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Do I have to get a gun straight after my shotgun licence?
Shotgun licence: Is there a time limit after getting a shotgun licence in which I have to buy a gun? I’d planned to get one pretty soon after the certificate arrived but now I’ve been made redundant there are more pressing demands on my finances.
SHOTGUN LICENCE
David Frost
No, there is no time limit. In fact there is no requirement at all to buy a gun once you have a shotgun licence.
You could, for example, have a shotgun licence just so you can borrow a gun from a friend for up to 72 hours.
This is much more flexible than borrowing a gun and using it in the owner’s presence, which you can do without a shotgun licence.
One way of getting some shooting if you’re hard up is to beat regularly on a shoot during the winter and enjoy the beaters’ day, which most shoots now offer to their regulars.
There’s bound to be someone who would lend you a gun for that or maybe for a spot of pigeon shooting.
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