rob13 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 i was wandering if somebody age 14 can tell me about how they got their rifle after recieving the fac because all i know is that i can be gifted one and i have recievewd messages saying the feo wont allow a 14 yr old a .22-250 even with good reason?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 i was wandering if somebody age 14 can tell me about how they got their rifle after recieving the fac because all i know is that i can be gifted one and i have recievewd messages saying the feo wont allow a 14 yr old a .22-250 even with good reason? !!! at 14 i would think you are a bit young for a 22.250. its some rifle. and the feo would have to think you dont know so much if you are asking for one. i know adults who cant get rifles of lesser caliber. walk before you run comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 i aplyed for my fac at 14 but was asked to try agane when i was a bit older and i was only apyling for a .22 rimfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Young Rob, have you any idea of how powerful a .22-250 is This isn’t a little .22rf , it’s a bloody monster of a rifle that can kill something (or someone) right out to a couple of thousand yards. Mark is right on this. Learn to walk before trying to use something as powerful as this. Start off with a nice .22 rimfire and even then you must learn as much about safety as possible. Once you have had two or three years of trouble-free shooting and can be certain that you are as safe (of safer) than the next man, then maybe a .22-250 may be in your reach. G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob13 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 OK! ill get a .22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 i applied at 15, i had been shooting at a club for a long period, had field experiance with dad and an RFD friend, even then i applied for a .222 and .22lr and got...... .22lr and mod where i can use it on any cleared land. You will not get a 22-250 on first application, this i can almost promise you. A .22lr will teach you more about safety and field craft than a 22-250 will. All of us have done our time with a .22lr, and ive still shot more things with my .22lr than any other gun. (thousands of rabbits in my first year of ownership) i waited 1.5 years for a .223 and also managed to proove through a range of activities including regular range attendance with a club, farmers letters, RFD recomendation and smiling on que, to get an open certificate (youngest in SE at the time i was told) good luck with it, be warned a .22lr is a massive step up from a .22 air rifle and a 22-250 is a silly jump unless you have alot of experiance shooting centerfire rifles. (i did at 15 yet still got turned down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 What do you want to shoot with it and at what range? If it's just vermin then a .22lr or a .17hmr will do the job fine, and will even take a Fox if you're inside 50 yards. If you need long range Fox then maybe a .22 hornet. That's pretty much the smallest centre fire going, but will still do a 150+ yard fox. You'd be lucky to get a hornet, but I'd say that asking for the smallest gun suitable for the job will at least make you look like you're only asking for what you need. Asking for one of the most powerful .22s going at your age is asking for a refusal IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 applying for a hornet will only be a waste long term. The hornet is a fun enough gun but its not a 222 or 223, so wait, do your time with the .22, come back a year or so later with a farmer with a fox problem asking you to take care of them, explain you have been attending a club on x y and z date, ask for a 222 or 223 maybe even a 22-250, explain you need it for vermin and fox. Thats the way to do it, if your lucky in 1 years time you may have a 22-250 on a non-open cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I applied for 22 rimmy and 22-250 at the age of 15, was given both under supervision of my father, who had been using both for 20 years prior to this, and was then allowed rimmy without supervision about a year later, and got 22-250 without supervison last year, following a letter to FLO from dad saying that in his opinion i was deemed safe enough to use these by myself. This how ever had been with the same FLO that dad had dealt with for 25 years and had granted me a shotgun cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 name dropping certainly can help. Ive been through 3 FEO's in as many years, so not easy around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob13 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post i think you will find a reply already in the middle of the page!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 OK! ill get a .22 Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post i think you will find a reply already in the middle of the page!!!! A reply yes, thanking people for their time and effort.....still a no !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob13 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 OK THANKYOU ALL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Janaway Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post :( my god your a miserable ******* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post my god your a miserable ******* very grown up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 LMAO can we calm down and get back to topic............ I have a shotgun cert, the land we shoot on is around 450 - 500 acres, with large fields, the problem with a shotgun is range / acuracy at range. I have used a 22 rimmy, and .17HMR in the past with a friend who has been shooting on the land, not sure if the land in question is cleared for them rifles but the owner has open cert so not in his interest. So my question to you kind fellows, what is the likly ness of me getting a 22 rimmy or a .17HMR on an open license straight off??? Brief background. Im 21, clean record no mental illnesses etc etc, not a member of any rifle clubs, but have had experiance shooting rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Not alot of chance. Maybe if you had a list of pieces of land as long as your arm all of which were not cleared. And you also had x number of year experiance shooting with another rfle shooter and a club. Do 1 year with your ticket for only cleared land and then apply for it to be made open. See what they say. Every county has different rules as to when and what they consider a good reason to hold an open ticket. Kent will probably be completely different to everywhere else in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 i did at 15/16 and got told to re aply becous i couldent to muck with the law at that age so i did and http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...c=61075&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 i got my sgc at 14 and i am going to apply for my fac next year probs a .22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) Nice that he took time to thank you all for your time and effort to reply to his post my god your a miserable ******* And Tom J hasnt been seen since... Hd, have you been having 'friends for dinner' again? ZB Edited June 3, 2008 by Zapp Brannigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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