Hello matey peeps, this is an issue I was hoping advice on the best way forward.
OK, I am 74, I vgood health according to my doctor, but having lost 3 shooting buddies in their mid to late 70s in the last 3 odd years, 2 of whom have gifted shotguns, air guns and FB rifles ( currently gathering dust on a local RFD, s to me, which has compounded the issue, I refer to owning 6 shotguns myself my wife owns a further 2, plus I have 3 FB sako stalking rifles, fitted with expensive optics, a ruger. 22lr plus a fac rated FX air rifle, and scopes, plus pre 12ftp Bsa air rifle. In a nutshell, I am looking to gift, with the exception of my. 243 sako kit, the FX air rifle, plus my clay bashing Kemen, To my son in laws, daughters ( shotguns) ditto, my wife wants to gift her 20b silver pigeon to.
The problem is, my son in law who lives in Aberdeen, and, although he is keen on inheriting thousands of pounds worth of guns, is not getting very far, sourcing a friendly FB rifle and or airgun club, willing to help him obtain an fac and the ridiculous airgun licence, under supervision etc. Both he and I have contacted the Aberdeen FB club, by email and left phone messages, but we have never had any response. Aberdeenshire plod, have said they would want a newbie to join a club etc, but how do we do this? If anybody has and Scottish club info?
And now we come to our friends the NRA novices courses. I was intending to pay for my son in law to join the NRA and enrol on their programme, however, I have been quoted over £1200 for Stuart to sign up and attend the modules, which include it would seem, handling gallery rifle, black powder, stupid long distance target models, plus a few other modules, none of which he would actually benefit from. Basically, we need to get him trough the safety, gun handling, shooting at 100 to say 300 yard targets, via. Scoped 270 and 308 stalking rifles. Again, apart from the cost of the NRA system, the 12 plus months the NRA seem to be saying it will take to obtain full membership and the Bisley safety certificate, it's obviously very annoying. If I pop my clogs ( sorry to sound morbid) what the eff is going to happen to over £60k worth of weapons etc. To sum up, how are we as the shooting community going to pass on our guns to beneficiarys and keep Scottish and Surrey plod onside??
OK, I am 74, I vgood health according to my doctor, but having lost 3 shooting buddies in their mid to late 70s in the last 3 odd years, 2 of whom have gifted shotguns, air guns and FB rifles ( currently gathering dust on a local RFD, s to me, which has compounded the issue, I refer to owning 6 shotguns myself my wife owns a further 2, plus I have 3 FB sako stalking rifles, fitted with expensive optics, a ruger. 22lr plus a fac rated FX air rifle, and scopes, plus pre 12ftp Bsa air rifle. In a nutshell, I am looking to gift, with the exception of my. 243 sako kit, the FX air rifle, plus my clay bashing Kemen, To my son in laws, daughters ( shotguns) ditto, my wife wants to gift her 20b silver pigeon to.
The problem is, my son in law who lives in Aberdeen, and, although he is keen on inheriting thousands of pounds worth of guns, is not getting very far, sourcing a friendly FB rifle and or airgun club, willing to help him obtain an fac and the ridiculous airgun licence, under supervision etc. Both he and I have contacted the Aberdeen FB club, by email and left phone messages, but we have never had any response. Aberdeenshire plod, have said they would want a newbie to join a club etc, but how do we do this? If anybody has and Scottish club info?
And now we come to our friends the NRA novices courses. I was intending to pay for my son in law to join the NRA and enrol on their programme, however, I have been quoted over £1200 for Stuart to sign up and attend the modules, which include it would seem, handling gallery rifle, black powder, stupid long distance target models, plus a few other modules, none of which he would actually benefit from. Basically, we need to get him trough the safety, gun handling, shooting at 100 to say 300 yard targets, via. Scoped 270 and 308 stalking rifles. Again, apart from the cost of the NRA system, the 12 plus months the NRA seem to be saying it will take to obtain full membership and the Bisley safety certificate, it's obviously very annoying. If I pop my clogs ( sorry to sound morbid) what the eff is going to happen to over £60k worth of weapons etc. To sum up, how are we as the shooting community going to pass on our guns to beneficiarys and keep Scottish and Surrey plod onside??
