What's your ammo limit ?

trevcon

Bought a Buckmark and applied for my first licence 5 weeks ago not a dickie bird yet. I read up on Target Shooting Ireland and 10,000 rounds was recommended Sargent nearly wet himself laughing at this and said I'll give you 300. In the end he put down 500 rounds. So I was just wondering what the rest of you have on your certs.

bunny shooter

22lr = 100
220 swift = 100
6.5 = 500 - I filled in this amount on app form and I got it
40 S&W = 500 - local dealer sorted this one
12G = 100

Our man in Havana

22lr=100
12G=100

packas

40 S&W 1000
223Rem 500

de_shadow

22lr x 2- 500 and 100
12g - 100
9mm - 500

Paddy Diver

Good question, because on my licence it says (not excate wording as i dont have licnece with me) "subject to NONE of the conditions listed below" and then it goes onto list conditions A,B & C which in one of the conditions it states "to have in his/her possession no more than 100 rounds at any one time"....

....so does this mean Im not subjected to this condition? and if it does, does it mean that I can have more than the stated 100 rounds but cannot have them with me when out shooting?

sorry for hijacking your thread Trevcon.

Ian

pullandbang

I have 100 on both my 12g licences but normally buy a few more at a time with no difficulty.
Hope local plod never decides to pay a visit...........

V Bull

.22lr 1000
.223 1000
6.5x55 1000
.40S&W 1000
9mm 1000

:D:D:D:D:D

packas

V Bull wrote: »

.22lr 1000
.223 1000
6.5x55 1000
.40S&W 1000
9mm 1000

:D:D:D:D:D

Hope you're able to find the time to do all that shooting :eek:

fishdog

Perhaps someone can confirm this for me:

I am told that if you hold a European Firearms Pass that you are automaticallyentitled to 500 rounds for each firearm listed on it.

Victor

Post your address so we can rob your house.

Mellor

Paddy Diver wrote: »

Good question, because on my licence it says (not excate wording as i dont have licnece with me) "subject to NONE of the conditions listed below" and then it goes onto list conditions A,B & C which in one of the conditions it states "to have in his/her possession no more than 100 rounds at any one time"....

....so does this mean Im not subjected to this condition? and if it does, does it mean that I can have more than the stated 100 rounds but cannot have them with me when out shooting?

sorry for hijacking your thread Trevcon.

Ian

I think the ammo limit is seperate to the conditions A,B & C

Our man in Havana

Mellor wrote: »

I think the ammo limit is seperate to the conditions A,B & C

Yes it is.

pestshooter7

12G(x2)= no limit
223= no limit
22lr= no limit

Mellor

How does that work?
Does it say it on cert?

cavan shooter

fishdog wrote: »

Perhaps someone can confirm this for me:

I am told that if you hold a European Firearms Pass that you are automaticallyentitled to 500 rounds for each firearm listed on it.

I thought 250

bigred

.177: 5,000

spideog7

.22WMR = 100 - Put 300 on the application hoping I'd get away with it, didn't work
12G = 25 - One feckin box !!! :mad: I've no clue how that happened but it's a load of crap, I shoot loads of different targets, there is no way I can use one cartridge for Pheasants, Ducks, Foxes and Vermin.

Our man in Havana

They gave my dad a 25 limit on his 12G. This dates back 20 years and has never been increased. He has a vermin shottie which I think has a lower limit.

V Bull

Watch out Bigred.......Victor might try to incite a break-in to your home........:eek::eek::eek:

Victor wrote: »

Post your address so we can rob your house.

meathshooter

fishdog wrote: »

Perhaps someone can confirm this for me:

I am told that if you hold a European Firearms Pass that you are automaticallyentitled to 500 rounds for each firearm listed on it.

on my europass it say 250 that whats on the cert aswell

thehair

my licence say 100 i was in the gun shop today show him my licence
he asked what ammo and how many .22 rinfire 50.00euro for 500 rounds
i ask about the limit on the cert .he say nobody check it. how do you
know nobody check the total amout of rounds you get a year .i have
to wright down the f.a.c. number in a log book when you buy ammo.
i say is the log book sent into the garda ever year .he say no.
ok i say how do the garda know what you used.

this is the answer i got. i have the log books for the last 4 years

demonloop

9mm - 500 I think
.22LR - 5000

Usually in the north they give you 500 until you prove you need it increased.

Also it costs £38ish to do a FAC variation as you are asking for more ammunition, but if you 'forget' to send the cheque it seems to work OK. Not sure if they would be so lenient if adding a firearm.

tuxy

25 on my 12g and I think 100 on my .22lr
But I have yet to find a gun dealer that cares what limit is on the licence.
I often buy over 1,000 rounds at a time for both guns.

thehair

tuxy wrote: »

25 on my 12g and I think 100 on my .22lr
But I have yet to find a gun dealer that cares what limit is on the licence.
I often buy over 1,000 rounds at a time for both guns.

+1:D

bunny shooter

lads this forum is open to "Joe Public"

tuxy

Do we have any need to lie to Joe Public?
I thought education was the key.

bunny shooter

tuxy wrote: »

Do we have any need to lie to Joe Public?
I thought education was the key.

Think about it ........................... !

Our man in Havana

Failing to comply with the conditions of your FAC does not send a good image to Joe Public.

tuxy

Bond-007 wrote: »

Failing to comply with the conditions of your FAC does not send a good image to Joe Public.

