Quote Originally Posted by Hemmers View Post
I think ideas of moving to S.1 is premature given that Air > Section 1 is a one-way street. We don't know what form the Air Gun License will take. Once an air gun is section 1 it is always section 1, crippling it's resale value due to the (current) limited market for such firearms - so it depends whether you ever think you'll want to change it.

It may end up that airguns held under a Scottish Airgun Licence can be sold normally as airguns south of the border (even if they have to via an RFD to get it off your airgun license or something).

If you jump the gun and declare your airguns section 1 now though, you're stuck with them like that - you almost certainly won't be able to sell them to an Airgun License Holder - whereas you might be able to freely trade them if you hold them under an Airgun License.

If you've a large collection or like to trade guns then you are absolutely right but for those that have good reason and land to shoot on the benefits of the extra power and ability to move up to a rimfire or something bigger easily have got to be worth looking at

You might at least gain something for all the hassle and paperwork you are going to have to do anyway.