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yeah i am also keen for a shotgun to do some clay shooting so will be applying for one aswell. Hopefully i do get to meet some cool people

Thanks for all your help chaps...i have applied for probationary membership and will then work my way up to full membership after i have completed the necessary training. I will then look to go on mentored hunts for the near future while building up experience. As long as i can get opportunities to go out, ill be happy, that's all i wanted really. Cheers

Yep, thats exactly what i intend on doing...thanks.

"Outofnowhere" i haven't taken offence by wjat you wrote, so no stress I think i have maybe come across in the wrong light though (i didnt structure my wording very well now that i read it back) . What i meant by the statement you copied and pasted was just me trying to say that while i fully intend on following the law with no deviation, i just wanted to find the easiest way to get a rifle (if that makes sense), so that eventually i can hunt), aswell thats all. I just wasnt aware that applying for a firearm after going through so much training and expense would be so

"Outofnowhere" i haven't taken offence by wjat you wrote, so no stress I think i have maybe come across in the wrong light though (i didnt structure my wording very well now that i read it back) . What i meant by the statement you copied and pasted was just me trying to say that while i fully intend on following the law with no deviation, i just wanted to find the easiest way to get a rifle (if that makes sense), so that eventually i can hunt), aswell thats all. I just wasnt aware that applying for a firearm after going through so much training and expense would be so

Thanks Walshie, that's a helpful reply. Ok so i am more after getting a rifle so i can hunt (id want to hunt deer mainly, maybe boars aswell eventually but would then need something bigger than .243) I dont currently have amy permission. I just thought i would try get a licence and then seek to go on organized hunts and perhaps find people that will allow me to hunt on theor land eventually later on. Is it THAT strict that you cant just hunt as and when you please on land that is usually hunted on? As for target practice, i was only going to put that down on the form beca

Hi All Im a new member so hope you dont mind me asking for advice. Thanks in advance Basicalky, I want to apply for a firearm licence so i can get a .243 rile for hunting and target practice etc. I have researched all the ins and outs about applying for a firearm licence (having to be a full member at a home office approved Shooting club etc) and i know about the "good reason" that the police are looking for etc. I am just a bit unsure and its a bit unclear on what you can and cant use your rifle for once you have the certificate. Lets just say i apply for the licence throu