supervised 17hmr

[Epic Fail]

i have heared from some people that they have had to be supervised with the 17hmr

i have asked the police if i needed supervision for a .22lr over land and he said no and would need it for c/f over land

 

i will be putting in a variation for the 17 this week and am not sure

ive had experience in ranges shooting .22 and many full bore c/f that club members have and let me use

i currently have slots for 2 .22lr rifles and 2 .38/357 rifles that are all for range use only

 

ive not been told by the police that i would need a supervisor but someone else i know on here needed one for 17hmr on first application

south wales police is the fore..

does anyone know more about south wales forse if they do or not ?

[David BASC]

Some forces do ask for mentoring for CF, these is no basis in law, i.e. there is nothing in the Firearms Act that mentions mentoring.However, some forces ask for it to help make sure you are safe.

 

If you are a member of one of the shooting orgs get onto them for more advice.

 

David

[Guest topshot_2k]

if you are considered safe enough for a .22lr there is no reason at all why you cant have a 17hmr without conditions.

[David BASC]

Or so you would think . logically. Unfortunately this logic does not always extend to firearms licencing officers...this is a big problem with UK firearms law- the law if OK - could be better i guess in some areas, but different FLD's use/ apply the law in different ways.

 

D

[dave dog]

I am no fire arm law expert but this seems silly.

One of the place where i shoot they would not let me use 22lr. But would with HMR as FLO officer said the HMR so safer than 22lr as i was close by ther are some houses, less chance of ricohet. They also felt that HMR was aa better option, safer from his point of veiw as the bullet would break up easliy if hit some thing over than traget. He steered me down that line, have no regrets in him doing so i have to say.

 

Dave