i put straight in for my .243 with .22 there is no law on how long you have a sponser for as i had mine for about 4 months i took him out and shot over 60 deer in that time which was vouched for, he then give me a letter and i handed that in and the the sponser was lifted i then got a open ticket as well as they were fed up with me keep ringging them up for them to keep checking land, and my fao told me every round you fire is experence so if you can prove that you are are safe shot in 1 month or a year it makes no difference it all comes down to what your sponser writes.
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