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  1. SportingShooter
    I guess budget would come in to play majorly here. An English 3" gun with a PoW stock would set you back a fair chunk for a gun in good condition by a decent maker, more than an O/U. I'd choose the Side by Side any day personally but I'm a sucker for old guns with some history
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    Like any gun, it should be cleaned, more so with a gas operated auto to keep the gas ports from coking up if you put a serious amount of rounds through it. I have the "Flanagan" version of it. Can't say I've ever had an issue with feeding or jamming. I tend to clean mine after a few decent outings though.
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    What will it be for Wal? I've a 500 in the Hushpower version, does what it says on the tin for that.
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    Winchester SX3, 28 inch barrel and 1/2 choke firing between 32 gram threes in steel to 3" No.1 steel. Occasionally, 34 gram Bismuth 4s make an appearance.
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    More than 3 months inside then it's a five year ban. More than 3 years inside and it's a lifetime ban. Both are able to be overturned at Crown Court if the judge finds in favour.
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    To protect ourselves from the loonies in the anti-fieldsports brigade, I'll set up a petition calling for the minimum calibre for live prey is .50 BMG with expanding ammunition. Oh wait...try getting a BMG to expand in a fox at 100 yards...
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    It's £20. You can apply for as many as you need with one form and one fee.
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    If you have the reason for a new, larger or more powerful calibre then just submit a variation as normal. It would be a "one for one" variation, so it would be free, if you didn't want the HMR as well. If you want both, then a variation plus £20. It may be wise to include a covering letter explaining your rationale for the change and your change in circumstances. Send it directly to the firearms team, don't worry about going through the FEO first, it wouldn't be his/her decision in any case
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    Well you live and learn. Things are getting strict. Cheers for the info SS. And it's all about to change again by the looks of things...the Law Commission has produced it's final report on trying to combine all 30 odd pieces of firearms legislation to make it easier to implement and enforce. In fairness, it needs updating. Most of our legislation was enacted nearly 50 years ago when things were very different.
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    It depends how old the conviction is. In July 2014 the law changed to include suspended custodial sentences. Prior to that, a suspended sentence would not be included in the prohibition to possess firearms. If your suspended sentence does count and it's within five years of the start of that sentence, not the period it was suspended for, then you cannot possess any firearm, be it with a licensed certificate holder or not. That includes antique firearms.
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    As many as you can securely store.
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    I can't see in the dark at that range let alone shoot
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    If you're regularly going to be shooting between 250 and 400+ (confidence permitting) then I would probably lean towards the .22-250 and reload for it. Personally, anyway.
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    What's the maximum range you'll be shooting foxes at and what is the most common range?
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    Steel is by far the most affordable when dealing with ducks and geese these days. If I shot a fair amount of it, then I'd more than likely reload for it to get those high velocities. From a killing point of view, I would want faster steel shot that's going to kill when it hits home than more shot traveling slower, not forgetting you're adding more pellets per ounce with steel than lead so you've already got a substantial amount of pellets for your 36 grams. You're still talking 35-40 yards on the marsh, any more I've found to be a bit of a gamble with steel. There is nothing you can
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    Is it really worth it is the question, well in my opinion, not really. At the end of all debates, if you put the right sized shot in the right place, the bird will fall be it with 30 grams or 60 grams. Realistically, you need to decide what is going to pattern best for your chosen birds, i.e. ducks and geese. 3 1/2" shells will put a large amount of shot in the air but the shot string is so long, double what should be going through a 12 bore, they're not going to throw the best patterns. Not to mention the very long chambers causing slight issues when shorter shells are fired, i.e
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    Can't wait for us to pull out of the creaking old bureaucratic machine
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    I feel like posting a statement that could kick this whole debate into another big circle... Something like, "The .22LR won't kill foxes at more than 50 yards cleanly". That should keep this topic rumbling on for another two years...
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    Least, I would say the .22 WMR but these are not subsonic and will make as much noise as a 17HMR. They are better at bucking the wind than a .17. Equally, they do ricochet like any round.
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    Apply and see. It's the best advice any of us can give you
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    What type of things are you hoping to shoot with your rifle when you have it, other than targets? I'm guessing most of the land near you is open, very flat fenland which isn't great for most types of rifle shooting and usually needs some sort of height above the target to make it safe, so if you have the height, then a .22LR or HMR would be safe.
  22. SportingShooter
    That time of year again folks, Anyone seeing any? Shot one last Saturday and I've seen a few on the lamp since. Seems we've had a fall
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    Swansea area
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    Still here.
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    The key word there is access. If his shotgun is going to be on both certificates but he has no access to the other firearms in the safe, then that should be fine. Not the other way around though obviously.
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