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Normal Sunday afternoon....not much to do so the mind starts wandering....

Anyhow....I was looking at some Section 7.1 and 7.3 pistols online and it struck me that you don't see any 7.1 or 7.3 rifles, which raised the question, could an 'historical' semi-auto centrefire rifle be owned under the 7.1, 7.3 sections?

I'm sure I could find out with a bit of Google-fu but to be honest it's too much effort

In short no, that's why you don't see any 7.1/7.3 rifles.

just to wet your appetite , just check out the price of the STG57! damn that virus!!!! I could get the paperwork sorted out in time for the Autumn British Alpine rifles meeting if it hadn't been cancelled due to CV19 aaarggh

S7.1 and 7.3 are under the auspices of the 1997 Amendment. There was no such section in the ‘88 Amendment Act, all went straight to s5.

We are unworthy '- have you not realised that yet!!