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[IanS]

Thanks guys, I greatly appreciate your suggestions. I will certainly do something about getting the pictures on here and if necessary, take up the helpful offer. They are all around 2mb each.
My dad is 93 and lives in BC and the gun isn't for him. He would like me to purchase it for myself. I have time to do some research before have to make a decision.
As you can see, I'm in the UK which makes gun ownership a lot harder than in the US and Canada. I have a shotgun certificate and will be submitting my FAC application in a couple of weeks.
To save time, I'll take up your offer thanks Badger.
Ian.

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[Alan de Enfield]

. I have a shotgun certificate and will be submitting my FAC application in a couple of weeks.
To save time, I'll take up your offer thanks Badger.
Ian.

Just a prior 'warning', getting an FAC is very different to getting a SGC, you will need to provide " a good reason to posess" (and maybe justification for a 303 rather than a smaller calibre) and you will need to provide evidence of membership of a shooting club suitabe for the calibre, or authorisation from a landowner, and Police approval that he land is authorised for that calibre.

With a SGC here is no limit as to how many you can buy, you go and buy one. With an FAC, you find the rifle you want to buy, apply to the Police for permission and weeks later (- normally 8 weeks in my county) they give you permission, and you go and buy it, next time you want one you have to apply again and so on.
You will need to think very carefully about ammunition, again you need to request an amount from the Police, they will give you a 'maximum to hold' and a 'maximum to buy' (maybe 150 & 100) Initially it wll be a very low number, but after a few years you can apply to increase it.
Unlike shotgun ammunition, Firearm ammunition purchases are listed on your FAC (so each time you buy some the RFD has to write in on your FAC) Many Police Forces wil insist on you using 'so much' ammunition a year, on the principle that if you dont, then you have no justification for the rifle and the permission can be revoked.

Whllst it may not be 'correct', many Police Forces will 'refuse' you a full bore rifle until you have a year or two experience with a rim-fire - you may be able to appeal this ( I dint know) but it would certainly not do you 'any good' on future applications.

I know that you are trying to please your Dad, but unless you are actively and regularly going to shoot it than you will have trouble convincing the Police that you NEED one.
Whilst I hate to say it - it may be better to get him a Deactivated one that he can hang on his wall and rember the 'good old days' every time he looks at it.