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Thanks again. Is the buy figure usually lower than the hold? I would have thought so.

If you reload make sure you tell them you need to produce accurate ammo in batches hence the need to hold more at once.

I won't be reloading initially but thanks.

While I'm here, any suggestions for gun cabinet dealers in the UK? Shotgun, Scoped AR (35") and maybe a .22 AR will be my eventual max holding.

http://www.thesafeshop.co.uk/Brands/bra ... -gun-safes

Whoever you buy it from try and get them to install it for the price of the safe/delivery.

You want a cabinet for 3 guns, my advice would be to get a 7 gun cabinet. Without doubt you will end up wanting more!! I'm sure most on hear would concur. I bought a 7 gun but wish I'd gone for a bigger 10 or 14.

Think of how many guns you want in the next couple of years and buy a safe which can comfortably hold *double* that! Seriously.

I've got two Brattonsound cabinets, a 5 gun shotgun cab and a 7 gun extra deep as well as a separate B&Q safe on top for ammo. Wish I had bought the 7 gun initially and just bought a second one....

Thanks. There doesn't appear to be a great deal of space for ammo in these but I suppoose I could buy separate. Wish they'd put the d*mn specs in inches!

My FEO laughed in my face when i showed him the lock top box in my cabinet that i was planning putting all the ammo i'd asked for in! :lol: Ended up having to get a separate safe from B&Q for it.

500/600 is the Home Office recommendation for target shooting IIRC, but i don't know what it would be in NI

SevenSixTwo wrote:Thanks again. Is the buy figure usually lower than the hold? I would have thought so.

Yes it is; on the basis that you may still hold a few rounds when you go and buy some more. Makes sure you don't inadvertently exceed your 'hold' limit.

SevenSixTwo wrote:Thanks. There doesn't appear to be a great deal of space for ammo in these but I suppoose I could buy separate. Wish they'd put the d*mn specs in inches!

I had the same problem but managed to solve it with a separate ammo box.