Crossman C40 CO2 powered airgun
18-08-2008, 09:20 AM
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Thanks gents, I would usually put him right but I actually have no idea what its worth! 
Is was one of them stupid, impulse buys that was well over the ton.
But all sensible offers considered (Its the missus that wants it out of the house, not me!
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Is was one of them stupid, impulse buys that was well over the ton.
But all sensible offers considered (Its the missus that wants it out of the house, not me!
).
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18-08-2008, 10:47 AM
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Safety and the Law in the U.K.
Safety is the most important factor involved in any shooting sport and airgun shooting is no exception. An airgun is not a toy and rules apply to the ownership and use of them. Time spent learning to shoot safely and responsibly will allow you to use your airgun enjoyably for years to come.
The first lesson to learn is to BE SAFE - NOT SORRY.
A moments stupidity or carelessness could cause injury either to yourself or another person. To avoid this follow the rules below:
- Always treat an airgun as if it is loaded.
- Always store your airgun securely in a safe place. Make sure it is unloaded and not cocked.
- It is often best to store ammunition separately.
- Never load an airgun until it is safe to fire it.
- Never point an airgun at anyone, even when unloaded !
- Never carry a loaded airgun in public. Remember an airgun is loaded when it has a pellet in the breach, it does not have to be cocked to be loaded.This includes multi shot magazines.
- Never touch somebody else's airgun without their permission.
- Always check that an airgun is unloaded when you first pick it up.
- Never let young children use an airgun unsupervised.
The Law:
Changes to be implemented in 2004 entered in blue.
There are some legal requirements to owning and using an airgun in the UK. They are there to ensure safety and most of them are fairly obvious.
For details of the legislation in countries other than the UK please contact your local shooting association or police force.
Airguns do not require a licence unless they are over the UK legal limit of 12ft.lbs muzzle energy for rifles and 6 ft.lbs muzzle energy for pistols. Providing you are within the age requirements for ownership listed below almost anybody can own one.
Owning and using an airgun:
Young people under 14.
If you are under 14 years old you cannot buy, hire, be given or own an airgun or airgun ammunition. You can however use an airgun if: you are supervised by someone over 21; and you do not shoot beyond the boundaries of where you are using it; or you are a member of an approved club and you are using it for target practice at that club; or you are using an airgun at a shooting gallery for airguns or miniature rifles.
Young people between 14 and 17.
If you are between 14 and 17 years old, you can be given or lent an airgun or ammunition but you cannot buy or hire them yourself.
It will become an offence to give an airgun to someone who is under the age of 17.
However you can :
carry an air rifle (but not an air pistol) in a public place as long as it is covered with a securely fastened gun cover that prevents it from being fired; member of that club; and use an airgun at a gallery for airguns and miniature rifles.
It is illegal to:
Carry a loaded or unloaded airgun or imitation firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. Trespass in a building or on private land with an airgun whether it is loaded or whether or not you have ammunition.
Possess or use an airgun if you have been sentenced to three months or more in custody.
If the sentence was up to three years you are banned from using or owning any airgun or firearm for a period of five years from the date of release. If the sentence was over three years you are banned for life.
Kill or injure any bird or animal protected by law unless you are authorised to do so under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981.
Air Cartridge weapons (rifles and pistols)
Owners of airguns that use self contained air cartridges (Brocock / Uberti / Saxby and Palmer / Crown) have to apply for a FireArms Certificate (£50) before 30 April 2004. Failure to do so could result in a mandatory five-year prison sentence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
Any owner that doesn't want to apply for an FAC can hand their weapons in at any police station for destruction (there will be no compensation).
05-09-2008, 06:57 PM
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No, whats referred to is cartridges that you precharge with air and then shoot, the theory is they can be bored out to fire gunpowder rounds. With these you stick the CO2 bulb in the grip.
05-09-2008, 07:11 PM
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http://www.topham.org.uk/brocock/index2.htm
Thats what you now need a licence for. (Click the BACS icon twice)
Thats what you now need a licence for. (Click the BACS icon twice)
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