adzyvilla Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi all I have a question to ask on behalf of a friend of mine, and any advice/personal experience would be greatly appreciated. The friend in question is a farmer of some 90 acres in Norfolk for whom I do a bit of pest control and decoying. He has never been interested in shooting, but his father, who he shares the running of the farm with has both shotguns and rifles for use on the farm. Now I have been on to him for some time about getting at least his shotgun certificate. His father is in his 70s and is gradually withdrawing from working on the farm and will one day retire, potentially leaving my friend without access to the guns. So, upon further badgering he has finally agreed to do something about it. So my question is thus: should he apply for the shotgun certificate and obtain that first, before going for his FAC at a later date, or apply for them both at the same time? I dont know how he would stand going straight in for both. I have no doubt he would get a shotgun certificate without problems, but i know the process for the FAC is more stringent, especially for new firearms owners.. I hope someone out there can shed some light on the situation Regards Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Both at the same time, co-term is cheaper and less hassle plus you only have to jump hoops once instead of twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Both at the same time, co-term is cheaper and less hassle plus you only have to jump hoops once instead of twice This ^^ He has plenty of land and a valid reason for both firearms and shotguns no point wasting time and money on seperate applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superspark Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Apply for both at the same time providing you have good reason to be granted a firearm certificate. Provided the land submitted for a firearm you require is approved then you shouldn't have any problems. Don't forget to add on the application any sound moderators you may require as without these added to your certificate you wont be able to use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 He has plenty of land and a valid reason for both firearms and shotguns no point wasting time and money on seperate applications. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adzyvilla Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Apply for both at the same time providing you have good reason to be granted a firearm certificate. Provided the land submitted for a firearm you require is approved then you shouldn't have any problems. Don't forget to add on the application any sound moderators you may require as without these added to your certificate you wont be able to use one. The land has already been approved for FAC as his father controls rabbits with a .22 there (or at least he used to, I do most of the pest control there now). My friend would not require any sort of variation, just what his father already owns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Apply for a co-term from the outset - he shouldn't have any bother with getting both granted, provided he's a sensible and law-abiding chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Apply for a co-term from the outset - he shouldn't have any bother with getting both granted, provided he's a sensible and law-abiding chap +1 I have always found the Norfolk firearms team to be efficient so it shouldn't take long either ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Both. My feo said it saves them a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adzyvilla Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 thanks for the replies guys, I will let him know tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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