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Pistol Shooting

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  • 13-06-2005 4:00pm
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    romperstomper
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    Hi all,

    I have been pistol shooting on a couple of occasions in the States (mainly Texas) and wanted to carry on shooting here in Ireland. Is it complicated to acquire a licence and hence a gun? Is there a legal requirement for weapon calibre etc?

    Thanks


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    Sparks
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    For pistol shooting, it seems a bit disorganised at present RS, as reading the threads will tell you! In general though, no, not that complicated. Here's the procedure for getting a licence. There's no legal limit on calibre or action either, though you need your superintendent's permission for any licence, so you won't be seeing too many 20mm gatling guns being licenced :D


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    romperstomper
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    Thanks for that mate. I had a quick look there and it does seem to be a little up in the air TBH. I'll obviously need a guideline price for a pistol (i was mainly shooting glocks in the States and was highly impressed by their build quality and excellent reputation for durability) and a safe. Can anyone give me an idea of the price? or the name of a gunshop i can ring for prices??

    ta


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    Rew
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    Thats a good question, how much is an average gun safe/gun locker?


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    Sparks
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    Rew wrote:
    Thats a good question, how much is an average gun safe/gun locker?
    For rifles and shotguns, around about 100-150 euro for a basic model. For pistols, you 'd probably be able to use a smaller safe, you can get standard ones in Woody's for 40-odd euro that'd be grand for air pistols. I'd imagine your superintendent would want something a bit sturdier for sidearms though.


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    Flattop 15
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    For pistols, you 'd probably be able to use a smaller safe, you can get standard ones in Woody's for 40-odd euro that'd be grand for air pistols. I'd imagine your superintendent would want something a bit sturdier for sidearms though.
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    Not necessarily,there is no defination of "secure storage" in regards to specs of what the secure cabinets should be,or to what approved saftey standards they should be.The only thing I do know they will kick up on is exposed outside locks[IE padlocks].So you could indeed use a 60 Euro Argos safe.Again ambiguity and fog of law is the order of the day .


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