buying a gun in northern irelabnd

stevoman

does anyone know the legal mumbo jumbo about buying a gun in NI if im live in the republic? is it worth the hassle or is it straightforward enough. any feedback welcome. thanks lads.

meathshooter

stevoman wrote: »

does anyone know the legal mumbo jumbo about buying a gun in NI if im live in the republic? is it worth the hassle or is it straightforward enough. any feedback welcome. thanks lads.

I have done it there times saved about €800 on one rifle straight forward to do apply for licence when you get licence ask for article 7 but at the moment the article 7 is a bit of an issue with some supers sound it out with your fo or you can get a southern dealer to do the import for you for a small fee and all you will need is just the cert

foxshooter243

AFAIK, it has to be imported through a dealer now , or has that part of the legislation not been enacted yet?

Sparks

No, that part hasn't been commenced yet foxshooter.

stevoman

thanks lads. i may look into my local dealer importing stright from northern ireland so.

Cass

stevoman wrote: »

thanks lads. i may look into my local dealer importing stright from northern ireland so.

Why not take a drive up and have a look. Tannyoky Guns in Newry. Great selection of shotguns, rifles, air guns etc. Was looking at a DT10 Trident for £3850 (€4400). Same shotgun down here was between €5500 and €5800. As meathshooter said well worth it. As mentioned by sparks the personal import ban/restrictions are not yet in place so a licence and article 7 are all thats needed then you can go collect it yourself.

.17hmr

stevoman wrote: »

does anyone know the legal mumbo jumbo about buying a gun in NI if im live in the republic? is it worth the hassle or is it straightforward enough. any feedback welcome. thanks lads.

i looked at a few dealers in the south and tbh the prices were mad for a rifle,igot a good deal in sterbane ,he said it would take €20 to do all the legal jumbo of paying the gun out to a dealer in the south and it takes up to a week and may be a bit for it to go though and you just go to the dealer with your firearm cert ,heres the number if you wana ring your self 04871883021 ask for martin at north west country sports) let me know how you get on.i hope thats what he said,dont eat me if its not.

Mac Tire

.17hmr wrote: »

i looked at a few dealers in the south and tbh the prices were mad for a rifle,igot a good deal in sterbane ,he said it would take €20 to do all the legal jumbo of paying the gun out to a dealer in the south and it takes up to a week and may be a bit for it to go though and you just go to the dealer with your firearm cert ,heres the number if you wana ring your self 04871883021 ask for martin at north west country sports) let me know how you get on.i hope thats what he said,dont eat me if its not.

your pretty much bang on, it takes about a week for the dealers importation doc's to come through and then, provided you have the gun paid for the dealer this side can go and collect the gun and bring it in....then you just gotta wait for your license to come through and go collect it.....I know Martin and the Dealer that he works with in Donegal very well, they will keep you on the straight and narrow.
As for the OP, you would be mad not to get it in from the North, thats where all mines come from, saved a fortune

.17hmr

Mac Tire wrote: »

your pretty much bang on, it takes about a week for the dealers importation doc's to come through and then, provided you have the gun paid for the dealer this side can go and collect the gun and bring it in....then you just gotta wait for your license to come through and go collect it.....I know Martin and the Dealer that he works with in Donegal very well, they will keep you on the straight and narrow.
As for the OP, you would be mad not to get it in from the North, thats where all mines come from, saved a fortune

nice one ,yep saved a fortune to i got mod,sights, box of amo and gun for the price that i would have paid if i had of just got the gun out here,but the bad news is am still waiting for the firearms cert :mad::( and its killing ma like a wean and a new toy ye know.

Cul a cnoic

stevoman wrote: »

does anyone know the legal mumbo jumbo about buying a gun in NI if im live in the republic? is it worth the hassle or is it straightforward enough. any feedback welcome. thanks lads.

Is it the Aya Yeoman in Fermanagh your after?

stevoman

Cul a cnoic wrote: »

Is it the Aya Yeoman in Fermanagh your after?

I habvnt got in touch with fermanagh yet, but im going to try and give them a call soon.

foxhunter

Mac Tire wrote: »

you would be mad not to get it in from the North, thats where all mines come from, saved a fortune

Jasus Mac dont let the DOJ see that or we wont get an import licence anymore.:D:D

lordarpad

guys, can somebody point me at that article 7 stuff please, I might just drive up to NI next weekend and put money on a gun ...

lucy333springer

stevoman wrote: »

does anyone know the legal mumbo jumbo about buying a gun in NI if im live in the republic? is it worth the hassle or is it straightforward enough. any feedback welcome. thanks lads.

hi, i live derry, bought a gun in donegal, got my ticket, belfast, then went an got the gun myself, no gun dealer needed, no hassle, so i think this would be vis versa thanx.

foxshooter243

lucy333springer wrote: »

hi, i live derry, bought a gun in donegal, got my ticket, belfast, then went an got the gun myself, no gun dealer needed, no hassle, so i think this would be vis versa thanx.

Lucy, you live in the sensible part of this island as regards firearms legislation and registration-down here in the rest its through the looking glass, black is white and white is black and at the present minute in time we are all stuck in a huge grey bit!:eek::D

lucy333springer

Mac Tire wrote: »

your pretty much bang on, it takes about a week for the dealers importation doc's to come through and then, provided you have the gun paid for the dealer this side can go and collect the gun and bring it in....then you just gotta wait for your license to come through and go collect it.....I know Martin and the Dealer that he works with in Donegal very well, they will keep you on the straight and narrow.
As for the OP, you would be mad not to get it in from the North, thats where all mines come from, saved a fortune

Well, heres the thing, i bought my rifle in liffort, donegal, paid a deposit, got a receipt sent to psni-belfast with applicition, got my ticket 3 months later, went straight to liffort and got my rifle, one other thing the dealer in strabane could nt match lifforts dealer. thanx. hope this helps,

lucy333springer

ezridax wrote: »

Why not take a drive up and have a look. Tannyoky Guns in Newry. Great selection of shotguns, rifles, air guns etc. Was looking at a DT10 Trident for £3850 (€4400). Same shotgun down here was between €5500 and €5800. As meathshooter said well worth it. As mentioned by sparks the personal import ban/restrictions are not yet in place so a licence and article 7 are all thats needed then you can go collect it yourself.

Am afraid thats not always the case, im in Derry and bought my rifles in Lifford, Co Donegal, at a far better price, saving in the region of £130 than the Strabane gun shop, so all in all i think its down to dealing with the dealer, and your approach,

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