6.5 shooter Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Anyone on here got a collectors licence?Are they easy to acquire and what are the loopholes?Been thinking about it but want to find out more about it.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I didn't even know there was such a thing. What sort of guns are you wanting to collect and for what reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Anything that catches my eye that I want, i like old sakos, lever actions, anything with a bit of character to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum87 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 You'd need to have a good reason, and I'm not sure 'Cos I fancy one' is going to be good enough. Most folk I know that fancy a gun will name a competition they can shoot with the gun at their club as the good reason for needing something they fancy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Unless you mean Section 58 "antiques" then I don't think you need any kind of licence but you obviously can't shoot them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybrock Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Anything that catches my eye that I want, i like old sakos, lever actions, anything with a bit of character to it You'd probably need to become a RFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 You'd need to have a good reason, and I'm not sure 'Cos I fancy one' is going to be good enough. Most folk I know that fancy a gun will name a competition they can shoot with the gun at their club as the good reason for needing something they fancy..... This is a different system, you dont need resoning for a collectors liscence. The term collectors liscence sort of gives it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Unless you mean Section 58 "antiques" then I don't think you need any kind of licence but you obviously can't shoot them. My RFD was telling me about it, it must be different again from the antique law then because he says you can shoot them at youre gun range. I must ask him more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Collectors licenses normally cover ammunition (although why people wish to collect ammo and not shoot it is beyond me) Firearms collections need to have a theme, such as WW1 rifles, Lee Enfields, Mausers, Guns of the Reich etc. That kind of thing would work, but collecting any old tat just cause you fancy it probably won't wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Collectors licenses normally cover ammunition (although why people wish to collect ammo and not shoot it is beyond me) Firearms collections need to have a theme, such as WW1 rifles, Lee Enfields, Mausers, Guns of the Reich etc. That kind of thing would work, but collecting any old tat just cause you fancy it probably won't wash Thanks Mark, so you have to specify a certain era of guns you would like to collect then instead of any old tat? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks Mark, so you have to specify a certain era of guns you would like to collect then instead of any old tat? Lol That would be my interpretation. It seems to work for those that collect handguns under 7.1 and 7.3, but I'm not sure about rifles. A call to your licensing dept might be a good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Call BASC firearms. They will tell you. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks for the replies, I will give BASC a ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGYT Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 read the HO guidlines in the collection section will at least give you an idea what the system should be for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971silversurfer Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 See section 8 refers, 8.6 mentions specifically collections. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518193/Guidance_on_Firearms_Licensing_Law_April_2016_v20.pdf Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5 shooter Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 See section 8 refers, 8.6 mentions specifically collections. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/518193/Guidance_on_Firearms_Licensing_Law_April_2016_v20.pdf Hope this helps Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Do you mean the section 7.2 I think it is , you can collect live firearms such as pistols. Just can't shoot them . But they have to be of special interest in design or somthing like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSoutherner Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I had the feeling from reading various bits that collection was not enough to warrant the ownership of firearms (with the exception of section 7, but I understand that that is seriously hard to get on an FAC). I got the impression that that was why section 58 came into force: so that they could allow people to collect (i.e. that people who want to collect, probably want to collect antique firearms) off ticket, but also stop people from owning semi-auto/auto firearms simply for the sake of a'collection" on an FAC. It is a weird load of laws, and that is simply my interpretation of the oddness of section 58, within a set of laws which prohibits/controls so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildrover77 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 You can collect what ever you want. Collection is a good reason to own firearms. Just need to prove you are a bonafide collector then away you go. You need a slot for each firearm you collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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