Multiple BP pistol ownership?

[Eagleman]

Following on from this thread:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340903

How do other members justify multiple BP pistols?

[Simon G]

Following on from this thread:

http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340903

How do other members justify multiple BP pistols?

I've got six. 3 x .36 and 3 x .44.

One .45 LBR and 1 x .177 SCGC

[Eagleman]

I've got six. 3 x .36 and 3 x .44.

One .45 LBR and 1 x .177 SCGC

But what are the justifications Simon. Remember I am in the Met and they seem to want reasons for picking your nose.

[RichardH]

1x .36 and 1x .44 is easy

One for each hand

Richard

[Simon G]

But what are the justifications Simon. Remember I am in the Met and they seem to want reasons for picking your nose.

Literally, all of them are for target shooting.

I have a pair of Uberti Cattlemen, in .44, Western Shooting.
A pair of Pietta Navy Sheriffs, in .36 as above.
A .36 Uberti 1861 Navy, with shoulder stock.
And a .44 R&S, with adjustable sights.

I've also just found an early Uberti 1851 London Navy in pristine condition and I fancy a Westlake Taurus. So another couple of variations going in!

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/463/1333325pg7.jpg

And one where I tried to get arty farty.......

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5293/1323238kz0.jpg

[Jim McArthur]

I'm not UK-based, but I was under the impression that to get a particular gun on FAC you needed to show intended use, but that such was rather readily demonstrated if there was a difference in the guns, and you could articulate a diferent use for each.

For example: it was permissible to own, say, 4 x .22 rimfire rifles, if you could show that:

1 was a bolt action with a scope, intended for daylight rat / rabbit hunting

1 was a bolt action with night vision, intended for nighttime hunting

1 was a semi-auto, intended for the Police Pistol competition

and 1 was an underlever, intended for plinking at the range.


The problem, as I understand it, comes in when you want multiple matching copies, and can't articulate a valid reason.

A .44 for longer distances, a .36 for shorter, for times when less recoil is desired, for studying the comparative accuracy, etc. sound like valid reasons.

Two .44's just because you want to own two .44's, probably wouldn't suffice. But if you needed a matched pair for cowboy action shooting? Probably a valid reason.

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

A beautiful collection, Simon!

Jim

Literally, all of them are for target shooting.

I have a pair of Uberti Cattlemen, in .44, Western Shooting.
A pair of Pietta Navy Sheriffs, in .36 as above.
A .36 Uberti 1861 Navy, with shoulder stock.
And a .44 R&S, with adjustable sights.

I've also just found an early Uberti 1851 London Navy in pristine condition and I fancy a Westlake Taurus. So another couple of variations going in!

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/463/1333325pg7.jpg

And one where I tried to get arty farty.......

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5293/1323238kz0.jpg

[Napoleon IV]

Some of this relates to the tradegy at Dunblane when Hamilton had identical pistols in .357 and 9mm. Since then Police Authorities have been a little reluctant to allow too many similar firearms. However if you can show a genuine requirement there is no reason why you shouldn't have several pistols. I previously had an .44 R&S revolver, a Ruger .45 Old Army, a .44 Pedersoli Le Page flintlock and a .44 Pedersoli Kuchenreuter. I only have the Ruger left but I could quite legally have added original percussion and flintlock pistols, a matchlock pistol and an original percussion revolver because there are match classes for all these.
At present I have three .22 rifles but they all have a different purpose.