Yeah they've started doing that recently, no idea why but it can't be good. Seeing as you have an unrestricted license I would contact the issuing Garda station ASAP and say that your maximum ammo capacity is 10 and get them to re-issue the license.

if your current magazine capacity is 5 rounds that's what they will state on your license if you at a later date wish to purchase a 10 round magazine, inform them in writing and they will re issue your license.

If your current magazine is 10 rounds and they have stated 5, get them to amend your license.

Maybe I should have tried to explain it a bit better, if when asked by FO what magazine capacity are your magazines and you say 5 rounds, that's what they will put on your license.

I'm not trying to condone their practice.

To be honest it's hard to say, it could be interpreted as a condition of your license. If you are in breach of that condition then your license could be revoked if you are caught. That's why it's best to nip it in the bud and get it marked up to 10 rounds ASAP. They won't refuse you if you ask them.

This is another sly behind your back move to trip you up. It is a new box to fill in on PULSE that has no corresponding question or box on the FCA1 form, so when the FAO skips it because he has no info to input it automatically defaults to 1.

Remember in firearms law the shooter is responsible for all mistakes and/or omissions and this can then be used to revoke your cert/s

Be very careful and as theEingineer1 said, nip it in the bud and get our orgs to highlight it up the line

my friends air rifle license came back mag capacity of 1 brought it to the FO and he refused to change it

My licence has just come through the post for my FX T12 air rifle, which when i bought has a 14 pellet magazine, My renewed licence now has the wording "maximum ammunition/rounds capacity of 6. So where do i stand. I will be phoning our local FO tomorrow. Also this seems to be the only magazine FX do for the T12, so in effect i can't leglly use my air rifle at the moment

There is no mag limit for air rifle.

Called them up, point out there’s no restriction on air-rifles, and that the non-restricted air rifle you own only comes in in 14 shot in that calibre.

Most of the time this is simply due to admin error/ignorance with a new tick box on the system. You’ll always have a few pricks being OTT. Hopefully you get it sorted.

Nice one. I'd assume that's the sensible outcome if the overwhelming majority of cases. As I said above, simple admin error is more likely that some FO getting above his station (although sadly not impossible)