Cadet .22 conversion of No4 rifle

[Beerhunter]

The thing about the MOD being concerned about if they were to sell weapons to reputable U.K. dealers they may get sold onto criminals to use for unlawful purposes doesn't really make sense to me.

It doesn't make sense to anyone else. (It has been their excuse in the past, BTW. e.g all those Argentine captures.) What criminal in his/her right mind would want a No.8!

[bigduke6]

It doesn't make sense to anyone else. (It has been their excuse in the past, BTW. e.g all those Argentine captures.) What criminal in his/her right mind would want a No.8!

I'm sure there was a theft of several No8's up my way from an ACF, will try and find the details. Maybe a good rifle for a hit man though......

As regards to post 16 and 17, In post #6 I,m not talking of weapons that are current or past issue (although there was a few Brens in the collection) these are weapons that were given, accumulated or passed on for Instruction purposes AFAIK.

Most are all live but as they are held at a training establishment soon to be moved, someone has quoted that as they are not run of the mill Military Firearms and not current in the training, a section 5 FAC should or would need to be applied for ??? I don't know the inns and outs but it was what I was told by the Civilian Instructor staff.

Must admit It was nice just handling a few including an MP40, M3 (grease gun), various Thompsons etc as for Pistols the world was your oyster, just a shame if they do go for the chop.... lot of them could be held on Sec 7.1 and 7.3.....