What's involved in buying a barrel in the UK (PArker Hale M85)

[Alan de Enfield]

I had a firearm put onto my FAC for the sole purpose of exporting it within X months and that was deemed to be a 'good and valid reason to possess'

Different forces - different interpretation.

Thats exactly what my force did (when I sold my Enforcer)- except - they issued a new 'temporary FAC' with a life of 6 months and a condition the rifle would be exported within that period

[Gil Boyd]

I spoke to Bill Smallwood about this yesterday as I was talking about a member wanting a spare barrel here in the UK but didn't seem to get much help from them or seem interested.

Advice from Bill, phone him on Fridays as its the only day he works and he will help. Be gentle with him he's getting old like the rest of us, and an expert on all things Parker Hale !!!
Gil

[Beerhunter]

I called them and asked what was the process to export a firearm,

So another case of the police making it up as they go along and thus acting ultra vires.

And another example of the futility of asking the police about the law and expecting a correct answer.

[Peter Laidler]

While I was at Warminster I was asked to arbitrate on a couple of things, really to do with definitions. Cup dischargers was one and another was a DeLisle EXTREMELY well made/converted from a dewat/deactivated No1 rifle. Still deact BUT had the tampering interfered with the original deactivation (it had, marginally) and increased its ability to fire a shot. bullet or other like missile (it hadn't) or improved the 'so reduced as to be incapable of withstanding the blah blah blah...'. It hadn't so everyone was happy and the original (but lost certificate) certification still held good.

Another was another of those superb jobs by a reenactor who converted an early spec. Mk2 Sten into a Mk5. Initially they seemed to be champing at the bit for a prosecution but to be fair, they did listen as in this case nothing .................. Anyway. But at least they took advice. I seem to remember that just to emphasise the point we had a morning on the range with some Sten guns. Well, you have to don't you?