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What age

  • 04-08-2013 2:39am
    #1
    rabbit sniper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    What age do you have to be to get a .22lr pistol in Ireland


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  • #2
    Witcher
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    16, same as any other firearm.


  • #3
    rabbit sniper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭rabbit sniper


    Blay wrote: »
    16, same as any other firearm.

    All of the gun shops where I live don't have .22lr pistols so is there a special place where u can get them


  • #4
    BattleCorp
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    rabbit sniper wrote: »
    All of the gun shops where I live don't have .22lr pistols so is there a special place where u can get them


    You can get a training cert on a pistol at 14, but Blay is right, you have to be 16 to own one on your own.

    You need to join a club that caters for pistols before you can even apply for a pistol here in Ireland. Before you go thinking about buying a pistol, go to a club and speak to the lads. See what kind of guns they use, get as much advice as you can from them.

    Then you will be in a position to go look at pistols if you still want to do pistol shooting.

    Oh yeah, save save save. Getting started is pretty hard on the pocket if you are a young lad.


  • #5
    rabbit sniper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭rabbit sniper


    BattleCorp wrote: »
    You can get a training cert on a pistol at 14, but Blay is right, you have to be 16 to own one on your own.

    You need to join a club that caters for pistols before you can even apply for a pistol here in Ireland. Before you go thinking about buying a pistol, go to a club and speak to the lads. See what kind of guns they use, get as much advice as you can from them.

    Then you will be in a position to go look at pistols if you still want to do pistol shooting.

    Oh yeah, save save save. Getting started is pretty hard on the pocket if you are a young lad.

    Grand thanks for your advice lie keep that in mind


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