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Don't want to put a downer on your plans but it is illegal to shoot live quarry with an air rifle in France (FACT).
You would be best to leave your gun at home and use what the locals use.
You might also want to avoid hassle with customs on either side .
Have a nice holiday .
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oh well thats put a real downer on itOriginally Posted by wilfangel
. but should be a good holiday anyway
never hunted apart from airgun quarry so will be a great experience for me.
just had info from girlfriends mother and its ok for me to use guns for hunting out there so im not disheartend.
i can see a few sleeples nights coming up.
will let you all know my results when i get back.
only down side is that they have lots of work for me to do round the estate when i get there so its gonna be a working,hunting and sleeping holiday.
thanks for reply much appreciated dont fancy getting nicked in a foreign country when i cant speak the lingo
Captain Mainwaring
French girlfriend, staying in France, and you're going to be sleeping..????? (As well as working and hunting).
You must be older than I think Trev.
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French girlfriend, staying in France, and you're going to be sleeping..????? (As well as working and hunting).
You must be older than I think Trev.
but saying that ive still got my eye for the birds usually pidgoen and corvids.
maybe i will fit in a bit of the other as long as it doesnt interfere with my hunting.
amazing how kids ruin your love life lol
Yes, it's definitely illegal to hunt with any power air rifle in France and I think it's illegal to take an air rifle into the country...
But you can take in two cartridge rifles of non-military calibre if you have an FAC and a European firearms passport...
Anyway, I'm sure there'll be a rimfire in the castle armoury! If not, it could be interesting to shoot a bunny off the castle walls with a rifle made for dropping boars.
Barry
still i suppose it saves paunching it
The bad news is that your UK air rifle is well over the limit, power-wise for France. This means it will be classified as a 'declarable' weapon which will require a British FAC and an International Firearms Permit in order to move it around inside the EU.
Once in France (You WON'T be flying will you - with a RIFLE!
Getting it back again past YOUR customs should be a laugh!
Once here, you still cannot legally hunt for 2 reasons: (1) Hunting with air rifles is illegal in France and (2) You need a hunting permit (Permis de Chasse) for which you have to pass a test.
In short, it's not worth the hassle.
The good news is that this is France. Depending on how rural your location is going to be, you may find that a local Farmer will be quite happy to lend you a battered rimmie if you're going to be popping off his pigeons (They don't shoot corvids - they are of the opinion they do a useful job) and rats (as long as you buy the ammo - which you can do with no paperwork).
If it's VERY rural, you may even get the local cop asking for a go.......!
Hope that helps.
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