Do I have to get a gun straight after my shotgun licence?

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.