tomshooter Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) i was under the impression that you could not shoot any game/vermin with a gun that can hold more than 3 cartridges? can anyone shed some light on this? Edited January 5, 2009 by tomshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 It is illegal to shoot Game and Wildfowl with a gun that is designed to hold more than three cartridges e.g. you can't shoot pheasants for example with an FAC rated shotgun. Vermin and pests can be shot with an FAC shotgun as long as it is a condition on your FAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I have not come across any legal constraint to the number of carts in a gun for certain quarry - could you reference me to this info? Certainly, many shoots will not allow pumps and semis, and for clays the convention is only two loaded, regardless of capacity. I thought this was safety convention rather than legislation, but point me at the regs and I'll become more informed. Couldn't find anything on google on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hello Clayman, It is against the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to shoot game birds with Section 1 shotguns (i.e. more than 2+1 cartridges) It is mentioned in Firearms Law; Guidance to Polce 2002 under Chapter 14. You can shoot pest species with FAC shotguns however. Hope this helps Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 http://www.basc.org.uk/media/semi-autos___vermin_control.pdf Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Well in ireland you are not allowed shoot game with more than a 3cart capacity, but when shooting vermin, eg crows you can have as many as the gun allows, eg: with my freinds gun a mossberg 88, he can take 6 in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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