To get a hunting weapon, shotgun, or rifle, you have to take the hunting exam. I took the hunting exam over twenty years ago when my Swedish, spoken and written, was not very good. I managed to pass it with a quite good score. When I moved to Sweden, I had a dispensation from Naturvårdsverket, Ministry of Nature, to get a licence for my guns with the proviso that I passed the hunting exam within one year. I did get an extension of six months because the course took longer because of school terms, holidays etc.
As said in #55, there are 4 classes of rifles. Class 3/4 for small game. Class 2 for roe and beaver, etc ans Class 1 for all other hoofed game.
At this moment in time you can have up to 6 hunting weapons. Four with having to justify and two more if you give a reason for them plus extra barrels. Pistols and fully auto on a 5 year licence club use only. You can own a single shot pistol for use when digging foxes or badgers.
From the 1st June the law is changing. It will be eight hunting weapons with an extra two if you can justify them plus two extra barrels. The 5 year licence for pistols and fully auto are disappearing replaced by a five yearly oversight.on top of your hunting weapons you can of course have skeet, trap, and target/ competition guns for various shooting forms.
