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I just got my variation back from West Yorks in 6 weeks so not bad.
I had asked for my 22's and 223 to be used on the land I have been deemed fit to shoot over as well as the club ranges.
To get the land permission initially for my 17HMR I had to get a friend who I had shot with on that land to write a letter stating I was safe, backstop aware etc etc
Anyway, I got a call from plod a week before I got my ticket back asking if I had experience of shooting a 22RF and 223 and had I shot it on that land etc. I pointed him in the direction of the letter and phone number of person who wrote it etc. This was cleared up with a phone call.

Ok, so to the point.......
It seems I wasn't going to get the land granted initially unless someone said I had shot those calibres there before. safely etc
So I am now wondering, as the land is rated up to .308 how will I get my .308 covered to shoot on there seeing as even the farmer thought it was only rated to .22?
I wont have a .308 mentor as no-one knows its rated to that calibre
Does plod have the right not to issue shooting rights for .308 on land due to these circumstances?

how do you shoot on land, with a rifle you don't have permission to shoot, to get permission to then use?

bradaz11 wrote:how do you shoot on land, with a rifle you don't have permission to shoot, to get permission to then use?

Indeed...... I think!

I'd have thought having the 17HMR on the land would have given me all the go-ahead one would require for other calibres the land is rate for.

seems simple enough to me, the land is cleared up to .308, do you have good reason for using .308 on the land? ie are there Deer on the land that you have permission to take? if the answer is yes, then the Police should give authority for you to use .308 on the land, or , give good reason as to why they will not.
there is a big difference between .17HMR and .308, however .223 and .308 are ballistically very similar, so if you are cleared for .223 then really .308 should also be acceptable (assuming you can suppply good reason)