Neither does lying and the fact of the mater is that gun dealers don't care about ammo quantity restrictions as they are ridiculously low.
We should be truthful and let people come to their own conclusions.
Even joe public would understand that 25 cartridges is not enough to go clay shooting.

bunny shooter

You could say nothing !

You are breaking the law by having more ammo in your possession that you're FAC allows !

Our man in Havana

+1

What would you do if you got an inspection visit from the Gardaí?

tuxy

Bond-007 wrote: »

+1

What would you do if you got an inspection visit from the Gardaí?

I dono?
Go to jail?



They can take a look at my mp3 collection while they are at it.

IDon'tKnow!

V Bull wrote: »

Watch out Bigred.......Victor might try to incite a break-in to your home........:eek::eek::eek:

With amount he is packing you would need a small army to get into his house!

H!ghveloc!ty

I have 100 in 9mm. I asked in my local ststion to have it increased and was told to apply in writing, so I did, and asked for 500 rounds. 3 weeks later I got a phonecall from the guard in charge of gun licences and was told the Super said NO !!! end of.

bunny shooter

tuxy wrote: »

I dono?
Go to jail?



They can take a look at my mp3 collection while they are at it.

"Joe Public" doesn't licence your firearms and is more than likely happy to hear you are only allowed 25 cartridges and would be appalled that you can actually get more than that. If you notice I put "Joe Public" in brackets thinking you might cop on to what I was getting at. In hindsight I should have spelled it out .............. DOJ and gardai do read this forum !!!!!!!

Probable outcome of Garda visit may include a criminal conviction, revocation of FAC's................

You're so anxious to be open and honest why not post you're real name here, I'm sure Gardai will be able to track you down and visit you

Then they'll probably want to know what firearms dealer has been giving you more ammo than your FAC allows then they'll probably get a visit .................

tuxy

Ok....
There is a problem with dealers selling more ammo then is allowed on the FAC
Agreed?
What do you think, we the responsible shooting community should do about it?

bunny shooter

tuxy wrote: »

Ok....
There is a problem with dealers selling more ammo then is allowed on the FAC
Agreed?
What do you think, we the responsible shooting community should do about it?

Look for increase on licence and not break the terms of our FAC's

bunny shooter

H!ghveloc!ty wrote: »

I have 100 in 9mm. I asked in my local ststion to have it increased and was told to apply in writing, so I did, and asked for 500 rounds. 3 weeks later I got a phonecall from the guard in charge of gun licences and was told the Super said NO !!! end of.

You are not alone

tuxy

bunny shooter wrote: »

Look for increase on licence and not break the terms of our FAC's

Yes, but many dealers are informing customers that it is ok to exceed the limit on the FAC as these limits are never checked. I had always figured it was no big deal as many dealers had told me not to worry about it.

bunny shooter

tuxy wrote: »

Yes, but many dealers are informing customers that it is ok to exceed the limit on the FAC as these limits are never checked. I had always figured it was no big deal as many dealers had told me not to worry about it.

I'm sure the Judge would let you off when you give him that excuse :rolleyes:

Remember, ignorance of the law is no defence in law.

If your dealer is good enough to allow you to buy extra ammo maybe you should keep it quiet

Paddy Diver

bunny shooter wrote: »

If your dealer is good enough to allow you to buy extra ammo maybe you should keep it quiet

Yup

V Bull

I buy my ammo in bulk and is held by my dealer as I need it. He would NEVER entertain giving me over my limit BUT will hold the remainder of ammo for me and release it as I need it.

It wasn't me!

That's not a bad system at all actually VBUll, good idea, may consider an arrangement like that if my ammo limit is constrained.

thehair

bunny shooter wrote: »

lads this forum is open to "Joe Public"

spot on bunny thankyou. steve

IDon'tKnow!

When joe public look at a cert and see 100 rounds they think that is 100 people who could be shot with your gun and ammo if it feel into the wrong hands.

If you shoot target with Hand Gun, Shotgun or Rifle 100 round is not very much ammo. And many dealers do offer price breaks on large amount of ammo.

I have being offered good prices on .22LR in packs of 500 and 12g shells in packs of 1000.

If you want to get these price breaks then you could buy with a group and split the ammo up.

If you don't live near a ammo dealer might not be convenient for you to leave you surplus ammo with them. Don't know if all dealers would offer this service.

Its easy to forget when you shoot that most non-shooters can't see why anyone would want or need to have a firearm.

spideog7

When joe public look at a cert and see 100 rounds they think that is 100 people who could be shot with your gun and ammo if it feel into the wrong hands.

That's just foolish, it's going to take at least 6 or 7 rounds to zero the thing

phantom_lord

fishdog wrote: »

Perhaps someone can confirm this for me:

I am told that if you hold a European Firearms Pass that you are automaticallyentitled to 500 rounds for each firearm listed on it.

yeah, as far as i can remember I have a limit of 500 on my europass and only a 100 on my licence, it's been a long time since i've looked at it tho. prob needs to be renewed

murph226

pestshooter7 wrote: »

12G(x2)= no limit
223= no limit
22lr= no limit

does it say this on your certs?

dresden8

It wasn't me! wrote: »

That's not a bad system at all actually VBUll, good idea, may consider an arrangement like that if my ammo limit is constrained.

If? Jammy fecker.

clivej

For my 22lr I got 100 on the license and applied for 1000 and got 250. And she put 250 on the shotgun license as well.
Applying for a 223 and asked for 500 rounds but I saw her put down 250 on the application so you just can't win it would seem.