Many FEOs and departments are blissfully and/or wilfully ignorant of the law. According to the Guidance collecting is covered in the Act (albeit, not mentioned specifically) and it is quite comprehensively mentioned in said Guidance.Ovenpaa wrote:Some FEO's and licensing departments are against collecting as they say the firearms act makes no provision for it.
The problem with wanting a collection and saying it is for target shooting means that you have to use them all regularly and they might be quite old, rare or otherwise not wanting to be fired so often thereby risking damage or adverse wear and tear. You may have to evidence this use as well.