Mattnall

Gotta love regiment bashing.

Don't do it, it can serve no purpose other than to state a previously private, but stolen, firearm was used in a criminal shooting. Adds to statistics against civilian ownership of firearms. Once the police recover your firearm they can trace it back to you easily and forensics will fire it to not only get a bullet but also a recently fired case to link any other crimes. Only if they recall every case from every stolen firearm to check against a found case could it even potentially help them and all it will add to the investigation is to link your name to the crimes - there is no criminal detection information to be gained from having you fire the cases and retain them. Your saved fired case will not have helped them in any way.

Argh! Stop running, start using. 🤨

I think you have your answer right there.😉 If I had to I think something like the Simmons 1.5-5x20WTC (or whatever the new version is) is the way to go. Light and small and with a wide field of view it is great for picking up targets quickly and the 5-power is fine for 100yds+.

Where is this written, please? Has it changed recently? I think you are thinking of APDS which are mentioned in Guidance as being ammunition for prohibited weapons (and therefore prohibited in their own right), but the Guidance specifically states that shooters may want to manufacturer their own sub-calibre ammunition using sabot (para 13.92).

Almost as bad as stating "For Sale" in the title of "For Sale" threads in the "For Sale" section.

I have managed to get 77SMKs to stabilise in a 1:9" barrel and travelling at a modest 2650-2700fps. Very accurate and sub MOA at 600yds if I do my bit.

I think it'll be too much trouble to import the small quantity that you could sell. Maybe find someone importing a large quantity of 22LR ammo and see if they'll add to the order.

The exporter shouldn't charge you VAT if it is leaving the country. VAT is charged in this country on the cost of the item getting to you (purchase cost and shipping etc). In your case it included the VAT from Denmark so you should pay UK VAT on that too. If the seller wasn't VAT rated then they'd have to (probably) pay the VAT when they bought the item and you'd still have to pay UK VAT on the purchase on importation The problem here is not over charging in the UK but the exporter in Denmark over charging you. Overcharging by Parce Force for HMRC is reclaimable but you have to claim against the seller or Danish version of HMRC.

but not if transferred out of the EU, apparently. Last I checked we are now out of the EU.

Sorry, the website is in the footer of all Wentworth's posts above.

Are you struggling to click the link above?

The internals are virtually the same as Walther/Umarex MP5, G22 and a few others. The TAC is just a body kit on an old action. I had to replace worn parts on a Walther MP5 and couldn't source them as the rifle was discontinued. Tried to get Walther to send parts for the G22 and a couple of others that looked the same but as most were out of production I couldn't order. I ended up getting the parts for a Hammerli TAC rifle and the MP5 was up and running in no time.

I'm looking for a cheap target air pistol to play with and I'm a leftie 😉. But I know nothing about them, sorry.

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No, it had stopped 3 days ago.🙄

I think the longest parcel for Royal Mail is 90cm (in tube form) and then the diameter cannot be bigger than about 7cm, if I read the chart correctly (although that might be PF only too). Or box like parcels can be 61cm long only. Any bigger has to go Parcel Force. It's how they get out of sending stuff - it's allowed but only if it is smaller than it could possibly be, legally or practically.

You must have missed my post above then. Yes you can, firearms are not prohibited. There are certain packaging and service requirements, but that's it.

I don't believe that it went to court. The opinion on their website is just that; their expert's opinion. Also the opinion on their website is dated 2001, the Proof Houses made up new rules in 2006 (from Kwakkerjack's link above, whether these rules have force of law or not is another matter), I wonder if these new rules were to try and stop this 'loophole' curtailing their revenue stream.

I believe (if it was the same case I remember reading) that the primed case was considered a live round if in a public place. So if you don't have a lawful reason for it to be about your person when walking down the street (eg) then that is when the offence is committed. I cannot seem to find the case reference just now but I have a few more places to search. As such it isn't a live round when sitting on your loading bench and shouldn't go against your hold limit.

Section 117 of the original Act and Section 4 of the 1978 Act allow the Companies to make up rules as they see fit with the approval of the Secretary of State. But are these rules enforceable? I will leave that for brighter and better informed minds to answer.

Thanks for that.👍

Proof doesn't prove that the moderator will be safe, only that it was safe at the time of over charge (much like a car's MoT). The substance of the moderator could have been sufficiently weakened by the over pressure that although it held together during proof the next or later normal service charge could cause a failure. The way proof is carried out in this country is not very scientific or safe - 'definitive' in name only.

Sporting firearms and components can be sent through Royal Mail but the length might be the limiting factor, then you have to go with Parcel Force. PF will only do it for account holders and you need an RFD to get one. Live ammunition cannot be sent though.

It might not be so easy to add as I think this rifle has a collapsing stock.