Shotgun Licence question

Deerspotter

Two friends are coming over from Europe for a driven pheasant shoot later in the year, in one of the larger estates. They are not bringing their own guns.

What are the legalities of letting them use one of my friend’s guns, who will also be on the shoot? As in, will the estate be checking licences? Is it okay to lend a shotgun to a person on the shoot, if the gun owner is there too with the correct licence?

Cass

No person can be in possession of a firearm unless they have a current/valid license for that firearm (unless on a range). If you were to lend them the gun they would be in trouble for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, and you for allowing them to have it.

The best thing to do would be to have them licensed on the gun for the duration of the stay/visit. There are visitor's permits, and non national licenses, which i just cannot put my hand on now, but a quick visit to the local station would clear this up. Alternatively have a search here for info. Use visitor's permit/license, guest, etc as key words.

kildare.17hmr

Sparks mentioned something before about someone being able to carry a firearm for someone out hunting, the licence owner does not even need to be there. Prib explaining that wrong but im sure he will correct me soon

Deerspotter, why dont they just get a europass and bring their own guns?

Sparks

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Sparks mentioned something before about someone being able to carry a firearm for someone out hunting, the licence owner does not even need to be there. Prib explaining that wrong but im sure he will correct me soon

Carriage, yes; use, no. Section 2(3)(f) of the Act. If you were caught with someone else's shotgun in one hand, a pheasant in the other, the shotgun's owner nowhere in sight and you tried using 2(3)(f), I think you'd find yourself in hot water...

Deerspotter

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Sparks mentioned something before about someone being able to carry a firearm for someone out hunting, the licence owner does not even need to be there. Prib explaining that wrong but im sure he will correct me soon

Deerspotter, why dont they just get a europass and bring their own guns?

Ryanair!!!

kildare.17hmr

That **** man!

session savage

According to the NARGC course I did under no circumstances are you allowed to use someone elses gun without a licence. Of course 5 min after we were told that we were brought clay pigeon shooting with the instructors guns :-P

Cass

Under instruction in a course or on an authorised range (also while under instruction) a person may use a firearm under 2(4)(d) & SI622/2011. (IIRC).

terminator2

bring me to the shoot , ill instruct them how to shoot phesants;);)

Cork24

driven pheasant shoot??

you mean in a Car ? I seen some people shot out of a Car at Rabbits pi**ed me off wrecking the field. and normal ppl who ask to shot in his land getting the ear full from the farmer..

Witcher

Cork24 wrote: »

driven pheasant shoot??

you mean in a Car ? I seen some people shot out of a Car at Rabbits pi**ed me off wrecking the field. and normal ppl who ask to shot in his land getting the ear full from the farmer..

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Are you aware of what a driven pheasent is?

daniels.ducks

Cork24 wrote: »

driven pheasant shoot??

you mean in a Car ? I seen some people shot out of a Car at Rabbits pi**ed me off wrecking the field. and normal ppl who ask to shot in his land getting the ear full from the farmer..

A driven shoot is where the birds are hunted towards a line of guns.

Cork24

Yes I know what it is you flush them down to the guns

Going over to eastern Europe soon for some wild bour shooting.. The land owners will flush the bour out and any luck they run down you line of fire