I hope it never comes to that for you guys! And thanks for watching :)

Theyve literally never tried to make it this hard federally, to this day 😅

they wont put up with that over there.

I am too! I have the money saved up, now it's a waiting game :)

Thanks Ash :)

Yes I have my FAC now and a Browning T-Bolt in .22lr (see recent videos), I'm going to buy a section 1 shotgun soon. Funnily enough it only took two weeks to get my visit from sending off the application. But then a further 6 weeks for the license to come through. Apparently because someone was off work ill. That's west mercia although it does seem a lottery with these things. Thanks for watching :)

***** No questions requiring club use, being a member gives you 'good reason' for any firearm that's legal to use at the club. If I'd asked for a .338 lampua or a .50 BMG he would have asked questions though as the club does not have facilities for them and I would have to travel to other clubs to use them. He was far more interested in my level of experience shooting 'in the field' ie: had I been taken out with a .22lr or .243 hunting before? Many forces now require you to have experience to get centrefire or even rimfire in the field to be granted permission to hunt with them. Not legal though, and when I get my .243 I will demand they put it in writing so I can pass it on to BASC's solicitors.

Glad to be a help, thanks for watching :)

Graeme one of my instructors at my gun club who at the time had a couple of 45s (unsure what) and a browning hi power ended up “making money”

You can apply but make sure you buy your cabinet shortly after, government approved is good and must be bolted to an outside, not dry wall separating kitchen from living room

Depends on a few factors really. The CZ 455 is a fantastic bolt gun for the money with a really nice trigger out of the box. I used them on my probation at my local club and my Dad had one when I was a boy. But if you have the money the Anschutz 1416 is an incredible piece of kit. I am getting a 'rimfire magic' ruger 1022 as I will use it for hunting as well as for practical mini rifle competitions so I need it to be semi automatic. Rimfire magic 1022's are expensive but they are highly tuned and custom. Thanks for watching :)

I have put two in now using wood and expoxy resin seems to be working! I will be getting a rimfire magic ruger 1022 to start with. Thanks for watching Gabe :)

Yeah that would be a good idea, I should of mentioned in the video that you need to put the cabinet somewhere were casual visitors aren't going to see it. That's what's handy where I put mine really tucked away. Thanks for watching :)

A Rimfire magic 1022 with a hogue stock and heavy barrel. Hopefully!

Yes it is but you know that FAC air rifles are underpowered and lose their value as soon as you buy them right?

Thankyou, but I’m not going to be re-selling it & im keeping my FX wildcat mk2 sub 12 as well. Thankyou for your time much appreciated

Yes with section 1 we have to nominate calibre firearms we want to own and have 'good reason' for them. And so with ammo we have to ask for what we need ie: a club member can hold many more rounds than a hunter. For this reason we don't have people panic buying ammo and there is no shortage here. Thanks for watching :)

+JohnIsAngryAgain I would have thought probably not but it is an interesting question for your FEO.

I plan on doing a how to for SGC applications in the new year, keep watching :)

I suppose technically you should wait until it has been inspected but as long as it is secure I shouldn't think it's a problem. Thanks for watching :)

rataca100 You will need to modify one quite a bit to accommodate a padlock. If you did then you'd need to also fasten it to the floor/wall.

***** If only, those things can hold a lot of ammo in boxes.

Well the police will speak to your doctor. If he doesn't think you have a problem anymore then neither will they. I don't think you will have a problem.

adrian ward I’m pretty sure it’s as long and it can hold the weight of a person

@@tomsoki5738 and you cant get a jack under the cabinet to jack it off the wall

I don’t think there is a specific rule other than them not being easily found.

@@srspower thank you mate

He probably keeps one on his keyring and one hidden in his home.

I have a Browning B525 not a silver pigeon. But yes it will shoot slugs fine, not that I plan to use it for that! My good reason for slugs is that I am a member of a gun club and take part in practical shotgun competitions that use slugs and I am buying a Winchester SX3 7+1 for that and vermin . I can also target shoot with slugs on the range. For using slugs on land you will struggle as the FEO will recommend other calibres to do the same job ie: for fox he would probably suggest a .223 or a .243. BUT there is no reason you can't kill a fox with a .22 or a shotgun. Just a question of squeaking them in close enough. As a boy my Dad shot MANY foxes with his CZ 455 in .22lr with subsonic 40 grain loads.

***** Ahh for some reason I thought I'd seen you shoot a Silver pigeon. I didn't fancy my chances as great for getting slugs for foxes. I've just not felt entirely comfortable using the .22. But as you and many others have proved, its clearly good enough. I'll make do for now and make the call for a centre fire once I've been on the game a while longer. I felt cheeky enough just recently asking for an open certificate only two years into my section 1. But they granted it. Perhaps once I'm up for renewal and older than 23 I'll go for it. Good luck with your competitions!

