtedly pass over the fact, just as they do other required legislation. My own FAC says .22 air rifle. Interestingly it also says I can shoot "Deer/fox and AOLQ" with all my guns (obviously to shoot deer with rimfire , airgun or sub calibre will still be an offence under the deer act) and I am not about to shoot foxes with an airgun either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Benjamin rogue .357 what ft /lb does this gun use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 My previous WMP ticket just said fac Air Rifle. Wouldn't surprise me if it differed from force to force, or even person to person in the same office! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgguinness Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Cheers for the replies guys, will pop a variation in once I've spoken to our FEO. Kind regards Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rst1990 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Not quite sure what you mean . When you say dear , do you mean expensive ,or capable of killing deer . Harnser Capable of killing deer, must check my spelling before posting :-) If you mean deer then there is no Airgun currently made that meets the required legislation, Min for munties and CWD / Roe if your in Scotland is a 50 grain bullet ( must be expanding) at 1000 ft /lb minimum ! Calibre should be listed though some areas undoubtedly pass over the fact, just as they do other required legislation. My own FAC says .22 air rifle. Interestingly it also says I can shoot "Deer/fox and AOLQ" with all my guns (obviously to shoot deer with rimfire , airgun or sub calibre will still be an offence under the deer act) and I am not about to shoot foxes with an airgun either! Check this out ...... Not shore if it's legal here but it is a air rifle that takes down deer very effectively as it seems, so if you don't have to put a calibre down and you can get one of these no questions asked as it's a air rifle it's kind of worrying to the suitability of land experience with said gun etc Edited June 11, 2014 by Rst1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 When I added FAC air rifle to the license I had to state calibre - was split between .22 or .25 but given there are more .22 than .25 I went for .22 - I did not think .177 was worth while in FAC as anything over 16 ft/lb made the .177 unstable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Capable of killing deer, must check my spelling before posting :-) Check this out ...... Not shore if it's legal here but it is a air rifle that takes down deer very effectively as it seems, so if you don't have to put a calibre down and you can get one of these no questions asked as it's a air rifle it's kind of worrying to the suitability of land experience with said gun etc No its not legal here on our "shores" Insufficient energy and a bullet that likely will not conform. At the end of the day you can kill anything with almost anything, its interesting you never see any "shot gone wrong" on promotional footage posted. Remember human fatalities have occurred with air pistols at sub 6 ft lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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