wildfowler.250 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Quick question guys, Are the rifle cabinets with the *separate compartment within* for the bolts/ammo a legal requirement? Or are the shotgun style cabinets legally perfectly acceptable to store rifles? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, wildfowler.250 said: Quick question guys, Are the rifle cabinets with the *separate compartment within* for the bolts/ammo a legal requirement? Or are the shotgun style cabinets legally perfectly acceptable to store rifles? Shotgun cabinets can be used for storing rifles, providing they meet the standards required. Cheers! I was always told that bolt's and ammunition are better stored away from the firearms. One of my cabinets has a built in compartment, but it's not used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Shotgun cabinets are perfectly fine to store rifles in, with or without their bolts. All my ammo however, is stored in a separate cabinet ( my old pistol cabinet ) but that's only because none of my shotgun cabinets has a separate compartment. My pistol cabinet does, and I indeed stored my pistol ammo in that at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 The rifles have to be stored without their bolts in Mine are kept in the internal locking top box with bullets which was acceptable by my feo I also have the option to store them in the shotgun vault seperate from my rifle vault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 The only legal requirement is for Section 1 ammo to be kept separate from the Section 1 firearms and both locked You don't have to remove the bolts. Whether you keep the ammo in a separate safe (as I do) or locking top compartment makes no difference. The only trouble you might find with a shotgun cabinet is it isn't as deep as a rifle cabinet and it might be a squeeze getting rifles with scopes in there. If they fit though, that's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 It appears to depend on how your FEO feels on the day! 🤐 another licensing matter the police interpret to suit themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 So presumably I could put in small lockable box inside the cabinet for the ammo? I’ve got a small shotgun cabinet and will get a deeper rifle one eventually but currently if I can avoid another £200 then ideal. Agree storing separately is sensible but just wondering what bare legal minimum is . Cheers guys! 1 minute ago, panoma1 said: It appears to depend on how your FEO feels on the day! 🤐 another licensing matter the police interpret to suit themselves? Yes I’ve had that impression! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, walshie said: The only legal requirement is for Section 1 ammo to be kept separate from the Section 1 firearms and both locked You don't have to remove the bolts. Whether you keep the ammo in a separate safe (as I do) or locking top compartment makes no difference. The only trouble you might find with a shotgun cabinet is it isn't as deep as a rifle cabinet and it might be a squeeze getting rifles with scopes in there. If they fit though, that's fine. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, sabel25 said: The rifles have to be stored without their bolts in I’m afraid they do not have to be kept without the bolts. I keep all of my rifles with the bolts in. Only ammunition needs to be kept in a locked area seperately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, panoma1 said: It appears to depend on how your FEO feels on the day! 🤐 another licensing matter the police interpret to suit themselves? Exactly. There is no set practise other than use your common sense and make your storage arrangements as strong and as diverse as you can. Then they have great difficulty in making an argument. It is not always the FEO it is what their instructions are from above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Well as always it's all to do on how feo in different regions interpret the laws My feo advised removing bolts and store them in lock box so was'nt going to argue against him and have heard some of my mates doing the same in this county But here we do not need expensive doctors letters on applying or renewing tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Cheers gents. Going thanks for the help. Going to pop a slightly separate topic in the general shooting matters thread but appreciate the feedback on the cabinet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 28/01/2019 at 11:48, sabel25 said: The rifles have to be stored without their bolts in I don’t doubt that you have been advised this is the case. But it is definitely incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabel25 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 12 hours ago, Sako7mm said: I don’t doubt that you have been advised this is the case. But it is definitely incorrect. Probably but i was'nt going to question it at the time Might ask the question on renewal thou But on what i hear and read on other feo's in other county's i think we have one of the best here in Northumberland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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