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I have a small dilemma.

I have 3 rifles and a shotgun and I am soon to be
moving abroad to work for between 2 and 5 years.

The shotgun is not a problem I will just gift it to my friend
and he can keep it in his safe but the rifles are a different
matter.

I either find a local RFD who will keep them, but for 2 years
minimum I'm afraid of the cost or I sell them.

I'm reluctant to sell them but it might be my only option.
My club can't store them and I can't ask anybody to store them,
but could I gift them to somebody or sell them for £1 and then
when I return home I buy them back?

Any other thoughts?

ozone

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There's no reason you couldn't gift them to someone with a relevant slot, you could also have them on both your certs

Demonic69 wrote:There's no reason you couldn't gift them to someone with a relevant slot, you could also have them on both your certs

I did not know you could do that with a firearms licence.
I knew you could with a shotty licence.

Would it stay on the licence until it was renewed or would
it stay on the licence even after renewal.

Regards

ozone

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Out of interest, is taking them with you out of the question?

I can't see why it would come off at renewal. Supposedly you need to prove you're shooting for an FAC though...

First things first, I would contact your firearm team and have an informal chat about it, see what they say, if its two years, then its not a massive problem, you have options .... lodging them with an RFD, gifting them to a friend with vacant slots to look after etc, but if its five years, your FAC will have lapsed anyway, so you may as well sell them.

walesdave wrote:Out of interest, is taking them with you out of the question?

Unfortunately the Country I will be based in does not allow gun
ownership with Expats. Shame really because you can pick up a
SMLE for a few hundreds.

Regards

ozone

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Definitely seems a prime candidate for joint possession, ie having them listed on both your and friend's certificates.

Demonic69 wrote:I can't see why it would come off at renewal. Supposedly you need to prove you're shooting for an FAC though...

I will be able to visit home for about 5 weeks at a time and I can
shoot then, as long as I shoot just once a year I continue to remain
within the law. The club are OK with the situation.

ozone

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That sounds like a good plan to me!