outdoors kid 1 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 i was out with a friend the other day shooting when he told me that he thought it was illegal to shoot with a shotgun at night. is this true ?? he also went on to say that you can only shoot at night with a shotgun if you have a silencer but i was under the illusion you can only get a silencer for a 4.10 can anybody give me some facts on this situation please as i own a 12Guage and a 4.10 i would like to know the law behind shooting them at night with a lamp. regards Quote Link to post
barrym3 11 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 i was out with a friend the other day shooting when he told me that he thought it was illegal to shoot with a shotgun at night. is this true ?? he also went on to say that you can only shoot at night with a shotgun if you have a silencer but i was under the illusion you can only get a silencer for a 4.10 can anybody give me some facts on this situation please as i own a 12Guage and a 4.10 i would like to know the law behind shooting them at night with a lamp. regards hi mate you can get a silencer for a 12g bou infact you can lamp with a shotgun without a silencer i still take my shotgun at night with my rifle some foxes come right in so thats when shotgun comes in handy so you dont have any legal matter to worry about but on the other hand the farmer might not be too happy with the banging hope this helps you Quote Link to post
outdoors kid 1 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 cheers mate i think i might do a spot of lamping this weekend then. after letting the farmer know that is cheers for the help Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 He's talking shite mate... Quote Link to post
barrym3 11 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 He's talking shite mate... well if am talking shite phone your firearms dept and get your facts right i know its legal to use the shotgun at night do you think i wouldnt check it out first Quote Link to post
Vegeta 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 He's talking shite mate... well if am talking shite phone your firearms dept and get your facts right i know its legal to use the shotgun at night do you think i wouldnt check it out first I think he's talking about the friend mentioned in the original post and not you lad Quote Link to post
barrym3 11 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 He's talking shite mate... well if am talking shite phone your firearms dept and get your facts right i know its legal to use the shotgun at night do you think i wouldnt check it out first I think he's talking about the friend mentioned in the original post and not you lad ok in that case am sorry Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 He's talking shite mate... well if am talking shite phone your firearms dept and get your facts right i know its legal to use the shotgun at night do you think i wouldnt check it out first I think he's talking about the friend mentioned in the original post and not you lad ok in that case am sorry no worries mate... iwas in a rush and didn't make it very clear i wan't refuring to you. Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 It's legall and good fun but unless the shotty is silencened noisy and will scare away a lot of stuff that why most of us use rifles with a silencer Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 ...and just in case there is still any confusion... Lamping at night with an unsilenced shotgun is TOTALLY LEGAL..... ...but you may well p*** off the neighbours, get the Environmental Health down on you for the noise and lose your permission!! Quote Link to post
Guest JohnGalway Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 It's not illegal. But, as said be sensible about it. I shoot but I wouldn't be all that keen on some lad banging away outside the bedroom window at all hours really Quote Link to post
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.