Hello from England

chrismetallica1 · Post by **chrismetallica1** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:58 pm

Just got round to joining the forum. When I bought my last shotgun I was torn between an 870 and a 590. in the end I got the 590 and did a full build on it

Just got my bonus from work this year so decided to treat myself and ordered an 870 express. Cant wait for it to arrive

All the best

Chris

wheres the bears · Post by **wheres the bears** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:10 pm

Greetings. I didn't think you could own those kind of weapons across the pond any more. I'm glad you can. What kind of muzzle break do you have on that fine looking scatter gun.

chrismetallica1 · Post by **chrismetallica1** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:15 pm

Yes firearms law here is pretty restrictive. You can have shotguns with a capacity of 2 in the mag 1 in the chamber on SGC (shotgun certificate) anything more requires a FAC (Firearms certificate) and they require to know what competitions you intend to enter. I shoot Timed and Precision 1 and slug shotgun matches. The 590 I currently have is setup in 10+1. We cant own pistols in the UK unless they have a 12" barrel and rod or brace fitted to make an overall length on 24". Only .22 lr is allowed in semi auto. All other actions must be bolt action, straight pull, lever action or lever release

The muzzle brakes are fitted by Mossberg on UK export. UK law says shotguns must have a minimum barrel length of 26" so Mossberg fit the brakes on at the factory for UK export to take the barrel to the correct length

Website · Post by **Synchronizor** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:38 pm

I wasn't aware you could get firearms like that in the UK anymore, either. Last I heard, your Olympic shooting teams had to leave the country to practice (not sure on the details though, that might just be a handgun thing). Glad to hear things aren't completely hopeless for shooting enthusiasts over there.

Post by **Vitaly** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:31 pm

Chris, welcome to the forum! Very nice shotgun you have!

JBall · Post by **JBall** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:10 pm

Jesus I thought I had it bad in NY!

Dieter · Post by **Dieter** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:49 pm

JBall wrote:Jesus I thought I had it bad in NY!

Try Japan!

tasum · Post by **tasum** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:01 pm

nice gun chris.

Post by **RichNZ** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:25 am

Would like to see the expressions turning up to your local driven pheasant shoot with that!

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