Dorsetvetstudent
Well-Known Member
Hi guys
Decided to bite the bullet (har har) and sort out my FAC since I will be getting more accompanied stalking and am going to try to get a bit of permission of my own from my farming contacts if I can, not a huge amount just enough to knock over a few a year whilst I am at uni as well as have somewhere to zero and I want to get a fair bit of practice in.
Previous shooting experience; SGC for 8 years (since 15 and airguns before then), 12 bore and .410 on rabbits, pigeons, the odd fox usual farm experience really! Target shooting .22LR and 7.62 for 3 years (was secretary of university rifle club) as well as the odd go with stalking rifles on ranges, also a bit of bunny bashing with a .22LR as well as my own air rifle. DSC1 completed in 2008 (passed the lot first time), and done some basic rifle training with IanF (need to ring you about some fallow actually mate if you read this!) as well as several stalking outings with him and planning more.
Basic plan was to apply for a .308, 250 rounds buying limit 200 (although I would like to load my own this seems to be what they go for) and to put down for paid stalking/zeroing and that was about it, as the only rabbit permission I have atm is air rifle only in my opinion-horses about, small acreage etc and they do like my HW97k as it's so quiet.
Anyway, what is the exact wording I should put down? I am with Hampshire and I am aware that they are very keen on mentoring and the usual bumpf, any advice as to the exact wording that I put down on the "reason" part, and if I put "paid stalking" would I then be limited to paid stalking only or if I came into some land could I then get it sorted with the land permissions etc?
Many thanks
Tom
Decided to bite the bullet (har har) and sort out my FAC since I will be getting more accompanied stalking and am going to try to get a bit of permission of my own from my farming contacts if I can, not a huge amount just enough to knock over a few a year whilst I am at uni as well as have somewhere to zero and I want to get a fair bit of practice in.
Previous shooting experience; SGC for 8 years (since 15 and airguns before then), 12 bore and .410 on rabbits, pigeons, the odd fox usual farm experience really! Target shooting .22LR and 7.62 for 3 years (was secretary of university rifle club) as well as the odd go with stalking rifles on ranges, also a bit of bunny bashing with a .22LR as well as my own air rifle. DSC1 completed in 2008 (passed the lot first time), and done some basic rifle training with IanF (need to ring you about some fallow actually mate if you read this!) as well as several stalking outings with him and planning more.
Basic plan was to apply for a .308, 250 rounds buying limit 200 (although I would like to load my own this seems to be what they go for) and to put down for paid stalking/zeroing and that was about it, as the only rabbit permission I have atm is air rifle only in my opinion-horses about, small acreage etc and they do like my HW97k as it's so quiet.
Anyway, what is the exact wording I should put down? I am with Hampshire and I am aware that they are very keen on mentoring and the usual bumpf, any advice as to the exact wording that I put down on the "reason" part, and if I put "paid stalking" would I then be limited to paid stalking only or if I came into some land could I then get it sorted with the land permissions etc?
Many thanks
Tom