Theoatob If you have been granted an open license you could maybe justify it. With boar for instance slugs are recommended if they are driven. And you can drive foxes too and call them. The only tricky area is using a section 2 shotgun with section 1 ammunition. At our club we bought a box of slugs and shot them through a section 2 semi (Tom's Maxus) see here:- scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/1397389_277846952384653_2136909787_o.jpg Not bad group for 50 metres with no sights! There is no law against it but I would be doubtful you'd get them on your ticket without a section 1 shotgun to go with them. Also Winchester do a special 'fox load' in .22lr that is 42 grain rather than the usual 40, more than enough up to 60 metres with headshots in my view. If you have a lot of foxes though I really recommend getting a good caller. Then you can use number 4 or BB to easily shoot them within 20 metres or so with your shotgun, no need for slugs then!

+Brett Duffy The limit is how much you can hold at any one time.

You won’t get an fac air rifle for target shooting unless you are a member of a proper section 1 gun club. And then why wouldn’t you buy a real rifle? Go find a gun club in your area and join it.

@@srspower thanks this is what I will do soon if they are going to reopen as for now everything is close.

Peter Budgen Worcester norton shooting club is fairy wheelchair friendly I think. It’s where I shoot.

does anyone know of any in kent

@@peterbudgen195 nra.org.uk/clubs/southeastclubs/ Please see this for more information for clubs full bore etc in Kent, I'm also in Kent

+Brett Duffy With a section 2 license you can buy and own 00 buckshot if you like provided the cartridge holds 9 pellets or more. In the UK our version of 00 Buckshot is called SG. No you can't make your own slugs! Unless you have a section 1 license with a section 1 shotgun on it that has slugs put as ammo. Generally slugs can only be shot at an approved range but I have heard of people getting them for boar or even deer.

+srspower but you could not use that for deer hunting and if you want to you could cast your own slugs with no license

Brett Duffy Some people do get slugs conditioned on their license for deer but not usually. Casting your own slugs without the right license will get you jail time.

There is no law to stop you casting your own slugs...press them into a cartridge and it's a different story.

Fun fact: cut the bottom of your shotgun cartridge 75-80% around. This will cause the casing to come off with the pellets, essentially making a poor mans slug or saboted round. Absolutely useless in the UK though. Just thought id share a neat way to make adhoc slugs.

Centrefire semi auto rifles are essentially illegal, same for handguns. Unless they are in .22 rimfire.

Yeah exactly, I guess the assumption is you're just going to fill it with .22lr which it would suffice for I guess. But I will have 250 slugs on my ticket that's ten boxes! Definitely not going to fit in a boxlock! Thanks for watching :)

Nicola Knight probably safer than some adults!

No of course not! Section 2 covers any kind of shotgun up to three shots. In the case of a semi auto or pump it has to have a fixed magazine set to only hold 2 rounds so you have three including the one in the chamber. Semi autos/pumps become section 1 when you want more than three shots and/or removable magazines. Slugs are also section 1.

o ryt cool ill get a semi auto 3shot then as the 1 extra shot is more handy even tho I prefer a over and under or side by side but I wuda fort it wud b beta 4 me with a single barrel rather then 2 as iv tried putting a cartridge in just the top and in just the bottom aswell as I seem 2 miss more on 2nd shot with top barrel on over nd under 12g but not much tho iv dun plently of testing at the clay pigeon shoot I go 2 so fort a single barrel semi auto 3shot wud b beta and more handy with the extra cartridge

motomeady kawasaki It is probably more a case of fit. The comb is a big issue for me on my 525. But I shoot semi autos pretty well as they have a low comb already. But keep practising and try lots of guns before you decide. And the third shot is so in the hide you can load another two but still have it ready to shoot. You shouldn't need the third shot!

Your Dad can buy you one but he has to have a SGC. Thanks for the sub :)

I also have a minor charge on my record from the United States over a BB gun it was under 12 foot pounds but in the state I was in all BB guns are bad

+Brett Duffy No you don't but you can apply for a license and keep your guns in her cabinet. I did a video on the application kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p51_f7iT16-XhZc.html

+srspower but if they are her guns then they are her guns and I can still use it

+Brett Duffy and do I have to still wait the 3 years after the felony charge even though it was in the United States only received probation and it was over a sub 12 foot pound air rifle Can you get antique replica Firearms there without a license or do they have to be original antique but then again I guess you control gunpowder and Pyrodex

+Brett Duffy and I guess if you don't have a gun safe would have secured room be okay with a no windows and locked securely

I hope too one day my friend :)

srspower same here lol honestly it's so hard to just enjoy the sport

Swiss are having their firearms cracked down on pretty hard.

No you don’t, they are illegal in Russia.

@@srspower semi-auto AK or AR carabines are legal in original caliber