Is it worth it?

[Phantom 631]

 

Edit.... Phantom's right. Once and airgun's been FAC rated in the UK, that's it. Even if you take it back down, in the eyes of the law it's always FAC...

 

Thanks Andy for clearing that up, I was pretty sure I was correct on that case.

 

I was busy typing up my reply when you did yours!

 

Phantom

[andyfr1968 772]

Another slant on how inconsistant the law is...

 

A couple of years ago, my uncle died. When we cleared out his stuff, we found about a dozen 9mm pistol rounds. Must've been left over from his national service days 'cos he was a dead straight bloke.

 

Anyway, I took them down to my local nick expecting to get the third degree at the very least. Explained what I'd got to the desk bobby, then was asked to wait, which I did for about half an hour.

 

I was getting a little pissed off and feeling uncomfortable waiting with a pocket full of live bullets so I grabbed the next cop that walked passed, told him the score expecting to be doing lots of explaining but he just took them and bogged me off.

 

Whatever....

 

Cheers.

[Phantom 631]

Probably thought "hmm, these'l come in handy round these parts" lol

 

Phantom

Edited July 7, 2010 by Phantom

[markha 99]

The firearms teams dont get issued a large amount of rounds, cant say how many as thats not cricket But Im sure a few extra wouldnt go a miss with some of the UK's forces!

[matt_hooks 188]

The firearms teams dont get issued a large amount of rounds, cant say how many as thats not cricket But Im sure a few extra wouldnt go a miss with some of the UK's forces!

 

Perhaps more to the point, a few that they don't need to sign in or out, and therefore don't have to fill in about 300 pages of paperwork if they fire them!

[andyfr1968 772]

I think they'd be doing well to fire those, they must've been 60 years old!!

[markha 99]

A snippet of knowledge about old munitions - 1940's onwards battle ammunition had their primers sealed by a coat of laquer, shelf life if stored dry is indefinate. In the past I have shot defence and military munitions with head stamp dates in the 1950's all with no problem. I have heard of people shooting munitions yrs old with no problem. So long as its stored dry and the primer doesnt get contaminated they will fire. Brass doesnt degrade.

Cheers

Mark

[andyfr1968 772]

A snippet of knowledge about old munitions - 1940's onwards battle ammunition had their primers sealed by a coat of laquer, shelf life if stored dry is indefinate. In the past I have shot defence and military munitions with head stamp dates in the 1950's all with no problem. I have heard of people shooting munitions yrs old with no problem. So long as its stored dry and the primer doesnt get contaminated they will fire. Brass doesnt degrade.

Cheers

Mark

 

Nice one, Mark, didn't know that.

 

Guess they may have had a little extra range time after all then!!

 

Cheers.

[Richie10 345]

Air rifle for shooting into trees and a rimfire for ground.

 

Love shooting the rim fires, you know you can take that longer shot!

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[matt_hooks 188]

Brass does degrade, if you let it sit in damp ground. I've a couple of rounds from an aircraft crash that I helped on a dig of (proper archaelogical time team style dig but without the wierdy beardy one, or the amusing dwarf) and they are well rotted, they look ok from a distance, but up close they're paper thin, certainly wouldn't want to fire them!

[markha 99]

Hi Matt, yea it does if its wet, thats why I said 'if stored dry', should have added the 'brass does not degrade comment in with the first bit

[FirstBlood 0]

Therefore the logic relies on the famous words of Eminem..............if you see an opportunity...... would you take it ?

[FirstBlood 0]

Well said mate