Neels Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Evening All I am new to this forum, originally from South Africa, but sadly do not have the the advantage of being able to claim to be young anymore, like some other new people;-) Currently living in North Wales, around Mold, and have done so for the last year. Owned various rifles (.117, .22, 6.5 x 57, .303), shotguns (12g) and pistols (9mmP) in South Africa, but [soul damaging] had these destroyed when I moved to the UK. Since being here bought a .22 SMK, just to keep the dream alive, and getting a visit from the friendly FLO on Monday to see if I am a suitable candidate for a Shotgun certificate - Hoping fervently all goes well. Whilst I do have lots of shooting experience and exposure in SA the shooting culture, laws and the way things are done does appear to be significantly different in the UK, so kindly bear with me if I ask to many questions or appear out of touch with reality;-) Looking forward to some useful and enjoyable interaction Kind regards Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2shots Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 good luck with the FLO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hi mate and Welcome. Hope it goes well with the FLO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyboy30 Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 to pw mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 Welcome mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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codling99 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 welcome mate,ask away,friendly bunch on here well most anyways :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neels Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Many thanks for the welcomes - Had my visit from the FLO on Monday, so now I am patiently waiting to see what comes out of the woodwork. A quick question to anyone seeing this. Is it possible, or indeed legal, to buy an 12g and 20g at the same time and having both of them added to the certificate at the same time (i.e. saving to have to apply for a variation later), or is that being a bit pushy? Regards Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 yep.dont need variations for shotguns mate,just buy what ya want ,write them on your ticket,and inform the law what you bought basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neels Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Thanks for that Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 welcome Neels i hope you find this forum to your liking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclePete Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Welcome to the forum Neels. If the FLO had a problem you would have got the vibe, so you should be OK. As codling says, the SG will not restrict you in gun nembers or calibres, maybe if you bought 12 and you only had a 3 gun cabinet it might attract attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJT Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hello and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 hello and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neels Posted June 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 I am truly amazed - FLO visited last Monday (very polite and professional gentleman) - came home today and there was the shotgun certificate. I have heard that others have had problems and or delays with the North Wales Police, but whether it had to do with luck or a low work load I can only but speak highly of them. Now I can start perusing the "for sales" with much more diligence;-) Cheers Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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