“At least you can shoot your cap and ball revolvers - I suppose those require a license too.... “
Absolutely right Mec. Let me take you through the many ‘hoops’ you have to jump through to get a licence to shoot BP revolvers (or any gun) in England. Firstly you need to join a Government approved gun club and become a full member; next you apply to the Police for a licence to purchase your gun giving 2 referees who can vouch for your good character –
you have to apply for permission for every gun you want to buy before you buy it and prove that you have a good cause and a valid reason for wanting it. Next a Firearms Officer (FO) visits you in your house and interviews you. Then he looks around the house to make sure it is safe and secure; then he looks at your gun safe and tries to rip it off the wall.
(you have to keep all firearms locked away at all times except for cleaning and transportation). He may contact your doctor and also will check that you haven’t got a criminal record. Then he goes away does some more checks on you and if he says yes then you get your licence.
If you want to purchase anymore guns then you have to apply in writing to the FO giving all the reasons why and he may allow you to buy them. He can at anytime visit your house unannounced to check that your guns are kept safe. If you are out he will often ask your wife or kids if they know where the spare keys to the safe are kept– if they say they do then your licence can be revoked and the guns confiscated. (only you are supposed to know!)
To buy BP you have to apply to the Police Explosives Officer for a separate licence. He will do the same type of visit but this time make sure you have a lockable approved wooden box to keep the BP in and that it is secured to the fabric of the house. Then you have to apply to the Health and Safety Commission for another licence to transport the BP. ‘Lost the will to live yet!!??’ :banghead:– a lot of shooters do but it is worth it in the end!
They sometimes don’t like you owning more than one gun of the same calibre. I got my two .44 authorised to buy since the Remmie is for target shooting and the Dragoon/Army would be to shoot in competitions for that class of gun. Giving the reason ‘for fun’ will not get you anywhere!
Luckily for me the FO agreed with my reasons.
If I want another .44 it would probably be turned down.
The company I referred to over here for importing Uberti is Henry Krank
Click on the link :
http://www.henrykrank.com/
Click: ‘Download catalogue’ on the left hand side under menu;
Select: ‘Muzzle Loading Pistol Percussion & Flintlock’ from section 1 (you’ll need Adobe Acrobat to view it)
Have a look – the SS Remmie is on page 26 ref U101
Then gasp at how much we have to pay for them – just double the prize for an approx dollar equivalent
We shooters here really envy you guys from the states. I buy ‘Guns and Ammo’ from time to time and drool over the guns you can purchase.
John