Processing Delays
Q I was recently notified by my local police Firearms Department that my shotgun certificate was due for renewal. I duly re-applied in good time and after a couple of days received an acknowledgement effectively telling me that due to the volume of applications they are currently dealing with, it could take anything up to [...]
Shooter power: vote with your feet
Q A couple of weeks ago, I went to a new local shoot I’d seen advertised and paid to shoot a 50-bird Sporting. I have to say the targets were awful. The traps malfunctioned almost continually. It seemed like nearly every other clay came out either broken or on totally erratic trajectories. In the end, I lost count of the number of ‘no birds’ I’d received. I got so fed up with the breaks in concentration that I packed my gun away and didn’t even bother with the last couple of stands.
When I complained, the refs were very dismissive. I asked for my money back and they basically told me to get lost. Do I have any legal rights in this?
Grey Gun rights
Q I recently bought a shotgun through a registered dealer. But it has since developed a fault. Some of my shooting friends have warned me that it might be a grey import and so not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. The gun was cheaper than many of the others I looked at of the same make and model. [...]
Starting on Air
Q I have been shooting clays now for 18 years and I’m delighted my son, who is 10 years old, has expressed an interest in coming with me to shoots and learning what the sport is all about. I will take him, of course, but he is not yet big enough to handle my shotgun and so I [...]