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ovenpaa wrote:ACPO apparently say bulk buying is not a good enough reason to up your holding however it has worked for me. Last slot the Viking applied for was 25/25 which made me smile

bulk buying for money saving is not, bulk buying for batch consistence is ok.

i have buy 5k hold 6k for that reason

paxtond wrote:

ovenpaa wrote:ACPO apparently say bulk buying is not a good enough reason to up your holding however it has worked for me. Last slot the Viking applied for was 25/25 which made me smile

bulk buying for money saving is not, bulk buying for batch consistence is ok.

i have buy 5k hold 6k for that reason

wtfwtf has it got to do with the ACPO how much ammo you buy?

Blu

Control. Gives the coppers a warm glow in their special regions if they can exercise arbitrary authority over us.

(or there's a school of thought which says a large quantity of ammo in one place becomes an increasingly more attractive target to criminals who learn of its whereabouts, but I prefer my version)

I must make exceptionaly good tea & have great taste in biscuits :lol:
12 slots for initial grant in December last year but 3 were moderators

.22rf 1000/1200 upped to 2000/3000 after 6 months
.357/.38spl 450/600
12 Bore Slug 300/350

Should fill all the slots within the next few months then time for a few more

.38/.357 under lever rifle
.22 rifle +mod
.308 rifle +mod
.223 rifle + mod
12g high cap shotgun
.38/357 LBR

Ammo:_
1000/1200.22
500/600 everything else plus 500/600.32 auto for the.308 with adaptor oh and .38/357 was 500/600 too

All turned around in one month exactly (with the exception of an accidental ammo omission in the post for correction now) by the very helpful, friendly people at the Devon and Cornwall Firearms licensing team and the Plympton FEOs :)

clapclap Well eventually my ticket landed on the floor this morning, I did get all eight rifles, four moderators and ammo, however that was knocked down to 250/200 for all calibres, so all in all I'm pretty happy.

Let the buying begin.

Congratulations...! It feels good doesn't it?

I posted my forms off a couple of weeks ago asking for .22LR, .223, .308 and 12GA Slug. I've not heard from them yet but I expect they may ask me to ditch the section 1 shotgun and slugs and put a variation in later.

Just had the first renewal of my FAC.

Hats off to Northumbria Police - extra slots for .223/5.56 and plenty of ammo, as well as a couple of moderators and an open ticket now to shoot on any land I have permission on.

Very friendly FLO too.

My dream now is to go down to Lantac (other retailers are available ahem..) and just choose a .223 and add all the bits that feel/look the nicest. Unfortunately I haven't got a spare £2500.....

bigteeth

Not had the call from my FEO yet but they've cashed my cheque and my safe is all installed and ready to go. Could I maybe get a nice Christmas pressie? I suspect my first purchase may be a custom 10/22 I've seen on a nearby shop's website or a 15-22 performance centre edition from suffolk rifles.