Re: 45/70 just put .45 down?
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:55 am
I have been following the thread with interest as being of an older generation my certificates always used to specify a caliber then a few years back it became the "norm" to have to specify the cartridge, my last renewal I was asked which .416" did I want. This has inevitably led to confusion in the licencing departments as 7x65R comes back as 7.65R causing more back and forth.
My recent certificate did specify 7x57 but .43" rifle when I asked for .43 Spanish, so it seems there isn't any consistency within departments let alone between forces. I would say though if my certificate came back with 45mm I'd join a club that fired on a field firing range preferably one with old tanks as targets.
In terms of ammunition you'd have to be sensible if you had bought a .45 Long colt on a .45" slot but tried to purchase .45 ACP ammo you would be in very sticky territory, try explaining that in front of a judge and jury so why ever put yourself in that position.
There were lots on anomalies in the handgun days, you always put .357/.38 so that you could own .38 Special and .357" magnum ammunition, can't remember what you had to specify if you had one of the Colts chambered in .45 Auto Rim as that was designed to take .45ACP and .45AR.
It never seemed to be a problem for .22" unless you specified .22"LR as technically you could shoot .22"CB/BB caps .22" short .22" long and .22"LR they are all.22" caliber. Stinger is an interesting one as is it a .22"LR? The case is longer the the standard .22"LR so the pedantic could argue you'd need to specify .22" stinger to buy it. I doubt any dealer would refuse to sell it to you if you only had .22"LR specified.
My recent certificate did specify 7x57 but .43" rifle when I asked for .43 Spanish, so it seems there isn't any consistency within departments let alone between forces. I would say though if my certificate came back with 45mm I'd join a club that fired on a field firing range preferably one with old tanks as targets.
In terms of ammunition you'd have to be sensible if you had bought a .45 Long colt on a .45" slot but tried to purchase .45 ACP ammo you would be in very sticky territory, try explaining that in front of a judge and jury so why ever put yourself in that position.
There were lots on anomalies in the handgun days, you always put .357/.38 so that you could own .38 Special and .357" magnum ammunition, can't remember what you had to specify if you had one of the Colts chambered in .45 Auto Rim as that was designed to take .45ACP and .45AR.
It never seemed to be a problem for .22" unless you specified .22"LR as technically you could shoot .22"CB/BB caps .22" short .22" long and .22"LR they are all.22" caliber. Stinger is an interesting one as is it a .22"LR? The case is longer the the standard .22"LR so the pedantic could argue you'd need to specify .22" stinger to buy it. I doubt any dealer would refuse to sell it to you if you only had .22"LR specified.