A local dealer told me he could take my rimfire from me,put it on his licence & hand me another one immediately.
I said I though otherwise & I would have to put in for a variation to retain the slot after I had handed my old rifle over.He disagreed.
When I went to the department of licencing to ask,they said... Hand over the old rifle,put in for a variation within 1 week to keep the .22lr slot,for which I would have to have "good reason" to possess,& if available provide the serial number of the thunder stick I wish to buy & they would have my licence back to me within one working week,so that I could collect my new rifle. This is Dumfries & Galloway.They seem to be pretty fair about it,after all they're only carrying out the rules.
However,if I had taken the RFD's word as gospel I may have found myself dumped upon from a great height. I hope this info stops anyone else from innocently acting in error. Danny
I said I though otherwise & I would have to put in for a variation to retain the slot after I had handed my old rifle over.He disagreed.
When I went to the department of licencing to ask,they said... Hand over the old rifle,put in for a variation within 1 week to keep the .22lr slot,for which I would have to have "good reason" to possess,& if available provide the serial number of the thunder stick I wish to buy & they would have my licence back to me within one working week,so that I could collect my new rifle. This is Dumfries & Galloway.They seem to be pretty fair about it,after all they're only carrying out the rules.
However,if I had taken the RFD's word as gospel I may have found myself dumped upon from a great height. I hope this info stops anyone else from innocently acting in error. Danny