FAc application

[ChrisR 0]

Well I've just put my FAC application in for a .22-250 & phoned to ask Thames Valley Police firearms department what their current wait time is.

 

Shocked to hear it could be 2 months before the forms get passed to the visiting officer & then a total of 5 months before a final decision is passed.

 

Oh well I will just have to be prepared to hassle them every month or so I suppose.

 

Good news is if I do get my certificate ok a friends brother-in-law who is a beat keeper on a nearby estate is moving on to a new job controlling the deer on another Oxfordshire estate & they are buying him all new rifles & ammo so he's selling up his current rifles & has offered me free all his hand loaded Teflon coated .22-250 ammo, 700 rounds.

 

Wish us luck folks.

 

Chris

[trappa 518]

Good luck mate. Thats an awful long time to wait though.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

fook A 1 mate thats a hell of a lot of ammo, just hope his hand loads suit your rifle........

[Guest tawny]

waited nine months for mine off gwent police force

mind you i was lucky.

some waited a lot longer

[James@Scarborough 0]

Move to North Yorks bud. Full appilcation for FAC less than one month. Last variation took 2 days, and was hand delivered back by the FLO.

[rob reynolds uk 3]

im in the same boat as you lot just put in for my fac it took staffordshire police 7 months just to say no to my sgc and 6 months the second time just to haar them say no again 2 years later the crown court said yes now two yrs on im asking again for my fac theres no way they can say no this time ,got the land got the reason to want and hold one ..told me it would be 6 to 11 weeks ..id be happy if it was 15 weeks as i know it will be longer but you never know i may get lucky

[martin 332]

im in the same boat as you lot just put in for my fac it took staffordshire police 7 months just to say no to my sgc and 6 months the second time just to haar them say no again 2 years later the crown court said yes now two yrs on im asking again for my fac theres no way they can say no this time ,got the land got the reason to want and hold one ..told me it would be 6 to 11 weeks ..id be happy if it was 15 weeks as i know it will be longer but you never know i may get lucky

 

Why would they say no to a SGC Rob.....and yes to a FAC

[rogern 0]

Well I've just put my FAC application in for a .22-250 & phoned to ask Thames Valley Police firearms department what their current wait time is.

 

Shocked to hear it could be 2 months before the forms get passed to the visiting officer & then a total of 5 months before a final decision is passed.

 

Oh well I will just have to be prepared to hassle them every month or so I suppose.

 

Good news is if I do get my certificate ok a friends brother-in-law who is a beat keeper on a nearby estate is moving on to a new job controlling the deer on another Oxfordshire estate & they are buying him all new rifles & ammo so he's selling up his current rifles & has offered me free all his hand loaded Teflon coated .22-250 ammo, 700 rounds.

 

Wish us luck folks.

 

Chris

 

Yep, I wish you luck as well mate.

 

DO NOT PUT HIS RELOADS IN YOUR RIFLE, if you buy his rifle as well then maybe thats ok (if you trust someone elses reloads)

 

His reloads are ok in his rifle, they will not be ok in a different one. There are so many diffences between rifles, even the same make & calibre.

 

DONT DO IT

 

PS. if I read the post wrong and you are buying the rifle that the reloads were made for, so be it, I would never trust any one elses reloads, who do you go to if you loose your face or fingers or worse??

[ChrisR 0]

Well the FAC finally arrived this morning

 

Only took 4 months, pretty good for Thames Valley.

 

So its time to spend some money

 

Have been looking at .22-250 Tikka's & an RWS Titan so it's decision time.

 

I've got a Kahles 3.5-10x50 scope on its way from the USA.

 

Chris

[Deker 3,478]

Well the FAC finally arrived this morning

 

Only took 4 months, pretty good for Thames Valley.

 

So its time to spend some money

 

Have been looking at .22-250 Tikka's & an RWS Titan so it's decision time.

 

I've got a Kahles 3.5-10x50 scope on its way from the USA.

 

Chris

 

 

Mr_Logic "MAY" have a Sako 75, 22-250 for sale, under a year old, excellent condition, genuine reason for sale....and can I have commission please?

 

PS... not bad for Kidlington either, just 4 months, I know several who have waited longer!

[Guest JohnGalway]

Are you buying your your friends brother in laws rifle ChrisR? That you're getting his handloads along with his rifle that he loaded them for?

 

I can't reload here in Ireland but I'd be hesitant to use reloaded cartridges which were developed for another rifle in my rifle. That's just my personal opinion, but, I'd reccomend that if the rifle you're buying is not the rifle that those reloads were developed for you post a question on the safety of using those cartridges through a different rifle up on the Reloading section of this forum to get better advice than I can give to you from experienced reloaders.

 

It's entirely possible I'm overreacting through my own lack of knowledge on reloading, but it's better to be safe than sorry

[Mr_Logic 5]

Mr_Logic DOES have a Sako 75 Varmint 22-250 for sale, shoots half inch at 100 yards, vvgc...

[Ratman2 2]

Good luck with your application mate, shame you have to wait so long and to be honest I can't see any justification for the time delay, 7 months is not on.

[Deker 3,478]

Good luck with your application mate, shame you have to wait so long and to be honest I can't see any justification for the time delay, 7 months is not on.

 

 

Gingernutz & Ratman2...nice little club...do you guys actually know anything about Mr Crossman, I've got an old pump up pistol, used to be the business but the seals have gone and I need replacements. Can't remember the model, been put away for a few years because it's unusable. I'll dig it out, in the meantime if you could let this little girlie into your club we could talk there!

[ChrisR 0]

Are you buying your your friends brother in laws rifle ChrisR? That you're getting his handloads along with his rifle that he loaded them for?

 

I can't reload here in Ireland but I'd be hesitant to use reloaded cartridges which were developed for another rifle in my rifle. That's just my personal opinion, but, I'd reccomend that if the rifle you're buying is not the rifle that those reloads were developed for you post a question on the safety of using those cartridges through a different rifle up on the Reloading section of this forum to get better advice than I can give to you from experienced reloaders.

 

It's entirely possible I'm overreacting through my own lack of knowledge on reloading, but it's better to be safe than sorry

 

No I've decided not to buy that rifle for two reasons. One I was told it was a Sako & it turned out to be a 7 year old RWS, no problem with RWS though & it was in good nick but secondly it's got a floor plate magazine & I prefer drop out mags.

 

As for the reloads they weren't, they turned out to be newly custom loaded by a local firearms dealer who loads rounds for a few of the keepers round here. I have been offered them & will be talking to the FID about them to see what he says.

 

Looking at getting a new Tikka or RWS Titan at the moment also saw a nice laminate thumbhole stocked Howa on the weekend.

 

Anyone got an opinion on these? (bugger, just saw Howa's are floorplate mags as well)

 

Chris