Never assume.

Regardless of what is printed on your license if you, even mistakenly, applied for a .22 lr and have a .22 wmr it's a false application. As soon as the error is known it should be corrected.

An FCA2, amendment section, should suffice. If in doubt talk to your FO, and use and FCA1 is so instructed.

tac foley wrote: »

So basically, what you are saying is that as long as the figures '22' appear on your license, it really doesn't matter if it's a .22 Short or a 22-250? :eek:

It does matter but as said above most times the difference in chambering is not specified on the license.

As Cass notes, if the license says .22 LR it does NOT mean .22WMR.

tac

That is my fault. I should have made my position clearer. I was responding to the notion that if the OP has a ,22lr license but his firearm is actually .22 wmr, regardless of what it says on the license he should make sure that PULSE has the right chambering/details to keep on the right side of the law.

tac foley wrote: »

Given the astonishing difference between a piece of land suitable for shooting a .22 rimfire and another piece of land suitable for shooting the four times faster and longer-ranging .220 Swift......or perhaps that doesn't matter in the RoI?

tac

We don't have the same system as in the UK. Once you have land to shoot on that is all that is needed. Suitability and safety is an individuals responsibility.

landkeeper2 wrote: »

mine do !! but then i put the exact calibre on the application once bitten twice shy lol

Most of mine have the right caliber/chambering because like yourself i give the exact details, however i have received some with a "generic" dimension on it too.

I've seen a 12 gauge shotgun with "12.0 inches" marked on it, i've seen .308s with 762 mm on it, etc, etc. The most common fault is the various descriptions that people give that seems to be entered directly into PULSE regardless of their accuracy. By this i mean i owned a CZ .223, model 527, some years ago. Recently i spent an hour on the phone to my FO during my last substitution because i was down for 13 firearms.

The CZ was licensed to me as CZ 527, serial no: XXXXXXX, caliber .223. However the next lad had it licensed as: CZ Brno, Serial no: XXXXXX, caliber .223. Then another lad with a completely different gun had a license for a Brno, Serial no: XXXXXXX, caliber .223.

All three of us were still licensed on the one rifle even though none of us actually had it, and the rifle had been permanently exported some 12 months ago. I also had old guns still down to me, and the best one i ever got was a few years ago (after he pistol restriction) i applied for an Anschutz .22lr rifle. The license i got was: Anschutz, .22lr, Revolver, restricted, with silencer.

Felt like asking Anschutz would they make me one.


The point is there difference between what is printed on licenses around the country is a problem. With me there were 7 guns in my name that i no longer owned or never owned. When i got my Father to go through his he had 5 down to him. So between the 2 of us alone there were 12 guns that were not owned by us or even exist.


PULSE should have a set criteria, and not what the person calls it. IOW all CZ rifles should be marked as CZ or CZ Brno. Then the exact model number and caliber. These should be included on the license. The chambering that is. To differentiate between the various .22 rounds.


As for the OP. Mistakes will happen even to the most experienced of us. How many times have you heard of a 20 bore being loaded into a 12 gauge because someone kept the cartridges in the same jacket/bag? It's a lesson learned and guaranteed not to happen again.

ace86 wrote: »

I use .22 lr subsonic ammunition in my magnum for humane dispatch only bcos i think a .22wmr is to powerful and cruel.

Joking, but seriously though. Too cruel, and too powerful. Why did you buy a magnum at all? Why not just have a .22lr? Also how are you getting .22lr ammo if your licensed on a .22wmr. If your dealer has recorded any sales of .22lr ammo to you, and PULSE shows you being licensed on a .22 wmr it can lead to trouble.

I'm not scare mongering here. It may never happen, but it's no different to me buying .220 swift ammo because my rimfire license says .220 on the back of it.

Lastly while the pressure will not cause a catastrophic failure it must be some pain in the ass to keep hand feeding the ammo. Not to mention your chamber must be in some state?