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http://www.basc.org.uk/en/shooting/a...air-rifles.cfm

Really useful site. If you follow that then in theory anyone that complains you can tell to sod owf

And no, it has to be on private land with the owners permission.

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Awesome, cheers for that, will give it a good read when I get home!

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I thought that I had to jump through some hoops, but it sounds like you all get it tougher.

The gun case has had a major thinning in the last couple of years and I currently have Sako 85 stainless varmint rifles in 223Rem and 308Win. The work horse is the 308Win which is mostly used for pest control... everything from cats to camels and even the odd headless rabbit for the pot.

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Sorry to drag up an old thread but I got a new toy today, my FAC variation for .223 and 8x57mm on top of 22lr and 17hmr landed on my door mat this morning

So I picked up a nice 1948 Mauser M48, its an incredibly powerful round which is good for 1000 yards and its pretty cheap to shoot. £250 for the rifle with 200x once fired brass cases, 100 stripper clips, 5 ammo boxes and a set of reloading dies -
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/9...619eb55e_b.jpg

A quick size comparison with my other calibres (22LR, 17HMR, 8x57mm)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3767/9...25bf925a_b.jpg

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Lovely rifle really nice grain on the stock. Bargain at that price

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that is seriously cool.

is there any additional safety certificate required for owning and firing an antique gun?

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That is awesome but I think this is cooler:
http://youtu.be/mAgDKR0L2RA

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Non at all its just classed as a section 1 firearm same as the others

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Dude that's awesome, I want !!!
Just applied for my shotgun permit, 6 months backlog in applications in west mids police :(

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Its daft everyone pays the same fee's yet some parts of the country get **** poor service, my SGC was around 10 days from posting it to receiving my ticket back, same with my FAC - this is with GMP.

Well me and the mrs put 50 rounds through it today (25 each) and all I can say is WOW, its power is immense and it kicks like a mule - great fun though!