Shotgun grant interview

This kind of nonsense by individual Police Forces is just not acceptable!
it,s not Ian.
but the trouble is a lot of new shooters would not question the firearms department.
like the bloke i mentioned, he went out and spent a very large sum on lessons.

Bshooter20 said:

I applied around June 23 I think and had a call this month, could have had interview that week but had commitments, so interviewed last week and was told to expect it to take 10 days, so I'm hoping to hear something soon

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Any news as yet, certificate dropped through the door?

Nothing on mine thus far, will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the interview.

eightlittlebits said:

Any news as yet, certificate dropped through the door?

Nothing on mine thus far, will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the interview.

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You won’t get any updates unless you really try contacting FAO office which they never pick up. It will be a while depending on you constabulary. Mine was 9 moths. Avon and Somerset, I know up north seems to be little quicker upwards or 3 months . But from interview point you’re left in the dark

I'm in Durham, the long wait was to get to the interview. Once that was completed it only took a couple of weeks.
And to be fair, once they get to interview, it's a check up with your referee and then a rubber stamp by the boss man.

8 weeks since my interview, nothing yet. (Avon & Somerset).

SteveN said:

8 weeks since my interview, nothing yet. (Avon & Somerset).

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I have mine now from Avon and Somerset, 42 weeks all in. Interview was around midpoint of that. Expect it to be 40 weeks.

eightlittlebits said:

Any news as yet, certificate dropped through the door?

Nothing on mine thus far, will be 2 weeks tomorrow since the interview.

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No, nothing yet. It will be 3 weeks Thursday since my interview. I know someone who was with the same force that they was waiting 2 weeks before their cert came through but they was waiting 2 years before an interview. I've been waiting over a year and now at the 3 week mark so it's anyone's guess

I have emailed the FAL office but no reply. Gwent doesn't have a contact number anymore just an online form

Sycic said:

I have mine now from Avon and Somerset, 42 weeks all in. Interview was around midpoint of that. Expect it to be 40 weeks.

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I understand a wait for the interview, but I would have thought once you have your interview they would process it as quickly as possible to move on to the next person.

Bshooter20 said:

I understand a wait for the interview, but I would have thought once you have your interview they would process it as quickly as possible to move on to the next person.

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I initially thought the same, but from what I understand there's an administrative backlog. They review it, gets forwarded on etc.
They also day2day deal with the documents of purchases, lending and selling I imagine.
So in short it would see there isn't enough staff to improve the backlog only just stop it getting bigger. This is just the norm now, one thinks.

Sycic said:

I initially thought the same, but from what I understand there's an administrative backlog. They review it, gets forwarded on etc.
They also day2day deal with the documents of purchases, lending and selling I imagine.
So in short it would see there isn't enough staff to improve the backlog only just stop it getting bigger. This is just the norm now, one thinks.

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Yea the FEO said they were short staffed and there's a backlog so I understand why it might take some time. I've just never looked forward to seeing the postman so much. Normally all he brings is bills 😂

Well then, 389 days, or 1 year 23 days after applying and the certificate dropped through the door this morning! Looking like it had been run over by a truck/caught in a conveyor belt, but still, through the door.

Has possibly the worst photo I've ever seen of myself... Somehow shrinking it down managed to make a bad selfie worse!

eightlittlebits said:

Well then, 389 days, or 1 year 23 days after applying and the certificate dropped through the door this morning! Looking like it had been run over by a truck/caught in a conveyor belt, but still, through the door.

Has possibly the worst photo I've ever seen of myself... Somehow shrinking it down managed to make a bad selfie worse!

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And now the fun begins, decisions decisions??

eightlittlebits said:

Well then, 389 days, or 1 year 23 days after applying and the certificate dropped through the door this morning! Looking like it had been run over by a truck/caught in a conveyor belt, but still, through the door.

Has possibly the worst photo I've ever seen of myself... Somehow shrinking it down managed to make a bad selfie worse!

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What force are you with ? I bet you was like a kid at Christmas 😂 any idea on what gun your going to pick up ?

Bshooter20 said:

What force are you with ? I bet you was like a kid at Christmas 😂 any idea on what gun your going to pick up ?

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Hampshire.

No clue yet, shooting a 525 in my current lessons and previous have a go's used the Silver Pigeon among others.

More negotiation required with the better half. 😉

eightlittlebits said:

Hampshire.

No clue yet, shooting a 525 in my current lessons and previous have a go's used the Silver Pigeon among others.

More negotiation required with the better half. 😉

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I'm unsure, I do like sound of the yildiz pro. Brand new gun with warranty for around 2k can't fault it for something to start off with.

And everyone knows you knock 30% off the price when the wife asks how much did that cost 😂

Bshooter20 said:

I'm unsure, I do like sound of the yildiz pro. Brand new gun with warranty for around 2k can't fault it for something to start off with.

And everyone knows you knock 30% off the price when the wife asks how much did that cost 😂

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Just make sure to put it in a camo slip when you bring it home, the wife won't be able to see it then. 😁

Bshooter20 said:

I'm unsure, I do like sound of the yildiz pro. Brand new gun with warranty for around 2k can't fault it for something to start off with.

And everyone knows you knock 30% off the price when the wife asks how much did that cost 😂

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If you're looking new Turkish guns the ATA SP Pro 12 seems to be pretty well reviewed, just over a grand. Downside is you're always going to lose more resale value on a new Turkish gun vs a second hand Beretta or Browning.

Bshooter20 said:

I'm unsure, I do like sound of the yildiz pro. Brand new gun with warranty for around 2k can't fault it for something to start off with.

And everyone knows you knock 30% off the price when the wife asks how much did that cost 😂

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I got the Barretta 686 sporting 1, well under 2 grand and ended up getting a 10 year warranty!

eightlittlebits said:

If you're looking new Turkish guns the ATA SP Pro 12 seems to be pretty well reviewed, just over a grand. Downside is you're always going to lose more resale value on a new Turkish gun vs a second hand Beretta or Browning.

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Yea I have looked at a ATA supersport. I'm not to bothered about resale. Just want something to shoot, then put some penny's in a jar and save for a nicer new gun.

PeeJay said:

I got the Barretta 686 sporting 1, well under 2 grand and ended up getting a 10 year warranty!

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Was that second hand ?

eightlittlebits said:

If you're looking new Turkish guns the ATA SP Pro 12 seems to be pretty well reviewed, just over a grand. Downside is you're always going to lose more resale value on a new Turkish gun vs a second hand Beretta or Browning.

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I have an ATA Supersport I bought as a first gun and still use it now. I love it.

I was looking at the Pro 12 but on the Facebook pages there seems to be issues with the triggers. Presuming they’ve not quite cracked the drop out design so worth researching that.