| Uk gun laws 17:12 - Aug 29 with 1725 views | MalcolmMeatballHead |
I helped an old boy move today and he gave me a beautiful 177 rifle. Do I need a license to own this? Does it need to be locked away? I'm a bit flummoxed as to what to do with it |  | | |  |
| Uk gun laws on 18:17 - Aug 29 with 1608 views | Jambo |
Nice gift!
Is it an air rifle that fires a lead pellet or a rifle that fires a bullet?
If it's an air rifle, then you don't need to have a licence or notify the police or get a gun cabinet.
However, if it's a rifle then you will need a firearms license, a gun cabinet and somewhere to demonstrate where you will use it.
What make / age is it? |  | | |
| Uk gun laws on 21:02 - Aug 29 with 1503 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Uk gun laws on 18:17 - Aug 29 by Jambo |
Nice gift!
Is it an air rifle that fires a lead pellet or a rifle that fires a bullet?
If it's an air rifle, then you don't need to have a licence or notify the police or get a gun cabinet.
However, if it's a rifle then you will need a firearms license, a gun cabinet and somewhere to demonstrate where you will use it.
What make / age is it? |
The key issue is propellant. If a "gun" uses compressed air to project a pellet, it is an air rifle. If it uses gunpowder, also known as "black powder", usually contained in a brass casing, to fire a projectile, or many little projectiles in the case of a shotgun, from the end of that casing, then it requires a licence.
Not everything that requires a licence has a rifled barrel. |  | | |
| Uk gun laws on 21:15 - Aug 29 with 1475 views | jeera |
| Uk gun laws on 21:02 - Aug 29 by ArnoldMoorhen |
The key issue is propellant. If a "gun" uses compressed air to project a pellet, it is an air rifle. If it uses gunpowder, also known as "black powder", usually contained in a brass casing, to fire a projectile, or many little projectiles in the case of a shotgun, from the end of that casing, then it requires a licence.
Not everything that requires a licence has a rifled barrel. |
I still have an old air rifle that I've had since I was a kid.
I haven't used it for years and believe laws may have changed a bit since I last did.
I did one evening use the wheelie bin at the end of the drive for target practice from the upstairs bedroom window and someone told me that wasn't acceptable now apparently. I still don't know if that's true but as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney.
I had someone think it funny to pester me with a drone a couple of summers back and I popped inside to grab it, came back out and pointed it at the drone.
Someone said that was asking for trouble but as I hadn't loaded it I couldn't see the problem.
For the record I do think it should be legal to take out nosey drones in any way people see fit but having looked it up it seems that's not ok either.
I may have asked on here thinking about it and got a negative reply. [Post edited 29 Aug 2022 21:24]
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| Uk gun laws on 22:41 - Aug 29 with 1358 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Uk gun laws on 21:15 - Aug 29 by jeera |
I still have an old air rifle that I've had since I was a kid.
I haven't used it for years and believe laws may have changed a bit since I last did.
I did one evening use the wheelie bin at the end of the drive for target practice from the upstairs bedroom window and someone told me that wasn't acceptable now apparently. I still don't know if that's true but as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney.
I had someone think it funny to pester me with a drone a couple of summers back and I popped inside to grab it, came back out and pointed it at the drone.
Someone said that was asking for trouble but as I hadn't loaded it I couldn't see the problem.
For the record I do think it should be legal to take out nosey drones in any way people see fit but having looked it up it seems that's not ok either.
I may have asked on here thinking about it and got a negative reply. [Post edited 29 Aug 2022 21:24]
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"as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney"
I think the issue was more with aiming at the blue bin in the neighbour's garden ... or just your poor aim that made them think you were!
I understand the neighbours sent a drone up to check you had stopped and are currently sending footage to the police. |  |
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| Uk gun laws on 22:44 - Aug 29 with 1351 views | jeera |
| Uk gun laws on 22:41 - Aug 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
"as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney"
I think the issue was more with aiming at the blue bin in the neighbour's garden ... or just your poor aim that made them think you were!
I understand the neighbours sent a drone up to check you had stopped and are currently sending footage to the police. |
Pah, it was my black bin and I never miss.
This was a few years ago and in some regards another life.
The drone [non] incident was where I live now.
Have to say I've not seen it recently. Maybe someone else got fed up with it too and had a loaded rifle at the ready! | |
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| Uk gun laws on 22:46 - Aug 29 with 1336 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Uk gun laws on 22:44 - Aug 29 by jeera |
Pah, it was my black bin and I never miss.
This was a few years ago and in some regards another life.
The drone [non] incident was where I live now.
Have to say I've not seen it recently. Maybe someone else got fed up with it too and had a loaded rifle at the ready! |
You really annoyed those previous neighbours for them to look you up now and send the drone over! | |
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| [Redacted] on 10:41 - Aug 30 with 1066 views | victorywilhappen |
| Uk gun laws on 21:15 - Aug 29 by jeera |
I still have an old air rifle that I've had since I was a kid.
I haven't used it for years and believe laws may have changed a bit since I last did.
I did one evening use the wheelie bin at the end of the drive for target practice from the upstairs bedroom window and someone told me that wasn't acceptable now apparently. I still don't know if that's true but as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney.
I had someone think it funny to pester me with a drone a couple of summers back and I popped inside to grab it, came back out and pointed it at the drone.
Someone said that was asking for trouble but as I hadn't loaded it I couldn't see the problem.
For the record I do think it should be legal to take out nosey drones in any way people see fit but having looked it up it seems that's not ok either.
I may have asked on here thinking about it and got a negative reply. [Post edited 29 Aug 2022 21:24]
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| Uk gun laws on 10:47 - Aug 30 with 1027 views | WeWereZombies |
| Uk gun laws on 21:15 - Aug 29 by jeera |
I still have an old air rifle that I've had since I was a kid.
I haven't used it for years and believe laws may have changed a bit since I last did.
I did one evening use the wheelie bin at the end of the drive for target practice from the upstairs bedroom window and someone told me that wasn't acceptable now apparently. I still don't know if that's true but as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney.
I had someone think it funny to pester me with a drone a couple of summers back and I popped inside to grab it, came back out and pointed it at the drone.
Someone said that was asking for trouble but as I hadn't loaded it I couldn't see the problem.
For the record I do think it should be legal to take out nosey drones in any way people see fit but having looked it up it seems that's not ok either.
I may have asked on here thinking about it and got a negative reply. [Post edited 29 Aug 2022 21:24]
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Hmm, yes, I have long suspected that Darren Bent posts on here... |  |
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| Uk gun laws on 10:55 - Aug 30 with 998 views | solemio |
| Uk gun laws on 21:15 - Aug 29 by jeera |
I still have an old air rifle that I've had since I was a kid.
I haven't used it for years and believe laws may have changed a bit since I last did.
I did one evening use the wheelie bin at the end of the drive for target practice from the upstairs bedroom window and someone told me that wasn't acceptable now apparently. I still don't know if that's true but as it was on my property at the time I'm going with baloney.
I had someone think it funny to pester me with a drone a couple of summers back and I popped inside to grab it, came back out and pointed it at the drone.
Someone said that was asking for trouble but as I hadn't loaded it I couldn't see the problem.
For the record I do think it should be legal to take out nosey drones in any way people see fit but having looked it up it seems that's not ok either.
I may have asked on here thinking about it and got a negative reply. [Post edited 29 Aug 2022 21:24]
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What an 'interesting' life you seem to have, | | | |
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