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Hmm, I must admit, I hadn't expected this when logging on this morning. So much for being simple. The barrel does have it's own serial number, and I was advised by my FEO that a barrel by itself needs a slot on the FAC, which is why I went down hat route and had it recorded. So can anyone go into a gunsmiths/vendor and buy a barrel for a shotgun without showing that they are allowed to buy one?

Some Police forces seem to have their heads up their arses as usual.

If it is 24" or over and not rifled B&Q would be able to sell them as lengths of pipe. razz

I have a Friend who bought a Winchester 1300 with a 28" Barrel it also came with a spare Barrel 24.5" long Smooth bored with Rifle sights and it was not entered in the Shotgun licence,(No need), that was from a very careful Dealer too.

If you want more confusion....

http://www.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.ph ... gun+barrel

Home Office guidance section 13.76

"Spare shotgun barrels are not subject to certificate control except for dealers (see chapter 2)."

That pretty much covers it.
I picked up an extra barrel for my Mossberg just a few weeks ago. Not entered on my certificate.

OK thanks. I'll follow up with Surrey police firearms group next week with the aim of having it removed.

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If the Barrel is 24" measured from the breech face and it is not rifled, I would say it is a non controlled part.

Don't know why it is on a FAC.

When I had my S1 semi it had a spare barrel which HAD to be recorded on my FAC - by that wee wummin which probably explains it all !

Methinks if it's for an S1 shotgun then it get's sold as such?? Maybe not but that's the screwed up thinking that used to go on with a "wee wummin" in a certain police farce many moons ago.

*Toddles off to look for sighted barrel*