How hard is it to obtain a pump-action shotgun (legally?)

James J said:
Put down that crackpipe son, seriously...

You can apply for a shotgun licence legally, yet you need a very good reason for one to begin with and I don't think "personal defence against zombies" would stack up really. Best bet is to get in touch with your local PCSO and get proper advisement on your suitability for such a licence. My sister is a PCSO and can assess people for shotgun licences.

Once you have the licence, getting the gun is the easy bit.
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As a SGC holder i can tell you, you dont need a very good reason to hold a SGC, I use mine for rough shooting and for clays, but you would have to be mentally ill or have a criminal record not to get a SGC. You HAVE to have a very good reason for wanting an FAC though, including being a member of an approved gun club.
 
Sort of a thread hijack...

Can any of the gun buffs tell me if there is a modification I can get for my Remington 870 Express (28") that can reduce the magazine capacity to 2? It currently holds 5 and I want to bring it to the UK and I don't want the hassle of a FAC. I've asked at a few gun shops in the US but they aren't sure of the UK's legal requirements.

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I'd want a semi auto rifle like a Remington R-15 etc. Good .223 calibre, could be used with military ammo as well (5.56). Packs a good punch, incredibly accurate and simple.


Oh wait, we live in the UK. :(
 
Scuzi said:
Sort of a thread hijack...

Can any of the gun buffs tell me if there is a modification I can get for my Remington 870 Express (28") that can reduce the magazine capacity to 2? It currently holds 5 and I want to bring it to the UK and I don't want the hassle of a FAC. I've asked at a few gun shops in the US but they aren't sure of the UK's legal requirements.

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Just say in the US? That'd be my desire. :D
 
gropingmantis said:
Rubbish a .22 can destroy a human brain with a headshot as well as a .308 and it has less recoil and lighter ammunition and weapon. In a zombocalypse anything heavier will be worse. The only reason military and hunters use bigger ammunition is because they require body shots to be lethal, on a zombie a body shot will never be lethal so better to have more ammo of an easier to fire round that is equally effective with a headshot.

.22 is the thinking mans ammunition of choice in the event of zombocalypse. But if you want to use a .308 feel free to use them and die :p
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Indeed, actually the .22 is the Mafia's bullet/round of choice as it has enough power to enter the skull but not enough to exit so it bounces about inside making mince meat of the victims brains :eek:

That said they aren't as much fun to shoot as higher caliber rounds.

 
Greebo said:
Fixed for you ;)
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If you are really lucky and know the right people u "may" find the glock but i can pretty much guarnatee you would not come acrross either of the other 2 . Unless very rich and very well connected and if that was the case you would have no need of them ;)

Scusi the greif of bringing that over here and getting a uk tube for it etc and time / hassle / cost you maye as well just buy what you want over here . Semi autos are not that expensive here due to not really being used for clays and not "cricket" by the gentry .

Also as mentioned before the police have to give a good reason why not to give you a shotgun but you have to give them a good reason to have a firearm .. But you dont have to be a member of a club
 
JCBeastie said:
So you're saying it's perfectly reasonable for a corpse get up, walk and hunger for flesh but hearing is out of the question?

WHAT are you on son??
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As the great philosopher Rajesh Koothrappali muses...

Here’s what I wonder about zombies... What happens if they can’t get any human flesh to eat? They can’t starve to death, they’re already dead.
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Wynthorpe said:
You HAVE to have a very good reason for wanting an FAC though, including being a member of an approved gun club.
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Nope, you don't need to be a club member if you're after it purely for rural reasons.

Scuzi said:
Sort of a thread hijack...

Can any of the gun buffs tell me if there is a modification I can get for my Remington 870 Express (28") that can reduce the magazine capacity to 2? It currently holds 5 and I want to bring it to the UK and I don't want the hassle of a FAC. I've asked at a few gun shops in the US but they aren't sure of the UK's legal requirements.
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I'm not aware of anything off the top of my head Scuzi. The issue you have is that you'd need to make it a non-reversible modification in order for the authorities to be content. The only thing I could suggest would possibly be getting in touch with a Proof House that deactivates rifles, and see if they have had experience of anything like this with a shotgun.
 
if the zombies did come and you havent got time two bit of pipe screw in one end and bang shotgunnnnnnnnnnn . dont try this at home kids
 
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