The PH Gun Cabinet - Shooting Matters

[z4RRSchris]

21g 7.5s for me

[-Pete-]

28g 7.5, generally Hull SuperFast £90/500 from my local shop. I have also used Lyalvale 21g 7.5 which are about the same price, if you want less recoil. Most shoots around here insist on Fibre wads, you can't shoot plastic.

Edited by -Pete- on Friday 29th April 18:01

[HOGEPH]

The cheapest bang I can find. My local shop is doing 28g fibre 1000 shells for £150

[RedLeicester]

Saddle bum said:

The make is academic.

Depends on the gun, the fit, chosen choke and preference, the make is anything but academic.

£50 for 250 sounds bloody steep too. Most places will do a slab for £140ish depending on make/load so I'd save up a bit and buy more less often.

[aeropilot]

Pesty said:

fac grant sent today whats the betting 3 months?

Any news yet.....?

I posted mine a week before you, and my certificate landed on my door mat exactly 6 weeks later

That was the Met though.

[Pesty]

Grummble grumble ffs no nothing nada.


Did you get a visit?

[aeropilot]

Pesty said:

Grummble grumble ffs no nothing nada.


Did you get a visit?

Yep, got call to arrange visit about 3 and half weeks after posting form off, visit was a week and a half later, cert landed on door mat a week after visit.

First bangstick acquired and used at the weekend

[Pesty]

Cashed the fking cheque straight away

[aeropilot]

Pesty said:

Cashed the fking cheque straight away

Yeah, so did the Met.....but given how efficient they are, I'm not complaining about them cashing cheque straight away.

I'm dreading dealing with a county force when I have to renew as I'll be most likely moving out of the Met area by then.

At least 3 of the 5/6 county forces beyond the Met area have a bad reputation for taking forever, Essex and Kent seem to be in particular, very bad. Thames Valley have major delay issues as well.

[Pesty]

Worth phoning in or emailing do you think?

[aeropilot]

Pesty said:

Worth phoning in or emailing do you think?

Wouldn't hurt I suppose?

[Pesty]

Hhhmmmm this is SY police might think I was being funny and put me to the bottom of the pile

[aeropilot]

Pesty said:

Hhhmmmm this is SY police might think I was being funny and put me to the bottom of the pile

You have a point there.

[Saddle bum]

Heard a report yesterday from a shooting friend that his mate has been waiting for 12 months since they (Met) cashed the cheque. This is for the grant of an FAC.

[Mannginger]

Oof. Anyone know if Surbiton counts as Met police? I'm assuming so

Does that mean I'll have to keep using club rifles until the FAC is cleared? I don't want to evade the FAC so tell me if this is dodgy as feck but if that's the case, could the club buy for me and have it stored on club grounds etc and then transfer to me as/when the FAC is cleared? I'll probably keep it in the club in any event as I rent my house and not sure I want to drill big holes for cabinet.

The club rifles are so bobbins it'd be disheartening to wait for a year!

[aeropilot]

Saddle bum said:

Heard a report yesterday from a shooting friend that his mate has been waiting for 12 months since they (Met) cashed the cheque. This is for the grant of an FAC.

Begs the question.....as I don't know the answer, if they are not happy with your application, do they leave you 'hanging' without any further contact, or do they inform you in writing that your application has been rejected...??

I know of 3 x FAC applications to the Met within the past 6 months (myself included) that have been processed within a 4-8 week period.
However, I do know of a renewal application that has been 'hanging' for 6 months now as applicant was very honest and mentioned a 'medical' condition that IMHO, could have jeopardised his renewal....??

[tobinen]

My licence expired today but I received a 6 month temporary one earlier in the week with an apologetic covering letter.

[V10SWC]

Had a SGC application in with Lancashire since first week of January,

Cheque cashed early April not heard anything at all about a visit.

[aeropilot]

V10SWC said:

Had a SGC application in with Lancashire since first week of January,

Cheque cashed early April not heard anything at all about a visit.

[Pesty]

aeropilot said:

Wouldn't hurt I suppose?

just called them i can expect a visit in July.i sent it in at the end of february. February....

They are very busy.......