shawn9914 Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 My house is going on the market this week and at this time we do not have a property to go to if it sells. We are possibly going to live in our motorhome for a few months so we are in a betrer position as cash buyers once ours sells. My question is where will i keep my rifle, it could be upto 6 months in my motorhome. Would my local gun shop store it for me or could i put it in a friends cabinet with his shotguns. Has anyone on here had this issue and what did you do. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Local gun shop and pay whatever he wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Rifle, RFDs unless your mate has a slot for it. My local charges £10 per week, I know that as I enquired for an ill friend, thursday just gone. Might be cheaper to sell and buy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted March 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Cant sell and buy again as you have to surrender your ticket if you dont have a gun on your fac then i will have to re apply Looks like local gun shop is my best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentyn Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Local gun shop and pay whatever he wants. i would agree, some clubs also have storage thats included in the membership cost which may be useful ? not sure if all of them will store rifles though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 The only person that can store...keep...a s1 firearm for you is someone who themselves are directly authorised to possess it. An RFD will have a blanket authority to possess any s1 firearm and so won't need a specific authority to store your rifle. They just take it and entere the sepcific detail oin their register. A private individual who is not registered as a firearms dealer must hold a specific authority to store....keep....your rifle. That is their FAC must list it by maker's name, calibre and type be it a bolt action rifle, a lever action rifle or whatever. Note that post-Dunblane the "use it or lose it" rule applies to s1 weapons. Therefore even if stored with an RFD or anyone else you'll still need, arguably, to show use of it from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Its a bit late specially if you sell sooner rather than later, but if your friend could have put in for his FAC (if not already ticket holder) and applied for the same calibre you have you could have shared the rifle on both your's and his ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Local RFD or a range. Members of Minsterly (the bog) range can store guns when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Local rfd and if you are a regular customer might be prepared to do you a favour. Another good reason for supporting your local gun shop. There when you need help and more likely to give it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Dougy said: Its a bit late specially if you sell sooner rather than later, but if your friend could have put in for his FAC (if not already ticket holder) and applied for the same calibre you have you could have shared the rifle on both your's and his ticket. You might be able to get a friend to have a sharing condition put on both your licenses, then your fr can keep it and you can still use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 27 minutes ago, Fisheruk said: You might be able to get a friend to have a sharing condition put on both your licenses, then your fr can keep it and you can still use it 👍said friend needs calibre on their ticket to be able to share. And of course an empty slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, Dougy said: 👍said friend needs calibre on their ticket to be able to share. And of course an empty slot. Yes, but if you get it arranged it saves a lot of messing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 19/03/2023 at 08:21, shawn9914 said: My house is going on the market this week and at this time we do not have a property to go to if it sells. We are possibly going to live in our motorhome for a few months so we are in a betrer position as cash buyers once ours sells. My question is where will i keep my rifle, it could be upto 6 months in my motorhome. Would my local gun shop store it for me or could i put it in a friends cabinet with his shotguns. Has anyone on here had this issue and what did you do. Thanks hi shawn you are confusing me with this post as you state in your previous posts that you surrendered your fac 12 months ago to lack of use and you are now reapplying for a fac. is it a shotgun you want someone to look after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, ant1 said: hi shawn you are confusing me with this post as you state in your previous posts that you surrendered your fac 12 months ago to lack of use and you are now reapplying for a fac. is it a shotgun you want someone to look after Hi No it will be my FAC once I get it back if we cant find a property to go straight into, still got my shotgun cert, sorry for the confusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, shawn9914 said: Hi No it will be my FAC once I get it back if we cant find a property to go straight into, still got my shotgun cert, sorry for the confusion ok confusion over. could you not hold off purchasing a fac rifle until you get your property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, ant1 said: ok confusion over. could you not hold off purchasing a fac rifle until you get your property. I could but trouble is I'm not sure how long that will be as i am selling 2 properties and combining the money into one to buy a new house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, ant1 said: ok confusion over. could you not hold off purchasing a fac rifle until you get your property. On 19/03/2023 at 08:21, shawn9914 said: My house is going on the market this week and at this time we do not have a property to go to if it sells. We are possibly going to live in our motorhome for a few months so we are in a betrer position as cash buyers once ours sells. My question is where will i keep my rifle, it could be upto 6 months in my motorhome. Would my local gun shop store it for me or could i put it in a friends cabinet with his shotguns. ALL in the ORIGINAL post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 19/03/2023 at 08:36, Centrepin said: Rifle, RFDs unless your mate has a slot for it. My local charges £10 per week, I know that as I enquired for an ill friend, thursday just gone. Might be cheaper to sell and buy again. My mate charges £5 a week so shop around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Vince Green said: My mate charges £5 a week so shop around Yeah, it's ridiculous, he's also charging £60 RFD to RFD now and £50 per gun admin fee for every gun handed in for disposal. No wonder he's loosing customers hand over fist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 what gun shop is this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Centrepin said: Yeah, it's ridiculous, he's also charging £60 RFD to RFD now and £50 per gun admin fee for every gun handed in for disposal. No wonder he's loosing customers hand over fist. It's a very difficult time for RFDs. I wouldnt be too harsh on him. I believe a lot of RFDs are charging to take guns off your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 i take my unwanted **** guns to the police station to dispose of free of charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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