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Cost of FAC and SGC increases...

Hi - looking for bit of advice. Doing FAC application at the moment and in preparation, looking at options for cabinets for proposed rifles and ammo. Is it better to have a completely separate ammo safe or having an integrated lockable ammo compartment within the cabinet acceptable? If both...

Evening all, been a long time since I posted but I have a question. For various reasons (major house renovations, busy at work, busy with family, nightmare with eldest kid), I have essentially had a shooting sabbatical and didn’t attend my club for a year. I went up and collected my annual...

Hi All, I would love to get into practical shooting with a FAC shotgun in order to get an FAC license for one but am having difficulty finding somewhere, i already have my SGC and an FAC but only for rifles at my club, can anyone recommend where i can learn iand become a member to learn about...

Hi all Great to meet you. I am based in North London. Have never been hunting in England/UK and eager to get started. I do however have hunting experience from my trips to Zambia; most recent trip was last month and I managed to get my first impala buck. Looking for any advice you can offer...

After submitting my FAC application in November 2022, my local Firearms officer has called this week to chat about my application and organise a visit to view my security arrangements. He said that my application would not be considered without someone producing a letter to say that I have...

Hi, my name is Aaron. I have been involved in most types of shooting and the countryside from a very young age (father is a game keeper) so have experienced shooting shot guns and rifles of various calibres for nearly 35 years. I currently hold a shot gun certificate and enjoy pigeon shooting...

Hi there, I have had my fac for a few years now. I have a few permissions but not much. My question is if anyone knows of any rifle clubs in Scotland. I stay around the Glasgow area. Ideally I'd like somewhere that I could shoot 400/500 yards plus. I can get out to around 500 on one of my...

Good Evening, I am currently living in Canada as a UK Citizen and due to return in the early summer. I hold a UK FAC and have acquired a rifle whilst in Canada. As far as I am aware my FAC allows me to 'import' this on my return as I hold the authority to aquire that Calibre. Has anyone...

Hi all, Hope this is the right place on the forum to ask (admin please tell me if not!). I am looking at getting one of these shotguns, in 12 bore I'm pretty sure, for pigeons etc. It will be FAC as I have an open slot on my FAC for one, and am thinking about 7+1 I think. However, I am...

Hi everyone, My name is Sean. just joined here as a member after finding a lot of answers i was looking for on google regards my FAC application and see its a great place for information. I have had a big interest in hunting and Deer management for years and get out stalking with friends...

My name is Jim, I’ve been shooting for the past 10 years. Stalking for the last 8. I’ve got a .243 which I use for the fallow, roe and fox in my area, and then 22lr and 22fac air rifle for rabbits. 12 gauges and 410s as well. I’ve only ever shot outside of my family farm twice. Cornwall for reds...

Dear All, As a Scottish FAC holder I would like to know more about the differences between Scotland and England/Wales in terms of Firearms Laws and Licensing (sorry for leaving out Northern Ireland!). My questions are as follows: 1- Are there any major differences between Scottish and English...

For anyone applying for an FAC grant in the greater London area, thought I'd relay my recent experience. It took 4 months after submitting my FAC application (and after several follow ups to ask for an update ) before an FEO from the Met finally contacted me to arrange an inspection at my...

Hi Everyone! I’m new here! Currently getting back into shooting, but my previous experience has only been shooting air rifles. I haven’t got my FAC but this is something i’m looking to obtain. In terms of the shooting i’d like to do, it’d be target shooting and vermin, foxs, rabbits, deer ect...

I submitted my application for SGC and FAC to police Scotland 16 weeks ago. I have done my medical report and had my interview all checked out. The FEO advised me that he finished the enquiry on the 30th of November so... I called the Edinburgh firearms team today where my application is being...

Hi all, am a fairly new member and recently started shooting - at Bisley and have done a couple of days stalking in the South West going after Reds and Roe, just taken Roe so far, greatly enjoying it! Plan to get up to the highlands in August, and shoot some driven boar in Europe in the Autumn...

Hi all, curious as to maybe I have misunderstood TVP quality target for FAC grants, their target is currently listed as 60 working days and to date I have been waiting 125 working days, excluding one or two for bank holidays (receipt of delivery was given as the 7th of May). This seems highly...

Hi all, bit-time foxer having a good year, most done in thermal (NO its not Cheating!!) also some deer but not into the work once its dead so don't do much of that.

On the BASC website, it says expanding ammo reverts to Sec 1 from May 2nd, 2017. I currently have FAC for target ammo only and was about to go through the prolonged variation process. Does it mean that from 2nd May onwards, people like me (who only have target ammo on FAC) can freely buy...