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There;s a gunsmith in Beccles which seems to do alright for shotguns

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Besoeker

I was addressing your point:
The links I posted suggest that you can.

Hartlepool

No they dont,not firearms anyway.

Besoeker

So, what can be held on a firearm certificate?

Well, if you take away Section 2 shotguns, which are held on a shotgun certificate, and also eliminate prohibited weapons, you can have any other weapon you want. Provided you can supply a "good reason".
Most applicants require small or full bore rifles for target shooting, as a member of a Home Office approved club. Others request muzzle-loading hand guns for the same reason. Others still, use rifles for vermin control or deer stalking. Provided good reason is satisfied, all these weapons can be legally held on a firearm certificate.

Hartlepool

Weapons being "allowed" on a firearms certificate does not make them "firearms",as in,weapons of war.Shooting with sport guns is just that,those would not last a month under strenuous circumstances,they are far too fine in their manufacture.

Pistols,Rifles,semi automatic and automatics are the ones which are the recognised firearms weapons.

Besoeker

Ah, we have moved on to weapons of war now.....
Here is what is prohibited:
Prohibited weapons defined by s5 Firearms Act 1968 as amended

The weapons below ARE subject to the mandatory minimum sentence - see Mandatory Minimum Sentences section below.

• Sec 5(1)(a) any firearm which is so designed or adapted so that two or more missiles can be successively discharged without repeated pressure on the trigger e.g. machine guns, burst fire weapons;
• Sec 5(1)(ab) any self-loading or pump-action rifled gun other than one which is chambered for .22 rimfire e.g. short barrelled rifles;
• Sec 5(1)(aba) any firearm which either has a barrel less than 30cm in length or is less than 60cm in length overall, other than an air weapon, a muzzle-loading gun or a firearm designed as signalling apparatus e.g. handguns, revolvers;
• Sec 5(1)(ac) any self-loading or pump-action smooth-bore gun which is not an air weapon or chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges and either has a barrel less than 24" in length or is less than 40" in length overall e.g. self loading shotguns;
• Sec 5(1)(ad) any smooth-bore revolver gun other than one that is chambered for 9mm rim-fire cartridges or a muzzle-loading gun e.g. Dragon;
• Sec 5(1)(ae) any rocket launcher, or any mortar, for projecting a stabilised missile, other than a launcher or mortar designed for line-throwing or pyrotechnic purposes or as signalling apparatus;
• Sec 5(1)(af) any air rifle, air gun or air pistol which uses, or is designed or adapted for use with, a self- contained gas cartridge system e.g. Brococks;
• Sec 5(1)(c) any cartridge with a bullet designed to explode on or immediately before impact, any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing as mentioned above, and, if capable of being used with a firearm of any description, any grenade, bomb (or other like missile), or rocket or shell designed to explode as aforesaid e.g. ammunition containing explosive in the bullets or missiles;
• Sec 5(1)(A)(a) any firearm which is disguised as another object e.g. pen guns, key fob guns and phone guns.