First target pistol(s)?

[gareth8118]

Good luck with your license.. it will help if you are a member of a club, but when I applied, I said I was doing informal target shooting in my garden. That seemed to be enough at the time. What you dont want is any restrictions on your license which might hinder your future shooting habits, so make sure you pit that you wish to use your air weapons for the shooting of targets and all lawful quarry anywhere you have the authority to shoot.

When they first brought out the AWL I heard of people getting conditions applied to their licenses. I'm not sure what it's like now, but I made sure I stipulated this on my grant application and everything turned out fine for me.

To be fair, my best advice is to join a rifle club and apply for all 3 licenses co-terminus. It's not much more expensive and you only get one visit for the lot. Well worth it.. any club you do a probation with will help you with your application. There are plenty clubs out your way as well.

I'm a probationary member with JGARC until the license comes through; I think I've done all the steps for the AWL now including reference checks so really just waiting for the paperwork. I'm going to phone the firearms unit on Monday to make sure they have everything and get an idea on the remaining timeline.

[thisisdonald]

In my experience they are pretty good at police Scotland... unfortunately when it comes to the home visit, that's down to the local unit.. it can take ages..but as long as everything is in order , it's simply s box ticking exercise..
When I put in for an fac variation, I usually just nip up to police Scotland and speak to the officers at the desk.. believe it or not, I've had a 2hr turnaround before!! Superb!

Good luck with you application. And make sure you check out ZOOMA's MPL League on here.

Cheers
Donald