FAC Questions

[Rockhopper]

I did but they sometimes advise you not to so if you are rejected then you haven't wasted your money or taken a risk on fitting it in an inappropriate location for example.. If its not installed at the time of your visit they will have to make a second visit to inspect it which slows things down.

[Plumose]

Part of the visit is to asses the security, so yes you should have the safe/safes in place and secured so they can't be easily removed.

As part of my visit the FEO tried to move the rifle safe to be sure it was secured.

[Lancs_Oakley]

Would it be possible to 1 for 1 an empty .22LR slot for another rifle that's not .22LR?

[safetyfirst]

Yes, provided you can show good reason etc, that should still represent a 1 for 1 and not carry fees.

[Lancs_Oakley]

Would it cause an issue if I already have a rifle of the same calibre / type on my FAC?

I don't want to 1 for 1 my existing rifle but I would like the one that's been offered to me. My plan would be to set up my current rifle for outdoor shooting at 100 yards / all weathers and set up the new one for indoor at 25 yards. It also has some collectability value to it, not sure if that's good reason though.

[bradaz11]

Would it cause an issue if I already have a rifle of the same calibre / type on my FAC?

I don't want to 1 for 1 my existing rifle but I would like the one that's been offered to me. My plan would be to set up my current rifle for outdoor shooting at 100 yards / all weathers and set up the new one for indoor at 25 yards. It also has some collectability value to it, not sure if that's good reason though.

so you want one for pest control, and one for target.

[Mattnall]

Would it cause an issue if I already have a rifle of the same calibre / type on my FAC?

I don't want to 1 for 1 my existing rifle but I would like the one that's been offered to me. My plan would be to set up my current rifle for outdoor shooting at 100 yards / all weathers and set up the new one for indoor at 25 yards. It also has some collectability value to it, not sure if that's good reason though.

And there's your good reason for an extra rifle of the same calibre.

[CraigH]

Hi All,

Hoping to apply for my FAC in the next couple of weeks.

I will be applying same time as my Son and we will be sharing cabinet, I know that this means we will need to list each others firearms as we will both have access to each others firearms - I'm not sure what you do about ammo. If I want to hold 1500 .22lr and my son the same will I need to put 1500 or 3000?

So would it be
My Application - 1500
Sons Application- 1500

or

My Application - 3000
Sons Application -3000

Thanks for any advice!

[Blackstuff]

1500rds on an initial grant is optimistic! Although i'm sure someone knows someone whose brother got 10,000 on their grant its very much not the norm. Unless you can provide evidence that you are already shooting multiple competitions i think 500rds is more realistic but there's no harm in asking for more as long as you can justify it.

You and your son should get separate allocations. Make sure whatever cabinet/separate ammo safe can store the amount of ammo you're asking for.

[CraigH]

Cheers!