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  1. SportingShooter
    Providing you don't go out into the street and start waving it about...there's no regulation on the movement or registration of deactivated guns Unless you start using it to scare some old dear to hand over her pension money, then it's just an old piece of metal You should have a deactivation certificate from the proof house for a deactivated gun so if its status is ever called into question, you can produce that to prove its inert, personally, I wouldn't buy a de-ac without one just in case, SS
  2. SportingShooter
    Well for me it depends on what the quarry will be, I've used a Side by Side for all live shooting for a good few years now because its light, fits me very well and has shorter barrels, On the other hand, I have two Over and Unders for clay pigeons for almost the opposite reasons, they still fit me but they're heavier to absorb more recoil and have longer barrels to cater for the different disciplines, So for me, it's down to the job in hand, I like both
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    If you're talking a true pistol, then it will be a S.5 prohibited firearm which you can have on a firearms certificate. Once transferred onto a FAC it becomes a bit of an anomaly as it will be both a S.1 Firearm and a S.5 Firearm albeit you are allowed to possess it, One of the few reasons you can now legally own a Pistol is for the humane destruction of animals, i.e. putting down farm stock or dug foxes etc, There aren't many others, so your reasons for wanting one need to be sound and evidenced SS
  4. SportingShooter
    Like everything, you can have a "Friday afternoon" gun if you're very unlucky. Benelli's are very good guns with few bad examples.
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    Out of the two, the Benelli if you can afford it. They're about as reliable and well made as you'll find a Semi-Auto. Quality is very much on a par with Beretta and Browning. Fabarm I have no experience of in S/A but their Over and Unders are well made, The Fabarm's value won't hold as well as the Benelli though,
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    I'm guessing that when you open the gun, the barrels drop so far and then to open them fully, they pull down slightly more and spring back when you let go? If that's the case, it's perfectly normal on European guns and Baikals etc.
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    It's a date mark from the proof house in Liege, I think it's 1979 but not 100% as the only diagram I have for them isn't brilliantly clear.
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    It may be something to do with the scope or the bedding of the rifle i.e. the barrel could be touching the stock and it's meant to be free floating. The crown can also be a problem even if there isn't a moderator. Worth taking it to the range if you can so someone knowledgeable can take a look and shoot it.
  9. SportingShooter
    Check the mounts are tight, the mod is tight, the crown of the rifle at the muzzle isn't damaged and go from there
  10. SportingShooter
    Makes a change for me
  11. SportingShooter
    As your FAC is "closed" then each piece of land you shoot on you must have two things, 1 - Permission from the landowner to shoot there, 2 - That the land has been inspected by the licensing department for the area it is situated in and cleared for use of the calibres you are shooting with, Until you have an "open" ticket, everywhere you shoot has to have already been approved for the calibre you're carrying, Once opened, the onus is on you to determine whether the land is safe or not, all you need is permission when you reach that stage, SS
  12. SportingShooter
    Seconded
  13. SportingShooter
    I think I might apply to Lancashire police for a .458 Winchester for long range Rabbits and close range Wildebeest
  14. SportingShooter
    They're both inherently wrong, The gun dealer because he clearly has forgotten what FACT is all about and has begun to believe the RUMOURS he hears in the shop every day, really, he should know better than to say things like that, Secondly, the FEO has no right to refuse you a centrefire purely because it's the grant of your Firearms Cert, if you have Good Reason for wanting it, which you do i.e. shooting of Foxes, then they have to grant it. They do not have a choice in the matter. For the FEO to suggest that the HMR is suitable calibre for all Foxes you come across is equally as
  15. SportingShooter
    Did you change the spring, I'd guess you can get to 3.5lb with the original CZ spring? I can't remember if I did or not to be honest, good few years now. I think I did but not sure.
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    Just wondering, Does anyone know of a reliable source of components for loading some pinfire shells? I know Henry Krank have some cases in stock but don't appear to sell pins, They're for a friend who has just picked up a very very pristine Westley Richards and is obviously keen to air it once in a while, Worth a shot at finding things for it, SS
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    I'm not too fussed on reducing the trigger weight but for me, when I installed the Brooks kit it eliminated the creep in the trigger pull. Mine is around the 3.5lb mark with one of the tubes installed.
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    Seconded
  19. SportingShooter
    Try reassembling it any way you can to get the pin back in, it's a fiddly job but it came out a certain way and needs to go back that way.
  20. SportingShooter
    Are the mounts tight all round? Is the barrel still free floating? A Swaro and .243 is unlikely to have huge recoil issues.
  21. SportingShooter
    It's worth disassembling the bolt from time to time and making sure it's free from carbon crud, Some gases will come back through the primer and chamber into it and just clog it, May be the spring or just in need of a good clean. It's easy to do when you know how too
  22. SportingShooter
    It is always worth adding a touch of something to keep the threads lubricated, They do quite often become seized if the gun isn't cleaned or it gets wet and it can be quite costly to get them removed if the usual methods fail, Same with all gun parts really, keep them maintained and oiled, they'll go forever.
  23. SportingShooter
    The original question was about shotguns so wouldn't need a condition for Foxes. Unless you're talking about a different post.
  24. SportingShooter
    I've looked up what information I can find on the subject and you must be a UK resident for certificates to be granted, even if you have somewhere to securely store your Firearms. The two examples I could find were of non-residents but also non-domisciled for tax purposes. If you're living permanently in Belgium then I would say you would be effectively visiting the UK and would be granted a visitors certificate if you came to shoot with your friend. That visitors certificate would need to be requested by your friend on your behalf, but that may help your case with the Belgian authoriti
  25. SportingShooter
    I would suggest it can be done but I'm almost certain there are residency restrictions on holding a shotgun certificate if you've spent over a certain amount of continuous time outside of the UK, which may after six years render you inelligible but again I'm not sure, will have to double check that. There are probably easier options for you, namely; Your friend holding the gun solely on his shotgun certificate and you use it when you are over shooting or you have the gun with you in Belgium and when you need to travel with it, have a European Firearms Pass issued.
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